What are your 2019 exercise goals?
Replies
-
double century bike ride in may
ironman mont treblant in august
10k bridge to gorge swim in october
marine corps marathon in october
ummm....i might have issues2 -
BrianSharpe wrote: »Mont Tremblant 70.3 (half iron distance) triathlon in June & Toronto Waterfront marathon in October with a handful of half-marathons & shorter triathlons thrown in.
i'll need your feed back on Mont Treblant half - i'll be doing the full in august0 -
2018 was my first full year retired and has been a really good exercise year for me especially on the cycling front, particularly a fairly dramatic improvement in my hill climbing ability, but there's some lessons to learn.....
- Lose my "winter fluff" a bit quicker, entering an early season long distance event will help focus my attention better.
- Do more organised events as they tended to be the most fun and take me to new areas, include three century rides as I normally only do two a year.
- Explore further afield, including cycling abroad.
- Be a little kinder to my elderly body as I had too many episodes of general fatigue which I caught a bit too late (push harder isn't the answer to every question!).
- More focus on the technical side of training rather than just volume.
its not competative - but you could check out RAGBRAI in the US - ride across iowa - its a yearly event for a week0 -
Y'all, I'm so inspired by all of the amazing goals. I'm finding so many that I want to incorporate! Even the moving more. You all are rockstars!!!!2
-
In the past my goals were very similar to many on here .....be more active.... learn to run...run 5k... run a half.... run a full..... I've been lucky to do all of these.
This year my goal is to be able to walk..... hopefully with no pain.
I'm scheduled for a simultaneous bilateral knee replacement January 9th.
Lots of work ahead of me..... but it's just another kind of training and finish line.
Best of luck everyone on reaching your goals this coming year!!!9 -
400 lb deadlift...7
-
To determine my 2019 goals, I need to first think back on how 2018 went.
The defining moment for me was in February when I turned 30. For some reason, turning 30 triggered a nagging thought that I really needed to focus on my health more. My weight was at it's highest and I was very unhappy with how I looked and felt in general.
I started focusing on my diet in March and in May joined the gym which was a HUGE deal for me (had always been an irrational fear of mine). I can feel myself getting stronger in the gym as I make progress with weight lifting and as I increase intensity in my cardio classes. Since March, I've lost 36 lbs through lots of trial and error and feel like I'm finally getting into a good rhythm. I have 14 lbs left to reach a "normal" BMI and then I will go from there to determine how much more I need/want to lose.
So for me, I think my biggest goal is to continue doing exactly what I've been doing. Continue increasing intensity in cardio and increasing weight in lifting. These are very new habits for me, so right now staying consistent is the best thing I can do.
4 -
Is a photo coffee table book an exercise goal? I want to carry my camera and photograph my cycling/running life for 12 months. The point for me is to give purpose to some of my rides - to give me an excuse to both travel further and also stop more to appreciate the scenery. This is opposed to always watching the bike computer and analyzing the metrics. I plan to explore more on my gravel bike.12
-
garystrickland357 wrote: »Is a photo coffee table book an exercise goal? I want to carry my camera and photograph my cycling/running life for 12 months. The point for me is to give purpose to some of my rides - to give me an excuse to both travel further and also stop more to appreciate the scenery. This is opposed to always watching the bike computer and analyzing the metrics. I plan to explore more on my gravel bike.
totally! I love that idea0 -
Run 4-5 10K's including a new personal record.
Get back to being able to do 20 chin-ups.
Get back to being able to do 20 dips.
Continue to maintain my weight for another year.2 -
I'm not great with goals; I'm more about looking around me & taking advantage of immediate opportunities. But . . .
I need to get in a pool and swim at least once (if you know how much I dislike swimming, despite needing to swim in order to row safely, this wouldn't sound nearly as lame as it seems on the surface).
Get back into some kind of explicit strength routine (another thing I don't much like, but know I need) without aggravating some physical problem and needing a break and physical therapy again.
Keep on keeping on with rowing, hoping to keep up 4 days a week on water again this year once weather allows, and make it through the C2 Holiday Challenge again in 2019.
Keep up with spin (2x a week, currently) and do some cycling in summer.
Defer knee surgery for at least another year (torn meniscus).
Dang, that whole thing sounded kind of grim and gloomy! (It isn't, really.)
Rowing camp (Craftsbury) again would be nice, too.2 -
deannalfisher wrote: »2018 was my first full year retired and has been a really good exercise year for me especially on the cycling front, particularly a fairly dramatic improvement in my hill climbing ability, but there's some lessons to learn.....
- Lose my "winter fluff" a bit quicker, entering an early season long distance event will help focus my attention better.
- Do more organised events as they tended to be the most fun and take me to new areas, include three century rides as I normally only do two a year.
- Explore further afield, including cycling abroad.
- Be a little kinder to my elderly body as I had too many episodes of general fatigue which I caught a bit too late (push harder isn't the answer to every question!).
- More focus on the technical side of training rather than just volume.
its not competative - but you could check out RAGBRAI in the US - ride across iowa - its a yearly event for a week
@deannalfisher
Thanks for that suggestion - I'm only competitive with myself so that sounds good.
