As previously mentioned, there was a time in my life when I was super fit. That time is long gone and while I know it may come again one day, I also know that day is a while away... more than likely not going to happen till the boys are in school/capable of riding bikes alongside a jogging Mum. You get the picture.
I can however begin the journey towards feeling strong and reasonably fit again. I guess that is the main thing that bothers me about my current level of fitness, I don't feel strong. Not Super-Mum, lifting cars off of babies type of strong, just strong enough to push through whatever life throws at me - like zombies, did you know about the rules for surviving a zombie plague (I threw that one in just for you Aunty Mugs and Crazy Aunty Kaz).
Anyways, a few weeks back I re-started my twice a week, squeeze it into 30mins of boy nap time, pilates routine. Late last week I started back on the exercise bike. I plan to go for a run on the weekend. But tonight I threw in 30mins of strength intervals. I know 30mins doesn't sound like enough, but it's all I've got so it just has to be an intense 30mins. So tonight I used a set of exercise cards I got from a magazine, but instead of doing the reps suggested I did as many of each exercise as I could in 60 seconds and recorded my results so that in a months time I can re-do my "test" and see if I've improved.
And so I can't lie to myself, here are my results:
Squats - 38
Push-ups - 35
Bent-over row - 32
Military Press - 24
Upright row - 31
Triceps kickback - 28
Wall squat - held for 30 seconds
Biceps curl - 33
Leg curl - 34
Lunges - 33
Step-up - 30
Crunches - 31
Raised feet crunch - 26
Bent leg knee raise - 23
Pulse-up - 25
Oblique V-up - 34 left, 22 right
Saxon side bend - 32
Bridge - held for 30 seconds
NB. I didn't have dumbbells so I used jars of flour.
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