As you may know, I am a FitFluential ambassador and really enjoy being part of a community of people who love fitness. (Just in case you’re interested, you don’t have to be a blogger to be part of FitFluential!)
Occasionally ambassadors are asked to put together something fun and fitness-related and a few weeks ago, the concept of creating a Fitness Bucket List on Pinterest came up.
I didn’t make one at first because I didn’t think I had a lot of fitness goals beyond simply living an active life and a few career-related goals, but the more I thought about it, the more I started to realize that I actually do have quite a few!
Here are the items I have on my Fitness Bucket List:
- Complete a two or three-day walk for breast cancer
This became a goal of mine the week that my mom had a double mastectomy. I was in St. Pete visiting her when, coincidentally enough, I saw hundreds of people walking in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day walk in October 2008. What really stuck out to me were the women and men wearing SURVIVOR t-shirts. It gave me an overwhelming sense of hope that my mom would be okay.
- Become a certified personal trainer
I’d love to become a certified personal trainer. My overall interest is in writing about fitness and teaching group exercise classes, and while I know you don’t necessarily have to be a personal trainer to teach group exercise, it is a certification that is important to me if I hope to enter the fitness field. Though writing will still be my primary focus, I think the knowledge I would gain would benefit my freelance writing career and allow me to feel more comfortable reaching out to certain publications and teaching group exercise. Plus, I want to learn a lot more!
- Teach group exercise
I am seriously intimidated by teaching group exercise classes but it’s something I’ve had in the back of my mind for years because, in my heart, I think I would love it. I really enjoy the group exercise environment and encouraging others. My interest is in teaching BodyPump or Jazzercise, but we’ll see!
- Run a race in Washington, D.C.
For some reason running a race in Washington, D.C. sounds amazing to me. I’d love to run through our nation’s capital. Talk about inspiring! The Rock ‘n’ Roll half marathon is calling to me…
- Run a marathon
This is my “one day” goal. It’s in the back of my mind, but not something I plan to train for in the near future. It’s a “later in life” bucket list item for me.
- Run in another race with Sadie
I had such a blast running in a 5K with Sadie before (I even PRed!) and would love to run another one with her. I just wish dog races were more popular!
- Go scuba diving somewhere exotic
I’m not sure whether or not this belongs on a “fitness” bucket list, but scuba diving can be pretty physical, so I added it. I’ve only been scuba diving in Florida and the thought of scuba diving somewhere exotic where the water is turquoise and the colors of the fish are brilliant sounds incredible. One day!
Question of the Afternoon
- What is one item on your fitness bucket list?
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It was like you read my mind…I’m here at work twiddling my thumbs praying you’ll post soon and voila! One fitness goal is to complete an olympic triathlon…which I could prob do with a little more training in the near future, but I’m not seeing any races that excite me. xoxo
oh my gosh, you would be amazing! i’d come cheer for you!! and i’m sorry i missed my usual 1:30 p.m. posting time, friend. 🙂
I want to do a tough mudder one day! They look like alot of fun!
I want to start and finish P90x!! or Insanity!! Either would be an accomplishment. I also want to take some type of group fitness class … I’m going to my first yoga class at the end of the month so hopefully I’ll love it (fingers crossed)!!
I am going with running the NYC marathon 🙂
I’d love to run a full marathon at some point. I’ve done a couple of halfs, but a full just seems so … long! 😉
ha! i agree. 🙂
I’ve done duathlons so I’m looking to add swimming in to the mix soon and then on to triathlons…and hopefully one day a half ironman 🙂
I’m working on teaching fitness classes soon!! can’t wait
I did the Rock n Roll USA half and it was amazing! Awesome crowd support and you can’t beat the scenery. You should definitely do it.
The NYC Marathon is on my bucket list! One of these days I’ll get in.
i’ve heard awesome things about that DC race and really want to. so glad you had a good experience!
There’s also the Cherry Blossom 10 Miler. It happens early each Spring and is the best way to see the famous blooming cherry blossoms. Just be sure to sign up in early December, so you get in the entry lottery :).
