I seem to fall off the fitness wagon every once in a while, something in life always gets in the way of my routine. This year has been really big for me; nanny passing away, exams, assignments, holidays, placements, assessments, job as health care assistant, and now have accepted my first job as a nurse so that will be a big change in the next coming months. I figured that if I try and keep a very loose and flexible goal in relation to fitness I will definitely be able to fit it in somehow. One of my new years resolutions this year was to get more of a fitness routine going. Go to the gym at least once a week, work out at home 3 times a week. I realise that this goal is a bit unrealistic when money is tight at times, and trying to do shift patterns that don't always abide by social and normal society hours. So I am adjusting that new years resolution to be more realistic for me and my lifestyle, without compromising too much. I want to go to the gym every other week, but I also want to try and do 2 Youtube fitness/pilates/yoga videos a week (follow me on Pinterest). I won't plan a schedule or anything but I definitely want to try on my days off to get stuck in and do a work out, even just ten minutes that day minimum, depending on how busy life is and how tired I am etc. I still want to work on my flexibility, so will still try and keep to my September calender but just basically pick the days I can work out according to my work rota. Trying to do a workout every day was more than unrealistic. At the moment I am working such strange hours that are all over the place and it makes it difficult to pick up where I left off on my mat and just do a work out as I am literally coming home, getting a shower, eating food and going to bed. Although in saying that the ward I am working on at the moment really is like a huge work out at times lol!! I have to say I haven't let myself down or anything really with this new years resolution. I have been quite good fitness-wise this year. But there are just those times in life where there is not enough hours in the day nor energy to try and work out. I've purposely taken time off work this coming week so as I have time to fully recover from this viral throat thing and can be a bit healthier. I've even tried to eat more of a vegetarian diet at the moment to see if this can help me feel more rested and more refreshed. So far I've been waking up on my days off at around 8am, which I never normally do so I can't help but think that this vegetarian diet is helping my sleeping pattern too. But will make more of an effort starting today. So new adjusted goal is - Work out twice a week at home using Youtube videos - Go to gym once every 2 weeks. I'm on a 1-9 shift today and just did this 10 minute pilates workout for the core.
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AuthorI am a 25 year old nurse, who is trying to find herself. This blog will contain epiphanies I have, my yoga progress and other such things. Enjoy. :) Archives
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