Jane's fitness blog - part 3

Tuesday, April 15

Jogged around the park at 6.16am in the frost. Quite hard but managed 20 minutes.

Wednesday, April 16

Met at 10am. Trying to be ready for anything. Didn't sleep well so not full of beans.
Ready for some more interval training.

Adam likes to vary the elements. Keeps me on my toes and the training more effective. More shuttle runs, boxing with Turkish boxing added in (that's starting flat on my back on the mat and then jumping up to box and down again), He's taken pity on me after my pitiful skipping performance on Monday and its steps instead. They're OK until after 20 seconds on normal steps you do a harder jumping step for 10 secs. Five minutes on each section to make a total of 20 minutes circuit training. Slightly easier for me than Monday's session. Maybe I'm getting used to it.

Followed by more press-ups, rowing, crunches with a bigger ball this time to throw back to Adam. Squats and walking lunges which I find easier than the static ones.

Finding the plank harder rather than easier only managed 42 seconds today and 30 the second time. The weight of my large bottom makes we want to sink!

Then stretches - ahhh!

Feel very tired afterwards and only get that post exercise buzz a day later.

Got to jog for 20 minutes tomorrow. I'm sure I¹ll feel like it after a good night¹s sleep.

Thursday, April 17

Can¹t jog in the morning but manage 20 minutes after work just. Not my best time for exercise. I¹m more of a morning person.

Friday, April 18

Biting cold wind over Braywick Park at 9.45am. Adam's changed the circuit training for today. We're going at it non-stop.
Already feeling as I said to Adam like I'm being 'pulled in from the inside' rather like someone tightening a corset.

That's just how I'm supposed to feel he said.
Can report that after three weeks things are loser my top have has definitely trimmed down, pants fit better and trousers are looser. Wobbly bits on inner thighs are reducing. I really never thought such advances would be possible in just three weeks.

As for the eating I'm lucky that I like salads, fruit and veg. And now it feels unpleasant to have even just a nibble on a chocolate or biscuit.

The big test will come on Monday with another weigh in and half way measure up. But apart from that I feel so much better. I have more energy am more alert in the evenings and feel easier moving about (except for the odd ache immediately after exercise my thighs and bottom are really feeling the effects of all those lunges.

We have now progressed to a more advanced training programme a full circuit based session which keeps my heart rate up for longer with more repetitions in each exercise and also more sets. These include more dynamic exercises such as the Turkish get up and stepping lunges).

It's very tough and relentless and would be so easy not to do if Adam wasn't there driving me on!But the feeling of achievement afterwards is fantastic.

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