Why I cancelled my Gym Membership

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I want to get fit. I want to get healthy. I want to loose weight. I want to build up some muscle. I want to do all of that, and yet I still cancelled my gym membership. Why? Because I don't like the gym.

I've never liked working out. PE at school was always my worst subject, and the thought of doing exercise for fun didn't even cross my mind. Yes I dance, and I love to dance, but to me that doesn't seem like exercising. I can dance for hours and enjoy every minute. Ask me to spend 10 minutes on a treadmill and I'll be bored out of my mind after the first 30 seconds!

Part of my reason for joining the gym in the first place was because I was travelling a really long distance home from work every day, in ridiculous amounts of traffic and it would take me an hour and a half on average to do it. I could drive to the gym, work out for 45 minutes, and then drive home and only be home about 15-20 mins later than if I'd headed straight home from work.

If I was to go to the gym now though I'd have to really convince myself to do it. If there was even the slightest excuse as to why I couldn't go, I'd take it. I've even used finishing work late (as in 10 minutes late) as a reason why I couldn't go. I wouldn't have gone for another hour anyway, but that was irrelevant.

I tried to combat my hatred for the gym by doing classes, but the timings of them weren't great and I could never get booked on any of them. I started doing kettle bells on a Friday night which I did quite enjoy, but one half hour class each week doesn't justify paying a full gym membership.

Whilst I still want to loose weight and become more healthy and more toned, the gym just isn't working for me. And as my boyfriend keeps telling me, everything I need to do to get the body I want I can do at home or outside. I don't need the fancy gym equipment to manage it.

So this is why I've cancelled my gym membership. It isn't for me. I've tried it, it was ok, and yes I may go back to it eventually. But for now I've taken up running outside and find that much more fun than spending half an hour in the darkness of the gym. I get fresh air, I do some cardio, I get to explore my local area. And I've found that my local community centre offers a kettle bells class too for a fraction of the cost of my gym membership. Win-win!

My First Kettlebells Experience

I've been a member of my current gym for almost a year now. Part of the reason I chose this gym over some of the others was because it offered a range of classes in with the monthly membership cost. Up until last week, guess how many I'd attended? Yep, none.

I don't know what it is but the thought of turning up and being the new girl in a class terrified me. I was worried I was going to turn up and not know what I was doing, make a massive mistake or look ridiculous. So I continued with my little cardio routine with the occasional weights thrown in, not really making any progress.

After a fairly unhealthy March, I decided that in April I would give myself 30 days to turn my fitness regime back around. I've been going for a run before work, signed up to a new dance class, bought myself some ankle weights and a foam roller, and I finally took the plunge and signed up to a Kettlebells class.

Credit to: Lucy Fry

A kettlebell is a cast iron/steel weight, shaped a bit like a cannon ball, that comes in a range of weights depending on how strong you are (I'm a weakling so could only manage a 4kg one), and can be used to perform a range of cardio, strength and flexibility exercises.

The class I signed up to was only 30 mins long, which I couldn't understand. All the other classes on the timetable are an hour long, why would this one only be 30 mins? Well, as I learnt on Friday, Kettlebells are an insane workout! There's no way I could have done more than 30 minutes. I'm actually surprised I managed that long.

Our instructor is ex-army and he pushed us through a range of different exercises. Some focused on legs, some backs, some arms and some abs. We did swing movements, push ups, squats, sit ups. 30 second reps of each, with a ten second break in between each rep. Then after 4 reps, we'd change to a different exercise.

I was really skeptical up until I got there. Having never used a kettlebell before, and not being a fan of weight lifting, I thought it was going to be a nightmare 30 minutes for me. But it wasn't I loved it.

I came out extremely sweaty (sorry, tmi!), tired, feeling like I wanted to throw up and aching all over. It was amazing! And even after rolling out my body, and stretching, I'm still feeling good aches two days later.

I think I may have found my new favourite form of exercise.

Sarah x

January in Pictures

1. Back to College!

I've now started my sixth CIMA module and have my exam in 22 days. Very scary thought!

2. Late Christmas Presents from Omar

Although he'd already got me a Christmas, Omar decided to surprise me with a lovely pair of silver heart stud earrings. A lovely gift from a lovely boyfriend.

3. Finished Book 1 of my 2015 Reading Challenge

I finished My Side of Life, by Shane Filan. The first book of my 2015 challenge. Check out my review here

4. Used my cute little egg cup and spoon for the first time

Chris bought me these egg cups as a house warming gift ages ago, and I finally got round to making soft boiled eggs. The cups and spoons are so cute.

