Not a work day for me today so after much deliberation decided to go to aquafit (well not that much deliberation).
Fairly busy with the over 50's today (what am I saying I am over 50 now too).
Made sure I worked as hard as I could despite feeling slightly annoyed by the people who take the foam 'weights' and wave them in the air (It's not my problem, it's them that are losing out on the exercise).
Afterwards I had a good chat with Chris and then went and did 32 lengths of swimming which is half a mile in that pool. I did it in 20 minutes 30 seconds.
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Friday, 3 February 2012
Friday, 13 January 2012
January 11th
Not working today so was a bit undecided what to do. I eventually decided to go to aquafit at lunchtime. It was cool in the water today but I got to work and soon warmed up. I noticed Chris using a few new moves! I enjoyed it today.
Then, after a chat with Chris I went for a swim. The lanes area was reasonably busy but I managed to find myself a space and do 32 lengths (half a mile)in 20 and half minutes which is 30 seconds faster than last week.
Then, after a chat with Chris I went for a swim. The lanes area was reasonably busy but I managed to find myself a space and do 32 lengths (half a mile)in 20 and half minutes which is 30 seconds faster than last week.
Thursday, 5 January 2012
January 4th
Well, fired up with enthusiasm today.
The weather was not pleasant at all, blowing a hoolie and the sort of rain that really gets you wet. I didn't hang about playing ball with the dogs today. We went on a walk and more or less kept walking. It wasn't weather for hanging about. We were out for 35 minutes and it wasn't pleasant but got us all exercised.
Then I got changed and went to Aquafit at Richard Dunn Sport Centre. Blimey, I thought Chris, our intructor, had been on boot camp training. It was hard work!
After a bit of a chat with Chris I went and swum 32 lengths ie half a mile in 21 minutes.
That's not a bad start to my campaign. I was really good with my diet as well.
The weather was not pleasant at all, blowing a hoolie and the sort of rain that really gets you wet. I didn't hang about playing ball with the dogs today. We went on a walk and more or less kept walking. It wasn't weather for hanging about. We were out for 35 minutes and it wasn't pleasant but got us all exercised.
Then I got changed and went to Aquafit at Richard Dunn Sport Centre. Blimey, I thought Chris, our intructor, had been on boot camp training. It was hard work!
After a bit of a chat with Chris I went and swum 32 lengths ie half a mile in 21 minutes.
That's not a bad start to my campaign. I was really good with my diet as well.
Saturday, 17 September 2011
Once again I have been a bit remiss.
I keep meaning to write this blog up regularly but I am essentially a lazy bugger! I enjoy writing it but I don't want to publish it without the photos and I can only add the photos from the desktop and not my PC!
Anyway I am starting again because I now have to start training again for Hamm 2012! Yes I am doing the bike to Germany again for Bradford Disability Sports and Leisure and Bradford Disabled Cycling Club.
Last week I went to aquafit on Wednesday followed by a half mile swim. Thursday I went aquarunning. Friday I actually went for a bike ride, 22.39 miles according to my Garmin. Friday night I did 90 minutes of canoeing but only in the pool. This week I was at work three days so couldn't do the aquafit and on Monday the aquarunning wasn't on. However I did go aquarunning on Thursday night. Friday we went out for a meal as my stepson has completed his apprenticeship so we went out to celebrate but that meant we missed canoeing.
Anyway enough of the waffle. Aquarunning - this is new to me but I am finding it really enjoyable. You wear a special buoyancy suit and go into the deep end of the pool. No need to tread water as the suit keep you bobbing along on the top of the water like a cork. There are ropes tied across the pool and there are tethers on the back of your suit which you clip onto one of the ropes. This means that, unlike aquafit, you are not hampered by others being slower than yourself or taking a breather etc. Imagine table football in water and you are just about there!
The instructor tells you the moves and it's a bit like circuit training as you do the moves for x amount of time and then she blows a whistle and you change to something different. It can be a little repetitive. The first time I did it I thought that wasn't difficult but certainly felt like I had exercised when I got out of the water.
Right I will try and keep this blog more up to date and I will try and capture a good amount of my training in pictures as well.
Anyway I am starting again because I now have to start training again for Hamm 2012! Yes I am doing the bike to Germany again for Bradford Disability Sports and Leisure and Bradford Disabled Cycling Club.
