I have set a new mini goal for myself... include running in my work outs each day. I have kept it vague on purpose, not setting a time or distance goal, because, well, I hate running. I have no lung capacity for it whatsoever. But I figure that if I just do SOME each day, it's better than nothing.
The reason I want to include running is because I know I need some cardio. What I've been doing up to now is push ups and sit ups, squats, stuff like that, and doing ok. Seen a little progress. But I'm still so out of breath when I do some basic things. Just going for a walk to the other end of the yard can make me short of breath! Plus, I know cardio is really good for the heart.
SO... I started today on our "road". My hubby built a perfectly long, straight dirt road a couple of years ago that goes to the back of the property. He uses it for hauling lumber out of the woods. Well, he informed me the other day that the road is exactly a 1/4 mile long. That got me to thinking. That is the perfect length to ease into this whole running thing. AND it's completely private! No neighbors to see me stumble towards the end, totally out of breath! LOL. So today, I jogged from one end to the other and back... that's a 1/2 mile!! That's a big accomplishment for me!! Granted I thought I was going asthmatic at the end, but I did it! I'd like to do that every day until I can still breathe at the end of a 1/2 mile, then I'll increase by a 1/4 mile each time. I hope I can stick with it!! I feel better today already!!