5. Back to the Gym and Dance

It's time to get fit and healthy. I've gone back to the gym, I'm watching what I eat and so far I've lost just under 5 lbs. Good start to the year.

Sarah x

September Monthly Round Up

Wow! I can't believe how long it is since I did a monthly round up (July was my last) and how lazy I've been since I got back from holiday with no weekly weigh in posts. I'm rubbish. I apologise.

Goal Number 1 - Complete Managerial Level of my CIMA Qualification

Since I completed the operational level in July, this is a new updated goal. Managerial level is level 2 of the qualification and today I've just finished the tuition courses for the two modules I'm sitting in November. I think I've pushed myself a bit far, opting to do two at once but I think it's going well. I have two mock exams to do this week which should give me an indication of how I'm getting on, and then it's just revision revision revision until exam day. Fingers crossed!

Goal Number 2 - Move into my Own Home

I can't wait for this goal to be gone, and hopefully by the end of October it will be. I got a phone call on Thursday to say it was 98% complete and should be 100% complete by the end of next week, so there's no reason I won't be in by the end of October....I'll believe it when I get there though. I have been inside and seen it so I know progress is being made but it's taking far too long for my liking.

Goal Number 3 - Loose a Stone in Weight

I don't even know where I currently stand on this. I haven't been on the scales in a good few weeks. I won't be surprised to see a gain, I've been lazy and I know I have. I can't remember the last time I was at the gym, and my diet has been all over the place. But from this week I'm going back to the gym, I'm going to be good and I'm going to get my dancers body back. I've joined the professional dance class permanently now so if I want the chance of performing in public from it I need to get my fitness up, so no more excuses.

Goal Number 4 - Get my Splits on Both Legs

I'm getting there. Slowly and surely. I've been doing lots of stretching at dance to help, my leg hold is getting better and I'm managing to lift my leg into the hip flexor stretch (picture before for reference), something that I've always struggled with. I can definitely feel the stretch getting deeper and hopefully I will get this by the end of the year. It's on my bucket list so I better.

Goal Number 5 - Learn to Cook

Although my cooking hasn't been tested out much recently, my mind is spinning with food ideas I can't wait to try. I have a long list of recipes ready for when I get into the flat, and I'm getting more adventurous with my food choices so hopefully my food vocabulary will expand. I'm also getting bored of eating the same things all the time, which is very unusual for me so hopefully I'll be motivated to start experimenting as soon as I get my keys.

Plan for October

For many people October is stoptober, a chance to either give up smoking or drinking for an month to improve your health. I don't smoke, and I very rarely drink, so my stoptober is to stop making excuses. I'm notorious for making them. Whether it by why I didn't go to the gym, why I ate that piece of chocolate cake, why I haven't done any revision, I make them a lot. But I'm going to stop. No more excuses. That's the plan.

Sarah x

Weigh In - August 12th

This week I have discovered the best workout ever for your calves....walking in safety boots!

My work project for this quarter is to do an audit on our fixed assets and this has had me spending time out in the workshop with our operations team and means I have to wear full safety gear; big glasses like you used to get in science class for experiments, luminous jacket that makes me look like a traffic cone, and safety boots that make my feet look very big and square...it's a very attractive look! After 1 day of wearing the boots I woke up almost crying with the pain in my calves. I cannot believe how much they hurt!

I never get calf pain from dancing or working out, and I always thought my calves were pretty strong from Relevés and working my way up to Pointe but I was definitely wrong. My respect for our ops team tripled this week after experiencing the pain they go through from wearing those boots everyday. I'm now off to go investigate ankle weights, in the hope they'll do just as good of a workout as the boots do.


I started logging my food again last week and after seven days I lost just under a pound, which I'm pretty pleased with. I'm now on day 3 of week 2 and it's still going pretty well. It was very easy to get back into the habit, and it'll be even easier when I eventually get into my own kitchen. I've never been this excited about a kitchen before but I honestly can't wait!

My lovely boyfriend spent Friday night being my personal trainer at the gym. He had me doing lots of weight training using the machines and then introduced me to what he described as my "new best friend" the medicine ball a.k.a Bally.