I would love to do a half-marathon one day. The Rock ‘n Roll ones sound so fun! As do the Disney ones! And the wine ones! Okay maybe almost all of them… I think I need to conquer a 10k first though. It would be a dream come true if I ever complete a half marathon!
i just made my bucket list for fitluential last week, and one of them was to also get certified to teach a group fitness class. i’m like you though, i’m kind of intimidated, but it’s been in the back of my head for the last few years. i think we just need to GO for it! 🙂
hold my hand!!!!!
I ran the Army 10-miler in DC last October and I’m signed up to run again this year! Although I didn’t get to see too much of our nation’s capital (super focused on running my first long distance race), it was very fun and exciting to be there!
I’d also like to teach a group fitness class. 🙂
My life goal is to run a half marathon in every state! It’s something that combines my love of running and travel! 9 down so far!
I live in DC and although I enjoy exercise, running does not top my list. Nonetheless, I’ve done several medium-distance races in the area, and my favorite by far is the Cherry Blossom 10 miler. It’s the perfect time of year for running, and it takes you past many of the sights and landmarks in DC. I would recommend that over RnR!
These are great goals Julie! One thing on my fitness bucket list is to actually make that board on Pinterest lol! There are a lot of things I’d like to do, including getting my personal trainer cert to go along with the ones I already have for fitness and nutrition. I’d also like to run a few destination races, like in San Francisco, Disney, and maybe New York. I’ve qualified for Boston but am not sure that running another marathon is really on my list any more… it’s a debate I have with myself over and over again!
That should say **RUN** a half marathon….
Whoops, I clicked on my post to fix a mistake and ended up on yours. Sorry!! (see below)
Full a half marathon!!! I was half way through my training plan when I got pregnant with our baby boy. I’ve already found the perfect “jogging” stroller for after he arrives in October so I can start training again. I’d love to do a half in 2013! 🙂
I want to run one of the Disney World races (most likely a half marathon)! I don’t think I’d ever have a bored minute running through Disney. And it’d be awesome to run a race with my dog! Unfortunately San Antonio is quite possibly the most non-dog friendly cities so I seriously doubt there are any dog races.
As a fellow scuba diver, it totally counts as fitness! There have been lots of times my heart rate has been really up there while diving…the chance of a shark encounter makes my heart beat fast!
I loved the Disney Princess half…buuut the parts of the race between parks were really boring. Running through the magic kingdom and Cinderella’s castle made up for it though!
Awesome, Im very excited for you. I am dying to do the Komen walk, a friend did it years ago and said its amazing, you meet all kinds of interesting people doing it for different reason.
I was super moved by one story she told me, she met an 80 year old man, and she was asking did you lose someone to breast cancer, he said that he was doing it for his 2 year old grand daughter because he didnt want her to hear the word breast cancer. Best of luck
Last April I lost a friend at 32 years old to breast cancer and 2 aunts passed away with in weeks of my friend due to other cancers so it was a really tough time. One of my best friends emailed a group of us a month after our friend passed saying she wanted to do the 60 mile 3 day walk if anyone was interested. I had never heard of this walk before and immedialty thought “60 miles!!! i could NEVER do that but over the next few days I couldnt stop thinking about it and how amazing this event was. I was sitting at home daydreaming about crossing the finish line after walking 60 miles and I burst into tears just at the thought of it. I signed up the next day and never looked back. I was so nervous leading up to the event and even thought about backing out a few times but all of the support from friends and family kept me going. It was hands down the most special thing I ever have done in my life. I am signed up for the 2012 walk and although I am nervous (mostly bc its hard to raise the 2300.00 to do the walk) I can’t wait to experience it again and this time as an Alumni! I cant speak enough about this walk and if you have ANY questions I would love to answer them!
oh my gosh, this just made me cry. i’m so glad your experience was so powerful and i know your friend and aunts would be so proud of you for accomplishing something so amazing.
I saw you pinning that earlier and thought about making one of those boards for myself 🙂 I totally want to run a marathon and do at least a half iron man, but would love to do a complete iron man. One day!
Just do the Marine Corps Marathon and get two of them down at once.
