What is your best fitness achievement to date?

pgranger921 · July 2017

After years of not taking care of myself, I quit partying and drinking and started hitting the gym. This summer I lost over 20 pounds AND put on some muscle! I used to play soccer and run, and now for the first time in years I'm not just able to play decently, i'm actually killing it again! My biggest "achievement" is pronably just being happy and healthy. Every aspect of my life has improved.

geejag · July 2017

I am 5 3 and weigh around 150, have been lifting fora year or more now. I can leg press 360 lbs and squat 150..when i started body weight sqauts were a challenge. I am so proud and really learning not to look at the scale only.

hufflepie · July 2017

Earlier this year I did, two things:
Ran a 5k under 30 mins. (28:25) a half-marathon, my longest distance to date.

What I am more proud of though, is that my running buddy and I didn't miss a single training day leading up to the marathon. Didn't let work or the weather (and it was Some Weather) get in the way.

imbailey78 · July 2017

went from 45 percent body fat to 22 percent in a little over a year

KristyDonovan · July 2017

I rollerbladed 14.5 miles the other day! It wasn't odious or some test of endurance it was just plain FUN! I also have worked up so much core strength that my back no loner hurts after my lumbar surgery last year!

King_Spicy · July 2017

Instead of single best achievement, I like to think of all of the achievements I accomplished when in my best shape.

3 mile run: 18 minutes
5 mile trail run time: 38 minutes
First 5k run completed in combat boots and utilities
First marathon completed: unknown time but pace was around 6mph
Body type: vascular
Perfect scores in Marine Corps physical fitness test and combat fitness tests

I'm hoping to beat my previous shape by following the same routine of endurance cardio, HIIT, and weights all combined, but this time with an actual diet. I used to eat McDonalds breakfast platters and large sweet teas every morning in that shape. lol

RussieOh · July 2017

-Finally was able to squat 135 pounds for 4 reps

RuNaRoUnDaFiEld · July 2017

BruinsGal_91 wrote: »

Winning my age-group in a 5k on Sunday. I've placed a handful of times, but this is the first win. I'm still grinning like an idiot.

And so you should be, well done!

blakejohn · July 2017

Competed in a bodybuilding show 2007.
Ran a marathon 2014
Still working out at the age of 50
The best is yet to come

RuNaRoUnDaFiEld · September 2017

Time for a bump!

R_is_for_Rachel · September 2017

i've been going to the gym twice a week for 6 months now, never stuck at it this long....and finally get what people mean about getting a high after a workout..

joelchmielak1 · September 2017

6 office building stories of stairs with no stopping.

ABabilonia · September 2017

I have a few:
- Being under 200 lbs. (I started weighing 230 lbs. and now I'm 180 lbs.)
- Finishing a 5K in 23:33 (16th overall and 5th in my age group 35-39), 10K here I come

- Squatting 70 lbs. (Using Stronglifts)

seltzermint555 · September 2017

The first few times I hiked trails marked "difficult" with multiple warnings and recommendations for fitness, I felt so victorious!

Finishing my first 5k - even though my time was pretty sad, that wasn't something I pictured myself ever doing.

Distances I walk and consider perfectly normal, but my friends are laughing & saying they would absolutely die if they tried it. My husband and I will walk six miles to eat dinner, no big deal.

Niki_Fitz · September 2017

Sprint triathlon! As a slow runner I managed to place right in the middle of the pack. It was also really fun.

Niki_Fitz · September 2017

moreclan9 wrote: »

I can walk around Target without needing to lean on a cart.

It's not much compared to your feats of strength and endurance, but it's a start! (And it's been a LONG time since I've been able to walk without pain)

Honestly that's awesome. It's a start indeed.

nowine4me · September 2017

For me, it was hitting 365 consecutive days of getting 10,000 or more steps (I'm now over 600 days). It was meaningful because it was something consistent t I had done for a full year. Even on days I ate or drank too much, I still got out there and walked or ran.

NanP135 · October 2017

Sticking with Crossfit for 6 months.....I love it, new challenge every day

tess5036 · October 2017

From struggling doing more than 5 mins at a brisk pace back in April, I completed a (walking) Marathon in aid of Cancer Research two weeks ago, rather proud of that

Lynzdee18 · October 2017

Beginning running at age 60. I ran my first 5 k in March and came 2n$ in my age group with a PB.

I’m running again -4 miles - in a couple weeks when I get back to AZ for the winter... really looking forward to the challenge!

What is your best fitness achievement to date?

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