Exercise Goals

At the beginning of the year, our gym started this thing called Fitness Bingo. We have from the first of January until the 16th of February to complete 3 lines on this bingo card of fitness activities to get a free gym bag. If you complete the whole card by then (49 squares), you can also qualify for some other drawings for cool stuff. You can complete the entire card by only doing one activity a day but you have to come in pretty much everyday. I am have been doing two activities a day (which works out since I missed a few days at the gym last week). You can't do more than two activities a day (which is okay, although there are some days when I have done more but could only check two).

I started filling out my card on the 2nd of January. The activities range from 30 minutes of cardio to swimming for 15 minutes to doing a group class. I was mostly trying to just complete the card by the end of the period (not worrying about the bingo thing), so I was just filling in my squares rather randomly, depending on what I did at the gym. A few days ago, it became apparent that not too many people are done with the 3 lines yet and I only have 5 boxes left to have three lines done. That means in 3 days, I can be finished up with the three lines and turn in my slip for the gym bag. I have to do 2 sections of 30 minutes of bike riding, 1 section of 30 minutes of strength training, another 15 minutes of swimming, and 30 minutes on this free motion cable equipment we have. I'll knock out two a day, and then on the third day, I'll do two but one of them will just count towards my completed card.

I still want to complete my card before the February cut off and that means getting a few more group classes in (last night was my first at this gym), and some more swimming as well. I don't care if I win anything in the drawings but I would just like to feel like I accomplished a goal.

Another thing is that they have a list on the wall each month of the members who come the most (based on the computer system that scans us in), and I am determined to be on that list at least once before we leave here. I told J about it yesterday so I am sure he will use that on me to get me going to the gym everyday...haha.

I find the card is keeping me motivated (I actually think of which squares I will do that day and it gives me some direction) and is helping me to diversify my work out. I am sure that is the purpose but the prizes don't hurt either....