I’d like to do a 10k and maybe a 10-miler. A bunch of my friends did the Cherry Blossom 10-miler in DC and I was too chicken and afraid to even try.
I’d also like to do a race with my dog Sam and a mud run of some sort!
I agree with you on the dog races. I would love to run 5k’s with my dogs–what a blast!
I would love to run a half marathon in New York City. It is such an amazing place to visit and I can’t imagine how fun it would be to race there.
I also want to do a mud/obstacle run. I’ve had so many friends that did it and enjoyed it.
1.Become a spin instructor – I started spin classes during my time at FSU and though I don’t go regularly now, I’d love to pick it back up and one day teach! And…
2. Race a triathlon. Even a sprint will do! I find it so intimidating right now but hoping to get the courage and train in the near future!!
I heard my boss telling someone about her daughter’s “30 by 30” list of 30 things she wanted to do before turning 30. I tried to think of my own and honestly couldn’t come up with too many. I know that I do want to try and climb a mountain sometime soon!
I would love to teach exercise classes, for some reason I have a burning desire to teach body pump and I have never even taken a class before, I just know I would love it and I want to teach pilates which is weird for me because I hardly ever take classes, I just think if I was teaching it I would love it! Deep down I want to run a marathon and everyone tells me I should, my dad is really pushing it so he can live vicariously through me but I just can’t get out of my head that I don’t think I would make it.
I want to take an adult gymnastics class some time in the next few years (after I have my baby). I was always intimidated of gymnastics as a kid and was even too afraid to do a handstand, which I’ve learned to do since an adult. I think it would be so much fun to learn how to do a couple of flips.
I just recently got BodyPump certified and was TERRIFIED of going and doing it! It was an amazing experience and I love teaching it SO much more than taking the class. I push myself so much harder and love motivating people during the workout. You would be an amazing instructor Julie! I highly recommend that you get certified 🙂
I definitely agree about running a race in DC – I did last year and I am so glad I did. I did the MCM and though it was super crowded, the fact that you are running around our nations history with lots of crowd support was incredible!
I always have wanted to be a personal trainer at least as a part time job~just to see how it is! Because I love fitness and helping others take the fit path too 🙂 Good list!
run a half marathon! every time i go to sign up i chicken out… one day…
Run the Disney Princess Half Marathon.
You should totally go for the group fitness one! I am a super shy and quite person, but I took the plunge and began training to become a pilates instructor at my university, auditioned and I actually got the job! Teaching classes really challenges me but I really enjoy it and it’s so rewarding. It definitely doesn’t feel like work at all. And it’s much less intimidating than I ever thought it would be.
I highly highly HIGHLY recommend the Avon 2 Day Walk. A dear friend and I have done 3 together and we pick a new city each time. We’re planning to walk DC next spring! It’s such an overwhelming experience and you meet so many interesting, fascinating, and inspiring women (and men, too!). We walked New York in October, and a man pushed his wife in her wheelchair for the entire 40 miles, as she was undergoing treatment at the time. I cried when I saw them and I’m tearing up now just thinking about it!
Love your blog, by the way!
Where else have you walked?? DC is great- the last few years we’ve started at the Washington Monument. I’m just bored with DC though since it’s my hometown.
I have walked the DC walk 5 times, crewed DC once, walked Charlotte once and just did Chicago the other weekend!! Next year six teammates and I are walking New York!!
It has been the best experience in my life. We have three teammates who are survivors and the people are amazing!! I’m currently in a boot for 6-8 weeks: found out right after the Chicago walk I had a stress fracture in left foot (yes, from walking!) but I still finished 31.5 miles!!
I’m still walking next year. Probably not the whole 39 miles but I’m still walking no matter what!!
Awesome! That’s a lot of walking! We did Denver in 2007, Chicago in 2008 and NYC in 2011. Took a few years off while my friend was in law school. I have loved them all! I’m excited about DC – we just moved from there about a year ago and I miss it! I’m also anxious to walk San Francisco.
Doing the Susan G. Komen 3 day walk is on my list. My Mom and best friend (who is only 30) both have breast cancer and my Aunt is a breast cancer survivor so it’s a cause close to my heart!
