Working from home and dealing with the kids means I don’t get much time to be able to head to the gym. I’m lucky if he can grab five minutes here and there which is why I’ve been considering developing a fitness routine at home and have been looking at courses to become a fitness instructor. It ...
Exercise
Trampolining As Exercise – Can It Work?
My weight loss story has been a well documented fact here on this blog. If you have missed it you can read all about it HERE. I have fluctuated in sizes, never really getting my head around losing weight. Just when I get one element right it seems another scuppers my mind set and my resolve. Eat ...
Why The Gym Doesn’t Work For Me And Why I Am Playing Tennis Instead
It's been a well documented fact that I am overweight over on my blog and after an epic journey of weight loss that saw me loose 5 stones at the beginning of my blog. After 3 major abdominal surgeries the weight gain had been expected but I am now taking action to regain my fitness and loose some ...
The Fat Girl On The Treadmill
Yes, I am the fat girl on the treadmill. This is something that has terrified me for the last year while waiting to be medically fit enough to go back to exercising after my major surgery and then the subsequent car accident. The images in my head of seeing myself running on that ...
Becoming The Best Me
Regular readers will know that I have struggled with heath issues, operations and loosing weight and over the last 3 years it would be fair to say I had fallen out of love with myself. My confidence has never soared but quite honestly over the last year it's been on the floor. Looking back ...
Living With The HoMedics ‘STRETCH’ Back Stretching Mat
If you have been following my blog for a while you will know that back in September I had a car accident that left me in a lot of pain in my lower back and behind my ear in my neck. As part of my physical rehabilitation back into normal life, I have been receiving physiotherapy weekly and a month ...
The Importance of Stretching And My New Health Routine
A little while ago I shared with you why I was looking differently at physiotherapy and as part of that I was given 'homework' to start doing some stretching exercises at home to help repair the damage of the car accident I was involved in a couple of months back. I have taken my back for ...
Is The Gym Hazardous To Your Health?
Regular readers will know that I am desperately trying to find the time to head back to the gym, something I started in preparation for my operation as I needed to shed some pounds before the surgery. Never in a million years did I think I would actually enjoy it, nor that I would be so ...
Getting Back On The Fitness Waggon
I honestly could sit here and say I have tried over recent months to loose the weight and get fitter. However it would all be a big fat cream and chips covered lie. I have allowed myself to really loose the plot with my eating and in turn have not returned properly to the gym since I was ...
I Am Runner Number 5
My prime objective to getting fit and loosing some weight was to eventually learn to become a runner. I'm not talking about marathons or sprinting but I would love to run over a longish distance for fitness and fun. While playing hockey 4 years ago I learnt to sprint in matches but only in ...
The Yoga Class And The Windy Miller
A few weeks back I finally got round to going back to my much-anticipated yoga class. When I first attended the class a couple of years back I was thrilled with the difference not just physically but mental that it made to me so getting back after my recent major surgery was something ...
Getting Comfy While Working #OfficeYoga
I really love the freedom that being self-employed brings, it means I can spend my time with the boys and my family yet still work and bring in a needed wage into our family, lets face it - there aren't many jobs you can do and really enjoy while still not missing a single family moment. I ...
A Fitness Update – 4 Weeks Before Surgery
If you missed my update before Christmas then you will have missed the fact I have my operation booked for the 15th February. However with Christmas and my ripped section scar and torn tummy muscles now creating the mother of all hernias I am in desperate pain. Pain ...
From Fatter To Fitter – The Search For A Personal Trainer
This week has seen me despair and start to lose hope at my pre op appointment but I need to refocus. I can't get away from the fact the fact I need major reconstructive abdominal surgery, I effectually have no core muscles that work and my back is taking the strain and my insides are now ...