Last week I went to aquafit on Wednesday followed by a half mile swim. Thursday I went aquarunning. Friday I actually went for a bike ride, 22.39 miles according to my Garmin. Friday night I did 90 minutes of canoeing but only in the pool. This week I was at work three days so couldn't do the aquafit and on Monday the aquarunning wasn't on. However I did go aquarunning on Thursday night. Friday we went out for a meal as my stepson has completed his apprenticeship so we went out to celebrate but that meant we missed canoeing.
Anyway enough of the waffle. Aquarunning - this is new to me but I am finding it really enjoyable. You wear a special buoyancy suit and go into the deep end of the pool. No need to tread water as the suit keep you bobbing along on the top of the water like a cork. There are ropes tied across the pool and there are tethers on the back of your suit which you clip onto one of the ropes. This means that, unlike aquafit, you are not hampered by others being slower than yourself or taking a breather etc. Imagine table football in water and you are just about there!
The instructor tells you the moves and it's a bit like circuit training as you do the moves for x amount of time and then she blows a whistle and you change to something different. It can be a little repetitive. The first time I did it I thought that wasn't difficult but certainly felt like I had exercised when I got out of the water.
Right I will try and keep this blog more up to date and I will try and capture a good amount of my training in pictures as well.
Wednesday, 26 January 2011
Day Twenty Six, All that water and still thirsty.
I work every other Wednesday so can only get to Aquarobics on the Wednesdays I don't work. Today was one of those days thankfully.
I did the Aquarobics but I am still amused by the people who use the foam 'weights' but wave them about in the air or float them on the surface of the water rather than trying to get them under the water. I'd overheard two women collecting the weights and one said 'the bigger ones make it harder don't they' so they took the big weights and only used to steady themselves in the water!
After the Aqua I was talking to my friend Chris, who is the instructor. We chatted about all kinds of things and it is amazing how fast an hour can pass with me in the water and her on the side of the pool.
Eventually though I went over to the lengths part of the pool and proceeded to do 30 lengths in 21 minutes. I then did another two and then a last one of front crawl. Then I asked the attendant how many lengths in a mile here. The reply was 64 so it is a 25m pool. So I had done just over half a mile. Cool!
I did the Aquarobics but I am still amused by the people who use the foam 'weights' but wave them about in the air or float them on the surface of the water rather than trying to get them under the water. I'd overheard two women collecting the weights and one said 'the bigger ones make it harder don't they' so they took the big weights and only used to steady themselves in the water!
After the Aqua I was talking to my friend Chris, who is the instructor. We chatted about all kinds of things and it is amazing how fast an hour can pass with me in the water and her on the side of the pool.
Eventually though I went over to the lengths part of the pool and proceeded to do 30 lengths in 21 minutes. I then did another two and then a last one of front crawl. Then I asked the attendant how many lengths in a mile here. The reply was 64 so it is a 25m pool. So I had done just over half a mile. Cool!
Thursday, 13 January 2011
Day 13, A bit of variety
Went swimming at lunchtime at Spenborough which is a 33m pool. It was unusually quiet in the pool today and only one person in the fast lane so i got in there. I like it when someone else is either slightly faster than me or slightly slower. If they are faster I try to keep up or to stop them catching me up. If they are slower I try to pass them or not let them catch me. As it happens the bloke that was already in the lane was slightly faster than I was. This always stops me getting bored just counting lengths. I managed 72 (a mile and a half) in 63 minutes. I finished tired but happy.
This evening I went circuit training. My buddy wasn't there tonight as she is ill so as there was an odd number of us I opted to train on my own. This isn't a problem until I come to the boxercise part and you need a partner. Thankfully Chris, the instructor, said she would do that bit with me. It was a warmer night so by the time we were doing cool down stretches I was pouring with sweat. Shows I was working at least.
This evening I went circuit training. My buddy wasn't there tonight as she is ill so as there was an odd number of us I opted to train on my own. This isn't a problem until I come to the boxercise part and you need a partner. Thankfully Chris, the instructor, said she would do that bit with me. It was a warmer night so by the time we were doing cool down stretches I was pouring with sweat. Shows I was working at least.
Wednesday, 12 January 2011
Day Twelve, A Better Day
After a better night's sleep I got up this morning with more vim and vigour (what the heck is VIM apart from a household cleaner?
