Guidelines

As I went for my afternoon run early Monday evening, I thought about building some guidelines for the next 8 months. Not rules, but some guidelines to let those of you that might read this blog from time to time know why I'm doing certain things and not others. For instance, I am not going to join a gym for the next 8 months. Why? Because I know I won't go. I've joined gyms before. I'd go for a month or two and then the extra time it takes to go to the gym would become a big hassle and I wouldn't go.

Okay, the guidelines:

1. No gym (see reason stated above).

2. Keep it compact and cheap: I have no desire to have a full home gym, or spend a ton of money on equipment. My plan is to use dumbells, yoga, running, bodyweight resistance, skateboarding and diet to assist me in reaching my goals.

3.  Don't become "one of those people": I don't want this project to take over my life, and become a 'fitness nut' who does nothing but workout and talk about working out. I don't want to wear work out clothes to the store.

4.  The food must TASTE GOOD: I'm not interested in fad diets. I'm not interested in low carb to lose weight. I'm not interested in disgusting supplements that you have to choke down while holding your nose to drink. I AM interested in vegetarian food so you'll probably see plenty of recipes and photos of veggie food. Oh, by the way, I'm a chef.

5.  Skateboarding is one of my favorite activities. It requires balance, hard work, athleticism and dedication. I have no plans on giving up skate sessions for other sporting activities. I'm not going to miss a session with my friends to do pushups at home.

Okay, all of those things said, I am very excited about reaching my peak fitness level. Hmmm...fitness/health level. At the end of the day, health (not how my abs look) is the real goal. But I'll take the abs too.

If you have advice, ideas, and suggestions, please feel free to leave comments on this blog. I'd love to try some new things.

Thanks!