Goals and such

Hey everyone! So I have a New Year's resolution of actually writing down my workouts so that I'm more consistent. Granted, it's the end of January, but I figure that it's better late than never!

Here are my goals:

Cardio: Resting Heart rate of 60 bpm (my current resting heart rate is 76 bpm) 

Flexibility: stretch daily (I would love to get to the point where I can do the splits)

Strength: ... still thinking about a goal for this one. 

Nutrition: Drink 2.2 liters per day (3 of my 750 mL water bottles). Eat 3 meals a day. The fresher and more color variation, the better.

For the next few weeks, I'm focusing more on cardio. My absolute favorite cardio workout is biking! (I'm not much of a runner, but I'll work up to it). So, in order to set appropriate goals for biking, I had to see where I was at, physically. Honestly, this is what I recommend doing because everyone (and I mean EVERYONE) is at a different level of physical fitness. So, for the whole "see where I'm at", here's my workout for the bike:

Bike for 30 minutes at a level 7 (keeping a consistent RPM), take my heart rate at 5 minute intervals, and clock how many miles I go. After 30 minutes, cool down. Stretch before AND after the workout. Like I said, this is a cardio workout, so it's pretty simple to start off with.

Note: for the varying levels on the bike, you can pick whatever level is comfortable, but still pushes you.

Yesterday was my first day and here were my results:

Min/HR
10/133
15/150
20/147
25/98
30/94
Miles: 6
For the next week, every other day, I'll be doing the exact same workout and at the end, I'll average my heart rate and THEN I can tailor my workout to get to my cardio fitness goal! I'm super excited to get back in shape!!