My Exercise program

Cardio
I do the treadmill and stationary bike which I am lucky enough to have at home. I have had the bike for 13 years (York)and I bought the treadmill 2 years ago for $700 on ebay. I go 7 kms an hour on the treadmill and do rolling hills on the bike. The heartrate monitor shows that I work at moderate to high intensity. I have burnt as much as 600 calories on the treadmill and 500 calories on the bike.

Music
Music motivates me to push through the tough workouts. I have a variety of music on my playlists from disco to pop to world music. I love my playlists and will share them here. At the start of my Weight Watchers journey I bought this ipod and had it engraved by buying the ipod direct from the Apple website.


Lifting Weights

I do not like lifting weights so I admit that I did not start to lift weight until the end of my first year on November 29, 2009. Because I have a long commute to my work, I do not have time to join a gym so I do home works outs. I use dvds by Jari Love a Canadian trainer. She uses high reps and low weights.I rotate the three workouts pictured here.I buy fitness dvds from the USA as I find the choice very limited here. To play them is no problem because I have a multi format dvd player. I bought these for $15 US from the Collage Video website. They ship to Australia and you can watch video previews and read consumer reviews of every video. These are challenging. When I struggle to do the exercises such as push ups, triceps dips and overhead press, I think of that strapless maxi dress. There is a 57 year old woman doing the workouts which is inspiring to me. I also check out the cute guy doing it!