Exercise Diary - #2

So it's been a month since I started my exercise routine and so far it's going well! I've lost at least 1cm everywhere (except my arms..which in all honesty are my hardest area to see results) and 3cms from my hips.

I have also started playing Indoor Beach Volleyball once a week. Beach Volleyball is a great way to do exercise as it works both your legs and your core and it's super fun! Playing a team sport is a good way to get fit and have fun with friends and it takes the 'burden' out of exercising and gives you some variety to your routines, plus it's relatively inexpensive and there are a lot of different sports you can choose.

Over the last week has been hard for me to stay on track as over the weekend I had lots of birthday festivities which included celebratory drinks and delicious food! My birthday is tomorrow so I'm hoping that everything will be back on track again after that!

What's Ahead:
I've decided, as I'm doing this mainly for people who want to exercise at home rather than a gym, that I'm going to spend the next few weeks doing reviews on some of the iPhone fitness apps that you can get.. I'm pretty sure that these apps are on android phones as well...

The FREE Apps I will be reviewing are;

• Nike Training
• Lorna Jane
• 200 Situps
• Fitness Pro 

I will also review one paid app:

• Boot Camp Challenge ($4.49) 

 I will spend one week using each app in replacement of my usual activities and see which one is the most informative and easy to use, except I will also be doing some cardio and legs/arm exercises along side the 200 Situps app as it is solely situps.
The first app I will review is the Lorna Jane app as they are currently doing a promotion for healthy living called "Move, Nourish, Believe".

Tip of the day:

When first starting an exercise routine, it's important to know that you should not focus on the number that comes up on those scales but rather the inches that you're losing. Muscle weighs more than fat and it also burns more calories in your everyday activities than fat does. When you start your exercise, you will gain muscle which is under a layer of fat and the more you work out the more muscle you make and the more fat you start to burn. There are no instant results but it's always worth it. You should also remember that doing weights increases your bone density, which again, will weigh more than previously. It is important to do weights to create strong bones.
Women after the age of 28 start to lose bone density and if you're not exercising, you could increase your risk of osteoporosis, along with other things..

Yet another reason to get up and move!

"Yesterday, you said tomorrow!"

If you don't train insane you will remain the same and saying "I'll do it tomorrow" in the end will make you feel worse not better for putting it off and it will take longer to achieve those goals!