Fitness Bucket List

I spent a lot of time in my youth and teenage years telling myself there were many things I couldn’t do because I was overweight.  And believe me, there were many things I wanted to do but didn’t try for fear of embarrassing myself or failing or opening myself up to criticism from others.

As I’ve progressed on this path towards healthy living I’ve come to value activity as an integral part of the lifestyle I’m adopting.  And suddenly, all those things that I told myself I couldn’t do are finding their way onto a  figurative “list” and into my life.  Since at any given point, I can’t remember every item, and this list keeps growing, I thought it might be nice to have a written down, living document to keep track of it all.  So here’s my fitness bucket list, in no particular order.  I’ll cross out the ones I’ve done as I do them, and edit goals as I see fit.

  1. Get my SCUBA certification Completed August 2008
  2. Dive the Great Barrier Reef
  3. Dive the Red Sea
  4. Learn to surf
  5. Learn to snowboard
  6. Learn to ski
  7. Learn to cross-country ski
  8. Complete a 5K Completed December 2009
  9. Improve my time in a 5K Completed October 2010 (and I ran until an injury and winter blues put an end to it)
  10. Improve my running so I don’t get injured
  11. Complete a 10K
  12. Complete a half marathon
  13. Complete the Disney Princess Half Marathon
  14. Complete a marathon
  15. Complete a sprint triathlon
  16. Learn to mountain bike
  17. Commute to work on a bike   I did this Spring/Summer 2010 – it’s something I’d like to do consistently once I have a new bike
  18. Complete a bike event like the Tour de Cure
  19. Complete The Warrior Dash
  20. Try kayaking Completed September 2011
  21. Learn to row
  22. Go white water rafting
  23. Try canoeing
  24. Learn to ice skate
  25. Play soccer in an intramural league
  26. Start doing yoga – Completed January 2011
  27. Master shoulder stand pose
  28. Master modified hand stand
  29. Complete yoga teacher training
  30. Try kickboxing
  31. Try a martial art (Aikido perhaps)
  32. Try fencing
  33. Try rock climbing/mountain climbing
  34. Try rappelling
  35. Adirondack Extreme Adventure Course
  36. Go on a real hike
  37. Go on an overnight hike/camping trip
  38. Make it up the stairs at work with ease (all 9 flights!)
  39. Do a real push-up
  40. Swing dancing!
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