How’s all your training targets going?
For example, if you are used to using the coastal path and your target has always been the outer reaches of the country park when cycling, then why aren’t you doing it now?!!!
If you are, what time are you clocking in for that trip? Do you test yourself say once a month to see how fast you can do it? I find this very beneficial when training people to enable me to check how they are doing, it also gives the individual concerned satisfaction in knowing that they are constantly improving.
If you never check yourself, then it’s a recipe for mediocrity in your training and your overall results full stop.
If you are a complete beginner, your initial aims need to be just to show up to your training sessions and showing an optimistic and positive attitude. When you’re actually doing something about your health and fitness, nobody can fault you for your attitude, and this is where it all begins.
We were all beginners sometime or another and its exactly the right time to remember that again, and why we got into exercising and eating properly in the first place.
None of us get it completely right either, none of us are perfect and we are there not to judge others. From my own perspective, my role is to help others, give individuals the benefit of my experience and to save people time getting into shape, and getting them there safely and without injury or strains of any kind, that’s always been the most important thing for me.
So basic things you can do to check yourself are get a measuring tape to check your waist and hip measurements, they are the key readings I ALWAYS look for!
It would be a good idea to buy a blood pressure machine too, they are cheap enough these days and will give you an accurate measure of your very important blood pressure AND resting pulse rate.
Back to your waist measurement, a simple way to check your health is take your height, say you were 5 foot which is 60 inches, and your waist should be a maximum of half that amount, if it isn’t then it needs to come down for all sorts of health reasons!
So if you are 5 foot tall, and 60 inches, your waist should be 35 inches or less.
If its not, then keep reading this and I will help you all the way or email me on fitness@kerimckibbin.co.uk
well biked for an 1hr yesterday(9miles) it was banging it down and cold too and did 40 mins on the old TG today.Wasn’t going to do anything today cos my legs and shoulders are like lead!!!!!!but there not to bad at the moment.
Bike tomorrow for an 1hr and that will be the 1st full week since my stupid back went bad……the only time i feel i can do this is 1st thing to get it over with,so i can get on with the rest of my day 🙂
i’m getting a Springer week Sat.So hopefully this time next i’ll be a lot smaller 🙂 thing is cos he’s to small big walks and swims are out of the?for now 🙁 but by this time next year i will know every nook and cranny of these mountains behind me.Been up and about with my camera already.So cant wait for him…..lol.
excellent work on the bike cyril, well done and looks finally as if your mojo is back!!!
Got two retrievers myself and im sure your springer will have you going everywhere, will make a big change for the better in your life, along with all the other excellent work you are doing of course!!!
i know i have to sort my diet out but wonder if i’m doing enough.Thing is i’m really aching after the stuff i do perhaps even into the next day(well i am at the moment) dont really think i could do any more than what i am.Perhaps swim but thats only when the school pool opens at a tidy time???
how many times are you training a week at the moment cyril? perhaps you are stiff because you are just getting into it in a big way again? your body will soon start responding better and better so patience for the next couple of weeks would be advised, then you will feel much better and be able to increase the frequency of your workouts.
3 times up the track at about an hour or just over at a time and twice on the Total Gym at the 5 level of the seat (inclined) of 6 levels.For 3 sets of 8 reps for my arms,chest and shoulders(and i suck my belly in the same time doing these too) and 3 sets of 25 on the top level 6 for my legs and 1 set of 100 of those cruncher type thingys for my ankles(achilles mostly) because its tight has hell all the bloody time now!!!!!
Good on u Cyril, keep it up mate, you are doin well. I suck my tummy in all the time, I think it helps strengthen the stomach muscles. Well I have been back in the Gym a month now, have lost 2ins on my waist, and have lost 8lbs, roll on the 2nd month, cant wait. Have had a treat 2nite cos I am babysitting 2mo, I cant have a drink, so 2nite is my saturday. I think Deb is doin well, have only seen her the once, but think she is enjoying. Keep it up Cyril. Best wishes. Jean
you sound as if your really enjoying training again well done 😉