Resolution No. 3: Start Running

USA Pro Blue Leopard Sports Bra and Three Quarter Leggings/ Sony MDR ZX300/L Headphones

So as you'll know if you read my New Years Resolutions Post one of my new years resolutions this year was to start running. Back in November I had decided I wanted to start exercising so during the Black Friday Sales I picked up a USA Pro Sports Bra and Leggings because I knew that having cute gym wear would definitely motivate me more to start exercising. So I started doing Blogilates videos quite regularly. I discovered Cassey's website/channel a year or two ago now and it really is phenomenal, however I just find it really hard to follow her calenders because of how intensive they are and the fact that they mean I had to find time to exercise everyday 6 days a week. However over Christmas I obviously completely failed and my exercise 'routine' just completely stopped so in January I decided that enough was enough, I was tired of always feeling like I couldn't do it and told myself that I could. Its been just over 3 weeks since I decided that it was time to start running and so far, whilst it's been hard work, I don't regret it one bit. I think the main reason that's made me stick with it so far is the help of this app- C25K available on Android/Apple. It asks you to do 3, 30 minute runs for 8 weeks with the aim of getting you to a point where you can run 5K. In order to this it tells you when to run and when to walk, for example for the first week you do a 5 minute walk to warm up then 60 seconds of running to 90 seconds of running for another 20 minutes and then a 5 minute walking cool-down. Each week the running increases and the walking decreases, steadily improving your fitness. You can also play music through or over it plus it even pauses your music to talk to you when you need to change from walking to running, having good music always help me to run faster, so this is a great bonus. The next thing on my to-do list is to buy some good running shoes because at the moment I've been running in my converse, which I'm not sure is the best idea. 

Sorry this has been a very long wordy post, I just wanted to give you all an update on my resolutions, I'm hoping to do some more fitness related posts in the near future...

Day 31: 2015 Resolutions

*I apologize for the extreme lateness, but I thought that this post had been scheduled to go up, oops.*

I'm not usually a huge fan of the new year resolutions thing, cus everyone knows that they're just gonna give them up within like two weeks, however this year since it was one of the topics, I decided to try it out. I'm not gonna bother talking through my resolutions because they are pretty self explanatory. I'm just gonna make two quick comments. Number 6 is a brave one however I did manage 22 books last year (I have literally no idea how, I think it's just cus I read so much in the summer holidays!) so I'm gonna push myself this year.  And as for number 3, that's also a very brave one as I do no sport or exercise of any type at the moment! Although I have started doing blogilates videos again in November after I brought some workout gear in the black friday sales though and am really enjoying it, plus I'm feeling pretty determined. In order to save up for my running shoes I'm putting a pound in a jar for everyday that I exercise so hopefully I'll be able to save up for a nice pair of nikes in about 2 months. Thank god I'm a size 5 and can fit in the childrens section, that's gonna save me like £20-£30.

Well anyway those are my resolutions, they're very generic and obvious and aren't really all that measurable, but I don't really have any targets just general areas to improve in my life. I'm already failing at the more sleep one since its now 11pm on a school night. Oops.

Let me know yours!

January New Year Printable

I'm going to try and design a subway Art Printable for every month this year so here is January's, obviously themed around New Year...

Katie 

xoxo