Fitness Test

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So I took a fitness test yesterday. I had to time myself doing push-ups, crunches for one minute. I did well for push-ups and did 20 in one minute. If you know me that is a feat all in itself since a year ago I couldn't even do 1 push-up. Today my arms are burning but it was worth it.

I did 27 crunches, which I thought was really low. I think I was doing the crunches wrong because I know I can do a hell of a lot more than 27 in one minute. For the step test, you had to step for 3 minutes then take your pulse after one minute of rest. My fitness level came out that I was AVERAGE. Average can you believe that??


Well I can. I've always been average. Average height, average grades, average looks. Why not add average fitness level.  But I refuse to stay at average. My goal is to be above average to Excellent fitness level.
I also took my body fat percentage which was NOT average!!  LOL  My body fat percentage is 37%. That falls into the "overfat" category. I have no idea what "overfat" means or who came up with it but it's a awful name. I'm about 3 percentage points from being overweight. But only 5 percentage points from going down into the you guessed it... "AVERAGE". Blah. But this is one of those times I won't mind being average.

Work-outs have been going well. I missed Tuesday because I thought it was my rest day but I made it up last night. I have too keep reminding myself about how good I feel after a workout. I never feel like doing it but once I get started I feel great. And now that my gym at work is open again I will trying to workout twice a day. Yes ladies and gentlemen I will be doing twoadays! I'll let you know how it goes. LOL

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  1. Joseph MettsJanuary 14, 2011 at 5:19 AM

    Twoadays are not for the faint of heart. Make sure you get plenty of hydration and rest. Did you do the women push-ups, the men push ups, or the GAM push-ups?

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  2. Miriam C.January 14, 2011 at 5:27 AM

    LOL! Why it got to be a men push up? I did good old-fashion regular push-ups. lol I do do GAM push-up with my stability ball.

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