Awesome pool session!

Had some aqua presentations today in class. Was everything from rehab, crossfit to fire fighter squad training! Was a fair bit of sprinting and games - alot of fun!

Don't just go swimming and do lap after lap.. Mix it up a little bit! Do some different strokes and do some sprints etc :) Make it fun!

ENJOY!

Body Combat

Last thursday I did Body Combat! It's sooo much fun!! Last time I did it was probably 1,5 years ago. Felt so good to do it again! ..Jumping around to the music, doing some boxing moves, and some kicks.. Fun, fun, fun!!

In Body Combat you use alot of power and energy. It's a mixture of karate, boxing and muy thai.
Body Combat makes you stronger and it's also really good for your fitness!

Try it out!

Circuit training

So now I havn't been writing anything for a while... I suck!! Havn't really had the time.. Feels like I'm not doing alot during the days. but apparently I do!!
So anyway, last wednesday I did some circuit training.

Circuits are one of the best ways to burn quickly. You work at an intense level the whole time, and are able to do so due to light/no weights and different exercises.
On wednesday there was three stations: step ups, boxing with dumbbells, bike and then some push ups and crunches inbetween. We did about 9 laps I think (not really sure), and did some different variations at each station every third lap.

This was my first hard session after my 10 week flu! I got EXTREMELY exhausted!! So when I got home I ate a HUGE lunch and then I slept for three whole hours!! I planned to take a 30 minute nanna nap - but no.. slept a bit longer than that!

Even though it was hard, it was really fun! And in the afternoon I felt fine, so that gave me the all clear to start training properly again! Woop woop!

I think all of you should do circuits (20 - 30 minutes is actually enough). You get a really good exercise, which really makes you burn fat quickly! And best of all: IT'S FUN!!

ENJOY!

Tattoo time!

So today my room mate finished off a tattoo she started in Febraury this year. She's been a little bit afraid to go back to Mooloolaba Ink, but last week she's suddenly decided to finish her first butterfly on the side of her hip :)
Afterwards she said that if she knew that the shading and colouring would hurt so little compared to the outlining she wouldn't had waited as long as she did!
Underneith is her result!! :)

Now I feel that I want to do some more tattooes aswell! (Mum, please don't fall off the chair!)

I have a few ideas.. The back of my neck and my other side (hips to ribs).. Have an idea about how it's going to look, but I am not a 100 % sure yet, so I'll wait for a little longer. :)

Underneith is a photo of the one and only tattoo I have at the moment anyway!

New to the gym environment?

When you're new to a gym it can be a bit scary and it's hard to know what exercises to do. And it can be espacially hard to be in a gym environment when you havn't trained for a while and you see all the other people around.

It is very important to get a program and a exercise rutine that suits your needs. Therefore, when you start at a new gym, make sure they give a program to follow.
If you do different exercises whitout being thought them first, the risk of injury increases immediately.
If you for example are in wrong posture and are lifting something you can easily blow a disc.
Many people think that, the heavyer weights you lift, the better it is, BUT if you don't have the right technique a injury WILL occur.
And then, there are many people who have no idea how to use equipment and make up the rules as they go along. Not understanding the basics of strength training may mean workouts are ineffective or potentially damaging. 

Learning strength training starts with understanding why strength training is beneficial.
Strength training builds bone density and helps prevent muscle loss. After the age of 25, three to five percent of muscle mass is lost every decade.
Strength training twice a week in addition to cardiovascular workouts can help offset muscle and bone loss associated with aging.

Exercise is important! But before you go in to the gym and start lifting, make sure you get a safe and effective program from a personal trainer. And change your program every 4 - 6 weeks to make your program more effective!

ENJOY!