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Why Strength Training is Good at Any Age

This Week

Training this week has been pretty good :) I haven't made it to a single yoga class this week though, had to do the cardio and weights classes to balance out junk food over last few days.

I also started encompassing some training on the gym floor, using the weights machines to strengthen my legs for the run in a month! I need to train harder for the run too, apart from that one 6.33km run, I haven't done many other big runs :-(

Today's R.P.M and Body Pump were really good, this time though it was the lunge track that I didn't manage to do all the way through and I managed to whack my head with the 15k bar when lifting the weights off my back! Head really hurts :-( 

Training

I haven't really posted in over a week. Last week's training wasn't as rigorous as the week before as I had 2 rest days. I ran yesterday, 3K in 23 minutes, I really need to improve that time but I need to get the distance first for my 10K run in October. I also set myself a goal in pump to get through all the tracks without stopping (before I get to the next weight uppage). I managed everything but the abs track. I need to do this for a month I reckon before I up my weights.

I had a training session today which helped take my work anxieties away. It was intervals between 3 10 minute runs and exercises in between (i.e front squats with weights, lunges etc). It was really good and my running seems to be getting better. I just need to keep it going :)

I've been given lots of tips and advice, as always from the awesome trainers at the gym which I need to start encompassing into my training sessions.