Importance Of My Fitness Program

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Due to a very large workload, I have neglected to participate in any fitness programs. When I received my fitness project, I decided to create my own fitness program that would be flexible for me. I did this because my schedule this year was very hectic and it was impossible for me to join an activity such as hockey. It would also be unfair towards others and myself because I would not be 100% dedicated to it. Ever since I started high school, I kept my level of physical activity at a minimum. I completely understand the concept of a healthy body, is a healthy mind, but it has been extremely hard for me to find the time.
I decided to set goals for myself. This would be my motivation for keeping me to fitness program. When setting these goals, …show more content…

I believed that my body was still not used to the exercise because I still took a lot of breaks during my sessions and experienced stiffness and soreness the next day. I was extremely proud of myself at the end of my second week because I had stuck to my fitness program and did exercises each and every day. This was achievable because I had no school during this week and was able to focus completely on my fitness …show more content…

In hindsight, I did not deserve the day off. It was only done because I was too lazy to do any exercise that day and I was more interested in watching television than exercising. The next day I felt the effects of my day off because I once again struggled to keep up with my physical program. It felt as though I was just starting with my program. I decided that I will no longer take any day off’s because I experienced so much pain at school the next day from my exercises.
Due to my third week, I decided that I will exercise each day. I finally attempted the Zumba program and lasted for 20 minutes. I was happy with my progress because I was never able to last that long in Zumba. I once again discovered that I was losing weight which I attribute to my fitness program. As my fourth week progressed, the amount of time I had taken to do each exercise was longer and I started doing much more difficult exercises. Thus far my goals are still being reached and I am on track with my

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