Tracking

After watching the 2nd episode of the Biggest Loser and seeing them do a fitness assessment, I decided that I should do one.  There were a few reasons for this, 1) so that I can track my improvement as I work toward my goal, 2) so I can compare myself to where other people my age are, and 3) as another tool to help keep me accountable and to see results (especially when I hit a plateau).  In searching for them, I found adultfitnesstest.org, which is a website supported by the President in his efforts to fight against obesity.  On this site there are directions for doing all the different sections of the test, a form to fill in your results, and once you input your data, it will tell you where you are compared to others your age.  Click here for the instructions and click here to submit your results.

I wasn't really surprised by my results.  I know I am very far off from where I should be, but I also know I am extremely flexible and weight has no bearing on flexibility.  Here are my results:

I plan on doing this assessment every 2 months to track my results.