My STRENGTH health and fitness goal for 2009

I used to be really good at doing my strength workouts, but once I got into running I wasn’t so good. It’s pretty common for runners and cyclists to neglect their strength training and focus primarily on their cardio, but I did notice when I was doing my strength training that my runs were not necessarily faster but easier? The runs were never hard, but it just didn’t seem to take as much effort to get the run done when my legs were stronger. So, here are my goals for strength:

1. By March 31st, I will be doing my strength videos a minimum of 50% of the time and doing 15 minute workouts at the gym at least once a week incorporating both lower and upper body.


2. By July 31st, I will be doing my strength videos 75% of the time and doing 20 minute workouts at the gym at least once a week (10 minutes each lower and upper body).


3. By the end of 2009, I will have improved my strength by 20%, I will be doing my strength videos daily doing 20 minute workouts at the gym twice a week (10 minutes each lower and upper body).

I have five thirty-minute “Crunch” videos that cover all aspects of the body – from abs, arms, legs, butt, and total body, and I do one each day of the week. Theoretically, I would be doing one of them each day of the week, but it doesn’t always work out, so to speak. This goal incorporates that I will workout and through that process I will be doing them on a daily regular basis.

I am also having my strength tested in the UNM Exercise Physiology Lab on December 15, 2008, with the plan to have it re-tested on April 15, August 14, and December 15 (or thereabouts) in 2009 to assess my progress and measure the improvement of 20% this year.