My goal during the semester was to increase my physical activity, more specifically my aerobic activity. I committed to either jogging or engaging in elliptical training 3 days a week, 30 minute a session. I planned to accomplish this by purchasing the necessary equipment, running shoes, workout clothes, and scheduling time committed to exercise. Ultimately, I was partially successful, and as a result, my real age dropped from 38.4 years old to 36.5. My real age changed by nearly two years because I increased my physical activity and began taking vitamin D, these were the only changes I made between taking to real age tests, making it clear that these two interventions is what contributed to the decrease in my real age. While I see my real age drop as progress, I did not reach my activity goals with the consistency I hoped, which means had I maintained the level of
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However, the fact that my real age dropped nearly two years even though I did not reach the activity level I planned on, speaks volumes to the health benefits of exercise
My intervention was partially successful, I increase my aerobic activity to one or two sessions a week, am taking vitamin D daily, and have firmly developed flossing twice a day as a habit. However, my intervention called for participating in aerobic exercise three times a week, which I failed to achieve in all two of the weeks during the intervention. However, I am encouraged because I have made progress toward implementing aerobic activity in my weekly routine.
Discussion
Unfortunately, I have not been able to follow through on that commitment to the degree I had hoped. While I did increase my physical activity to training one to two times a week, I only did three workouts, twice during the past few months. Realistically, I expected difficulty
However, the fact that my real age dropped nearly two years even though I did not reach the activity level I planned on, speaks volumes to the health benefits of exercise
My intervention was partially successful, I increase my aerobic activity to one or two sessions a week, am taking vitamin D daily, and have firmly developed flossing twice a day as a habit. However, my intervention called for participating in aerobic exercise three times a week, which I failed to achieve in all two of the weeks during the intervention. However, I am encouraged because I have made progress toward implementing aerobic activity in my weekly routine.
Discussion
Unfortunately, I have not been able to follow through on that commitment to the degree I had hoped. While I did increase my physical activity to training one to two times a week, I only did three workouts, twice during the past few months. Realistically, I expected difficulty