Well today is the 14th of December 2006 and i'm preparing myself to embark on a 12 week fitness challenge. I'm an aerobics instructor so i'm already fairly fit but i'm a little flubby and I know I could be fitter. I want to start 2007 with a bang and I've decided that I want to take my job as a fitness professional more seriously. I could be fitter, so i'm embarking on this challenge to get fitter. I want my fitness to be evident both on the outside as well as the in.
Its Thursday today and I've decided to start my challenge on Saturday (which is two days from now). I realise that i'm embarking on this thing right before Christmas but i'm allowing myself to break from my routine on Christmas day, and Christmas day only.
My goals for this challenge are:
-1 cup of tea per day (no coffee or other caffeine containing beverages)
-watch my portion sizes and eat six small meals per day (i'm guilty of eating too much at one sitting sometimes)
-two exercise sessions per day at least five times per week
-four running sessions per week as I want to be able to run another half marathon at the end of my challenge
-no alcohol whatsoever during my challenge (who knows, maybe this will be my catalyst for giving it up entirely!)
I'm also going to keep a food and a training diary. I'm a qualified personal trainer as well (though i'm not working as a PT at the moment) so I have the skills to design my own workouts. I'm going to start with a three day weight split and at week 6 depending on my progress I may step up my three day split to twice per week.
During this challenge i'll also be doing my Bodypump and RPM training courses so i'll be working alot on both those types of classes. I currently already teach Bodystep so with my running and my weights incorporated i've got myself a pretty awesome cardio selection. Over the summer I may include some swimming as well.
The biggest challenge for me through all this willl be the diet. A good diet is 70% of any body changing missions. I was saying to my partner the other day that the only thing that is letting me down now is my diet, and its the one thing that always seems to let me down. Well - NO MORE! Its time I took control of my diet instead of letting it control me. I'm lucky that i'm so addicted to aerobics otherwise i'm sure i'd be the size of a house :)
I'm taking measurements and photo's tonight. I'll post them as soon as possible. Its going to be a struggle, as these things always are, but i'm VERY excited about it all. Fitness has always been a major player in my life and because i've chosen to become a fitness professional - I think its about time it became the majorest player, dont you?
Watch this space for amazing transformations and updated posts and pictures.
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