Today's exercise.

I'm not quitting smoking just because of the bad health effects, but because I want to run every 5k in my area next year.  I want to start training for it using the couch to 5k program, It has been successful with a lot of my friends, and I figure I'm not trying to win these things, I just want to participate and make myself healthier.  Who knows maybe running is fun.

Here is an update to my challenges.

30 day Wall Sit challenge.  I'm up to 50 seconds, the burn in my thighs when I am done is magical.  It hurts, but it feels good.  The 30th day is a five minute wall sit.  This challenge helps to boost my leg muscles strength and tone, and help to improve my butt muscles and core and back strength.

30 day Ab Challenge.  40 situps, 20 crunches, 20 leg raises, and a 30 second plank.  The end goal here is 125 situps, 200 crunches, 65 leg raises, and a 2 minute plank.  This is toning my abs and stomach area.  Since I'm losing so much weight, I do not want to be a bunch of skin hanging around whatever is left.  It's worked, the burn in my abs is wonderful.  I can feel the fat leaving and tightening up. 

100 pushup challenge.  I'm up to a max of 30.  That is more than what I did in high school. These of course help my abs, chest, torso, triceps and shoulders.   I am adding wall pushups up this as well, as they have helped with my back and are a bit easier on my knees. 

These challenges take about 15 minutes of my time a day and I add cardio in walking every day (even if I am at home on my wii) and another 15 minutes of yoga.  I'm up to 1 hour of exercise per day with a rest day every so often.  It's not seven straight days of exercise, I want to fix myself, not break down. 

After these challenges are done, I am going to start couch to 5k.  My goal is the first 5k in March.  I should by that time, be down to around 260, smoke free, and ready to get my run on. 

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Push ups are not only great for your chest, but do a tremendous job of defining your abs, triceps, shoulders and torso. - See more at: http://www.hundredpushups.com/why.html#sthash.ycQYmBi7.dpuf

Push ups are not only great for your chest, but do a tremendous job of defining your abs, triceps, shoulders and torso. - See more at: http://www.hundredpushups.com/why.html#sthash.ycQYmBi7.dpuf