Monday, April 12th, 2010 at
6:00 am
Well, I’ve been ill with a terrible cold, then horrible aches and pains, then headaches….but finally, tomorrow I’ll be back at the gym for sure!
It’s always so exciting to go back after a while of not going. But it is also slightly daunting! I start thinking “how long can I manage?” or “will I start feeling rubbish again?” but I know that once I’m there, I’ll just take my time and do what I can.
The main thing I need to do right now is build the cardio back up. There was a time when I was doing 2 one hour sessions a week on the cross trainer. Now, I can’t really do that because of work and the times I go to the gym.
But I want to be doing 4 thirty minute sessions a week, every week. At the moment, I usually only do 15 minutes each session as I have a routine on the resistance machines too.
Hopefully with the better weather and the lighter evenings, going to the gym in the evenings after work won’t feel so daunting and tiring! I’m going to stick with the 15 minute sessions 4 times a week for a couple of weeks and then up each session by 5 minutes for another two weeks, then up it by 5 minutes again until I get to 30 minutes 4 times a week. I know I need to do it gradually as I don’t want to be doing too much too soon and getting too tired.
I’m looking forward to a more productive week of fitness this week!
Also, I’m making sure my eating habits go back to smaller portions and less fattening foods. I recently been very slack in keeping to this, and because I’ve not been able to exercise, that’s not good!
So more fruit and veg, nuts, green tea and exercise this week replacing the Easter choccy and lounging feeling ill on the couch!
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Friday, April 9th, 2010 at
9:18 am
Since Mothers Day, I’ve had an awful cold verging on flu and not been able to go to the gym. It’s been so frustrating as I had been keeping up a good routine at the gym for a few weeks and been enjoying it so much!
I haven’t been able to go to the gym for 2 weeks, and the one time I did go just to do a few light weights, I was so tired I could have fallen asleep on the exercise machine! So, I’ve been doing my best to get well first before getting back into weights and cardio as I know I’ll just be taking two steps back if I go again whilst not well. I’ve made sure I’ve done a bit of yoga whilst I’ve not been well and that’s really helped to keep me moving and help the aches and pains!
I’m hoping to get back into it tonight, again just to do a few light weights to get back into it. It’s always really hard to get into going to the gym after not going for a while. But it’s ok because my husband will be going with me and he really helps to motivate me into doing my best.
I haven’t been losing any weight over this time, but I’m not surprised. However I have stayed at the same weight which is more than I could ask for whilst I can’t exercise. Healthier eating has played a big part in that, but of course, so has Proactol!
I’m hoping that over this week, I’ll be able to work myself back up to my usual routine and get back into doing a lot more cardio to shed those pounds!
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Friday, April 9th, 2010 at
9:18 am
Since Mothers Day, I’ve had an awful cold verging on flu and not been able to go to the gym. It’s been so frustrating as I had been keeping up a good routine at the gym for a few weeks and been enjoying it so much!
I haven’t been able to go to the gym for 2 weeks, and the one time I did go just to do a few light weights, I was so tired I could have fallen asleep on the exercise machine! So, I’ve been doing my best to get well first before getting back into weights and cardio as I know I’ll just be taking two steps back if I go again whilst not well. I’ve made sure I’ve done a bit of yoga whilst I’ve not been well and that’s really helped to keep me moving and help the aches and pains!
I’m hoping to get back into it tonight, again just to do a few light weights to get back into it. It’s always really hard to get into going to the gym after not going for a while. But it’s ok because my husband will be going with me and he really helps to motivate me into doing my best.
I haven’t been losing any weight over this time, but I’m not surprised. However I have stayed at the same weight which is more than I could ask for whilst I can’t exercise. Healthier eating has played a big part in that, but of course, so has Proactol!
I’m hoping that over this week, I’ll be able to work myself back up to my usual routine and get back into doing a lot more cardio to shed those pounds!
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