Those are some great goals. I have a goal to race in DC too, I don’t know why it seems so appealing but I think it would be great!
Get good at tennis…I never have enough time to play or get good and so it’s always the “someday” goal
I’m still working on developing my fitness bucket list, but at the top right now is running a Tough Mudder! I love obstacle course races, so much fun!!
I have quite a few on mine and scuba is one of them. I know that snorkeling is a major workout so I can only imagine scuba would be similar.
I would also like to go horseback riding (I got on a horse for the 1st time as an adult last year and it was scary and amazing).
And I would like to own two bikes so hubby and I can go outside to bike instead of always spinning in our home gym.
I wrote about my FF bucket list too http://losingitandlovingit.com/blog/6849
Hi Julie!
I’ve been a long time reader and I don’t think I’ve ever posted (until now!) I had to comment and let you know what a truly incredible experience the Susan G Komen 3-Day is and you really should check that one of your bucket list (soon)! You’ll laugh, cry, and meet some inspiring and amazing people. I can go on and on about this experience, feel free to ask me anything about it! I have walked the Boston 3-Day twice. My family walks every year since 2003 or 2004 (our team is Paula’s people) in memory of my aunt who walked multiple years until sadly Breast Cancer took her from us, far too young and in honor of other two aunts and mom, all three survivors. I am in awe of women like your mother (a survivor) and the women in my family, they are among an extraordinary group of brave women! This year, I am volunteering this year with the Boston 3-Day Medical Crew (I’m a nurse) and walking in DC this year with my families team. I am so excited to see you sharing this goal with the blog world and for your honesty in past posts regarding your own personal experience with Breast Cancer. Thank you!
Love this post, and the Pinterest board idea! I know what I’ll be searching on Pinterest when I get home!
The top of my fitness bucket list would be to solo the Canadian Death Race, a 125-km ultra over three mountain summits, gaining 17,000 feet in elevation. I really hope to run it one year!
Love this bucket list! I would love to scuba dive but I hate getting wet…therefore we have a problem!
Run a marathon, run three half marathons in a year, become a certified personal trainer as well, run a relay, do good in upcoming season for Cross Country…those are on my fitness bucket list.
I want to hike somewhere in Nepal!
Pacers is supporting a 5K to benefit the Lost Dog Foundation if you are interested (dogs welcome)! It is in Northern Virginia though…
I have a bucket list on Pinterest, but I love the idea of having a fitness one specifically.
First thing on my fitness (and life) bucket list is to run a half marathon – scheduled for October!
go for the group exercise! I started teaching Zumba a few months ago and it is such an amazing feeling watching women boost their confidence and self esteem (oh and get paid to work out and have fun!!)
TOO FUNNY I already have my blog post scheduled for tomorrow morning and it’s about my fitness bucket list. Great minds I tell ya!
I have 2 stress fractures in my spine from an old gymnastics injury. Because of the pain, I am very limited to what I can do. I’ve finally found a doctor to fix it, so I hope that I’ll get to do something I never thought I would – run a 5K.
Ohhhh definitely come to DC! I live here in DC, and it is an AMAZING city to be in. I’m actually planning on running the Roch N’ Roll Half this coming March! You should join 🙂
“I’ve only been scuba diving in Florida and the thought of scuba diving somewhere exotic where the water is turquoise and the colors of the fish are brilliant sounds incredible.”
Diving in Florida IS where the water is turquoise and the fish are brilliant!! I love California/West Coast diving, but overall, the diving is easier (and warmer!) in FL.
One of mine is to do a Half Ironman…and that is happening in Aug!!! 🙂
Also, to do a triathlon with Hawaii, run a race in DC, and get certified to teach CXWorx and BodyAttack.
I LOVE teaching fitness classes!!! (BP rocks!) You should TOTALLY go for it!!! 🙂
You should FOR SURE do a couple day walk for Breast Cancer. My mom has done one here in Toronto a couple of times and i signed up for my first one this fall… 60km!!
GOOD LUCK!!