Cheetah, we’d go out walking. So it wasn’t just me that had to be the catalyst. And no one was talking anyone out of exercising anymore – including ME. This is a testament to the power of traveling in “packs.”
In April, I had one family emergency after in my walking goal and had made it a daily habit to get outside and walk. But I was also falling behind on the goal. So, I analyzed why that had happened. While I had continued to record the mileage I was walking, I had stopped calculating the planned vs. actual percent complete of my walking. I can’t even say why I had stopped. I realized that I had some catch up to do from February and March. A day skipped walking here and there really adds up fast. I gradually increased my daily walking goals from three miles per day log to make it easier to calculate the planned completion vs. actual completion. This did the trick to cement in my “recovery” behaviors. It wasn’t good enough for me to just get out and walk three miles “most” everyday. I needed to be increasing my mileage to catch up from unconscious behaviors in February and March. I ended April, having walked seven miles further than my original monthly goal of 85 miles. I did a LOT of walking in April, but I was still behind. MY behind, on the other hand, was getting increasingly smaller.
May has started off well. I’m in great shape and have gradually increased the mileage from four more of my daily focus. With the increased mileage and added stress on my body, I
shifted to walking in the evening as it gives my body time to recover for the next day. And I am keeping very close tabs on the planned complete vs. the actual completion. It keeps me out and moving. I also started having people to walk the entire distance back. No turning around at one and a half or two miles when I start getting bored. The results are visible too. Even the small clothes in the closet are too big. I dropped a size from the smallest I’ve been in
to get them motivated to work out didn’t work for me. It’s one thing to know that you need to exercise on a routine basis, and it is quite another to actually put that into practice. The day life and my project management skills are keeping me on track. It took some time and experimenting, but I have a system in place that keeps me moving, no matter where I am on the planet.
And that is a whole different kind of world-wide web. How can you use your network and PM skills to accomplish your biggest wellness goals?
BY MICHELLE LABROSSE, PMP
VOLUME 1, ISSUE 2
Cheetah Phast Magazine
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CHEETAH WELLNESS
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