A key ingredient for any self-improvement program is setting a goal, something to strive for. Otherwise, it’s all too easy to throw up your hands one day and say, “All right, good enough. I’m done.”
If your goal is to lose weight, you have a target — 20 pounds by spring, for instance. If you’re trying to get in better shape, maybe you’re aim is to walk a 5K by summer. A cyclist? The MS 150 in September is always a laudable goal. And if you’re a hiker, then maybe your aim is to earn Iron Hiker status by hiking all 24 miles of trail at Umstead State Park on March 20, the first day of spring.read more
Saturday I ran 6 miles in 32 degree weather and broke a slight sweat. Sunday, I mountain biked 15 miles in 23 degree weather and only my Camelbak froze. The reason I was able to work out despite North Carolina’s ongoing impersonation of Alaska? (Forecast low for Anchorage Tuesday: 26 degrees Forecast low for Raleigh: 19.read more
Still searching for the perfect workout for 2010 (which starts tomorrow, btw)?
Here are the top 10 fitness trends for 2010, according to a survey by the American Council on Exercise. Time and money appear to play a key role in how we’ll be exercising in the year ahead.read more