5.4km in 31min 53s

Yesterday I ran 5.4km in 31 mins 53 sec. This is at least 1.5mins faster than my previous timing which means that I am improving very fast. Now that I have less work, I am able to concentrate on my fitness better. I also managed to do 10 mins of pushups, plank, and situps. I will try to increase that to 15 or 20 mins next time. One of the good site for learning new bodyweight training exercises is bodyrock.tv's youtube site - Charliejames1975. It is a great channel for learning new exercises and I highly recommend it for beginners.

30 min workout

Yesterday I manged to do a 30 min workout with stretches, pushups, situps, crunches, leg-lifts, plank and supermans. It was really difficult to get the motivation to start the workout, but after starting it, it was very easy and felt good. Success stories like this are what motivates people to workout.

Listening to your body + 30 min workout

I had to take a rest day yesterday cos my body was really aching. The short break from my workouts probably had something to do with it. The good thing was that I listened to my body and took the day off instead of forcing myself to do the workout. The key to working out on a continuous basis is to listen to your body and respond accordingly. I'm glad I did it cos I was fully recovered today and managed to do a full proper 30 min workout today. The workout consisted of stretches, pushups, situps, crunches, supermans and leg-lifts. My inspiration comes from bodyrock.tv where they workout everyday and just watching the daily video is enough motivation to get started which is the most difficult part of working out.

30 min workout

Today I did a 30 min workout with stretches, pushups, situps, crunches, bicycle kicks and leg lifts. The motivation to do this workout after my break was very difficult. Credit goes to bodyrock.tv for keeping on posting new workouts everyday. I used this to get motivated today and after I started, I immediately felt great.

30 min run after a long time

So I apologise for not posting recently due to a lot of traveling. This has also interrupted my routine with me being able to work out only sporadically. I did try to follow Scooby's tips on how to work out during travel, but it's not easy when you've got friends accompanying you during your travel. The difficulty in organising your schedule around their requirements is a bit of a problem with the workout thing.

Anyway I am back in the saddle and managed to do a 30 min run today to restart my exercise challenges. It took me 33 mins 30s to run 5.4km. I didn't do any other workout today as I didn't want to exert my body after a break. I'll work out tomorrow and post the results of that.