I have a few goals in mind for this year that will put me in good stead for running from and confronting my zombie adversaries, and a few areas that I will be focusing in my training:
~ Last year, I was too hung up over shedding pounds, which was wrong. This is Zombie Fitness Fridays, not Zombie Fatness Fridays. Physical fitness and health is the #1 goal.
~ I've finally watched Zombieland (and it was ace) and so I'm sticking to Rule #1: Cardio. I'll be hitting the treadmill and the cross-trainer for the majority of my training. I need to be able to outrun any zombies that want me as a snack, up to speeds of 28 Days Later zombies.
~ Upper body strength. Eventually I'm going to have to go toe-to-toe with a few shufflers, so I'm going to be working on my strength and doing some resistance training on my shoulders and back (enough to swing a blunt object with enough force to take down a zombie in one hit). The combat training I will get will be a good complement to this, and I'll also be able to convert some of my bulk into muscle.
~ Stamina. I need to be able to walk/jog/run for long distances, covering ground between camps and when food is scarce. Some cross-country type training (likely on the treadmill) will be useful here. I'll use my endurance level to test my fitness improvement.
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You see that graphic up on the top left? Nice, isn't it? There have been a few people who have asked about Zombie Fitness Fridays, so everyone is welcome to join in and unite against the undead. Rules are simple - post on a Friday (not every Friday, but on Fridays) with your fitness progress and how it's helping you to survive the undead onslaught. Use the graphic to show your support, and let me know if you want to join in!
This initial week has seen a single gym session (treadmill and X-trainer for cardio, abdominal and biceps for strength) plus 2 nights of jogging to build up endurance. Let's hope the New Year means a good year for not getting eaten!
Where do you consider the safest place to be during a zombie outbreak?
Health is important. I always feel so much better when I work out regularly. I'm fairly religious about it and what I eat.
ReplyDeleteLike in writing, I set manageable goals. And I didn't do a diet, because those are temporary. Every change I made, I made permanent. Over time those changes changed. I found a key to be to work with and around myself instead of against myself.
The safest place to be in a zombie attack would be anywhere they aren't.
Glad you finally watched Zombieland!
ReplyDeleteAnd I agree with Mary. Changes have to be permanent. I've never dieted but I have changed what I eat, and working out is now a part of my lifestyle.
This is your year, Jamie!
And the safest place? The moon!
Awesome plan and good timing. Zombieland was great and a good training manual.
ReplyDeleteWe're a pretty active family too but I've been upping the intensity as my poor body slows down. Seems like a I can't look at ice cream without gaining a pound.
ReplyDeleteI think I can out shamble a zombie but only for about five miles. I'll work harder.
I do feel better after I've worked out. It's getting there that's the issue. After working at my job all day I'm a little tired. So eating dinner, hopping on the computer, and then watching t.v. suck the rest of my motivation out of me. I don't think I'd fare very well in a zombie apocalypse.
ReplyDeletesafest place? The Winchester :)
ReplyDeleteI'm hoping that my vast stores of fat are enough protection against zombies..they'll take one look and realise it would take them hours to get down to any actual meat.....
Yikes, I have no idea where the safest place would be! Erm... on the Tube?
ReplyDeleteI'd personally never outran a zombie, but I don't need to, I always carry my fireblaster when there's a zombie outbreak. And you will survive longer if you have fat deposits to burn when hunger strikes :)
ReplyDeleteI started walking in fall and although I haven't really lost any weight, my stamina has improved (I walk the same distance but it takes me less time). I want to step it up this year by adding body sculpting with hand weights and yoga for flexibility.
ReplyDeleteWhen the zombie apocolypse comes I'm headed straight for the Northumberland Forest (in Ontario) and will live high in the trees. :-)
good luck, and I'd love to join in with the fitness if it wasn't for the friday fiction at mine... maybe I could do a zombie fitness flash fiction friday :)
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Good to see you're getting in shape. Do it now, while you're still young.
ReplyDeleteA hot air balloon would be a safe place. Until you had to land.
That Medieval battle training sounds almost as dangerous as surviving against zombies ;)
ReplyDeleteI'll be starting a fitness routine as well so watch out zombies!!
I didn't know Cardiff Castle did Medieval battle training! That sounds so cool! Hope you enjoy it.
ReplyDeleteYay for the return of Zombie Fitness Fridays :-)
ReplyDeletei'd like to alter fantasynibbles a bit and say the safest place would be WITH the Winchesters. :P
ReplyDeletedude! though, i think your battle training stuff is too cool! maybe some day you could post pics of what goes on at such a thing.
i might just steal your badge! it's a very cool graphic!
Loving this Jay, from one brother to another (but from the same mother) im also hitting the gym hard and fast this year, aswell as biking and lots of walking
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I need to get my rear in shape so I'm thinking I need to join your fitness fight.
ReplyDeleteZombieland is favorite of mine and yes, cardio cuz the fatties go first and I would so be a human Happy Meal.
Safest place? This house down the street that is surrounded by a brick wall.