When I first started thinking about the decade coming to an end. My first thought was that it had been a quiet decade for me, with very little happening, and few changes to my life. But as I flipped through my diaries and online calendars, I realised that the decade was actually quite eventful. It […]
February Plans #fitfabfeb2019
My blogger friend Sue from Sizzling Towards 60 & Beyond has put out the #fitfabfeb challenge. Actually #fitfabfeb is not really a challenge – unless you want it to be. It’s more about becoming aware of our lifestyle and making small changes during the month to improve our health and wellbeing. If you’d like to […]
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Exercise and Extreme Heat
We’re Having a Heatwave We are having a very hot summer here in Central Victoria, with many days reaching temperatures over 40C. These days of extreme heat cause so much stress where I live, as we are in a very high bushfire danger area. I do worry about fires and our animals, on those days […]
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10 tips to ensure you exercise consistently
Training Update Recently, I’ve been struck with the dreaded ‘can’t be bothereds’. Lately I can’t be bothered putting my all into any sort of exercise program. I’ve still been going through the motions and turning up, but haven’t really been giving 100%. I put this down to injuries and cold weather, during the long winter […]
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Those Were The 12wbt Days
Michelle Bridges Recently, photos started coming up on my Facebook memories, that made me stop and think about my past eight years in fitness. In January 2010, I bought the first book written by fitness trainer Michelle Bridges. At the back of that book was a short note saying to watch out for exciting news […]
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Barriers to Exercise Part 2
After my earlier post Barriers to Exercise, readers contacted me about the barriers that pop up for them from time to time. Some of those barriers are short term, and some are more difficult to jump over and can cause problems for years. Grief and depression When Sue pointed this one out to me, I couldn’t […]
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Maxine’s Challenge Week 8
Time for a Maxine’s Challenge update. I can’t believe we’re at Day 3 of Week 8 already. As usual I’m loving the exercise programs, and have been following them almost to the letter. Have been doing weight training three times each week. As for cardio, it’s on the program three times each week. But I […]
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How to stick to your exercise program
20 Ways to make sure you stick to your exercise program 1. Get out of bed, one hour earlier and get your exercise done before the dramas of the day begin 2. Get enough sleep. Waking early to exercise will mean you should be going to bed early. 3. Choose an exercise that you enjoy […]