I’m not a big one for resolutions. Something about the word rubs me the wrong way and makes it feel like it can be tossed aside, since so many people do that come February 1. On that note, I usually make goals so that I can stick to them and watch my progress. Here are a few I’ve made for 2012. I’ve already started on most of these and I’m looking forward to seeing how they go as the year progresses. 

Touch my toes - I have never been able to do this. I am a shameful foot away from actually touching my toes. A trainer last year showed me some moves to help but I fell off on doing them. I’m thinking now I could try doing them in the morning at work while my tea steeps. We’ll see how this goes.

Record my workouts - I started doing this last year but fell off. Fortunately dailymile now has an unofficial app so I’m using it to help. This is a great way to stay accountable as well as a way to see if I’ve ignored certain workouts.

Make workout dates with friends - all of my friends workout. Though they may not all love it, they all do it. We usually get together for food or drinks but I think we could kill two birds with one stone (and save money) by getting together for workouts. 

Order from seamless less - This has become a crutch for B and me. Whenever we are hungry we fire up the computer and order dinner from seamless. It’s an expensive habit and even if we order healthy foods, we can’t be sure of the amount of salt or butter they are putting on the food. For financial and health reasons, we’ll be cooking food more and ordering from seamless less. (allowing ourselves once a week)

Try a new class every season - There are a few classes at Equinox I’ve been hoping to try but can’t get up the courage. This is the year! To keep this goal more attainable so I don’t get frustrated, I’ve challenged myself to do one class in winter, spring, summer and fall. This way, if I try more than 4 classes,  I’ll be ahead of the game!

Try new seasonal fruits and vegetables - I have my staples of fruits and vegetables I love, but why not try new ones? To try them at their tastiest and save the environment, I’m only going to try new fruits and vegetables when they are in season.

Do yoga and spinning at least once each week - Keeping these classes on my schedule will force me to cross-train while also keeping me in top condition for them.

I have been the worst little blogger lately. I’m going to try to get back into it, because I really did love blogging before the marathon. With my birthday, various trips and an insane work schedule, blogging has fallen to the bottom of my list. I’m sorry. I’m back. I’ll try to recap a few things that have happened over the last two weeks and then will keep going strong!

Anyway, last Friday B and I had the day off to attend the wedding of one of his friends. Because we didn’t have to get on the road too early, the two of us got up and got in some good fitness before hopping in the car for a few hours. I had run the day before and decided to tackle one of the Nike Training Club strength workouts. I chose the 45 minute Stinger workout. Little did I know how much this stinger would be a pain in the butt the next day! I started with 15 minutes on the bike but found that the workout also included a bit of cardio in the beginning to get your heart moving. Good to know for future cases with a short amount of time. The workout was good, I found it to offer a variety and I liked that it bounced around from one part of the body to another. I felt tired after it but when I woke up the next day my butt and thighs hurt more than my head after a night at the wedding! I swear I walked funny for two days. However, it was a good indication that I’d been slacking on my strength training. This is me now promising to get back on it. Hopefully I can get my body feeling strong again.

After a wonderful Memorial Day weekend that included much too much eating and drinking and not enough exercising, I did a killer workout at the gym this evening. I mixed it up with 20 minutes on the bike, 10 on the stairmaster, 15 walking at the highest treadmill incline and then did one of the Nike Training Club App’s workout. I really liked the variety of my cardio and with the strength training I chose tonight, my whole body was feeling it or that could just be my lobster colored sunburn, whoops. (note, if you’re used to wearing 70, dropping to 30, even when constantly reapplied, is a terrible idea)

In light of Memorial Day I’d like to extend my thanks to everyone who has served or is serving our country. We are forever grateful for what you do and the freedoms it allows us. Thank you.

Staying up way too late Monday night doing some freelance work and not being able to preregister for a spinning bike online made me decide to hold my workout til after work. Fortunately I got out at a decent time and knew I could also get in grocery shopping that I had skipped this weekend. I decided to check out the Equinox on 19th and Broadway because it was the closest to the Chelsea Trader Joe’s. It’s built into a beautiful old building, which looks really cool on the outside (above photo from their website, it was way too rainy for me to catch one) but makes the inside very odd. There’s an almost spiral staircase in the middle that breaks off on several different floors. I think there are four floors, though I only went on three.

The gym was jammed when I got in but I lucked out and a treadmill opened up. I’ll definitely be doing a spring half marathon to get back into running and it may be as soon as April 3! Short timing means I have to immediately bring more running back into my workouts and keep mixing that up with other things. I ran for 35 minutes, slow to start then 30 minutes of intervals for a total of 3.5 miles. Despite the hot gym, it felt fantastic. I then grabbed my book and did another 25 minutes on the bike. I was tempted to keep going (I was LOVING the book) but I still needed to grocery shop and get a good night’s sleep. All in all, good workout, cool to check out a new Equinox.