Every time I've done sit ups in the past I've never used any weight, but Omar had me practicing them with Bally. That hurt! I managed a few but it was so much harder than I ever thought it would be. That's given me something else to work on, not quite sure Bally and I will be best friends though.
So all in all, this has been a week of getting back into old habits and finding new stuff to work on. Good progress in my opinion!

Weigh in - 22nd July

It's safe to say, I'm really struggling to move today. I went to visit my new job last week and was rather impressed so I joined. It's not very big but every time I've been since it's been very quiet, which is definitely a selling point for me. I haven't signed up for any classes yet, but I do plan to. For now I'm just working on getting back into a gym routine. In less than a week I've managed 3 gym sessions and a dance class. So I think I'm doing rather well.

I went to my first professional dance class last night and it was so much fun but I really am suffering today. I don't know how I've managed it but I seem to have pulled something in my back. Not ideal but it does seem to be easing. It was remarkably good after my gym session tonight which I was very surprised at, I'll probably regret the decision to go and workout though if I'm struggling even more in the morning. But overall it was a good session and has given me a lot to of areas improve on.

I don't think the gym is the reason behind this but, the extra weight I gained last week I've lost. To loose it so easily I'm pretty sure it was just water weight, but I'm not going to complain if it means I've got back to my maintain level. I've just got to keep going and hopefully my routine will fall back into place soon.

All in all a relatively good week.

Weigh in - 8th July

I haven't got much to say in these weigh in weeks at the moment. I'm still on track to keep maintaining for the next few weeks until I get into my flat. So I'm rather pleased, especially since I've been slacking on the gym. A combination of long work hours and a bad back has made it pretty hard to get to the gym.

I've made the decision to switch gyms, my current one is very basic, not very welcoming and doesn't feel motivating at all, and have spent time researching different ones in my new area. I've made the decision to join one that's a short drive away, but has a wide range of classes on offer, more variety of machines and equipment to use, and is still reasonably priced. I'm going to try and book an induction this week if I can, if not I might wait until I move and get settled to make the switch.

I'm so achy off dancing yesterday. My lovely teacher decided we needed to do a lot of stretching so had us doing all sorts, and now I'm very stiff and achy. Only downside to the whole day was my knee beginning to pull and hurt again because I'd forgotten my knee pads. Note to self: be better organised.

I'm hoping the combination of my back hurting and my knee pulling isn't a sign of what my old age is going to be like.

Weigh In - 24th June & 100 Happy Days...Day 100

I managed this week to remember to weigh myself on Monday morning, intense last minute dance rehearsals after a busy day of work ruined my blog posting however. I may have to re-think my schedule when I move.

Anyway, sticking with my maintaining regime for now I had another on track week. I was really good with my diet until the weekend came and I was treated to amazing home made brownies from Omar's mum and then a few glasses of wine on Saturday night for my friend's birthday.

With no real rush to get home last week I extended my interval training a bit longer and managed a good 45min workout overall. It was nice not feeling like I had to get home at a reasonable time for everyone else to have food, so I'm looking forward to being in my own place and back in control of everything.

100 Happy Days - Day 100

Reaching day 100. I was hoping something completely out of the ordinary would happen in time for my final happy day. Unfortunately it hasn't. So my 100 happy day is happy because I completed my challenge.

I thought I'd have got bored of this a long time ago, and yes I did take some breaks where I didn't have much to say, but I've completed it! Thinking about what makes you happy does make you take a different view on your life and what thinks actually do matter to you.

I tend to be the type of person who sees the bad in things more than the good, and if I had a 100 day complaint challenge I'm sure I'd have no trouble completing it, but this has definitely made me more positive towards things.

I'm proud of myself for finally completing this challenge, and look forward to the next challenge I do.

Weigh In - 17th June

In my sleepy state, I managed to forget yesterday to weigh myself. So, here I am a day late, with news of a little loss. I think I definitely need to reassess everything again over the next few weeks, diet, gym routine etc. But maybe I'm best off doing that when I'm in my house and have more control over everything. So for now, I'm sticking with maintaining (loosing where I can) and increasing my water intake.

It's so hard drinking the 2litres a day I'm recommended to do. I'm not a big fan of just plain water so once I've drank about half a litre I loose interest. I've been cutting back on the fizzy drinks though and opting for dilute juice instead where I can, which is helping me get closer to my limit.

I had another attempt at interval training last week and still felt as motivated as I had the previous week. Definitely going to keep up with this routine for a while and see how much progress I make.

