Achieving Weight Loss and Fitness Personal Blog
I had a swimming workout at the pool on Saturday, then a workout on Sunday at the gym (treadmill/bike and machine training), today it was the pool again. Tomorrow, our schedule calls for another intensive 1-2 hours at the gym… My muscles hurt at this point, especially the arms and legs (ok, tummy too, which [...]
I had a discussion with my DH and workout partner on the way back from the swimming pool. We were wondering how many calories we were actually burning during swimming, and does this figure come close to what is burnt during our treadmill sessions (where he runs and I power-walk).
I have been researching this for [...]
I had a small breakthrough yesterday and thought I’d share it here. I have been re-learning to swim over the past week and finally made it. My problem was with water getting into my nose while swimming (only breaststroke at this point). By the time I had finished a lap, I would have to stop [...]
I started doing some spinning (indoor cycling) today. Actually, there wasn’t anything planned about it. I arrived at the gym with DH and as we went over to the lockers we heard loud music from one of the rooms. As it turned out, a spinning class was underway. We went over to have a look [...]
I decided to start an online blog documenting the various things I find out about exercise, fitness and weight loss while taking my own journey to lose weight and get fit. I am reading articles and learning daily, finding some useful internet resources along the way as well. I hope to share them all here.