I decided to go and find out if Boots were having there now legendary 75% off sale. It soon became apparent it wasn't today. Thank goodness it wasn't really as I discovered I had left my purse at home in my jacket pocket.
Around lunchtime I went to the local leisure centre to do aquafit. The instructor is the same one who does my circuit training and someone whose family I have known since childhood. She is lovely, and so helpful if you need to know anything about exercise she is always willing to help.
It always makes me laugh though going to aquafit on a lunchtime means there are quite a few older ladies and when Chris tells us to use the foam 'weights' they wave them around in the air rather than pushing them under the water. Still at least they are doing some exercise instead of sitting in front of the TV.
After 45 minutes of that I took off to the other side of this very odd shaped pool where there is a straight area where you can do proper lengths. I've never found out how long these lengths are but I did 30 in about 22 minutes. Thankfully it wasn't very busy so there wasn't any weaving in and out of other people.
I decided to go and find out if Boots were having there now legendary 75% off sale. It soon became apparent it wasn't today. Thank goodness it wasn't really as I discovered I had left my purse at home in my jacket pocket.
Around lunchtime I went to the local leisure centre to do aquafit. The instructor is the same one who does my circuit training and someone whose family I have known since childhood. She is lovely, and so helpful if you need to know anything about exercise she is always willing to help.
It always makes me laugh though going to aquafit on a lunchtime means there are quite a few older ladies and when Chris tells us to use the foam 'weights' they wave them around in the air rather than pushing them under the water. Still at least they are doing some exercise instead of sitting in front of the TV.
After 45 minutes of that I took off to the other side of this very odd shaped pool where there is a straight area where you can do proper lengths. I've never found out how long these lengths are but I did 30 in about 22 minutes. Thankfully it wasn't very busy so there wasn't any weaving in and out of other people.
Thursday, 11 March 2010
Aquafit
Yesterday, Wednesday, I went to aquafit while Peter went swimming.
There were quite a few of us there today. Chris said she counted 16 of us. It was a good workout although I felt like I pulled a muscle in my upper right arm.
I then had a half hour of chatting to Chris and then went and did a pleasant 30 lengths of swimming.
That was a short and sweet post.
There were quite a few of us there today. Chris said she counted 16 of us. It was a good workout although I felt like I pulled a muscle in my upper right arm.
I then had a half hour of chatting to Chris and then went and did a pleasant 30 lengths of swimming.
That was a short and sweet post.
Wednesday, 24 February 2010
More aquatics
I had intended to go for a bike ride today but the snow was back again this morning and with the roads being white I don't feel safe on the bike.
After a busy morning of domestic chores Peter and I headed off to Richard Dunn's Sports Centre. Peter still isn't very mobile although he can now walk quite a bit. Swimming seems to be helping him a bit and he managed 30 lengths today.
Meanwhile I went to Aquafit and worked as hard as I could. Some of the older ladies make me laugh (I know I shouldn't). They get the foam 'weights' but don't use them in the water, they use them in the air. Chris does say to try and keep them under the water but they find it difficult so don't bother! At least they are doing some exercise.
After Aquafit I moved across to the lanes and did 30 lengths in 20 minutes.
After a busy morning of domestic chores Peter and I headed off to Richard Dunn's Sports Centre. Peter still isn't very mobile although he can now walk quite a bit. Swimming seems to be helping him a bit and he managed 30 lengths today.
Meanwhile I went to Aquafit and worked as hard as I could. Some of the older ladies make me laugh (I know I shouldn't). They get the foam 'weights' but don't use them in the water, they use them in the air. Chris does say to try and keep them under the water but they find it difficult so don't bother! At least they are doing some exercise.
After Aquafit I moved across to the lanes and did 30 lengths in 20 minutes.
Tuesday, 16 February 2010
Water Again.
Just a short post today.
Went to aquafit this morning as it isn't on at lunchtime tomorrow. There were six of us today. I got the biggest 'weights' and put a lot of effort into the movements and can definitely feel my tummy muscles have had a workout.
I also noticed I could feel the muscles in my legs from yesterday's run.
Went to aquafit this morning as it isn't on at lunchtime tomorrow. There were six of us today. I got the biggest 'weights' and put a lot of effort into the movements and can definitely feel my tummy muscles have had a workout.
I also noticed I could feel the muscles in my legs from yesterday's run.
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