If you haven’t noticed, I skipped a few weeks of the fit owl, because this owl isn’t very fit. I still haven’t made it to the gym. At all. Winter really, really makes me wish I had a treadmill in the house. I wouldn’t even care if it was in the garage!

I was hoping to get into the gym today, or maybe to try out a session of yoga, but now I have to make an Apple store run to replace the power adapter for my Air. It had an unfortunate accident with the vacuum.

I did sign up for my first 5k of the year, which will happen in April. So I definitely need to get in some gym time before then, or I’ll be walking the entire thing.

– leeanna

Okay, here’s where public accountability is going to come in. Last week was a total bust for me fitness wise. I didn’t make it to the gym at all, I didn’t work out at all, I didn’t do anything. If I keep going liks this, there will be no half-marathon in May.

I’m hoping I can motivate myself this week, although with temperatures in the looooow digits (it’s going to feel like negative temperatures with the wind chill today) it’ll be hard to want to go anywhere but to work and home. I really should do some videos on Youtube — I can’t believe how many workout videos are available there!

If I do get into the gym at all this week, I’m going to try listening to audiobooks while I work out. I don’t think I’m an audiobook person — I have to see the words — but if I can get in some reading while working out, I won’t pass it up. Plus, some of the books I want to borrow from Overdrive are only in audiobook format, not ePubs

– leeanna

Welcome to a new feature here at www.leeanna.me. I debated starting a second blog about fitness, but I’d rather put my time and energy into one blog. I’m sure I’m not the only book blogger that’s also into fitness

My first update for 2013 is not much of one at all. I have been sick pretty much since December 25, and today is the first day I’ve not needed a nap after doing two things.

One of my goals for this year is to run a half-marathon. I’m admittedly a long way from that, but last night I found there is a race reasonably close to me in May. I’m wondering if I can train for it? If I’m feeling optimistic at the end of the week I’ll probably sign up. Go big or go home!

My fitness plans for this week involve taking it easy. I’ve found some yoga videos on Youtube that I intend trying, and I might, might do some walking on the treadmill later in the week. The last thing I want to do is overdo anything and end up sick again right away.

– leeanna