So on the 18th March (2 posts ago), I put up my weight and the various details that I was tracking so I could prove to you that at my age I can still try to be fitter, stronger and healthier than those 10 years younger than me :P.
So here's the comparison...
18th March Stats:
Weight : 47kg
Height : 150cm
BMI : 20.8
Whole Body Fat (%) : 26.4
Skeletal Muscle (%) : 23.2
Body Fat (%) : 33.9
Visceral Fat (%) : 4
Real Age : 35yo
Body Age : 36yo
Waist : 29 inch
Hips : 35.5 inch
As of today - 3rd April Stats:
Weight : 45.7kg
Height : 150cm (Can't do much about the height..maybe I should try Yoga and stretch more?)
BMI : 20.3
Whole Body Fat (%) : 24.3
Skeletal Muscle (%) : 24.3 (Increase by 1%!!! AWESOME!!!!)
Body Fat (%) : 30.4
Visceral Fat (%) : 3
Real Age : 35yo
Body Age : 34yo (I'm one year younger!!!! WOOHOOO!!!)
Waist : 29 inch
Hips : 34.5 inch
So you see!!! It's possible leh!!! But you really need to put effort to do something, even if you think you don't have the time to do so. I'm not a super fit mommy yet but I'm getting there :D
I have 3 kids...so I can't exercise everyday....I find ways to do some kind of workout just for the sake of keeping myself healthy. Let me give you an example:
(1) I have evening walks/cycle time with the kids and hubby - this is WONDERFUL BONDING time
I walk this little sweetheart of mine, up and down our housing area, and I do this fast not slow... this helps me burn more calories than walking at a snails pace and at the same time, my boy get to experience more wind in his face...hahaha... when i do this, my aim is to try and outwalk my kids on their bicycles... :P. Which usually isn't possible... haha.. It's pretty much a win-win situation cause I get to do some sort of workout (not much lah but better than sitting down and watching tv, right?) and my kids are having fun!!!
Sometimes the hubby joins the fun by riding my daughter's bike with my second boy in the basket...good workout for the hubby as well... ;).
(2) I walk up and down the stairs to my office which is on the 3rd floor instead of using the lift....sometimes you just need to make a change and make it that change into a habit. This habit helps, though you may say not much, but like I said, better than nothing right? Every small change you make in your daily life which avoids being lazy, is always good. If you accumulate it together, it will work out to a bigger amount of calories burned...true? So, moral of the story....don't be lazy yah....
(3) While you are watching TV you could do Squats and Push-ups and Sit-ups.....the kids will most probably join you too and that is good for them...good to start kids young with living a healthy lifestyle..
(4) Sometimes, when the kids drive me up the wall....I go for a quick jog around my housing area...all it takes is 25 minutes of my time and I'm back at home with the kids again. That way I get to de-stress and at the same time take as short a time away from the kids.
And when you have the time...do what you can to utilize that time for exercise..time is precious...haha...well in my case it is...I don't even have time to blow my hair in the morning...I take 3 minutes in the shower...5 minutes if it includes brushing my teeth and washing my face. Make up consist of a quick touch up on my eyebrows, a quick pad of powder on my face and some eye liners to my eyes...that would take another 3 minutes... then its ZOOM out into the car...oh yah...I do put clothes on as well...hahaha...and that is just pulling out a pants and a top from my cupboard....see no time...sad or not...
Hence, time is very the precious... :P. Today I shall head to the park to run round and round and round...oh no!!! I forgot my MP3!!! It's at home!!! OH NO!!! Sigh...this means I'll be heading home to run around my housing area....this will give the dogs around my area some excitement for today...they will decide whether they would want to chase me or not...most of the time their decision is to chase!!! Scary wei!!! But thank goodness I'm not afraid of them, so I just stop and look at them and they back off....huhu...
Wah...I'm actually getting very long winded here....how did this happen...haha... to end this, let me show you a picture of me and my friend after hiking last monday....still can smile some more...haha...
Ohhh...and before I end...I would like to say KUDOS to a friend of mine (facebook picture below which I stole from her facebook page...hehehe..sorry dear..jangan marah ye..I bangga with your determination bah...hehe) who actually made the effort and time for exercise most mornings after she sends her kids to school...see nothing is impossible if you put your mind to it!!! No such thing as "I cannot lah" or "No time lah" or whatever "-lahs" you may have... just DO IT!
And say to yourself:
And that's it from me!!! Over and out!!!
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