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My Fitness Journal Sam Murphy
Reader Comments:
bought this book as I am on a long term
diet which means regular exercise is a requirement for me. As anyone
in this position can tell you, going to the gym and hitting those machines
can be the dullest thing in the world, it's so easy to find a million
and one excuses not to go. I'm too tired, I have to get up early, there's
something good on the tv, I have to do something else etc..
So to make sure I kept on the straight
and narrow I started to increase my training and track my performance
and I purchased a heart monitor and a fitness journal. The journal itself
when it arrived in the post was much larger than I expected, its like
one of those huge original Filofaxes about the size hardback novel,
with a hardcover and large binders in the middle. It has an elastic
band round the outside and inside has 5 sections (My Body, My Exercise
Program, My Nutrition, Staying Motivated and My Journal). Each Section
heading has space inside to keeping little bits of paper - notes or
telephone numbers or anything you want. The first 4 sections are not
extensive, so don't expect lots of detail they are just there to remind
one to think about the important components in improving your body.
For example, Staying Motivated, is 4 pages with a few reminders or tips
on how not to give up. The last and most important section My Journal
is split into 6 week sections with two paces (opposing) per week. Each
week you write in the different workouts, comments, times etc....and
each 6 weeks you checkpoint for progress. This doesn't sound like much,
but, it really helps to write down each workout, to have a comparison
with the time before, to compliment yourself , and to force oneself
to keep it up to date, there is nothing more embarrassing then seeing
My Fitness Journal sitting on the table if you have just skipped the
gym for x or y reason. Of course you could just buy a paper pad and
achieve the same thing, however, if like me you want to make a commitment
to yourself, for a relatively small outlay its a good motivational tool.
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