The Fitness Challenge

Through the end of July my Agency is running a Fitness Challenge. Every two weeks people send in their log of how many minutes and which physical activities you did during that period. Going to the gym before work has been a part of my routine for a while now, but it is interesting to see how long you are working out and what you are doing. In the first two-week cycle I logged more than 7 hours of exercise, and I was a little disappointed in that number. I think that for 2-weeks that needs to be higher. I'm already over 8 hours in just one week in this reporting period.

Anyway, businesses realize that people who exercise regularly are better able to perform their jobs. I feel like I have better focus after working out, and that is with getting up at 4:45 in the morning. While I haven't lost much weight, I have great cardio conditioning and I've lost two inches on my waist, so that's good.

So this past Saturday with a sunny day for the first time in a long time, I was motivated to take the kids trail running. I am always amazed at how much energy they have. We went to a couple parks along the Potomac River and I put my daughter in the lead, setting the pace. You can go to their site to see a map of the place. We ran until we were tired, then we walked, then we ran again. It was a good time, as you can see.

I just looked up how far we went, wups, 8.6 miles. Sophia did great. I asked if any of their muscles hurt the next day. Everyone was great except for allergies. Anyway, everyone should exercise regularly.