Geocaching, kettlebell and Zumba make the world go round...

The title to this post says it all.  I am in love with geocaching, kettlebell and Zumba.  I went to Lansing for the weekend to celebrate (mourn) my sister's continued existence on this earth and we ended up going geocaching on both Saturday and Sunday.  The one thing that occurred to me is that I should wear a pedometer and even consider wearing my heart monitor while geocaching.  I'm very curious how much I actual walk while geocaching.  Perhaps there's some sort of function that I can utilize on my gps unit to measure the distance traveled or something...  Anyway, there also seems to be lots of hills and such that I end up climbing in search of the cache which brings up my heart rate.  Maybe it's enough for vitality points?  At least it's something to consider.  But, on Saturday we found three caches and on Sunday we found two.  That brings me up to finding twenty caches total.  Added to that, I got some other people to enjoy it as well.  My obsession is spreading!

I also bought a kettlebell last week, and so far I really like it.  It's something that I'm going to keep perusing the Internet for more information about, specifically for new exercises to do with it.  Admittedly I'm very basic, but I like it and think that it's something that I can stick with.  What I would really like is for my gym to have a kettlebell class that I can go to.  When that happens, I will be there.

Zumba is tonight, which I'm really excited about.  I also have to go grocery shopping and get my alternator tested on my car, but Zumba is the priority.  The rest may not happen until tomorrow.  Oops.  My friend Ashley may end up going to Zumba with me, which would be incredibly awesome! 

With the beautiful weather expected this week and the March that feels like summer, I'm really wanting to cook using my grill.  I keep trying to find some delicious grilled food recipes on the internet to try out.  So that is mostly what I'm up to this week. :)

Until next time!

Beautiful weather!

This is a beautiful time of year.  70 degree temps, warm sunshine...  But of course that's not really supposed to happen in March, but I'll take it.  With the warm weather, I am discovering my new obsession, so to speak.  I absolutely LOVE geocaching.  I love going out in the nice weather with my usually trusty handheld gps unit and walking around parks until I find the hidden treasure.  It's great.  The fact that it also means getting off my butt and in the sun is only one of the benefits.  Sometimes it's even aerobic as it often involves walking up and down hills a lot, maybe some climbing, etc.  One of the cool things about geocaching is that it can be as easy or as difficult as you want it to be.  Regardless, it's definitely turning into an obsession for me.

In addition to geocaching, I've also picked up Zumba, which I find to be really fun.  It is my new Monday night activity.  Tonight I am going to Fit Barre at my gym, which is more resistance training.  I'm really trying to not focus completely on cardio work because, while the benefits of cardio can't be denied, resistance training is also an integral part of it.

I'm also intensely curious about kettlebell; so much so that I'm half tempted to buy one on the way home.  Clearly I'd buy the lightest one (7lbs) as I'm a beginner and I don't have any experience with it.  But I'm extremely curious about it and it looks like something that I might like.

Finally, nutrition is a key component of weight loss as well.  I've been increasing the number of servings of fruits and vegetables.  But, I've also given up pop for the time being.  There is really no reason to drink pop from a nutritional perspective.  Maybe someday I'll drink pop again, but right now I'm trying to get used to how I feel not drinking it.

Happy thought of the day:  my best friend informed me that if I keep going the way that I am currently, I will visibly be losing weight in the next few months.  Hopefully that's right!