My first 'excellent'

I took my fit test today. Despite being sick the last two weeks with a nasty cold I decided to push through it and I'm glad I did. It amazes me how the word 'test' can cause panic among most- myself included. I've been preparing for this exact test since November 2009, yet my nerves had my stomach turning, my palms sweating and my whole body shaking (I could blame that on the cold, but I know it was nerves).

I love the saying 'practice makes perfect.' It is so true. There was one other young lady testing with me and she told me how much she hated push-ups. When her office would do them during the day she would run and hide. She tried to say she was often too busy to do them. I told her about my training plan and that it only took me 2 minutes a day to do them. I could confidently tell her that with minimal daily preparation I was confident I'd meet my minimum number. Sadly she didn't pass her push-ups, but she now knows what she needs to do...and running and hiding isn't the answer.

This was my best fit test score ever. 96.4- an excellent. My waist measured at 31 (and by the way- I found out there is no more BMI score, just the waist measurement); I did 25 push-ups (woohoo!), 45 sit-ups and completed my run in 12:11. The run still isn't quite where I want it to be. I'm certain I can get it down to 11:45, but for not being able to breathe very well I'll accept that time today.

I'm taking two weeks off for vacation and an inspection and then I'm getting right back on the horse. You can't rest on your laurels even for a moment. Besides feeling healthy, fit and strong is so much better than the alternative- and that's a feeling I intend to keep well past the high of an excellent PT score.