My stretching has seen me make some progress too. I managed to do a heel stretch, something I've never even been close to doing before. It wasn't perfectly straight and I'd definitely like it higher but definite progress. Unfortunately I'm too wobbly to hold it long enough to take a picture but I'll work on that.

All in all, a relatively ok week.

Weigh In - 9th June & 100 Happy Days...Day 94

Despite this week being another maintaining week, I actually had a great NSV today. Went to get change into my dance stuff for class tonight (which was such a great class) I found that my leggings where extremely comfortable today, my leotard didn't feel like it was confining me in places, and my tshirt hung nicely. I looked in the mirror at one point and thought, wow you have lost weight. The scales just didn't agree however.

Last week I got back to the gym and changed up my routine a little to do some interval training. I've read a lot about interval training in the past, and my boyfriend has tried to convince me to do some before but I've never considered doing it myself. Last week was my first try and I loved it. The time passed a lot quickly because I was only ever focusing on doing something for 2 minutes maximum.

I alternated between a leisurely walk to get my heart rate normal again, 1 minute sprints or 1 minute walking on a really high incline. I don't tend to do much incline work so I really struggled with this, I could feel my knee pulling slightly, but the whole workout was so much harder and more enjoyable than what I had been doing. I was still feeling the after-workout feeling when I got to bed that night too much was a great feeling. My best advice though if you're doing this on a treadmill is to not turn the speed up too high on your sprints, there's a chance you may fall off (I nearly did!).

I took a week out of logging my food last week as it was becoming more of a chore than something I enjoyed, I'm going to start back today and get back into the habit. I didn't go crazy on what I ate on my week off, I was pretty good, I just didn't want to write it down.

I've also started using an app called Water Balance which works out how much water you should drink on a daily basis and lets you log it. I used to think I was pretty good at meeting my limit but since I've started logging I've realised I'm not. According to the app I should be drinking 2.4litres a day...I'm lucky if I get half of that. I definitely need to cut back on the Diet Coke and Milk (I love milk so this will be hard) and get more water in my diet.

So, although the scale didn't show a loss I think this week's been pretty good. Here's to another good one.

100 Happy Days...Day 94

Presents from my Mum. My favourite moisturiser ran out the other week and when I went to get a replacement I was told that No7 had discontinued it. I was absolutely gutted and until I find something I really like I've been borrowing my Mum's. But to my amazement, she came home from work today with a bottle from the Boots near where she works. They didn't know anything about the product being discontinued and had some left in stock. So happy and can't wait to put this on in the morning. Thank you Mum!

May Monthly Round Up, 3rd May Weigh In & 100 Happy Days...Day 91

I can't believe how quick this year is going, it's already June! Doesn't time fly when you're having fun?

I'll apologies now that this is going to be a bit of a long one, I missed my weigh in yesterday and I'm a little late on the round up so thought it'd be better to combine them together. So, here goes...

Goal Number 1 - Complete the Operational Level of my CIMA Qualification

I finished my exam! Yey! I can now have a normal life back. I just have the long wait until result day. So for now, I'm not marking this off as complete until it's passed, but fingers crossed that will be soon.

Goal Number 2 - Move into my own Home

The wait for my flat is now starting to get boring. I understand how pregnant woman feel when they're fed up and just want it to be the day you've spent so long waiting for. I still don't have a roof on my flat, the move in date has been pushed back to July (no exact date as of yet), and I'm getting a bit tired of constantly being asked questions about it. Plus, fridge/freezer shopping is not a fun shopping trip. I'm hoping not much longer now.

Goal Number 3 - Loose a stone in weight

Ok so here goes my weigh in. I gained a little this week, but as I've proved the last few I can loose it again. I'm back at dancing and the gym, when I stop being an idiot and forgetting things I need to go, like my sports bra or my trainers. I need to be better organised and pack my back the night before not on a morning when I'm rushing around crazy. After not being to the gym in a while I was surprised that I hadn't lost my running ability as much as I had previously. This slow build up I've been doing must be working.

I've been doing ab exercises maybe once a week around revision and although my ab appearance probably doesn't look as it did after my challenge, I've still got quite a lot of the strength. I'm just going to keep going, up the amount of exercises I'm doing each week and hopefully get back into a weight loss streak.

I'm going to a Christening in July and plan on wearing something I already own to save money. I have a few things in mind for what I'd like to wear, but I'm not sure they'll be a good fit. I'll try them on at the weekend and make a decision, they might motivate me a bit more to make sure I look good in them.

