I’m overweight and need to do something about it! I used to be known as the Evil Osteopath (or the swearing Osteopath). I’m now in danger of being the fat, beardy Osteopath! I tried running and my knees just wouldn’t take it – I just couldn’t find an osteopath who could sort them. Over the past few years I’ve been researching and refining the best stretches and exercises from yoga, pilates and other physical fitness regimes. I’ve had very good feedback from the ones I’ve given my patients to try and I’m putting some of them together for me to try out in a New Years Fitness Regime.
Is it possible to get fit with twenty minutes exercise every day at home? No need for travel to or from the gym? No need to pay fees or go through the whole gym ritual/rigmarole? I really think it is and have been working for sometime putting together a book that’ll show people how to do just that. What I’m doing here is putting it all together and trying it out.
Now remember I’m testing this out. I really think it’s going to work and my plan is to loose a stone and a half in three months. I currently weigh 98kgs (15 and a half stone), so we’ll see how I get on. I’d love you to join me if you like, I’ll be reporting my progress here and feel free to email me for advice/support etc.
It all takes place at home. You’ll need my exercise sheets (available here), a skipping rope, and some kettle bells. Should all come in at under £40.
This is what I’m trying now, three days a week.
I’m starting off with the stretches you can find in the July 2009 archive, moving on to the kettle bell exercises in the April 2010 archive and finishing off with skipping for five minutes to start. Check out the video by spark people at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fY0lZTWlBAg
If your low back isn’t great skip the kettle bells and do the pilates one (Jan 2010 archive) and build to the Advanced pilates (Feb archive).
I’ve gotta shoot, so will update this blog next week and let you know how I’ve got on.
Good luck!
Best wishes,
Simon