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Happy birthday to me.

After graduating university at 20 and emigrating to Switzerland to enter the workforce, my twenties have seemed fairly long; In my time here I have worked, saved, traveled, gotten married to Kay (twice), and bought a house together with him. He might be out of his twenties already, but I still have a couple years left to enjoy!

Sometimes, having done so much, I forget that I am still fairly young. My mother reminds me that I have always been precocious and loved doing things earlier than I “should”, but I am turning 28 and still have two solid years of my twenties left to enjoy before I reach the golden thirties.

So what would I like to accomplish before my 29th birthday next year? Well, I have some goals:

  • Health:
    • Push my fitness goals, get stronger, build endurance
    • Flexibility: Continue to stretch and push further
    • Diet: Less caffeine/sugar/alcohol, more greens
  • Travel:
    • Visit more cities and countries
    • See more of Switzerland, especially the mountains. Spend more nights in the Alps
  • Design:
    • Push to inspire myself as a designer and learn more
    • Paint and draw more. I never do it anymore!
    • Sewing: I had better have finished all our curtains a year from now!!

Do you set yourself any goals at your birthday? Or are you more of a New-Year-Resolution type person?

2014 Exercise Goals

Today is officially one month since the start of my gym membership!  After one month of waking up early and heading to the gym before coming in to work,  I thought that it’s appropriate to share my status and goals for this year.

Strengths: Waking up early to work out, walking, overnight mountain hikes, Via Ferrata
Intermediate: Climbing, Running, Elliptical
Weakness: Zumba, Lifting, Cycling, Yoga, Stair climbing, Inclines in general, Flexibility

Favorite workout programs: Spinning, because it pushes me so hard
Favorite Gear: My Adidas sports bra, all my dry fit shirts, heart rate monitor from Adidas
Favorite App: miCoach by Adidas

Pace: 11:15-12:30 min/mile depending on how long I run

Goals Working Toward:

  • Maintain a minimum of 210 Minutes of exercise a week (30 min a day) by working out mainly M-F mornings before work
  • Build endurance so I am not even fazed by stairs, let alone long hikes or runs
  • Strengthen back muscles for improved posture and lessen back pain,
  • Strengthen abdomen (lazy gut) for better digestion and boost my bikini self esteem
  • Strengthen lungs for improved general health and strengthening immune system
  • Strengthen legs specifically so I can manage stairs, inclines and hikes better
  • Lower my running pace eventually to under 10min a mile
  • Work on flexibility later on by introducing yoga and/or diet change
  • Finish a second climbing course and go more often in the summer to the mountains

Current schedule:
M: Spinning class – 55-60min
T: Weight Routine – 30 min, Elliptical 15 min
W: Running 6-7k – 45 min
R: Weight Routine – 30 min, Elliptical 15 min
F: Running 6-7k – 45min

It was just a fun survey to fill out, but I’d be interested in hearing your goals and progress too! I’m still really a total n00b at exercising and all of my strengths are loosely defined. They are just my “personal” strengths, but I aim to shift those in the next year!

Do you think it’s important to set goals for exercising? What are yours?