I survived the fitness test. It really wasn't too bad, but definitely showed me how out of shape I currently am. Jeremy did it with me (what a supportive husband). The first exercise was to see how many push-ups we could do in a minute. So I measured a stack of books to equal three inches from the ground to make sure we were pressing close enough to the ground. Jeremy went first and it didn't look too hard. Then I got on the floor to assume the 'real' push-up position...Yikes! I felt like that should have counted for something! My goal was to do one and I did it, but I'm sure I looked pathetic. (I definitely felt pathetic after watching Jeremy doing his first one seemingly effortlessly). However, Jeremy was encouraging and I ended up getting a whole 4 pushups (nose to the books and all) in just 1 minute- ha. I definitely think I have room to grow in this area! So here were the rest of my stats:
1/2 Mile Walk/Run: 9 minutes 8 seconds
Push-ups (in 1 minute): 4
Tricep Dips (in 1 minute): 24
Wall Sits (hold as long as you can): 1 minute 30 seconds
Sit-ups: Level 2 (Arms folded across your chest-complete one full sit-up with elbows touching thighs,
heels can not leave the ground)
Pretty pitiful! I don't even have a good excuse like I just had a baby or major surgery or something. Oh well, I've got to start somewhere. The good news: I have plenty of room for growth! I just keep telling myself, "Practice makes progress!"
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