The Cardio Test

OK so if your doing the home fitness test the first thing to do is to test your cardio level!

What you will need to do is find a run that is 1 kilometre I would suggest an easy run something that is pretty flat. Some people suggest an oval or if you have access to a specific athletic track even better! Equipment needed will be a timer, either on your watch or a stopwatch, comfortable clothing, a good pair of runners and of course yourself!

Before the test you will need to do a little bit of a warm up maybe a 5 minute walk, or a light walk. You could even do a little house work such as vacuuming or making some beds!

Ok so once your warm set your clock and GO! Don't forget to record your result in a book with the date. I would also take the time to add weight, and measurement which I will talk more about later and why it is important to take them. I would also suggest to make other remarks such as what the weather was like how you felt and if you can possible add in what you had to eat. All these things can help when you do the test in a month as you can do similar preparation and see the differences as to how you did in comparison.

Good Luck!

Fitness Test!

Have you wanted to know how fit you are or maybe have a goal to work to being fit? Maybe a good idea would be to start by doing a fitness test. There are many ways that you can do it, one being to make a time with a Personal Trainer and do a full on test, including body composition, health assessment. Personal Trainers will include blood pressure,BMI, Flexibility, Aerobic capacity, waist to hip ratio and strength. From these results you can then have goals set to help you reach your goals in your fitness.

Another way you can do a fitness test is at home, however it may not be as intense as the one with a Personal Trainer but it will give you a good start as to where you are at and then show you areas where you can improve.

A fitness test at home can include a cardio test, a test for your upper body, a lower body test, and abdominal test, and a flexibility test.

Over the next few posts I will add each test up and how you can do it at home. The best thing is if you decide to do these tests you will need to do them and keep a record then work out a program as to how you can increase your fitness then you will need to re test to see how your progression is going. Stay tuned!

No Sugar Please!

I don't know about most people but I am a sugar freak!!!! Yes I am addicted to sweets and often find myself thinking more about the desert rather than the main when it comes to eating dinner!!! So I decided to do a little experiment to help my sugar addiction!!!!! I went off sugar for 2 months!!!! Yes you heard that correct I decided to not have anything to eat or drink that had added sugar for two months!!! No more sweets no more chocolate no more life, or that's what it felt like at the beginning of those 2 months. I made a massive effort to not have anything in the house that would make me trip up and I managed to survive!!!

So the benefits of not having sugar are bloated tummy went down!!! And I managed to loose some weight. Overall I have more energy and feel ten times better that I no longer have the sugar high and then the sugar low. I have tasted chocolate since my ban however I have found it to taste far too sweet and makes me very thirsty! So would I do it again, well I think that I can easily do it again as the results I have felt and seen make me feel way better, however I may have some sweet things every now and again just not every second day that was slipping into my life!

So I offer a challenge to you reading this can you give it a go? Have you got what it takes to beat the sugar hit? Leave me a comment and let me know if your going to take the challenge and how you get on. Just a little thought for you 1 teaspoon of sugar equals 20 calories, so add up how many teaspoons of sugar you eat per day in empty food and then work out how many empty calories you are getting, as sugar will not keep your body full and going.

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