Goal Number 4 - Get my Splits on Both Legs

I'm still working on this and found some new stretch advice to follow. This was a Pinterest post I found that has been a great help.

I also found this which I'm quite enjoying too. These stretches feel really good.

Goal Number 5 - Learn to Cook

I've not made anything really fancy this month. My most adventurous cooking attempt was to take some chicken breasts and coat them in a Maggie's So Juicy Mixed Herbs spices (rather than cooking them in the bag in the oven) to be cooked on the barbecue. They were very tasty.

Plan for June

June's plan is to get back into a gym routine. I've been very lazy the last month and that's not good. I'm going to go for 2 gym workouts a week and then dancing as extra. The only downfall I see is it being quarter end at work and that cutting into gym time for the last week of the month. I'll just have to be extra good when I can't get to the gym.

My dance show is soon so if I can improve my core strength and flexibility a bit by then that would be great too.

And to round us off, a bit of 100 Happy Days - Day 91

Pinterest posts making you smile. So I just set up my Pinterest account, go check it out if you get time, and this post popped up on my feed today and it made me smile. A Lhasa Apso as an Ewok. It reminded me so much of my Gemma that I had to smile. How cute.

Weigh In - 5th May

My goal for the next few weeks at least (until after the 21st May) is to just maintain. My focus is on studying so my gym sessions will be cut down and I'll just have to be very careful with what I eat. This morning there was a 0.4lb increase on the scales, I'm not too bothered about that for now, just have to work on making sure there isn't another one next week.

I only managed dancing last week as I was either studying or out with work the other nights, this week I have no dancing so going to attempt at least one good session at the gym to make up for it.

I'm going to review my ab videos tomorrow and do some sort of routine a few nights a week just so I don't loose this strength I've managed to build through April.

100 Happy Days...Day 70

Day 70 - Shopping for house stuffs

As today is a non-work day, I took that to mean it was also a non-study day. Instead I dragged my parents round the industrial estates looking at curtains and cushions. Unfortunately I didn't quite find what I wanted, but I have a good idea. So excited, this house can't come soon enough.

100 Happy Days...Day 59

Day 59 - Fighting the excuses

I'd planned on going to the gym after work tonight, but as the day went on I came up with 101 different reasons as to why I shouldn't go. Stupid things like I was hungry, I had hiccoughs, I only had 1 bobble to tie my hair up with etc. I even walked out of the office arguing with myself as to whether I should go to the gym or not. But amazingly I talked sense into myself and to the gym I want.

I may not have been as motivated as I could have been when I got there, but a quick 30 min session of cardio and legs is better than nothing. Proud of myself for fighting the excuses and not giving in.

Weigh In - 21st April

I'm always very surprised to see the scales drop, especially after a few very bad days. I dropped another 0.5lb which I'm really chuffed with after my bottle of wine, cakes and chocolate I've enjoyed these last few days.

My plan to cut back on the amount of diet coke I was drinking didn't go too good. I managed until Wednesday as work didn't have any diet coke for me to buy, and then I gave in when it came back in stock and started drinking again....I blame this new system testing, it's pushing me over the edge. Tomorrow is a new work week though so I shall give it a go and see how I get on.

I missed dancing a lot last week, I only managed 2 workouts and the second wasn't as good as it should have been. I really do think dancing is what keeps me going, I might look into options for taking a second class...force me to do that extra hour. Maybe after my exam.

Being off work today has meant that my Monday night gym session hasn't happened, the major downside to where I live, it's so far away from everything I do. Not long now until I'll be able to go whenever I want. I'm actually quite excited at the thought of being able to go on weekends, late at night, or before work on a morning. I just hope this enthusiasm carries on and I'll actually put a bit more effort in over the summer.

Today is day 21 of my 30 day challenges. I'm loving the abs one, it's such hard work but I can definitely see it paying off. I'm struggling a lot with the Plank challenge though, for some reason my ability to hold a plank for more than 90 seconds has gone and I cannot keep up with the timings I'm supposed to do now. I'm going to keep trying but I may restart the plank one properly next month and concentrate on getting my form right in the mean time. I'm not enjoying the squat challenge as much as the abs, largely because I really don't like squats. I'm persevering though.

I've taken some photos to show my progress through the challenge, once it's completed I'll post them all and we can see if there's a difference. I do think there is but maybe I'm just being optimistic.

