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Anyone else thinking about next year’s curriculum? I am…it’s part of the process I go through each year. Currently I’m in the praying and pondering stage. I’m working on a system for Master J to use. He’s quite capable of using most systems but considering our eclectic style of learning and curriculum we need a [...]
I like to go to the gym early in the morning. Sometimes I have been before John goes to work but I do prefer to be at home with him in the mornings to give him breakfast while we chat over a cup of coffee. But I think I’ve discovered a key to exercise! At [...]
Exercise Week 20 Rest Day Weights +20min Exercise Bike +Kathy Smith Core Workout DVD & Stretch 20min HIIT MA_running plan (Wk 1 Day 1) Weights (added calf raises with 25kg) 20min HIIT (Wk 1 Day 3) Rest Day Weights (continued with calf raises +added 20kg to the fitball squats) For the time being my weights [...]
Last Monday marked my 19th week of exercising- minus about 4 weeks off during that time. Some readers may remember my goal to be Fit n 40. Well, at first I didn’t think I was going to make that goal…but looking back I do think I have made forward steps toward achieving it. Ok, so [...]
Hello, my name is Susan. I’ve been exercising since the 13th April (11 weeks) and I haven’t lost an ounce! Not a pound, not a kilogram. How unfair is that? I know I started off gung-ho. I can tend to get rather zealous with things and fitness is one of those things. I can easily [...]
Regular readers will know that I like the Body for Life program by Bill Phillips, as well as Burn the Fat by Tom Venuto. I think they’re great ways for homeschool mums to get fit, healthy and strong…in a minimum of time. As busy homeschool mums and wives, how can we afford countless hours at [...]
Just learned that weight lifting is the second lowest injury sport one can do. Walking is the safest and then weight lifting bcz it is done in a controlled, supervised way unlike many other activities. However, more than walking, weight lifting actually makes your bones stronger! I want to be able to lift my grandkids [...]
OPTION: noun 1) The power of choosing; the right of choice or election. 2) The power of wishing. 3) Choice; election; preference. Exercising my options…if only that it what I had been doing… really. We all make choices in life. We all live with the consequences of those choices. It’s a principle that I try [...]
Monday AM – Hard HIIT session on bike for 20 min PM – Upper Body workout with free weights Tuesday Rest (Funeral) Wednesday AM – 20min HIIT treadmill I HATE that machine! 2.0km in 20min pftttt! LOL PM – Lower Body & Abs Workout Thursday Rest: Busy day out and about. Went to the theatre [...]
Exercise Journal from4th – 9th May Exercise Mon: Attempted Billy Blanks Basic Bootcamp. Ain’t nothing basic about it. Good, hard fun. (Didn’t use resistance bands) Tues: Wed: Basic Bootcamp. Thur: Fri: 20min High Intensity Interval Workout on bike Sat: Notes: Ugh, felt good on Monday…a little stiff on Tuesday but I was feeling ridiculously stiff [...]
Exercise record from Tuesday 28th until Sunday 3rd April Tues 28th EXERCISE: 10 min HIIT on bike 10 HIIT treadmill *HIIT= High Intensity Interval Training 20 x Tricep curls 20 x Bicep thingys Abs: Back-friendly crunches 3 styles @ 20 each Flexibility: Stretching routine Notes Good day- felt great. Wednesday 29th EXERCISE: 5 min warmup [...]
I don’t record anything on days that begin with S- so that’s Saturday and Sunday. (as well as Special Days and Sick days) The No S diet. No Snacks No Sweets No Second Servings …except on days that start with S. I did a silly thing last week on the 21st April. I started exercising. [...]
My Mini Goal is to lose 4.5kg. I just get overwhelmed if I don’t set mini goals so that’s my starting point. However, the real goal is to get fit and be strong…to have strong muscles and bones and be able to keep up with my children and be a good role model. The key [...]
The other day I received an email from a fellow Aussie homeschooler questioning why I seemed to advertise books by Bill Phillips (Body for Life) and Tom Venuto (Burn the Fat). You can see the page in question here. I thought that maybe other’s might have thought the same, so here is my response. Hi, [...]
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