Posts Tagged ‘Everest’

New Routine – Update Wk 1

July 6, 2009

As I move forward with my goal of climbing Mt Everest I have been exercising, and I started a special diet recommended by Tim ferris, in order to lose fat and build muscles and it is working.

After week one, I am here to report that though I have not lost any body weight, I have definitely lost inches around the waist. Normally I used to wear size 36 pants, and in May I had bought two pairs of size 38 pants because it was getting difficult to button the size 36. I haven’t got much mileage out of those size 38 pants, as shortly thereafter I got started with my workouts, walking everyday. I have been wearing the size 36 pants again for last month or so, but this morning I went to Wal-Mart and bought myself a pair of shorts to exercise in, and I was comfortably able to get into a size 34.

My push ups program is going on as scheduled and I started Week 2 today and the results were a little disappointing, but I am looking at what I needed to learn from the results and moving on. One of those lessons was, that you don’t tell yourself this is going to be “tougher than I thought”. Mental preparations are more important than the physical ones. Also I learned about the importance of following instructions to the tee, and hydrating myself adequately before starting my exercises.

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Building Stamina

June 13, 2009

Wow! I feel great!

I just came back from my daily walk, and wow, what a great feeling. When I started working towards getting in shape three weeks ago, I couldn’t walk more than 15 min and I covered barely over half a mile. I knew I needed to do better, much better.

The next day, I did the same, but the third day I was able to walk for 20 min and about three quarter of mile.

I knew from the beginning, that I will have to build my stamina and strength if I was to succeed in fulfilling my dream of reaching the top of Mt Everest. I decided to focus on stamina first, and slowly build some strength training into the program.

Today, three weeks later, I just came back from my walk having completed 2.75 miles in 40 minutes. It’s a far cry from where I want to go, but I am choosing to focus on the accomplishment thus far and use that as a motivating force to keep me going.

So what have I accomplished in the last three weeks? Well, I more than quadrupled the distance walked, but more importantly, I almost trippled the amount of time I am able to walk now, and I am getting some real arobic results from it.

My goal for next week is to get to 45 minutes and 3 miles. I know I can do it. It really is a great feeling to make progress, one step at time, literally. :-)

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Getting to Everest – One Step at a Time

June 11, 2009
June 2 2009 at my daughter's graduation

June 2 2009 at my daughter's graduation

Yes, that’s me. Fat, overweight, and out of shape. And yes, I want to climb Mount Everest on my 75th Birthday to become the oldest person to have done it. As of this writing the record is held by Katsusuke Yanagisawa of Japan, who was 71 years old when he reached the summit in May 2007 according to BBC news. When I set my goal back in 2003, the oldest person to have done it was 64.

Last month, I revisited my goal, and blogged about it in one of my other blogs.

Now, I realize that I am no where near being in shape to do it today, and I am only 55; but I also realize that if I don’t get started now, I will not be in shape to do it when the time arrives in 20 years from now. So, I ‘ve set about a plan to make the first run in five years, and then every five years or so to keep me in shape and keep the goal alive and myself motivated.

I am setting up this blog to chronicle my journey to the top of the world. I hope you’ll come along with me virtually, if not physically.

Do you have, or have you ever had a BIG Dream? Did you fulfill it? If so, how did you do it? If not, what are you doing now to make it happen? Share it in the comments and let’s help each other fulfill our Big Dream.

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