In changing to a new gym, I had a regular fitness assessment. Ouch. I’ve got tons of room for improvement. You’d never guess that I’m coming from one gym and not just off of the street with a New Year’s resolution.

The news:

• I’m lighter than I thought, but I think this is loss of muscle mass.
• I’m taller than I thought – by 1cm.
• BMI is still a flawed system for body measurement. I’m not in my best shape, but I’m certainly not overweight.
• My body-fat measurement is up.

The plan:

• I need to get back into running shape. That’ll cut off the extra fat.
• I still have shoulder rehab work to do, but it shouldn’t stop me from much weight training activity.
• There are yoga and pilates classes that fit my life, which should help with my core stability and flexibility problems.
• I should probably get better with my food choices again. More cooking, less throwing things together.
• Everything really hinges on a regular schedule. 5 days/week is good. No cheating.

The goal:

• Over 6 months, my body-fat reading should drop by at least 2%. It’s not unreasonable.
• There’s still that half-marathon in August.