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Thursday Aug 09, 2007

My training regime

I am so very diligent about going to the gym.

The problem is, I don't really like it very much.  I try and vary what I do and flit between the treadmill, the bike and the swimming pool, but, let's face it, not going to the gym is much more fun.

So now I HAVE to go to the gym and concentrate properly rather than slamming my headphones on and going into some kind of daydream while staring at the big screens with MTV on.

I can walk for miles and miles, no problem, but getting up to running speed is a bit more tricky.  My knees and ankles, with all the punishment they've taken over the years, simply won't have it.  I've been concentrating on trying to run for a kilometre or two, and it's getting very stressful.

Well, I may be bad at sport, but I'm good at research.  I asked the advice of personal trainer Laura Williams, who told me: "Break up your training with some lower impact work such as the cross trainer, bike and swimming. I think the key thing is to be able to keep working at a steady pace for about an hour to be on the safe side."

So that's what I'm doing now.  20 minutes on the bike, 20 minutes on the treadmill, and 20 minutes in the pool.  In the meantime, I'm off to the Lake District this weekend to do some proper outdoor exercise.  I'll report back soon.

Posted by Carrie ( 9:00 AM )
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