Entries Tagged as 'fitness'

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

Dogs and running

This morning I got up early to do a morning run. My normal run expecting no interruptions. However, right near the end of it, two dogs appear out of nowhere and showing their teeth, approach me, barking!
What would you do in this situation? It’s possibly the scariest situation to be approached with…  [...]

Tuesday, January 15th, 2008

Health Focus: Being shy can put on weight

Stop the presses! A new study has come out advising shy girls are more likely to put on weight.  To simply advise that the problem is being shy seems to mean a lack of research.
Speaking from experience, it’s a combination of things that can cause weight gain.  Girls are shy because of issues with lack [...]

Tuesday, January 8th, 2008

Health Focus: The effects of alcohol with your fitness

According to smh.com.au, going to the gym or exercising after a bender (on the same day or day after) is not such a good idea!
Apparently, studies have shown that the body can’t produce enough “glucose the working muscles require.” Whilst not having the glucose means you burn more fat, the level of exercise isn’t [...]

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007

Health Focus: Affirmations to keep you on track

The Skinny had an article a couple of weeks ago which showed a necklace on sale having the affirmation “No excuses!” This comes quite close to the heart with me, as last year I bought a necklace from Nomination for the same reason. The affirmation on mine says, “Freedom,” which has a personal [...]

Tuesday, November 13th, 2007

Health Focus: Are you failing to plan?

The following article from eDiets entitled “25 Biggest Weight-Loss Mistakes” got me thinking about how I succeeded in losing 42 kilos plus last time on my diet and fitness kick and how I’m going to do it again.
To succeed in weight loss, the article (written by Julia Havey), mentions that the worse thing is “not [...]

Tuesday, October 30th, 2007

Health Focus: Burn calories whilst shopping with a trolley

Apparently, Tescos in the UK are introducing a smart fitness trolley that is heavier than normal and provide levels of difficulty to those improving.
The article entitled, “Trim Trolley Takes Off The Weight While You Grocery Shop” advises that the trolley will be able to monitor your pulse, allowing you to see how many calories you [...]

Monday, July 16th, 2007

run around the yarra

It was such a nice day today, that I had to get out for a run. I’m going to run at least three times a week, if my body allows! It certainly was a struggle, as it’s been so long and I won’t be leaving it this long again to get back into [...]

Saturday, June 23rd, 2007

3.9 kgs lost

I weighed in this morning and my workouts with diet plan have made me turn my corner I needed. I’ve lost 3.9kgs this week and back in the right direction!
It’s been a pretty eventful week and I’m glad my diet wasn’t affected by this!
I will be planning on making some sweet potato gnocchi tonight [...]

Wednesday, June 20th, 2007

cool runnings

So, thought I’d write a quick post showing my exercise tonight. I’m proud because I pushed myself through and did not only my back routine at the gym tonight, but five minutes of running and then cycling before running home in the freezing cold.
My legs were frozen by the time I got home and [...]

Monday, June 18th, 2007

the weight has piled on

I headed onto the scales today as it’s something I’ve been dreading…I knew I’d put some weight on and wasn’t too surprised at the result.
I’m not sure why I stopped being so serious with my weight loss and getting fit? What made me stop? Why do I not have the same motivation as before?
I’m [...]