February Fitness

Hi Hi, Fun Time Friends! Today I'm reviewing my goals from January and putting a stake in the ground for February. This post is primarily focused on my personal fitness. To be clear, maintaining my physical fitness doesn't dominate my life, as I can only manage to devote 4 - 6 hours per week to exercise, including travel and shower time. However, I have found that setting specific goals for fitness is the most effective way for me to stay on track. Thus, this long-ish post on how I'm maintaining my lady figure!

For the most part, I hit my goals last month and I feel super good about it! Setting my intention at the beginning of the month and picking reasonable goals were key for me. Here's a quick review on last month:

Hit Body Burn 4x this month: Success!

Workout 3x/week while on work travel: Almost Success!
I managed 2x/week with the help of Bikram Yoga and the A&M Rec Center. Choosing hot yoga came with an added bonus. You HAVE to stay hydrated and you can't eat super heavy foods if you plan to practice hot yoga on a given day so I was extra motivated to keep fairly decent eating habits.

Go to sleep with a tidy bedroom every night: Success!
I think I've conditioned myself with good habits that will allow me to easily maintain my bedroom. Mitch approved!

Before I lay out my goals for this month, I'd like to explain my thoughts behind my personal health. There are three reasons why I am motivated to get my ass to the gym.

1. Health - I will live a long, active, capable life. I never want my health to be a limit to what I can do.

2. Athleticism - 14-year-old Kim ran a sub minute 400m and 17 year-old Kim could play a full 90 on the right wing making sure to hustle back for defense. 27-year-old Kim would like to run a 24 minute 5K and outsprint all of her opponents in co-rec soccer :D

3. Hot body. Duh. - This one is obvious, right? I'm going to spend a minute here. It is important to me that I think I look good. I emphasize the I here, because no offense, but if you have an opinion on how I look, you can go fuck yourself. Trololol, I don't mean for it to sound so harsh, but you get what I'm trying to say here, yea? I am lucky enough to have been raised in an environment where I could develop high self esteem. On most days, I like the way I look and I am quite appreciative of my genes (Thanks for the 34DD boobies, Mom and my stupidly lush, hella long hair, Dad!). But I would totally be lying if I claimed that I wasn't motivated by the thought of vacation beach photos.

You might notice that my fitness goals are exclusively focused on activity. I have intentionally fashioned goals around action rather than physical benchmarks (i.e. down a certain number of lbs, waist size, etc.) I used to think about my appearance in terms of sizes and weight, but over the years, I've stopped taking those measurements into account. For as long as I can remember, I have looked past the number/size on the label when I'm out shopping and have always focused on what objectively looks good on my frame. It doesn't bother me to size up to a L/XL for a dress or shirt when I need to, so why take measurements into account when I'm evaluating whether or not I look good?

So here's what's up for the month of February.

Hit Body Burn 5x this month
1 already down! I am super grateful to have found a legit weights class that works for me. This goal doesn't allow me to miss a class while I'm home.

No missed soccer games
Confession: I can be horrible with my soccer game follow through. I don't know what it is! I fucking love soccer, but it's so hard for me to gear up and get my ass to my games sometimes. I'm currently on Tuesday and Thursday night teams. I will not allow myself to miss any games without a legit reason (i.e. work travel) and make a sincere effort to schedule social events around my games.

Run 1x in Houston, Boston and Florida
Mitch bought me a pair of AMAZING running shoes to show his support for my commitment to fitness (Thanks, bae, you da you da best). I used them for the first time last month at A&M and I am determined to use them as often as I can. This month, my travels take me Houston (Recruiting at Rice), Boston (TAPIA Conference) and Florida (Visiting Ben & Stina!). I'm determined to commit to some treadmill or track time!

Bikram 1x in Boston and Florida
I learned last month that I need to plan out when I'm working out before I even get on my plane for a work trip. I've already scoped out Bikram studios for Boston and Florida! Unfortunately there's no time for me to hit up a class in Houston, but I at least looked up class schedules and made an attempt to work it out.

Jacket North Face
Tank Forever 21
Running Tights Adidas
Running Shoes Asics Kayano

Mitch and I have a trip to Las Vegas planned for the end of the month (OMG, so much plane time!). We wanted to set aside couples time to cap the end of a busy winter travel season and we got a sweet deal with my Hilton points, so to the strip it is!!! :D We are quite deliberate with vacation mode which includes no workouts, but pool time at Caesars will serve as great motivation as I keep myself accountable throughout this month.

Thanks for reading, y'all! I'd love to hear about how others think about their fitness and health! Or, if you keep a fitness blog or fitness inspiration instagram account, I'd love to follow along!