My plan to become a runner

April 11, 2009 at 2:43 am Leave a comment

Ok, quick exercise background. I’ve always been fairly active and have pretty much maintained my weight for the past few years. However, I would like to feel more in shape and work on improving my strength and toning. I worked with a personal trainer recently to develop a strength program that can be pretty tough. I try to do it 3 times a week, but sometimes fall a little short. Here’s the program (all exercises are 12 reps, 2 sets, sorry if the name isn’t exactly right, but I know what they mean!):

Legs
Leg press machine	no add’l weight
Step ups onto bench	8# dumbbells
Seated leg curl	40#
Dead Lifts	10#
Back
Lat pulldown	30#
Seated rwo	40#
Back extension	5#
Chest
Cable Cross	15#
Shoulders
Shoulder Raise	8#
Front Raise on Bosu	3#
Side Raise on Bosu	3#
Biceps
Cable Curls	20#
Triceps
Rope Pulldowns	30#
Abdominals
Ab Crunch
Sides
Chair

So that’s strength….and I’m still crazy enough to think I’ll have energy to run some days too! There’s a nice track nearby, so Hubs & I will go to it a few times a week. I have no endurance when it comes to running though, so I found the following program that I’m trying to stick to Runner’s World 10-week Training Program . I’m still on the first week, but glad that I have a program.

Tomorrow I’m planning on starting the day with a good breakfast (maybe some egg whites in some type of omelet) then hitting the gym. I’m hosting Easter this Sunday – menu to come! – so I still have lots of prep to do!

Maggie