What’s happened? Ten days ago, I tripped and fell flat on my face. I jumped up very quickly, feeling thankful that there was no injury. Or so I thought! It wasn’t long before I started to feel a little soreness around the ribs but didn’t take much notice, until that soreness became pain. So, today, […]
Fitness Update
Time for a wrap up of the first four weeks on Maxine’s Challenge and what a month it has been. When I posted about my intentions for The Challenge, I had no idea what was ahead. Unexpectedly for the past four weeks, since the challenge started, I’ve been working full time. To put the icing on the cake, […]
Time to get this Challenge started
Recently, I posted about What’s ahead for me in 2019. As I wrote in that post, my big focus for 2019, is Maxine’s Challenge. So, what is Maxine’s Challenge? The Maxine’s Challenge is a 12 week on-line body transformation program that has helped thousands of people from around the country get in the best shape […]
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 […]
Maxine’s Challenge
Just for a little extra motivation in the gym, I’ve joined Maxine’s Challenge. Having previously participated, I know the benefits of their strength training programs, and look forward to another 12 weeks of Maxine’s. This 12 week challenge has been around for five years now and I have watched it’s popularity and presence on social […]
Guest Post: Brenda Austin
Today I am so pleased to announced that Brenda Austin is my guest poster. I’ve been following Brenda on Facebook and Instagram for a while now. I first came across her in her role as Ambassador for Maxine’s Challenge. I find Brenda just so inspiring, as she is almost 70 years old, and still works […]
Week 2 Challenge
Week 2 was a much better week than week 1, thankfully. Week 1 saw me in bed sick for most of the week. This week, I’ve been feeling much better, although still feeling quite weak. I’ve been trying to work mainly on strength this week and am feeling quite happy with my progress. Monday, Wednesday […]
Post holiday challenge
So the holiday is now over. We had a wonderful time with everything turning out to be as fantastic as we had hoped and planned it to be. We crammed so much into those three weeks and have no regrets at all. But now it’s back to the real world and time to get fit […]