Check your workouts

So hows your workouts going and are they working?

Have you started off with good intentions but reverted to “your old ways”?

No doubt that the workouts i ask you to do are intense, are tough sometimes but the good part is that they are relatively short in duration. The main point of them is to get fitter and healthier, on EVERY measurable level there is simple as that!

So the song remains the same because it tends to work big time for most people.

The inside workouts need to work the whole body because you dont want to leave any body part out. Also, this is the most efficient way to train because you burn more calories, you burn more fat, you get greater lung capacity, you get a harder and leaner body, and they pretty much get you ready for anything after you’ve given them a chance to work.

So you need to pick 6-8 exercises at the very most in each workout, and aim to do them for a total of 3 circuits without a break, thats your goal but it wont come fast. You will need to give it some time but you WILL get there if you are consistent with your workouts and eat well.

The inside workouts i would do 3 times per week with a day off in between each of these workouts to give your body some rest. If you keep it to 3 days per week, you will remain fresh in your workouts and attitudes towards them so we’re thinking long term too.

The other days and i would suggest 2 other days, i would try and not too long boring walks, running or cycling, i would focus on intensity and actual performance in your workouts. So you need to be aiming for 30-40 minutes and look to improve regularly.

It could be doing 8 sprints for 30 yards up a steep hill, running forwards and backwards eventually (8 forwards and 8 backwards would be an awesome standard).

It could be interval sprints, jogging one streetlight, sprinting the next, jogging the next, sprinting the next and so on, you could easily be very tired in 5 minutes, and this is something you can work on until you get to 15-20 minutes, which will be a huge standard!!

The same with your cycling, in quieter times on the coastal path, you could do sprinting phases of say 100 yards and use a marker in front of you and give it your all until you get there. Then go quietly for the next 100 yards and then belt it again! This is a great way of becoming a better and more powerful cyclist, and bringing some huge benefits to your fitness.

If you cant be bothered to be running some days, go for a longer walk but pick the big hills and this will have a terrific effect on your legs and lungs, plus you get to take in some very good scenery in the area. All enjoyable workouts.

So the bottom line is to do work hard and in shorter periods of time to really improve your fitness all the time, and this will naturally reduce your body fat and automatically make you feel 10 years younger after 6 weeks of training this way.

Before attempting any of this harder training, make sure you have at least 6 weeks of building up slowly first, as this is definitely not beginner’s training! Make sure you have AT LEAST one day off complete rest, no matter how advanced your training is!

Good luck and let me know how you get on!