Showing posts with label training. Show all posts
Showing posts with label training. Show all posts

Friday, 18 July 2008

Feeling strong


Well it is almost the last day of the school holidays, my son goes back on Tuesday, and we survived with very little wreckage. We kept busy, and I hid in the gym a bit while my kids were in creche, but that's ok.




I don't normally post about my training because lately it is very ho hum, what with my shoulder problems and my knee problems, I have found my training to be more rehab than anything else and very boring, but yesterday I felt really strong. I was able to increase (with the approval of my physio) most weights, increase my running to 10 mins!!?? and increase the speed and resistance on the bike. I also introduced new weights that I have not been able to do for about 2 years.




Overall I felt stronger and happier and really enjoyed it, I can see that things are improving but also mindful that I need to go very slowly.




I think it also helped that I saw the Jamie Oliver program and Wednesday. I think I realised that despite my injuries, I am a lot healthier and stronger than those people on that program and that I should be grateful for that.




Just this week, I have been focusing myself on not what foods can't I have, but what foods can I have that make me strong and healthy and happy so this program was a timely reminder of the reasons I try to make the right choices, it is not all about being thin and never has been.




As a trainer and a mum, I know what and how, I just now need to master the doing.



Image above from http://www.flickr.com/photos/kasandra16/

Friday, 27 April 2007

First time training

I have just realised I have only one link to a blog, I do read more, I will update that soon.

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I did my first 'proper' training session yesterday. I had so much fun that it didn't feel like work at all. This all feels so right, I wish I had done it years ago. But then the timing might not of been right so - no regrets.

The session went well, I'm sure my client enjoyed herself, even when she was feeling the muscles in her butt. Not sure she will still like me today!!!

It's amazing how good a workout you can get from minimum equipment and body weight, especially in people new to training.

Myself, I am starting to train for the city to surf and did a slow 50 minute run yesterday. Today I have blisters, need to address something there.