The end of the week already and hopefully, you have have found it one of your most productive ones!
This summer so far has resulted in the lowest number of running sessions i have ever had-purely because of the weather!
This has made me much more inventive though, and by developing more and more programmes indoors to create fresh excitement and enthusiasm!
Anytime you create new programmes, you had better make sure that the new exercises had better work!!
There is a million gadgets and faddy exercise products on the market, and i have hopefully managed to navigate these choppy waters and come out the other side with some solid programmes that are guaranteed to bring some good results.
When measuring a good programme, i have to consider two very important factors.
The first will always be safety, if a programme doesn’t have caution at its heart, and the emphasis of proper form as its cornerstone, then the programme will fall flat on its face, because either injury to the exerciser or a lack of results will be certain to be the outcome!
The next vital element is intensity and “energy value” to the individual who is training.
If you have a scale of 1-10, 1 is sitting down and 10 is going absolutely flat out, then i tend to encourage people to work at least to a 7 or 8, and sometimes even a 9. This is a sensible and productive way to manage exercise programmes, where results are important but safety and long term development are always key considerations for me.
So you shouldn’t be put off by this weather one bit, you should open yourself up to new programmes, new ideas, and new ways of doing things full stop.
Time moves on and so does the way we exercise!
Hi Keri, I cant remember what exercise is!!!! Took my mum to see the Oncoligist and they cant give her anymore treatment, she has had a much as she can take. Gutted, I thought that she was at the start of her treatment, when so many other patients have so much more than she has had, but apparently on a sclae of 1 to 10 all of my mum’s treatments were a 10, so that is it. To say I am shellshocked is an understatement. I cant think about training at the moment, spending as much time with her as pos, but I will be back and I will need help. Hope Ted is well and that you and your family are well also.
Sorry to hear the devastating news jean, and send your mother my regards.
Very tough situation and take care.