I like to think I'm pretty normal in my mindset about exercise. I go through stages, there's the 'why...' stage. Where the desire to do nothing is easy and I am overwhelmed with a sense of the unfairness of life - why should i have to exercise? Why can't i just eat and drink what i like and not be bothered about my weight? Why do other people find it so easy...?
After the 'why..' stage is the, 'pushing the boundaries of my waistline...' stage - this is where, seemingly overnight you realise that your clothes barely fit and other than going out to buy a new wardrobe - you must act immediately.
This is a cycle, the more you go round and round the cycle, the more demoralised you feel. The reason I'm using Ibodz is in an attempt to break this cycle. What I've discovered is that the programme I have been set is, well, striaghtforward. I can do it in my house, I also travel lots and I can do it in my hotel room, although goodness knows what people think whilst i'm doing my star jumps. It's not easy - Oliver is having a laugh if he think I do 1 press up - let alone 13. But I can now do 13 'lady' versions of the press up - which is great.
I must admit, i have noticed how much i have improved. The burn in my legs when i do the comical upside cycle thing has reduced. I also find the articles useful and inspiring.
Who knows whether i will find myself back on the cycle (the metophorical one at least), but at the moment, the programme is working well, i think this going to last......
