I'm a 24 year old veterinary student from Connecticut studying on the beautiful Prince Edward Island. I'm in the first year of my studies, and didn't realize how much sitting in a chair for 8 hours a day was going to affect me, mentally and physically. I left a job where I ran in circles all day long and cleaned out horse stalls on the side. Among the things I miss from back home, is being in shape! So what do you do when you wake up and you realize you have become the proverbial bump on a log? You get your little buns in gear!
In the next year, I'm planning on running a half-marathon and completing a full 90 days of the workout program P90X. This little intro into my life welcomes you to the mission I'm going on to get back in shape and get supremely fit for the first time in my life. It might not be this summer, but you better believe that someday soon I'll be buying my first bikini and displaying it proudly on the beaches of PEI.
Which brings me to...Day 1. Today was the first day of a new running program called "Couch to 5K". Week one's run gets you to warm up for 5 minutes at a brisk walk, then alternate joggging for 2 minutes with brisk walking for 3 minutes. Repeat this 4 times, followed by a cool down, and you are done. Sounds pretty easy right? Not so much. I think I had forgotten all those days of getting into shape for soccer in high school and how much my body begrudges running for the first time after doing nothing all winter. New running shoes helped me out a little bit, but I think I'm going to be sore tomorrow when I get up.
My running schedule calls for me to repeat the first day's run two more times before moving on to Week 2. I'm planning on alternating run days with P90X workouts on the days I'm not running. I've tried to complete P90X once before, but found I got too sore and too tired to do the required six days a week with one day off to rest. Hopefully this combination of cardio and weight training will make it easier for me to get back into working out.
Time to go hit the anatomy books...I'll let you know how my next adventure in training turns out!
