Back down to earth with a bump

7th August 2008

Well that was a bit of a wake up call. I went for my assessment at the gym last night and was given a dose of reality. I must admit that I thought that it would be completely different, I was expecting for him to put me through my paces until I dropped and then set me up with some sort of training routine. It couldn’t have been more different. I was weighed, had my height, waist and hips measured, had my blood pressure taken, did 3 minutes of step ups and held some fancy machine which after 30 seconds told me that I was fat. I did some basic stretching and he gave me the following results:

Body Mass Index (BMI): Current= 25.44, Target = 20 to 25
Body Fat: Current = 25.30%, Target = 20% to 21.5%
Waist to Hip Ratio: Current = 8 +, Target = 5 +
Blood Pressure: Current = 125/90, Target = 120/80
Resting Heart Rate: Current = 60 bpm, Target = 50 to 70
Fitness: Current = 96, Target = 70 to 95
Flexibility: Current = 15 -, Target = 10 +

So, just a little bit of work to do then!!!!

For anyone who is interested, here are the details of my runs so far:

Jun-08: 10 runs, Total distance 19.92, Total time 03:16:02
Jul-08: 25 runs, Total distance 67.83, Total time 10:16:30