I will post weekly from now on, because my schedule is all CV and doesn't allow for any interesting variants like machines & weights.
This week:
Sunday - Gym*
Monday - Rest
Tuesday - Line Dancing 1.5 hours & Gym
Wednesday - Water Workout 1 hour & Gym
Thursday - Yoga 1.5 hours
Friday - Water Workout 1 hour & Gym
Planned:
Saturday - Rest
Sunday - Gym
* Gym is:
- 400m on low resistance rowing machine - warm up only,takes about 2 minutes
- 25 mins of CV on one of four machines - treadmill, bike, wave machine, stepper, cross trainer - keeping heart rate at 135bpm. And believe me I have to work hard at that, especially on the treadmill, as I'm used to walking. I sweat gallons!
- Vibrating machine. Three squats of varying difficulty heald for 30 seconds and lunges on both legs. This sounds feeble but it's tough!
- 3 x 10 half sit ups on the bosu or from the floor if bosu missing. Knees bent, slide hands up to knees
- 3 x 10 side bends on gym ball. From centre to right floor to centre to left floor = 1
- 3 x 10 leg lifts. Lie on floor with knees puled up so lower leg is parallel to floor. Keep one knee in this position, lower other leg almost to floor, swap leg = 1
- 2 x 12 squats. With gym ball in small of back and hands above head, come down into squat (so thighs are at right angle to lower leg) and raise.
There. And my instructor says none of this will make me lose weight in the first 8 weeks, it will jst improve my general fitness so we have something to work from. Sigh. Ah who am I kidding, I'm enjoying it!
She worked our legs really hard in WW today. My knees ache
