One of my New Year's resolutions was to run a half marathon. About 2 months ago, I signed up for a 10k and I have been training for that. My 10k race is in a little less than 3 weeks away and I am feeling pretty good about it. But running a 10k was not my goal. My goal was a half marathon, which is more than twice as far.
So today I took a leap of faith and registered myself for the Top of Utah Half Marathon in August. That gives me a little over 3 months to continue training and get myself ready. I think it'll be hard, but I'm prepared to do this. I'm excited to get this crossed off of my list!
Monday, May 21, 2012
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Oh Happy Day!
I've been wanting to get my body fat percentage tested for quite some time. I have a scale that supposedly measures body fat, but it is extremely inaccurate. However, I still keep track of it just to evaluate trends and to make sure it is going down.
In January, at the beginning of my journey, I had it tested using one of these:
In case you are not familiar with body composition, ideal BF% for a female is 18-22%.
To give you an idea of what I was expecting....
-In January, my scale said I was 44% body fat...eek!
-In January, the Omron hand held device said my body fat was 37%
So I discovered my scale was anywhere from 4-7% off.
Yesterday morning my scale said I was 34% body fat. So I figured my real percentage had to be in the upper 20s. I don't think I've ever had my BF% less than 30, so my goal was for it to be 29 or less. I would've been THRILLED with anything less than 30.
So we did the analysis...and I got SHOCKING results...
My body fat percentage is: 21.8%!!!!!
I am seriously doubting the accuracy of that bod pod! I NEVER would have guess that it was that low! Still in disbelief, I quickly grabbed an Omron and used that to see if it was way off. Yesterday, the Omron said my percentage was 25%. A little difference between it and the bod pod, but not a questionable amount. Either way, my body fat is 25% or less!
Oh happy day!
In January, at the beginning of my journey, I had it tested using one of these:
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| Omron hand held device |
Now these are much more reliable than my scale, but still not the most accurate method. My neighbor is a grad student at USU and needed participants for a study in which body composition would be measured, as well as VO2 max, and other things. I was able to get my body fat tested in the bod pod, which is one of the most accurate methods available.
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| This is a bod pod. Obviously that's not me, but it gives you an idea of what it is. |
To give you an idea of what I was expecting....
-In January, my scale said I was 44% body fat...eek!
-In January, the Omron hand held device said my body fat was 37%
So I discovered my scale was anywhere from 4-7% off.
Yesterday morning my scale said I was 34% body fat. So I figured my real percentage had to be in the upper 20s. I don't think I've ever had my BF% less than 30, so my goal was for it to be 29 or less. I would've been THRILLED with anything less than 30.
So we did the analysis...and I got SHOCKING results...
My body fat percentage is: 21.8%!!!!!
I am seriously doubting the accuracy of that bod pod! I NEVER would have guess that it was that low! Still in disbelief, I quickly grabbed an Omron and used that to see if it was way off. Yesterday, the Omron said my percentage was 25%. A little difference between it and the bod pod, but not a questionable amount. Either way, my body fat is 25% or less!
Oh happy day!
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