Fitness stuff
Aug. 29th, 2006 01:03 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
alexmegamiSo, a look at my fitness stuff:
My endurance is low. You're supposed to be able to do a one-mile run in 10 minutes maximum as a woman, and I did it in 11:15. (On the other hand, my aerobic capacity is apparently fucking astronomical, although not on the level of trained athletes.)
Flexibility-wise: I can do the allotted number of curl-ups fairly easily, and the trunk lift (test for the lower back) is extremely easy. I can also do the shoulder stretches (where you touch fingers between your shoulderblades) with minimum fuss, although left-hand-top is harder. I cannot do the sit & reach (minimum is 9 inches; I can't even make a full seven).
My upper-body strength is not there. I cannot do a single pullup, and I can do the minimum seven pushups, but they are very weak pushups and should probably not be counted.
My body fat percentage is within the acceptable range, although different calculators give me wildly different responses (between 17% and 31% - I'm settling on the 22%), and my blood pressure is within range, although low (same with heart rate). My BMI is extremely low (underweight), but within range.
So, there. I need to work on... um... most of my actual physical fitness, but my health is fine?
I don't understand my body either.
But I would like muscly arms. All will fear my bench pressing, just you wait.
My endurance is low. You're supposed to be able to do a one-mile run in 10 minutes maximum as a woman, and I did it in 11:15. (On the other hand, my aerobic capacity is apparently fucking astronomical, although not on the level of trained athletes.)
Flexibility-wise: I can do the allotted number of curl-ups fairly easily, and the trunk lift (test for the lower back) is extremely easy. I can also do the shoulder stretches (where you touch fingers between your shoulderblades) with minimum fuss, although left-hand-top is harder. I cannot do the sit & reach (minimum is 9 inches; I can't even make a full seven).
My upper-body strength is not there. I cannot do a single pullup, and I can do the minimum seven pushups, but they are very weak pushups and should probably not be counted.
My body fat percentage is within the acceptable range, although different calculators give me wildly different responses (between 17% and 31% - I'm settling on the 22%), and my blood pressure is within range, although low (same with heart rate). My BMI is extremely low (underweight), but within range.
So, there. I need to work on... um... most of my actual physical fitness, but my health is fine?
I don't understand my body either.
But I would like muscly arms. All will fear my bench pressing, just you wait.
