Back two Draycote.

Fresh. Actually that is a lie. It was cold, but I did my 5miles.

The walk 2 swim!

Cold and dark but in my attempt for 45min 10k I need to have a better all round fitness. Did my 1000m.

A misty run.

Cold, slippery but lovely.

No more sledging for me!

Back to Flat - Day 3 Update

Well I looked at the plan felt the ache in my joints and I was up really early with a poorly daughter SO I skipped the plan! Think it was exercise 3 the Wall press-up - an Press up where you walk your feet up the wall so you are effectively doing a handstand supported by feet against the wall! Decided that that may be too much of a challenge.

So instead I went to the gym hit the rower to see if I could match some times I saw off the WW boards for 2000m... Attempt 1 7:34 then after the weights and at the end just before my stretch and cool down I did 7:41 - 200m With a better warm up and a little more training I am sure I could take 34 seconds off this time lol - who says I am competative.

So as well as the rower, I cycled and hit the weight machines (I think the plan with using your own body weight is very effective maybe even more so than the gym)

So wasn't a total miss on the plan just not perfect!

Back to Flat... Day 2

OMG did I ache this morning! Nearly decided to miss day 2 and do it tomorrow but decided that the plan has been put together by professionals and they would tell me if I needed a rest day or alternate days would alter different muscle groups - WRONG.

Thought that I would record how many of each exercise I did in each set to see if I improve next week and to try and keep me on track and motivated.

• Diamond Press Up - IMPOSSIBLE - Ended up flat on my face! I just don't have the upper body strength - so after I got myself back up I did them on my knees still really hard but I managed a few. 4, 6, 6
• One Leg Squats - Nice but boy do I need to work on my right leg - just not as strong as my left and I struggled to maintain balance and form. 8, 12, 16
• Two-point box - Superman I am not but this was a super exercise - maybe this meant I was doing it to easily and not putting enough into it? 17, 17, 17
• Lunge Jump - HARSH, especially as I had to really try to land softly not to wake the house. 14, 15, 15
• Triceps dip with leg lift - KILLER - thought it was hard yesterday but with the leg lift and sore shoulders this nearly killed me. 5, 5, 7
• Squat thrust - should have been easy BUT coming at the end of the set it was really hard 16, 13, 13

Well I ache even more now so hate to think how I will feel tomorrow but we will see.

Just hope there are no gaps in the curtains as me doing this exercise set in just my boxers must look a sight!

Back to Flat In a fortnight - Day 1

The story so far.

I purchased Men's Fitness as I was feeling under the weather and my Mum always got me a magazine when I was ill off school when I was little (Normally the Beano or the Eagle). With it came a suppliment - Back to Flat in a Fortnight - A quick and easy plan to get a flat stomach with... NO GYM... NO DIET... NO HASSLE - and in only 20 mins. WHat had I got to lose -I am off on holiday for two weeks so I could have a flat stomach by then? Well we will see.

So this morning I started the 6 easy exercises (only 45 seconds each one) and do this 'set' three times. Well after a warm up, stretching and cool down 20 mins is more like 35mins, and the easy exercises are far from it!

On the page they look so simple and doing the first one is... BUt after three sets I was dripping sweat and I ached in places I never knew about before. I thought I was fit from my running and tennis but I guess not - this could explain why I don;t have a flat stomach now.

Well I plan to keep going with the plan tomorrow and see how it works out (I might even record how many I do in each set - OMG this sounds like a real program and I am taking it seriously) I am tempted to do a before and after picture but I am not sure I am brave enough so I may forget that idea.

Thanks for reading and I will update you tomorrow as I try day twos exercises!