Changing my eating habits has been half of the process of losing weight and getting fit. The other half has been exercise. I’m glad I spent the first month of this journey just focusing on changing what I was eating. Trying to conquer that and doing exercise would have been too much. Once my eating habits were on a new direction, I embraced the inevitable, the gym.
The team at my local Goodlife Health Club has been really supportive of my undertaking. First I went in and we discussed my goals and expectations. Then they set up an appointment with a trainer to measure my fitness.
I met Shingie at 7am on a Thursday morning and she got me to spend some time on an exercise bike, a treadmill and doing various stretches. A few days later we had a second session and Shingie walked me through a fitness program she had designed for me. It involves a series of exercises including pushups, lunges, bar bell lifting, a few weight machines and some time on an exercise bike.
There seems to have been a change of thinking in the approach to weight loss, instead of hours on a treadmill doing cardio the focus is one using the biggest muscles in your body. It’s exhausting, but it doesn’t take a great deal of time.
It’s taken me a little while to get into the habit of going to the gym. So far I’ve only made three times in a week once – but it’s starting to become part of my routine.
OUTinPerth’s Editor Graeme Watson and Publisher Alexandra Maltby have taken up the challenge of getting fit and healthy over the next few months. Follow their journey here on our website as well as on our Facebook and Twitter accounts.
Keep up to date on Alex and Graeme’s progress at www.www.outinperth.com and Twitter.
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