Last night was the night my mum and I finally decided to start our workout plan ready for the Cancer Research 5K Muddy Run that we are taking part in this year. I use to workout all the time but through my GCSEs and things I stopped and really wished I hadn't. But now, I have something to motivate me and keep me going so even when I have completed the run, I am still going to continue with these workouts.
The workout plan consists of two things: jogging/walking and an actual workout. Yesterday was day 1 of jogging so we had to jog for a minute and then walk for a following minute and repeat this 10 times (20 minutes worth of exercise). To me, the jogging wasn't that hard and the 1 minute walking breaks definitely helped me a lot. It definitely wasn't easy and I don't mean to make it sound easy if that's what I am doing. This is all a challenge for me because I am definitely not a fit and active person.
Through the week the jogging and walking time will increase (obviously) but by the end of week 1 we will be doing a 2 minute easy run followed by 1 minute breaks. By the end of the 6 week plan though we will be doing 15 minutes of continuous running.
Today we will be doing the workout side. This involves side planking, mountain climbers, Russian twists and shoulder presses. I think the workout would be the easiest part of this training because I use to do 3 of the 4 exercises anyway. I think the planking will be the hardest part for me as I have no upper arm strength and I think you have to rely on your arm quite a lot.
Throughout all this working out I am also starting to eat healthy. I am going to start eating more fruit and veg while cutting out chocolate and treats like that. I think a healthy diet will also help a lot as it helps to lose weight and stay fit anyway. Hopefully, through this training I will also be able to lose a lot of weight. I have been wanting to do this for sometime as I have never really been confident in myself so this will definitely help me.
If you are thinking of starting a weekly workout plan like this you can always go onto the Cancer Research website and print off one of their walk, jog or run plans. If you are like me and have't really been working out then I would recommend starting with the walking as there are some very challenging parts within it.
I will be keeping you all updated with the progress of the training and there will definitely be a post about the run!
See you soon x
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