get fitter

As i’m now in my mid twenties, i would like to get myself fitter. I don’t think i’ve ran anywhere (apart from the bus) in about 10 years.

Its holidays, I need to excercise more. Get in shape, because I’m STILL single!

Started going to the gym again, it’s just a little one but they’ve got treadmills which is good cause I can’t just stop, like I can if I go jogging on the road! I do some weights but they are not my main priority at the minute as I want to lose my fat bits before I start putting on muscle. I’m going to put on a picture of my gut as a reference point, although I have lost a lot of that already, it is a picture from the start of the year, so it is still relevant and I could easily go back there so it is good to have it as reference I guess.
Yesterday went on high rope course as well, that worked my upper body quite well I think,arms are slightly sore today. Would enjoy doing something like that more seriously…

started a new fitness plan =D hopefully i can stick to it!

am doing really well on this one actually! over the last two weeks have been swimming loads, horse riding and doing pilates, just need to keep it up now! watch this space….............

Been slacking on this for the past few weeks but I plan to get back into the gym next week, starting Monday!

I’ve been a bit slack with this for the last couple of weeks. I’ve had a cold and been feeling weak and pathetic. But i’m back on it now, no more smoking, i’m going to limit the chocolate and i went for a walk this morning. It was nice till i fell over!!!!! I slipped in some slime! It was pretty awful but at least i didn’t slip in poo, that would have made me really mad!!!

Going to be interesting now my ex is life-guarding at the pool I go swimming at.

Managed to take a 30 minute power walk every other day this week. Hopefully I can keep it up 3 times a week from now on.

So I’m trying to make sure, above all, that what I choose to do to achieve this goal is achievable and sustainable. In the past I’ve set myself ridiculous goals and then been pissed at myself when I gave up really quickly. I’ve also done a bit of reading that suggests that working out only one muscle group is useless as far as losing weight goes. So this is the revised plan that I’ve stuck to for three whole days -

Diet – just think a bit more about what I’m eating and have a go at eating things that are lower in fat and higher in the good stuff. Try not to eat for comfort.
Exercise – Stretch all my muscle groups every day for thirty seconds – every second day, workout all my muscle groups, with thirty reps on each exercise, but less if it hurts too much. Try and walk places as much as possible.

I don’t do squat or lunge exercises ‘cos I have a thing called a luxating patella (dislocating kneecap) which I have to be careful about. This also means I can’t run, jog, skateboard, ice skate, ski or snowboard. Bummer! I’m not wildly eager to go jogging anyway :) Anyway, I’ve done two whole workouts, stuck to the stretching thing and have eaten a bit healthier for three days. Yay me!