HIIT

I started interval training this past week. At the moment it's an eight week program. We'll see how it goes.

I voiced my frustrations to the fitness consultant/trainer/guru at the gym and she came up with this interval training idea.

Basically I workout out less time, but use the time more wisely. I've done something similar in the past.

She also added more stuff on the ball and less free weight stuff. I like the ball.

The most difficult thing for me at the moment are the chin-ups. My upper arms are weak.

There are times in life when the Lord calls us to re-focus on Him so that we can be more productive with our time. We may be working for him (as I am full-time) but we need an adjustment here or there. As I take these next eight weeks to re-energize my workout routine I am also re-focusing on the Lord. May you do the same.

Wii Fit age:36

I recently had my body fat and all of that other stuff measured/calculated.
My weight is in the healthy range, as is my BMI and body fat percentage. I happy pleased with this, but I still want to improve. I haven't dropped any weight, but my body fat percentage is slowly improving.

I was feeling pretty good about myself until I tried out a friends Wii Fit and it told me that my Wii fit age is 36! There is nothing wrong with being 36, but I am 24. Naturally I was alarmed, especially since everything else the Wii board measured was impressively accurate. Why 36?

My friend explained to me that it has to do with my "center of balance," which basically means that I have bad posture.

Any ideas for posture improvement? If you remember from an earlier post I have lower back issues from a car accident and I know that my posture can contribute to the lower back issue as well. Any ideas?

Where does the time go?

Where does the time go?

I have been realizing lately that I run out of time whether I'm home, working, with friends, or at the gym, so where does the time go?

There are some days at the gym when I look at the clock and realize that I am really behind in my workout and I don't really know why. I guess I start day dreaming or something, or worse yet, I run into someone I know who wants to socialize more than workout (and it annoys me!).

I am faced with the decision to not finish what I have planned at the gym for the day, or spend more time there. Spending more time at the gym is always an option, but it just means that I have less time for the other things that I need to get done.

I am going to try and be more efficient with my workout time. I spoke with my fitness consultant and she thinks that I should start interval training. I think I will.

Where does the time go when a person does not have a personal relationship with the saviour of mankind? Have you ever met someone who wishes they could turn back the clock, or has no idea what happened to the past ten or twenty years?

We can't get the time back. What we can do is make the best of the time we do have and spend it wisely. Time is a precious gift. And it's fleeting. Use it wisely.

Too much butter?

I have been very busy. The time between Thanksgiving and Christmas is very hectic for the work that I do. I haven't forgotten about this blog or about the commitment I have made to my health, I just haven't been writing about it.

A comment was made to me this past week about how much butter I use. The comment wasn't meant to be hurtful but the truth is that the comment did hurt my feelings, probably because of who said it.

Why do I let these things get to me? I felt almost silly explaining the situation to my fiance after it happened, but it really hurt my feelings, but why?

As if that weren't enough we went out to dinner the next night and were having bread before the meal came and she picked up the butter and placed it next to me stating that I should just hold on to it since I use most of it. Ouch!

I don't necessarily make New Year's resolutions but if I did I think it would be to use less butter. And to not be so sensitive.