You are invited to embark on a survival fitness program for the winter. It is designed to provide you training to survive in apocalypse conditions. If you are already in good condition and have a training regime, this should dovetail nicely. If you are a bit out of shape, time to start training to avoid tasting good to zombies.
Because they want your brains, man.
I, nor anyone else involved, are physical trainers, doctors, etc. You participate in this program at your own risk. It is also not sponsored in any way by any business organization; we are just doing this for fun. Go to the doctor as needed (ie: you should consult a physician before starting this or any exercise program).
Bottom line: I'm not your momma, whine to someone else about it.
Take some time to design your personalized baseline fitness program. Aim to push yourself and yet make it do-able in a workweek. IE Cardio (3X30 min? or 6 hr per week min?), strength work (weight machines, bells, calisthenics), and stretching work (yoga?).
Self evaluate, weekly:
Best: Met all goals and really pushed yourself &/or went above and beyond. (Or, goals too easy?)
Because they want your brains, man.
I, nor anyone else involved, are physical trainers, doctors, etc. You participate in this program at your own risk. It is also not sponsored in any way by any business organization; we are just doing this for fun. Go to the doctor as needed (ie: you should consult a physician before starting this or any exercise program).
Bottom line: I'm not your momma, whine to someone else about it.
Take some time to design your personalized baseline fitness program. Aim to push yourself and yet make it do-able in a workweek. IE Cardio (3X30 min? or 6 hr per week min?), strength work (weight machines, bells, calisthenics), and stretching work (yoga?).
Self evaluate, weekly:
Best: Met all goals and really pushed yourself &/or went above and beyond. (Or, goals too easy?)
Good. Met all goals. (For me, this is doing great!)
Poor: Time to rethink goals to better help build a base for health.
Sick/Didn’t play this week: Two of these for the year, then you are a zombie. You can restart the program in a modified form, to recover. This is about being healthy overall over winter! Not punishing those who get sick.
At the beginning of the month I will post the zombie survival activities you have to complete by the end of that month. The intent is to give options that do not aggravate injuries etc., so if I fail to give you enough options, please make suggestions and we can work out new alternatives.
There will be a “z” at the start of the subject line.
It is recommended that you get some gear for outdoor winter exercise, and a pack that will carry weight. For example, last year a good option might have been 'walk outside today' (in -30F). For me, that would have been an effort! My instinct was certainly to curl up in a ball and pray the power wouldn't go out, which is precisely what I did!! But obviously if you don’t have gear for that, you shouldn’t select it. In better weather, a mile with weight in your pack might be another option. You will want shoes that won't slip in ice and snow, and enough cushion that the shoe is taking the impact, not your knees.
There will be a “z” at the start of the subject line.
It is recommended that you get some gear for outdoor winter exercise, and a pack that will carry weight. For example, last year a good option might have been 'walk outside today' (in -30F). For me, that would have been an effort! My instinct was certainly to curl up in a ball and pray the power wouldn't go out, which is precisely what I did!! But obviously if you don’t have gear for that, you shouldn’t select it. In better weather, a mile with weight in your pack might be another option. You will want shoes that won't slip in ice and snow, and enough cushion that the shoe is taking the impact, not your knees.
You know, Unis! Be prepared, be healthy!
There are an inordinate number of engineers in this program (I’m sorry everyone else.) If you really, really, really just have to engineer your way through a survival option, and not do it manually, ok. Just remember this is supposed to be a fitness program, so you need to offset that with a fitness activity. No, drinking beer does not count.
PS: I realize that grammatically ”Zombie Apocalypse Survival Fitness Program” implies that we are helping Zombies survive. (Although, maybe we are zombies from work!) ‘Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse: A Fitness Program’ just doesn’t flow well.
PSS: . If you feel an obsessive need to track your diet/ fitness in great detail- myfitnesspal is a good option. It seems to have a greater selection of foods and exercise options than many programs.
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