Even though I am doing my 5K tomorrow, I am already declaring it an unqualified success because of the difference it has made in my life! I committed to do this after my daughter's wedding on April 30 but my doctor put me off my feet for several days due to foot wounds, then we sold the house, bought the house and moved. I finally decided that it was time to honor my commitment to do the C25K - I ran out of excuses. I am 56, have asthma and fibro and RA and CIDP. As you know, I said I wouldn't even run if my butt was on fire. But look at what honoring my commitment did for me by examining my Steps log for the month.
I set my goal at 4000 steps a day.
Aug 1 3954
Aug 2 4233
Note in log: "I may have set my goal too high. I plan to reevaluate it at the end of the week because I am flaring and just plain pooped."
Aug 3 Lost pedometer
Aug 4 5111
Aug 5 2976
Aug 6 4500
Aug 7 7100
Aug 8 12,000 Note from log: "Read it and smile - 12,000 on the dot. I never thought I'd hit that!"
Aug 10 8222
Aug 11 3449
Aug 12 4255
Aug 13 5283
August 14 12,101 Note from log: "A new high!"
Aug 15 4575
Aug 16 7229
Aug 17 5191
Aug 18 7264
Aug 19 3400
Aug 20 12,423 Note from log: "New high!"
Aug 21 4118
Aug 22 3207
Aug 23 6722
Aug 24 3811
Aug 25 12,104
Aug 26 7624
Aug 27 8221
Aug 28 6644
Aug 29 9394
Aug 30 8321
Doing the C25K sure did make a difference in a month. At the beginning of the month I could barely make 4000 steps without being exhausted and now I average 6,148 a day. Of course, I do have the 3000 step days when my health problems flare but I am amazed at what happens when you honor a commitment!
C25K Your Way: Try it: it may be exactly what you need!