At a suggestion from my Dad, I have acquired a skipping rope though. It is a really good one, leather rope with weighted handles. As far as ropes can be engineered, this one is the pinnacle of design.
I have rarely skipped. I have seen boxers doing it and they make it look easy, crossing their arms and everything. I got the rope going round at a fair speed after a little practice but the crossing arms thing resulted in a whip injury.
It’s bloody exhausting though, I spent no more than a couple of minutes leaping over the rope but I really felt my heart rate leap up. This is going to get added to my exercise regime I feel.
Earlier last week I started to work my upper body with dumbbells. This has now developed into two sessions, a quick one in the morning before work and then a longer session in the evening after work. This is already making an impact on the muscle definition.
I also played on the Wii Fit last night for the first time in ages. My fitness needs exceeded what the Wii could offer so it has sort of fallen by the wayside but it still has been keeping track of my weight and BMI. I haven’t done this for a while but I now weigh 70.9kgs with a BMI 23.15. The last time I weighed myself was way back in December and I was 69.9kgs, so I have gained not a lot. I seem to have reached a bit of a plateau.
This weekend has the potential to be filled with good solid training. Hopefully I will have much to report.
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