Recently I received an email from a Programme Manager at the Otago Institute of Sport & Adventure at Otago Polytechnic with an invitation to think about engaging the support of a Year 2 Personal Training Student to help me "battle the fitness, body and mood changes that accompany Hibernation!"
The deal is that I would need to meet with my assigned Personal Training Student, undergo some relevant fitness testing and join the World Fitness Centre (at a cost!)
I don't do gyms! and I especially don't do lycra!
However, after reading the email I selected Reply & yesterday I met with my very own PT, Jasmine. Jasmine needed information from me about my current exercise programme (oops), health status as well as my goals or intentions for wanting to participate in this programme.
My main goals would be around health & well being, motivation to actually be more active and, of course, weight loss!
I will be having a fitness test later this week - & that will be interesting, won't it?
Watch this space for progress reports.
Monday, May 9, 2011
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Spring in2it! Week 10
Here we are at the end of the Spring in2it! challenge. I must admit to feeling very disappointed that I seem to have only lost 1/2 kg! Really wanted to lose 2kgs. Bugger! Obviously more exercise required, less food, even less wine......or just buy bigger clothes!
However, on reflection, Spring in2it! has been worthwhile. I have been thinking about what I eat (although I think that I eat reasonably carefully anyway - perhaps "cake" more often than I should) but became very aware that I do not drink enough water. I enjoyed some of the lunchtime talks that I went to and the exercise classes.
I really would like to be more disciplined with exercise and try to get out at lunchtime for a quick walk, even 10 mins, at least three times a week. It is very easy to use 'too busy' as an excuse. Walking provides time to reflect on the morning's work, get some fresh air, and think about what needs to be done in the afternoon.
It will be interesting to read post challenge results/surveys to see how others have found the 10 week challenge. Now, I guess, I need to continue to challenge myself to keep going & lose the rest of that weight!
However, on reflection, Spring in2it! has been worthwhile. I have been thinking about what I eat (although I think that I eat reasonably carefully anyway - perhaps "cake" more often than I should) but became very aware that I do not drink enough water. I enjoyed some of the lunchtime talks that I went to and the exercise classes.
I really would like to be more disciplined with exercise and try to get out at lunchtime for a quick walk, even 10 mins, at least three times a week. It is very easy to use 'too busy' as an excuse. Walking provides time to reflect on the morning's work, get some fresh air, and think about what needs to be done in the afternoon.
It will be interesting to read post challenge results/surveys to see how others have found the 10 week challenge. Now, I guess, I need to continue to challenge myself to keep going & lose the rest of that weight!
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