One small step..

I've been working on building up my endurance since I broke my ankle at the end of July 2010. Yesterday, I walked for 30 minutes on the treadmill at 2.5 miles per hour for a total of 1.22 miles. That's the longest I've walked at one time since the surgery. It felt good to walk for that long. I'm very lucky to have a Fitness Center next door to my office. It makes coming up with excuses not to go a little difficult which is a good thing. I can't wait until the weather clears up and I can walk outside. My first goal is to make the loop around Washburn University's campus again. That's about a 2.5 mile walk and I was doing it daily before the accident. I can feel that reaching my goal is getting closer.

Today we're forecasted to get 10 inches of blowing snow. We already have several inches on the ground which is very pretty but not good for outdoor exercise.

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Goals for 2011

Today I want to share a post with you from Caitlin's blog Healthy Tipping Point. Today she shared her list of non-mileage related goals. I love her list. Many of them are also on my list of goals for 2011.

In 2011 I want to:

Learn to hold a full plank for 60 seconds.

Do 25 squats without a rest

Work on hamstring flexibility to a plus 3 - 4

Walk around Washburn's (a local university) campus again

Walk 3.o mph at a 2.0 or greater elevation for 30 minutes

Meditate every day for 30 days working up to 20 minutes per session

Finish a 60 minute yoga DVD without resting

Walk the Shunga trail from Washburn to Fairlawn and back

These are just a start. I'll add to the list as I come up with ideas.

Ya'll check out Caitlin's post and blog. You'll love it as much as I do. The photo is of Caitlin from her blog. I hope she doesn't mind me using it to introduce her to my readers.

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