I've talked about how I want to get back in shape. This isn't for any particular purpose besides trying to lead a healthier life. Plus, if I have to tell my patients that they need to exercise 4-5 times a week, I should practice what I preach!
Yesterday, I laced up and set out for an easy 3-miler. Back in high school or even freshman year of college, this would have been easy peasy. I started off strong and was doing fine for the first mile. My legs felt awesome but my stupid heart started getting in the way. I had set out with a goal of running the entire thing without stopping to walk. So I listened to my body and took the speed down a notch and managed to finish without stopping.
This run was an awful wake-up call. I managed to finish but I've never been this out of shape since I started playing competitive soccer 10 years ago and it's NOT ok. I've been too focused on my health studies and have let my own health take a backseat. I need some balance in my life.
Balance. That's what life's all about, right? And with that in mind, here is a list of 5 simple goals for the week to help me achieve that balance between school, health, and relationships. I'm posting it here so that hopefully I feel more accountable for my actions and can report back with an evaluation.
1. Minimize Facebook time to the hours of 6-7 AM and 6-7 PM.
This may not seem like a big deal but my fingers automatically begin typing "facebook" whenever I open a web browser. Again, NOT ok! This will cut down on procrastinating so that I can focus on my studies while I'm at school & in the library.
2. Run 10 miles this week.
3 down, 7 to go!
3. Cook a homemade dinner with Patrick.
While we already cooked a delicious meal this week, I love love love cooking with PDubbs in our wittle kitchen. It's a great experience sharing tasks and enjoying the delicious meal we created together.
4. Go to 1 group fitness class.
Being a student grants me access to free fitness classes at the student gym and I should be taking advantage of them. One of my Phi Sig Brothers is an instructor for a Zumba class on Sundays that I definitely want to try!
5. Find out how to rent a locker in the Health Science Center.
You can rent a locker on campus in the same building as the library. That way you can store all of your heavy books there instead of carrying them back and forth. I have several nursing books that are 10+ pounds that I never ever use because they are so darn heavy! But if I make it easier for me to access them, I will be likely to use them to study!
So those are my goals for the week. Does setting personal goals help you?
3 comments:
I love that you talked about this because taking time for self care is so important but I know how easy it can be to neglect it when you have other things going on and a life to live.
I'm excited to hear about your progress and think the "small" steps make it more realistic and manageable... The steps don't seem so small anymore when they add up to something big and amazing!
I'd love to try Zumba, too! Hopefully you'll add a yoga class or two to the mix, too :)
I like #3 a lot, but I'm not sure how #1 will work out :)
Ah FB! The root of all evil. I just looked for the "Like" button to "Like" PDubb's status. Oy vey!
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