0 -
garystrickland357 wrote: »Is a photo coffee table book an exercise goal? I want to carry my camera and photograph my cycling/running life for 12 months. The point for me is to give purpose to some of my rides - to give me an excuse to both travel further and also stop more to appreciate the scenery. This is opposed to always watching the bike computer and analyzing the metrics. I plan to explore more on my gravel bike.
I’ve had an incredibly fortunate year that involved tons of travels all over the country - almost exclusively to participate in various events. One trip was through AZ and although I experienced some incredible places, the highlight of that trip was a sunrise run around the Grand Canyon. I guess “run” is generous since I stopped about 700 times to take pics (and also managed to throw my hotel room key into the canyon), but it was absolutely breathtaking, awe inspiring and the photos I took (as nothing more than an iPhone photographer who doesn’t even understand filters) are amazing.
4 -
My goals for 2019 are:
To get get back to my personal goal (got about 14 lbs to go)
Run at least one race a month
Continue working on upping my strength so I can crush it at my Spartan Sprint in November.1 -
3 plate bench (315#). It was also my goal in 2018 along with 20 dead hangs. I got the dead hangs but I failed to make the bench. I got close but hit a real plateau/stall. This year for sure! (fingers crossed).3
-
want to increase my walking times from 34 mins for 2.4 km - 32 minutes or under & to increase hand weights i use in barre class from 0.5 kg each hand to 1 kg ( currently i find the 0.5 kg weights heavy)1
-
Start walking with purpose again. My work days I knock out 7-8k steps, but on my off days, I run about 3-5k. Not a complete slug, but nothing to write home about. On my off days, I plan to start off with a brisk 30 minute walk daily (weather permitting, I am not doing it in a deluge).
I am also planning to start a beginner bodyweight routing, probably nerd fitness modified as needed, a minimum of twice per week.
Caveat: Having a hysterectomy mid Jan, so the bodyweight thing probably won't start until February.2 -
Continue to learn more about strength training and lift more and more and more.
Continue to eat healthy, and track food
To learn more about myself
Challenge myself to learn as much about lifting and how my body works.1 -
Try not to be a doofus and lift smarter to not re-aggravate my SI joint1
-
Plan and execute!1
-
I'm working toward increasing my steps from 5,000 to 10,000 or even more. I will increase my weight limit (I currently lift 5 pound weights) to 10 pounds by February. I will increase the time spent doing stretches to 20 minutes twice a day by March. Its time to add squats to my daily routine.5
-
garystrickland357 wrote: »Is a photo coffee table book an exercise goal? I want to carry my camera and photograph my cycling/running life for 12 months. The point for me is to give purpose to some of my rides - to give me an excuse to both travel further and also stop more to appreciate the scenery. This is opposed to always watching the bike computer and analyzing the metrics. I plan to explore more on my gravel bike.
@garystrickland357 I've been carrying my iPhone when running/walking the past 3 years. I did an excellent iPhone photography course in January (one of my 2018 goals), and this year I've exhibited in a gallery and sold photos I've taken.
Someone recently said I should do a book, so I might have to steal your goal!6 -
I pretty much sux at deadlifts. I'd like to pull 600, though I doubt my hands will allow that to happen.
:shame:1 -
Overall, I just want to keep getting better and doing more.
I'm still at a really high weight, so there are a lot of things I just can't do. This year, as I continue to get stronger and lose weight, I'd like to be able to 1) start doing actual burpees (right now I step back, not jump), and 2) start doing at least some pushups on my feet, not my knees.5 -
1) get to 220 lbs by end of 2019 (253 this morning)
2) participate in a 10K race
3) participate in a sprint triathlon race
4) 2 million+ steps
5) support my wife in every way possible with our first baby coming in February.6 -
Finish a Double Century bicycle ride in mid May3
-
Running a 5k in 30 minutes by June! I've been training for the past few months and have been making solid progress. Every minute that I can add when I train makes me so excited7
-
Run a 5k in 20193
-
Fasterer4
-
I’ve got ski instructor exams booked for April. Prior to that I need to spend time training in the off-piste and on steep pitches.
Also just need to up my general cardio condition to help this.
More generally- log 183 days with some sort of deliberate exercise activity (that averages as alternate days).2
This discussion has been closed.
Categories
- All Categories
- 1.4M Health, Wellness and Goals
- 393.6K Introduce Yourself
- 43.8K Getting Started
- 260.3K Health and Weight Loss
- 175.9K Food and Nutrition
- 47.5K Recipes
- 232.6K Fitness and Exercise
- 431 Sleep, Mindfulness and Overall Wellness
- 6.5K Goal: Maintaining Weight
- 8.6K Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
- 153K Motivation and Support
- 8K Challenges
- 1.3K Debate Club
- 96.3K Chit-Chat
- 2.5K Fun and Games
- 3.8K MyFitnessPal Information
- 24 News and Announcements
- 1.1K Feature Suggestions and Ideas
- 2.6K MyFitnessPal Tech Support Questions