On To The Next Session

Well, I am entering my last week of what is referred to as "The Core". It's been going good. There have been increases in both the number of reps and sets vs. at the start of the plan. The only indication that can be seen physically is that my belt goes one notch smaller to hold up my pant. This has me very pleased. There have been a couple of days this week where a weight gain have been recorded, but that most likely has to do with my fluid intake. As a final grade, I would have to give myself a B for the core workouts. I've been inching to get to some cardio and plan on starting that with the new session next week.

So that brings me back to my short term goals for the next session. What are they? What do I want to accomplish? Well let's start with weight, It would be great to drop 10 pound, but it is probably best to expect 1 pound a week, so the first goal will be a four pound weight loss. To reach this, the nutrition habits of the last four weeks are going to have to continue and I will start with some light cardio. What heart rate should I keep to? With my current resting heart rate and a maximum calculated base on my age, these are the zone for training.

Resting Heart Rate(RHR):
67

Maximum Heart Rate(MHR):
182

Heart Rate Reserve(HRR):
115

Fat Burning: From
125
to
136
beats per minute

Aerobic: From
136
to
148
beats per minute

Steady State: From
148
to
159
beats per minute

Anaerobic: From
159
to
171
beats per minute

Maximal: From
171
to
182
beats per minute

So for the first week, my heart rate should be below 136 while exercising.

For my second goal, I plan to continue some of the good practices that I started during the last four weeks. Yes, I do slip up every now and again, but I would have to say 90% of the time I do what I planned on doing.

A third goal is going to be to cook a healthy dinner every week. This may take some work, as I don't do the shopping very often. So creativity will come into play with what is in the house at that time.

Things are progressing because Small Step are Better Then No Steps.