What a monday already, wet and windy and what happened to the heatwave promised?
Anyway, we are already into a great monday when your body has been working in many ways already.
You may know already that you work your “core” in every single movement.
Your core in general terms is your stomach, lower back, hamstrings and thighs and these muscle groups control every movement in your body.
You could be making a cup of coffee, and the turning side to side to get the milk, coffee etc works your core, okay in a small way but still works it.
Reaching for a product in a supermarket also works your core, picking a child out of a car works your core, lifting anything works your core, just about anything works your core, and its VITAL your core is strong for any activity in life.
Anyone who has ever worked out with me will know that practically EVERY exercise will work your core with me, and you can always tell by the next day because you will be a little stiff in the most important area on your body!!! It shows that we are going things right and safely, which is always important to me and it should be to you too.
And you can forget about any fancy machines too, they claim to work your core but they don’t offer the flexibility that free motion and more natural movements offer. When you are on a machine, you are always in a limited range of motion, and your body will therefore be limited in the way it can move. Anytime this happens, it means you are not getting the full benefits you should be out of your workouts, and therefore not going to be improving in the way you know you should be!!!!
I have found that with machines, they offer limited success and i am always more in favour of free weights, and much more free and natural movements you can do with a medicine ball and the fit ball (the pumped up big ball you see in gyms etc) of course.
The bottom line, stay away from these fancy machines who promise the earth, and stick to tried and tested methods that will safely deliver big results every time!!!!
Hi Keri,
Just checking in to let you know that all is well and my knee is feeling ok after todays work out.
I will be weighing in the morning and will write an email tomorrow evening to let you know how I’ve
done. Thanks for today, I can always rely on you to take care of me.
Cheers,
Deb x
coldest, wettest workout on the bike this year.Only managed 3rd/4th gears cos of the wind and rain.It was like having a bloody(BOGOF)EXERCISE TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!but did 11 miles though???don’t know what it is with me and training in the crappy weather 🙂 legs are still warm lol,lol,lol.Wish my gut would tighten up as good as my bloody legs 🙂 cant get over how cold its gone???
Hi Cyril,
Sometimes when we work out on our own we think we are putting in our best effort and even on a bad day we can kid ourselves that it is enough.
Having trained with Keri again there is no question in my mind that I have been coasting along in total denial of the real effort I need to be making.
Would you consider going along to the gym and having a session with Keri?
I am sure that he would be very pleased to see you and he could help you modify your workouts
to get the very best out of all your hard work.
Think about it, Cyril. You’ve got a lot to gain (and I don’t mean lbs!!)
All the best,
Deb xx
great encouragement debs and i would be thrilled to have cyril onboard!!
doing well cyril even in the wild wind and rain, very brave and you will get the rewards!
something i’ve never done is go to a gym 🙂 there’s just something about training on my own???it does help me think about stuff i want to get rid of 🙂