Having a varied and balanced range of physical activity and movement is just as important...in fact some would say more so...
A good week would
include:
- 2 or 3 x strength training sessions
- 15 to 20 miles of walking spread across the week
- mobilisation and stretching every day
- move every 45 minutes
- 3 x high intensity sessions such as
sprints on the bike or feet
- 2 long steady distance runs, cycles, swims etc
- 2 x core or torso training sessions, yoga or pilates
This is a really big investment in your precious time I know, however remembering yesterday's email on how our bodies adapt and respond to the effort we put in, it is well worth the investment for the dividends we
receive in our health.
Take some time each day to think through what you can tick off from the above list, or your own, for that day and how it adds into the other things you have done this week.
Think of movement as being just as important as food, become hungry for more
variety.
I've been overweight, slow, sluggish and with very low self esteem at one point in my life and the main thing that dragged me out of it was a constant hunger to just do something every day.
Consistency creates
habits, habits create behaviour, behaviour creates a lifestyle
This works both ways, good AND bad.
Get hungry for movement and mobility!
J
