Archive for January, 2007
Interval Training
Research has been released that has shown that a specific style of interval training can burn three times as much weight as regular aerobic exercise.
45 overweight women were studied over 15 weeks, using a stationary bike they cycled for 20 minutes, sprinting for 8 seconds followed by 12 seconds of slower cycling, this was repeated […]
Posted: January 30th, 2007 under research articles, General.
Comments: 1
wins, losses and man-boobs
First up I would like to thank panchi and Desi for their comments, with out trying to sound mushy, it really does make me fell that this process is so worthwhile when I get feedback like that. Also I have to agree with panchi, I too find I sleep better after walking at night. I […]
Posted: January 27th, 2007 under General, the weight in!.
Comments: 4
He’s going for distance. He’s going for speed.
After watching an article on the news last night about interval training being superior to other training for fat loss (I will write a post on what interval training is and what it does in the next couple of days) I felt inspired to push myself for my walk. I was feeling pretty good, my knee had settled […]
Posted: January 23rd, 2007 under General.
Comments: 1
If I was a horse…
First up apologies for taking a while to post, I had a few technical difficulties during my last attempt. Also a big thank you to MyssC, Nesse and Spike for their comments I really appreciate it!
Damn it, I am lame again, I had a sore knee all yesterday and it was still sore this morning. […]
Posted: January 22nd, 2007 under General.
Comments: none
Wooo Whooo
I have been chomping at the bit all day to do this post, I did my weigh in and measurements and although I still can’t get a weight out of the scales I did get a very positive result from my measurements;
chest went from - 142 cm / 55.9 inches to 138.5 cm / 54.5 […]
Posted: January 18th, 2007 under the weight in!.
Comments: 3
from the mouths of babes…
Thanks for the encouragement Spike!, I certainly felt a bit more energetic on my off day yesterday, and I can empathise with the extra heart activity!
On Sunday and Today I managed to avoid walking in the morning and ended up doing night time walks. I don’t think I can win whether its night or morning. […]
Posted: January 17th, 2007 under General.
Comments: 1
a quick update
I went for my walk on Friday, and I hated it! I was tired and miserable and the walk seemed to be twice as hard as normal. I think a combination of tiredness and soreness had crept up on me and I was feeling worse for it. I am starting to see that for this […]
Posted: January 13th, 2007 under General.
Comments: 3
weighing in on the plan
I went for my walk this morning at 6.15 am and kind of enjoyed it, not completely but almost, it quite shocked me really. I can honestly say that I still don’t like the mornings, but hey it’s only been a week!
Well I finally measured myself, and it has confirmed that I am completely barrel […]
Posted: January 11th, 2007 under The Plan!, General, the weight in!.
Comments: 1
Bloody computers!
Just a quick post as I have only just been able to log on due to some computer issues, I did do some pictures and took down some stats but I will post it all tomorrow as I am now really tired and have a 6.15 am date with my walkers.
Posted: January 10th, 2007 under General.
Comments: none
Looking a little stupid!?!
I would like to thank you all for your fantastic comments, I am really happy that this process is being used as a motivational tool not only for me but for you as well. Thank you.
I was going to post last night but ended spending most of the night trying to write a couple of […]
Posted: January 9th, 2007 under General.
Comments: 2