30:30:30

A new month, a new challenge. I don’t know about you, but my exercise routine has really been slacking this winter – as it does most winters. It’s hard to stay motivated and hard to get out of bed when it’s cold – right Emily? And forget about outdoor exercise in the dark after work. Blech. No thanks. Being cold is the worst.

So this month Mariah and I are embarking on an exercise challenge. 30 days to exercise for 30 units of 30 minutes. Whoa, that’s a mouthful. 30:30:30 is easier. So each time block of 30 minutes equals one unit. This is a great time for us to do this challenge because we are both doing boot camp type classes. Mariah is doing Bootless Camp at Field of Yoga on MWF mornings. I am doing RIPT at Covenant also on MWF mornings.

Mariah’s got an edge on me here though, her classes last 1 hour, mine are 45 minutes. So she earns 2 units for every class and I get 1.5. I guess I could go in early before class or stay a little later, but that’s hard in the mornings. My plan is to do my class on MWF mornings, try to go one other morning a week and then do something at least once every weekend. And I would really like to get back into a regular weekly yoga class soon at Field of Yoga!

Hopefully this challenge will get me back into more of a routine — that’s ultimately what I am after. I will definitely have to step it up a notch. MWF for 45 minutes isn’t going to get me very far. That will average me 4.5 units a week and I need to be closer to 7 or 8. Also, I’m going to Miami this month!! Yippee! I hope to fit some good runs in while I am there.

This is going to be hard to track as we go through the month — keep checking the sidebar to follow our progress.

How about you? Feel like doing an exercise challenge this month?