365 Days of Fitness

365 Days of Fitness

So this year I am going to do a post for every day of my fitness journey. The past few years my understanding of fitness and life has grown. This year I am giving myself a different goal to motivate myself to keep pushing on! I have always set motivational and fitness targets but nothing public. I want people to see me this year and go “If she can so can I!”. Don’t get me wrong I know I am no fitness goddess but I am going to show you this year the power and determination I have to make me the best version of myself.

Today is day number one, 1st of January 2017. The last place a lot of people want to be after New Year's Eve is in the gym but not me! Best way to start the year is how you wish to go on. Today i woke up to my nieces jumping on the bed wanting breakfast. Before even turning over I started coughing my lungs up. For the past few days I have had a horrendous cough. I have kept working and teaching classes, generally feeling well until I get that dreadful tickle in my throat… Today I was all dressed and ready to hit the gym before my family stopped and asked what I was doing. As much as I wanted to start the new year as I wished to go on I had forgotten one of the main reasons I hit the gym. To keep myself healthy! Not giving my body time to recover by working out was doing the exact opposite of this.

So here I am, at home on the sofa with hot lemon, writing fitness plans and trying to push passed this cough. I need to remember that as much as I want my 365 days of fitness to be a workout every day my body doesn’t work like that. It needs time to heal, grow and recover. Heres hoping I feel better tomorrow and I will be back in work on Tuesday powering it out!

Hope you are with me and making every day this year count!!

Things I love Thursday #13 Spin

Cardio is the bane of most peoples lives.  Some people love going for a run in the sun or on a bike ride but I am not one of these people.  I can get bored quite easily if I am not pushing myself and switching things up.  This is why I love a good spin class.  Music blaring, sprinting, going heavy, pushing yourself to your max, its brilliant.  Having people around you also doing what you are doing can sometimes put people off but believe me, when doing something as intense as spin for cardio no one is focusing on anyone else.  Its all about pushing yourself. 

When I first went to a spin class I couldn't understand why so many people wanted to be there.  I couldn't sprint and struggled to keep up.  After going a few times I got it.  Its like an addiction, you are constantly developing and pushing yourself.  I set myself goals when I attend classes.  My first goal was to be able to sprint.  It was amazing to see that after only two classes I was able to push myself to go at 140 spins per minute (spm) when before I couldn't hit 100spm.  I can now do around 190spm!  Currently I am working on ensuring my spm is what has been instructed by the teacher.  My hope is to be fit enough that I could take a spin class.  Talk, spin and most importantly, not look like I am dying. 


Too many people see cardio as a task that they can easily skip.  This is because they see it as a chore.  Set yourself a goal and make it a challenge.  It could be as simple as having a 15 minute walk every day and pushing yourself to travel a little bit further or seeing how long it takes you to run a 5k.  Put together a playlist of songs that you love and give you energy.  It doesn't just have to be music, I know people that watch football while on the stair machine and others that listen to podcasts or books while running.  Take something you love and hate and create a balance, before you know it cardio will just be part of you week!


What is your favourite way to get cardio done?  Do you have a "Cardio Playlist" or a group of podcasts you love?  Let me know here!