My Journey With Health And Fitness – Back In Training

Yesterday my husband tried to help me with deep cleaning of my ensuite bathroom. I had prepped the shower doors the previous day to get rid of the hard water marks. He had tried to rinse them down but unfortunately didn’t use the proper cleaner and while they looked better, they were not pristine. So, I sprayed the glass with diluted vinegar, used a squeegee to dry them then a quick wipe down with paper towel. They ended up crystal clear. Oh, and the prep? I coat them in Barkeeper’s Friend and let them sit over night. Works every time.

It is time to get back into training. I am happy with how my running is going and I am up to doing over 7km. However, I have a new challenge that I am working on and I start it in about 2 weeks so it is time to start ramping things up. I love doing fundraising challenges that involve exercising be it running or walking or just exercising in general. I always exceed the goals and help raise some money for organizations that are important to me. This next one is going to be a stretch but I know I can do it.

This time the challenge is for the Heart and Stroke Foundation. This one is really important to me because of my little brother. He had his first heart attack at 42 and his final one at 57. I decided I really want to raise funds to help find a prevention so that no one that young ever passes away from a heart attack. Yes, in his case it was caused by diabetes but I have raised money for them several times and I thought the Heart and Stroke Foundation in his name would be an awesome cause.

So, what’s the challenge? Simple, I need to walk 31km during the month of December. Ok, I get people reading this are probably laughing because you know I can get that done by December 3rd and so I have decided to up the ante. Instead of 31km, my goal is 300km during the month. I get that also doesn’t seem much of a stretch since I walk 10km pretty much every day but remember, December is the holiday season and I will be traveling the end of the month. And so, my daily goal is going to be at least 15km which is about 3 hours of walking a day. The end result is I am hoping to raise at least $300 in memory of my little brother and I am hoping my friends will help me do this.

Right now I am doing 2.5 hours of walking each day with at least 2 3 hour days. Next week I am going to try and double that to 4 3 hour days so that by December 1st I am able to do 3 hours of walking every day. Note, where possible I’ll throw in a few 4 hour days of walking. Now don’t worry, I walk at maximum 2 hours in one session with rests and hydration in between in order to avoid any repetitive motion injuries.

There’s one last thing I plan to do. In order to boost my fundraising I will blast out a challenge that if I raise X amount of money by a certain date then I will walk 31km in a single day. Yep, that will be a lot but the whole point of a challenge is to stretch yourself and that is exactly what I plan to do.

Oh, and if you would like to contribute, reach out and I’ll send you the link.