I got dressed at 11:30am today. Normally I’d have half my work done but getting out of bed this morning felt like a chore. I decided to give myself a treat and stay put under the warmth of my duvet instead of fixing breakfast for me and my other half and getting my butt into… Read More
Monday 45 minutes run tempo (9km) Tuesday – Friday Rest Saturday 52 minutes run (about 10km) Sunday Rest Notes: Shocking week! I can’t believe that I only managed to fit in two runs this week. Uni assignments did get in the way, I think I spent something like forty hours on them this week alone.… Read More
Finally, I managed to fit a run in today. For a few moments I didn’t think I was going to make more than a km or so but since I was running with my partner he pushed me to keep going further and we managed about 10km or so. It was a tough run. Four… Read More
I didn’t run yesterday. I didn’t run today. Laziness? Nope. I’ve been sitting in front of the laptop finishing an assignment for uni which is due tomorrow. The majority was done but the most time consuming activity was fixing the details and putting everything together. Correct academic referencing seems to take the longest. I had… Read More
Today’s run was meant to be easy. No pressure. No records. No intervals. Just taking one step at a time. Mondays are days I dislike missing a workout an it tends to ruin my motivation for the rest of the week. Anyway, it was cold. The thermometer read 4 degrees Celsius. I am not a… Read More
Monday 30 minutes circuit Tuesday 25 minutes skipping/run circuit Wednesday 30 minutes run with 6 x 100m sprints in the middle Thursday 35 minute tempo run (about 6km) [It was cold and I was short on time]. Friday 60 minutes run (11km) Included 4 x 400m intervals @ 14k/hr with 400m recovery after each @… Read More
Very little beats an evening with spaghetti, salmon, good wine, and Sinatra in the background. Alone or with company, it’s one of my favorite ways to spend an evening in. Here’s what I had tonight. What makes this even better is the simplicity of it. All you need is;*angel hair spaghetti*can of diced tomatoes*herbs and… Read More
I had an awesome training session today and I’m really excited. While it wasn’t the longest one I’ve ever had, it has left me breathless, exhausted and than completely energized to carry on with my day. I was fortunate enough to finish my teaching work for the day by 10am today and so I headed… Read More
I restarted training my abdominals yesterday. Once upon a time this was my favorite body part to train. I loved doing crunches and sit ups of any kind just to feel the burn in my tummy. While learning to become a PT, I was told that traditional abdominal work was unnecessary to develop a toned… Read More
Circuit training is one of the best ways to combine aerobic activity with weight training when you are short on time and don’t want to miss out on either. It burns more calories than weight training alone and can give your body a new challenge. What it involves is doing a number of exercises following… Read More