I've never had a personal training session before, so not quite sure what to expect. Her started off taking measurements and I was a bit shocked to see my stomach was 34" (!) - I don't know if that's waist or belly though. I will definitely be monitoring that one. I also discovered I have quite good legs - well, from all my running and combat classes I would expect that I guess.
In August I have just six sessions to get started, before commencing a more in depth set of sessions from September. I think this is a good idea as it is easing me back in gently, and I certainly could feel it this morning. I did put in as much effort as I could, and the PT did notice this. About 40 minutes in I thought I was going to collapse.
The beginning of the session was fairly easy, running, sidestepping but got harder as we introduced ground touches and jumping. The session was non-stop with other circuit based moves and some boxing which really worked my shoulders. By the end I really felt as if I couldn't go much further (we ended with some sprints) and a different kind of fatigued than that of a body combat class or a run. I'm good at pro-longed, aerobic workouts but no so good at the anaerobic workouts and apparently that is what is going to up my metabolism and burn that belly fat.
After August, I'll be moving to three sessions a week and hoping to throw in Body Combat, Swimming and Running cross-training. Yep, I'm keeping my gym membership through this! I mean business.
In addition to the exercise, I'm make two changes to my diet. One is drinking no alcohol, and two is (trying) to eat a bit healthier. I'll keep you updated on that as I am notoriously bad at having Irn-Bru, Wotsits, and Rice Krispy Squares - they're all my downfall. Another thing I'm bad at is actually eating meals - I sometimes eat breakfast, often forget lunch, and hate cooking dinner...
I'm also going to track my progess visually - so here's a couple of pictures
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