Matt: Has it really come down to 1 post a month? That is bad.. I'm sorry! I figured you're all getting pretty bored with the same old stuff really, Oh look Matt is out in the Mountains again, oh look - Scuba diving.. etc.
So instead of telling you what I get up to at the weekend, I thought I'd tell you how an average week goes. This came about because a friend of mine asked me about training and keeping fit.
We all have a job to do, well most of us. So when and how do you fit in exercise or activity to keep the weight off and the body in shape?
I work pretty much 8:30am till 5:00pm and I try most days to do something active in the evening as I'm sat on my ass most of the day. Last week:
Sunday: 1hour Yoga session
Monday: Cycled 22k (outdoors) and went Climbing
Tuesday: 6k run (outdoors) with circuits in the middle
Wednesday: 20k cycle (outdoors) and session in the gym
Thursday: Cycled to the gym for a medium weights session
Friday: (my weekend) 5hour hike in 40degree heat - oh my!! That was hard.
Saturday: (my weekend) rest day
Unless I'm doing an activity with a friend I like to get my exercise done and out of the way so I still feel like I have an evening to relax or socialise. So I'm generally done by 6:30 - 7:00pm. It's pretty important to keep variety in your exercise regime. Think of this like an experiment, if you keep doing the same thing over and over, you can't expect different results.
Motivation comes when you start to see or feel results and when you start to enjoy your activities. For me, climbing doesn't feel like exercise because it's fun. Try joining a sports team - when there is a focus other than just exercising you tend to forget it's exercise. Find a sport that interests you and needs a general fitness level to partake.. No Dewboy! not Darts. Ultimate, Basket Ball, Netball, Football, Tennis, Hockey, team sports push you and you have to apply a certain level of commitment to them, for the teams sake. You could see this as motivation!?!?! :).
A really important part of your health and fitness is your diet. When I say diet, I don't mean a programme to loose weight. I mean just your general eating habits. We all know what is good and bad for us, it does take a scientist or some new fangled fad diet to tell us. Eat more fruit, veg and lean meat and stay off the bread and pasta. Drink plenty of water. If it's natural and hasn't been tampered with by man, as a general rule, it's good for you.
Well that'll do for now :) good luck.
