*After writing this I realised I sound like I fancy myself as a bit of a 'fitness twat'. I don't, I'm just bored and this is more fun than watching The One Show
It's well known among my friends that I tend to keep a close eye on my weight, in fact some have called it an 'obsession' but whatever, I'm sure it was meant in a loving way. I just like to exercise, ya knowwwww? This 'life' thing that keeps happening often has a way of creeping up on me and taking away my 'maintaing lost weight' time. Luckily I have found a quick-fix to keep my naturally larger stomach at bay, and it's COMPLETELY FREE. And who doesn't love a freebie?
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| The 'instructor' is reaaaally annoying |
The 7-minute workout app has honestly been an absolute godsend, and has found itself in a very firm spot within my daily routine. It does what it says on the tin; a 7-minute (7 minutes and 50 seconds to be precise), full-body workout that doesn't require any extra equipment and definitely builds up a super-sweat (mmmmm). It consists of 30 seconds of exercise followed by 10 seconds of rest, in this order...
Star jumps
Wall sit
Press-ups
Crunches
Step-ups
Squats
Tricep dips
High knees running in place
Plank
Lunges
Press-ups with rotation
Side plank
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| Jumping jacks? STAR JUMPS YOU MEAN |
Now I'm actually seeing this written down, I feel like a bit of a bionic woman but the 30 second bursts of exercise goes quite quickly, still gives me that smug gym feeling and makes me feel as if I definitely belong on the cover of Women's Health (OHHH, that was a joke to anyone who doesn't know me/understand humour). I've tried joining gyms loads of times but always end up running on the shitty treadmill (it works for some people but whateverrrrr, it bores me to death and ruins ankles AND LIVES), and the thought all this leaping around doing squats and lunges in public makes me want to crawl into a ball and cringe into my stomach. Instead I usually do it in my bedroom and scare my cat when I nearly fall through the floorboards, but hey - you can't put a price on an ass of steel.
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| It's me! Haha, just pulling your leg - it's Cat Deeley |
It's no secret that serious runners are usually extremely toned - to the point of looking wellllllll skinny (I'm talking about myself here, can you tell?... I AM NOT REALLY) but as I am not a fully serious runner, I'd much rather have a toned but powerful bod. That's kind of a lie - basically I just want some abs so I can join thousands of other annoying girls wearing crop tops at Glastonbury, IS THAT SO MUCH TO ASK? I've ran a lot over the years, and found that a combination of long runs, speed work AND the kind of exercises on the 7-minute app seem to work for me. I also think bootcamps/circuits are really good, but I don't have the dollar or the time. Mo money, mo problems and all that. I don't like the muscle lady look, nor do I have the build to ever be skinny (as an ex-boyfriend once kindly pointed out, yeah thanks hun). I've lost 3/4 of a stone since Christmas - special mention must go to the sickness bug I caught that helped me lose the last few lbs - and I actually think this app has helped. And also because I haven't been gorging on mince pies, twiglets and wine at every opportunity.
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| Excellenttttt |
I am yet to stick to my 'get up 7 minutes earlier and do your app' thingggg that always sounds so much easier in my head, but I do try to do it everyday after work, except if I've done a run that's longer than 5 miles....... 5 miles is long and tiring so I allow myself a rest and usually an orange and passionfruit Solero.
The only annoying thing about this wonder app is that it likes to message you to say 'OOHHH YOU HAVEN'T WORKED OUT TODAY'. But sometimes even I really don't give a shit about losing weight and would rather go out, drink wine and eat kebabs. SO THERE.
6 bottles of wine on the left, a box of wine on the right. How was I supposed to choose?!?
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