Happy Easter Monday everyone! Hope you've all enjoyed your chocolate.

Weigh in - 14th April

Unsurprisingly, the scales went up 1.4lbs this morning. To be honest, I'm surprised it wasn't more after my lack of cardio and over eating for the past two weeks. Anyway, today is the start of a new week, and back to being good.

I'm making the effort to cut back on the amount of diet coke I'm drinking, trying to stick to water instead to get my 8 glasses a day and if I feel the need to drink diet coke then it'll be only 1 can a day maximum. So far so good, I've managed 6 glasses today and no diet coke. My weakness will be when the weekend, but I'll worry about that when I get there.

Back to the gym tonight and I was pleased to see it was relatively quiet again. I got back into my little routine and did 10 mins on the bike, not as high resistance as I had been doing previously but a good steady pace, followed by 12 mins on the bike (8 of which I ran), and 10 minutes rowing. My pace was much quicker on the rowing today, I averaged 36 strokes per minute rather than 33.

I'm quite impressed I've managed to improve on my routine from the last time I was there. The week or so off has obviously done me good, and I'm assuming the 30 day challenges have helped me a bit.

Day 14 of the challenge got completed today. Cannot believe at the start of it I could barely manage 10 proper situps and I've just done 65. The challenge is proving to be difficult, I really do push myself through it all, but I just keep thinking it's going to be worth it at the end of day 30. Only 16 more days to go.

100 Happy Days - Day 49

Blue skies. Getting up to blue skies, going to work in blue skies, leaving work in blue skies and arriving home in blue skies definitely makes the day feel better. I'm a tad jealous that one of my friends is enjoying the blue skies of Marbella right now whilst I'm stuck in the UK working, but at least I have my own skies to cheer me up. Fingers crossed we keep this weather for the weekend.

Weight in - 31st March

Another 0.8lbs down! Last week wasn't a good week for exercise, work took over my life too much meaning I didn't have time to gym. I did well though, kept under my calorie limit everyday except Friday when he boyfriend treated me to some Jaffa cakes, and stretched a few times. Every little helps!

So as it's the end of March it's time to reflect on my goal progress for the year and plan for April.

Goal Number 1 - Complete the operational level of my CIMA qualification

So March saw me complete my college course and begin to plan my revision. I have 7 weeks to revise and make sure I pass so my challenge for April is to do at least 5 hours revision a week. I've printed past papers off to get me started and I'll be updating my formula sheet tomorrow. It may be not be exciting, but I'm looking forward to it all

Goal Number 2 - Move into my own home

Unfortunately this is completely out of my control, but the aim is still June and I keep buying little things to keep me excited. My next purchase is curtains. Exciting times.

Goal Number 3 - Loose a stone in weight

I'm nearly half way there! 6lbs in 3 months isn't bad. I just need to continue as I have been and I'll get there. I'm going to continue with my little cardio routine, working on increasing my running length each time (today I reached 7:39 mins, a huge achievement). I'm also going to get back on the weights and start the 30 day abs, squat and plank challenge from tomorrow. My friend has been doing them and saw amazing progress from it so I can only try!

Goal Number 4 - Get my splits on both legs

I'm so close on my right leg. I hoped I'd have it by now but looks like I'm gonna need that little bit more of a push. Fingers crossed if I keep stretching with my theraband I'll get there in April.

Goal Number 5 - Learn to cook

I've come up with a few ideas I'd like to try, bought a recipe book to put them in, and even bought myself a cook book I can get some tips from. I can't wait to get my own kitchen to start experimenting more, but I'm hoping over Easter weekend I'll get the chance to try some recipes out in my parent's kitchen.

Plan for April

My plan for April is to continue with my cardio routine. Increasing the length of time I run non-stop for and then working to increase my speed/distance. I rowed 2000M today in 13mins, hopefully I'll be able to work at improving that time.....but for now I'm not going to focus too much on that.

My main aim for April is going to be to complete all 3 of the 30 day challenges below. Like I said before, my friend saw really good progress from these challenges and as I'm now starting to loose weight I feel I should begin to tone up. To anyone else, feel free to accept the challenges too!

100 Happy Days...Day 35 - The gym being quiet

I love the gym when it's quiet. Makes it so much easier to get on and do what you want without any distractions. It also makes the gym a lot cooler. A new gym has just opened nearby so I think a lot of people have switched, which will hopefully make mine quieter from now on.