Sunday Fitness Fix #2

This week has been a seriously chubtastic one. By that I mean I have over indulged in ooey gooey chocolate cake, double birthday cake baking involving a lot of oreos! (post coming next week - it's a ruddy good'un) and basically given myself a flubber layer of fat storage ready for next Winter, fit for a baby seal. Ergo, I have needed to exercise my socks off to balance the cake intake!

Well...it's a good challenge for William's PT'ing isn't it! So I'm doing him a favour really ;)

I got some lovely feedback from last week's Sunday Fitness Fix and it's motivated me to exercise even harder this week so I could share some more workouts with you.

William's fitness tip of the week :: Don't be afraid to lift weights - if you avoid weights or resistance training, you might never know your body's full strength capabilities. Even having the confidence to step into the weights area could lead to having more courage in everyday life. Give yourself a nudge outside your comfort zone this week in the gym. Strength/confidence is a great thing in all areas of life and will certainly help us as we all start to clock on the years.

MY WEEK #2 FITNESS FIX
TUESDAY :: Clapham Common Workout with William

5 min jog
Dynamic warm up :: roll downs into press up position x5, spider lunges x10, bodyweight squats x20, walking knee raises x20

Walking lunges x20
Front kick into deep side lunge x20 each leg
Jumping squats x20
Mountain Climbers 30 secs
x2 sets

30 secs Star jumps

30 secs Russian twists
30 secs Full sit ups - arms fully extended
30 secs Side planks with arm twists under belly
x2 sets

1 min jog to tree & back

x15 Press ups (on knees)
x10 Tricep dips on bench
x15 Press up shoulder taps
x2 sets

20 minutes of boxing and jogging

Cool down jogging & throwing a rugby ball :)


WEDNESDAY :: PILATES @ Clapham Leisure Centre

Pilates is something I became hooked on when a physio recommended it after having a vocal massage. I personally hold a lot of tension in my neck and throat and Pilates helps me to focus working deeper core muscles instead of using bad technique holding neck tension. I find I can then apply this when doing more intense strength workouts.


SATURDAY :: Somerset home workout!

Jogged around the village for 15 minutes in the glorious sunshine!
Combination of exercises from Tuesday's workout + boxing in the back garden :) First time this year I've exercised outside without a hoodie on! Summer's on it's way at last!

I hope this has given you some inspiration for getting some fresh air and donning your track pants this week, even if it's just for a 30 minute walk to soak in the sights and get yourself out of the house.

Let me know how you're getting on :)

Betty x

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