So as of this morning, I took my first steps into starting an exercise plan. It's called the 5BX Plan, and it's apparently used by the Canadian Airforce (free publication).

It's designed to be done anywhere, without equipment, and take only 11 minutes. It has a very specific, tiered structure, with rules for each age bracket and fitness level, and how to progress.

I will be doing this every day for the foreseeable future, at 11 AM, or before I take my first meal of the day, whichever comes first.

For those unfamiliar, 5BX is a series of charts of 5 exercises of increasing intensity. The first exercise is always a stretching exercise, and the fifth is an in-place run of varying intensity. You are always supposed to do one level per day, starting from chart 1. Depending on your age and existing fitness, you are only supposed to increase in levels after a certain number of repeated days.

With my age (25), I am supposed to do each level two days in a row before moving on, and only if I can complete it within the allotted time. Once I am at the A+ for a chart, and complete it, I can move on to the next chart. At age 25, the highest I am expected to maintain (when I can cut it down to 3 times weekly), is to maintain Level C of Chart 5. Chart 6 is only intended for "Champion Athletes" as the pamphlet phrases it.

I am starting at an average weight range of 229-232 pounds (measured over the course of a week). Let's see where this goes, shall we? I will be updating this journal periodically until I move on to the next Chart.

11/13: Chart 1, D- Level
11/14: Chart 1, D- Level
11/15: Chart 1, D Level
11/16: Chart 1, D Level
11/17: Chart 1, D+ Level
11/21: Chart 1, D+ Level (fell off the wagon; getting back on)
11/22: Chart 1, D+ Level
11/23: Chart 1, C- Level
11/24: Chart 1, C- Level
11/26: Chart 1, C- Level (If I miss a day, I repeat what I missed, because it's probably better than moving on)