Tribe…
There are many ways to begin a journey, but if you don’t know where you are on the map then it makes it difficult to get to your intended destination! The same goes for fitness and lifestyle changes. It’s important as you start your journey to set a Benchmark or Starting Point in the beginning. Below is one example of how to do one for your fitness level. It has a little upper body strength, lower body strength, a little cardio, and core body strength to gauge where you are in key measures of fitness.
10 min Everyday Athlete Warm up
Maximum Air Squats in 1 minute (record #)
30 seconds rest
Maximun Pushups in 1 minute (record #)
30 seconds rest
Maximum Plank Position (record time)
10 minute cool down
Give it a try early this year and then do an assessment/re-assessment monthly to chart your progress! Best of luck reaching your fitness and lifestyle goals in 2013!
Excellent starting point.
Here’s a couple of links for those who might not know how to perform the exercises recommended.
Air Squat : http://www.withfit.com/exercises/Air+Squat
Plank: http://sportsmedicine.about.com/od/abdominalcorestrength1/qt/plank.htm
Push ups: http://stronglifts.com/how-to-perform-push-ups-correctly/
Look forward to next steps.
What would you recommend for the 10 min warmup? Or was the regimen listed the warmup?
I will post a link later to some videos I did with great, functional warm ups…in the mean time, I would generally recommend a walk/jog, stretch, and then do short/easy sets using similar muscle groups that you will be using for the real workout.
Cool this type of stuff gives a starting point. A platform to build from!