I think I know why I haven't been able to stick to an exercise schedule. When I first started out back in October, I was all gung ho about it and got a little carried away. I started out by working out on the Bowflex every other day and walking (just a mile, though) almost every day. This time I'm making myself take it easy.

I found this training website - Couch-to-5K - with a schedule that's supposed to help you go from being a couch potato to running in a 5K. During Week 1, you walk for 5 minutes to warm up, then you jog for 60 seconds and walk for 90 seconds. Repeat the jog/walk 6 times for a total of 20 minutes. You do that 3 times the first week - Monday, Wednesday and Friday. During Week 2, you still do the 5 minute warm up, but you jog for 90 seconds and walk for 2 minutes and repeat for a total of 20 minutes. You progressively jog more than walk until you can jog/run a full 3 miles. I'm following this, but I'm pacing myself. I'm not moving on to Week 2 until I can jog for the full 60 seconds without stopping.

I'm planning on only working out 1 or 2 days a week and riding 1 day. I really Love riding and the River Legacy Trails are great (although not as long as White Rock Creek/Lake Trails), so that will be tough. The main thing is, I need to only exercise on alternating days and have a complete day of recovery between.