Saturday, October 30, 2010

Cross Training and Progess Notes

Last post I mentioned I started keeping track of calories and activity levels on www.everydayhealth.com.  I am here to say the old adage of burning more calories than you eat is pretty darn true.  But then we knew this, didn’t we?
 
Last post I mentioned that after my summer outdoor water aerobic classes had ended the first of October, I started going to the gym and working out on the Nautilus Circuit on my ‘off’ days (from my morning classes).  I started out at two days a week and am now going three mornings each week. I just added an Abs/Core class last week.

I am a normally active person anyway and really haven’t changed much in the way that I eat, other than becoming more mindful now that I am recording everything. (My diet is limited by my multiple food allergies).  But what I have done – increased my daily exercise – has made a big difference!  I have begun to tighten up even more and have lost 10 pounds in one month.

Cross training is essentially what I am doing.  Simply put, that means exercising in two different disciplines that complement each other and I find my water workouts are even better these days!  I am getting stronger and am able to push myself further in the pool.  I want to do some more research on the cross-training thing and will share it with you.

I’ll keep you posted on my progress and hopefully inspire you to make some positive changes towards your goals as well!





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Monday, October 11, 2010

Updates

Ah!  finally back to a slower schedule.  I'm done, for the winter, with my 3 extra water fitness classes.  Now on my 'off days' I am hitting the Nautilus circuit at the gym.  

I also started tracking calories vs exercise on a free website.
http://www.everydayhealth.com

My personal goal is to keep moving and eat more consciously.  What are you doing to get / stay healthy?