Day 3?

Well it's January 3rd, so I can't really call this Day 1, but it really is for the Twitter PT Challenge. As Sonya pointed out, this is an opportunity to help each out via accountability. So when my alarm went off at 0515 AM, I didn't even let the usual thoughts of "I'm too tired to work out" pass through my mind. I made my coffee, watched the news and readied my clothes for the day. Next I headed out to Peterson Air Force Base here in Colorado Springs to work out at the base gym.

Right at the start this poses an interesting question for many people. "But Dan, I don't belong to a gym or don't have access to one, what do I do?" It should be perfectly clear, this is the Twitter PT Challenge, not preparation for a marathon or a big weight loss event, though you could use it for that. This challenge is designed to help you get yourself into a routine. That means it might only be stretching and walking 5 or 6 days a week. Or it could mean 3 hours at the gym everyday. It's up to you!

Why I did I respond to Sonya's tweet the other day? She said in her tweet "Who's up for joining me on a 25-day fitness challenge to kickstart the New Year - to be completed by the end of THIS January? " I hemmed and hawed mentally. I usually work out 3 times a week, and I've lost some weight and my run times have improved, but it hasn't been enough. I was going to thoroughly ignore Sonya, but my conscience wouldn't let me. I responded.

A year ago nearly to the day, I had a pretty bad accident involving me and a gun, the gun nearly won. So I've gone from wheelchair to running over the past 12 months. This is part of getting back into shape for my US Air Force Reserve career (I've vowed not to wear a flight suit until I'm in significantly better form - you shouldn't see me in a flight suit and wonder if the technologically superior USAF has somehow managed to get a man pregnant).

All I think each of us should do, is accomplish our personal workout. Than I'd like to see us share what we did. I'll do a comment to setup a framework for how it could be done. You can comment however you feel most comfortable.