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Week 6 | 12 Week Fitness Challenge

After re-reading “The 12 Week Year” by Brian P. Moran and Michael Lennington, I decided to embark on a 12 week fitness challenge to get back into shape after childbirth. Here’s how week 6 panned out.

Week 6 Workout Plan

  • Run: 1.25 mi run x 1, 1.5 mi run x 2
  • Stationary bike: x 3
  • Plank: Every day
  • Walking: Every day

Week 6 Workouts

  • Monday: Walk, Plank (80 sec), Bike (29 min), Run (3 mi)
  • Tuesday: Walk, Plank (80 sec), Bike (20 min), Run (3.2 mi)
  • Wednesday: Walk, Plank (80 sec)
  • Thursday: Walk, Plank (80 sec), Bike (30 min), Run (3.3 mi)
  • Friday: Walk, Plank (80 sec)
  • Saturday: Walk, Plank (80 sec)
  • Sunday: Walk, Plank (80 sec)

Workout Totals

  • Run: 3+ mi run x 3 ✅
  • Stationary bike: x 3 ✅
  • Plank: Every day ✅
  • Walk: Every day ✅

Conclusion

  • Weight Change: -2 lbs
  • Waist Change: -1 inch

Lost 2 lb of weight and 1 inches off my waist since we started on November 21.

Back on the move, and managed to run 5K twice! I’ve technically already hit my 12-week goal of running a 5K! But since we’re only half-way through, we’re gonna keep on going! Officially into 2023, and glad I started this back in November! Already in rhythm to start the year strong! Wrote up a quick 2022 reflection blog last night.

According to Strava, I logged 20.02 miles of outdoor walks over 7 hours 35 minutes, 1 hour 19 minutes of bike riding, and 9.54 miles of running over 2 hours this week!

Hiroko Nishimura
AWS Community Hero. Special Education teacher turned IT Engineer turned Technical Writer. Author "AWS for Non-Engineers" (Manning Publications). Technical Instructor "Introduction to AWS for Non-Engineers" (LinkedIn Learning).

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