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Personal Health Plan - Three Week Summary

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Week one of my goal went very well; things started off great in terms of the exercise. I worked out five times a week and went swimming, as well. I ran on the treadmill for 30 minutes doing intervals. I also did some different types of weight lifting to tone my arms I did 3 sets of 12 on each arm. I also did some exercises with Zumba on xbox. That was a lot of fun but it took a lot of energy and I was sweating after I was done so it was a good workout. My eating is still a work in progress there are still some unhealthy choices being made but I did cut back on pop some. Overall I think it was positive I made small changes to my eating and I exercise a good amount. For next week I would like to do more in terms of eating better. I am going to make meals at home instead of getting fast food and also cut back on pop completely. For exercises I want to try and work out outside more because I hate working out on machines. This week I had a couple of setbacks. I went out a lot and it was hard to make the right food choices. I went to King's Island and had pop and ate fries and chicken tenders. I also had buffalo wild wings and cheese curds. I wasn't too upset because I thought, "its ok...I can get through this and eat better the rest of the week." I managed to make some food at home. I had grilled chicken, rice, broccoli and I also made some tilapia with mashed potatoes. For my workouts, I ran outside around my neighborhood for about and hour. I find it easier to keep going if I'm outside. I walked 6.89 mi at King's Island. I have a pedometer on my phone and it keeps track of how many steps I take each day. I also did p90x workouts on my Xbox. These workouts were exhausting. The level of energy it takes to keep going and not quit is crazy. I thought it was be easy but it kicked my butt. I also went swimming again I go just about every day and use that as part of my work out as well. I think this week was positive besides the setbacks on th

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