I made some mental promises that I will share with you on fitness and diet that basically are 6 power steps that will ensure that I will run better and faster next time. They may help you. I call them Kieran’s 6 Power Tips (I know I should be Poet Laureate). I also have read this article which is inspirational.
- There is always 40 minutes in the day for exercise. Get out there and run even if the dinner is ready when you get home. Lunchtime, early in the morning, night-time after 9pm. There is always.time.
- Drink more water. I got my hydration checked last Saturday and was told that I was slightly dehydrated. She said coffee was a big problem as it is a diuretic and that slamming down a cup of water quickly does not hydrate. So you need to sip all day to keep hydrated. So I have vowed to become a sipper and to have water always by my side from now on.
- French Fries / Chips are not worth it. I am officially joining Chips Anonymous and giving them up forever. Thinking of joining Diet Coke Anonymous but that may take a bit longer. No way am I joining Pint of Heineken Anonymous as I rarely get a chance for one of them so it is my treat.
- Dust off the dumbbells – In my upstairs office I have a set of dumbbells. They are dusty and lonely. The Abs Diet from Mens Health says you must gain muscle to burn more calories. In good weight loss is hugely helped by increasing muscle. So at least twice a week from now I on I plan to include a simple dumbbell workout to improve muscle tone and help reduce weight a bit.
- You won’t get fast if you don’t run fast. Basically I have always wanted to run faster. I have never run faster in training (well there was one incident with a dog…). You have to put speedwork into your workouts to get faster. Once a week from now on it will be Tempo/fartlek time. It will hurt but my times will improve.
- If you eat lots you will get heavier. Nobel prize for that statement I know. But portion control for me has always been a joke. I eat healthily enough since I gave up eating chips (today) but I eat lots. I love heaving plates of food and as a result my weight has not dropped significantly in the past 10 years. So from this week the portions reduce.
Now you may read this and snigger. We all would love to do this, the dogs on the street know these tips you say. How the hell is he going to achieve these goals. Here is how.
- Always keep them with me. Post them on my laptop cover where I can see them Tell people. Tell my wife and friends.
- Little by little. Work up to it slowly. Eat the elephant one bite at a time.
- Revisit and make them into weekly plans that actually have tasks associated with them. Make exercise appointments. Put a reminder in phone to fill up water bottle. Buy salad items in shop so they are tehre and make up a lunch before work so that temptation is not there.
- Pack a gear bag into car so that you can always squeeze in a work out.
- Place weights prominently so that you cant miss them.
I am not saying I will meet all the goals but I am going to work harder than ever for the next 4 weeks to integrate them, fine tune them as part of my lifestyle and of course report back once a week.
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