Fitness Friday on a Monday :)

When I saw the page on KLP on Fitness Friday, I thought, I should up an exclusive exercise post, so I get in on the action!!

I was never one to exercise, the only thing that worked well for me was my high metabolism rate, I could eat as much as I wanted and it would just pass right through me….youth! Until in more recent years, the weight has started staying on me, around my tummy and thighs. I decided enough is enough and if I started exercising, it would help me drop the pounds and tone up in the process. However the willpower was just not there. No matter how hard I told myself to get up in the morning or exercise as soon as I come back from work, it just didn't work. I had so many excuses, ‘I work too hard I am too tired to exercise’, ‘it’s better just to go on a diet’, ‘ the weight isn’t that bad’, ’gym memberships are so expensive'

At the start of the year, I told myself I will try doing a 5k race, but 2 weeks went past and no training was done. Then a few weeks ago, as I was browsing through podcasts I noticed the NHS choices couch to 5k, the title spoke to me, this was a big sign from above! I thought why not try it; there was no excuse about avoiding high gym memberships or lacking a clear plan. Failing to find any more excuses, I started my exercise on the 18th of last month, a fresh Saturday morning. The podcast was great, in 30 minutes I had actually done only 8 minutes of running and the rest was brisk walking, I have slowly gone through week 1 - 3 workout and furthered my running distances every week. Each session is required to be done 3 times a week, and I am told when to run, when to walk, and the music helps too!

I also downloaded Mapmyrun app, and it is amazing at tracking how much I have run and keeps me motivated, as I see the calories burnt and the distance covered. So far in the 12 days of January I covered 13 miles, and lost 5lbs!

I have also incorporated in a day of insanity a week, this completely kills me. However, the stamina from running has really helped get into the intense insanity workout.

This approach has gradually taken me into the exercise work without feeling the initial aches and pains and then shying away. I have lost 5lbs in 12 days! And now am looking forward to covering move distance as I go! And I have never had so much energy in a long time!

 I have just incorporated the exercise into my daily routine, when I get back from work I go out for a 30 min run and it's amazing how quick that goes! And I am so full of energy afterwards, which is so amazing! Another 5lbs in February please! 

Happy Hair Journeys Ladies! :o)

‘The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.’ –Ayn Rand