The Last Few Months...Part 2: Fitness

On August 26th I did it. I finished my first ever Half Marathon. In 1hour 58mins 19secs. I was stoked. I now have a regular exercise program where I complete a 4 days split with my weights training Monday-Thursday (mon:legs, tues:back&biceps, wed:chest&triceps, thurs:shoulders,calves&Abs) and sprinkle in a mix of low intensity and high intensity cardio over Sunday-Friday. I do two mornings a week Wednesday and Friday where I do fasted cardio of a 6am RPM(spin)class and seriously those 2 days of the week, the most awesome way to start the day.

I'm successfully maintaining keeping off the 15kgs I lost from January-May of this year and just find that my body composition is changing and I am looking much more toned and 'fit'. It can be a difficult thing for women to make the decision to do something for themselves once they are a mother. Luckily being a stay at home mum as much as it was a hard decision for me to come to, it is easier for me to find the balance of time with my family, getting my housework done (well most of the time..... ;) ) and cooking time. Yes cooking is still a lengthy process in this house. Troy is still on track and getting fitter by the day but with building muscle requires lots of food. And I have my growing son that I cook for too!



But I really do appreciate that to be the best mum you can be you need to take the time to look after yourself and re-energise and I truly have found that in exercise.