My Exercise Update: Swimming N' Fit

Howdy followers of my health n' fitness journal weblog,

Today, I would like to update ya'll on how I've been exercising in the past 48 hours (2 days)...Here is how:

Sunday, January 11, 2009: I swam = 20 lengths*(laps) ; freestyle, breaststroke, w/ inter-mid. small breaks

TODAY: Monday, January 12, 2009: I swam = 30 lengths*(laps) ; freestyle, breaststroke, w/ inter-mid. small breaks.

Here's my GOAL: to try to swim 1 mile = 66 lengths

Can I make it? I think that I can, if I pace myself... If you take a look at the past 2 days, I started out with swimming 20 lengths, and then today (1/12/09) I swam the 20 lengths plus 10 more for a total of 30 lengths.

*Lengths: down to end of pool; 25 yards=1 length

So, that's about it for my exercise update for today (well, actually for yesterday and today)! So, until the next time that I blog to ya'll about my health and fitness update.

If you'd like to post a comment and leave some feedback, please feel free to in telling me how I'm doing, and also how ya'll are doing in staying fit!

Stay warm,

~Daniel

"Move It Forward": Today's Exercise Update!

Howdy Followers of my "new workout habit", 

I have a quick post for you today, it's just a brief update on "moving it forward" on my exercise and being more fit.  Also, I plan to post a photo of being exercising/eating healthy.  So we we go...

First, for today's exercise: I "ran" quickly up and down the court, at the SEASPAR Slammers H.S. special olympics basketball team (my old team), today, taking a total of 208 photos.  I felt like I was still on the team, except I wasn't playing, 'cause running along side the court, taking pictures, is a lot of exercise--at least for me, today! 

And, now, for today's healthy eating: At about 12:03 am on Wed., 12/09 (or late tonight--midnight), I ate  "tree-ripe NECTARINE(peal, label: #4378, chile).  I also ate an APPLE, which is from my Panera's lunch today. 

Well, that's about all. I need my sleep. ~ I look forward to hearing your feedback to this, my previous, and all my posts-- OR whichever one you'd like to comment on. ~Thanks all for the encouragement (especially my Uncle Mark for his kind email feedback to my first post.  Talk to you all soon!

Stay Health N' Fit, 

 ~Daniel

My Health N' Fitness Journey: Laying The Groundwork

photo above: 12/26/2008,

"The Belly: A Photo is worth a thousand words..."

"...so shall must be the reason for my top 2 new years resolutions--

see blog post that lists my 5 new years resolutions, including the reference for the starting of this blog!"

This is the first post in my health n' fitness journal!

I have been getting a bit of a "belly" and would like to try to reduce that and to get better in shape by eating healthier, and working out. So, I would like to update you all on on fitness stats for last Friday, January 2, 2009:

My workout /Fitness @ Five Seasons in the western suburbs of chicago:

I began with a warm-up...
1) Treadmill - I ran/walk on the treadmill and got my heart-rate up to about 120 to 212; for about 10 min.

Then, I began my "main-stream" of exercise...
2) Swim - I swam 50 yards freestyle and 50 yards breaststroke; for a total of 200 yards, or 8 laps; all for 5 minutes.
and then I concluded my fitness with relaxing in the "hot-tub". After that, I went back into the locker-room, wrote down the stats that you read above and when in to the "steam-shower" and then the "regular-shower".

Well, that's about it. I'll like to continue with this journal--and try to start a blog on this topic.

Thank you, Fr. Roderick for motivating me (and others) in being a healthier Catholic!
Also, a thank you goes out to my sisters--for making sure that I don't eat that much junk (same thanks goes out to my parents)!

Earlier last week (I believe it was 12/30/08 or 12/31/08), I walked and walked and walked around the down town area of my "small town" and over to the next "western suburb - small town" -- which gave me time to catch up on a few SQPN podcasts-- such as (in order of listened): Healthy Catholic, Daily Breakfast w/ Fr. Roderick, Technopriest, and Saint Cast ... (whichever episodes that were on or around 12/30-31/08.

I think that I am on the right path... if any else in the SQPN community has any encouragement, I'd love to hear your input.

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(the above first post was taken from my started topic on the SQPN FORUMS: Healthy Catholic-topic similar to the title of this blog!)