Tag Archives: rowing machine

Laugh it up all you like, bet it works

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Iain

The latest piece of kit to help me on the Two Fat Laddies quest has arrived. A Ricky Hatton sweat suit. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe … Continue reading →

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Should I join a weight loss club?

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Iain

So it has come to this. I am actively mulling over joining a weight loss club. But would it be an astute move or an admission of defeat? Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit … Continue reading →

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Where has the time gone?

Posted on March 31, 2012 by Iain

Hard to believe it’s already April. That means we are a quarter of the way through the year already and I am still as fat as a pig. But, in the wrods of Inspector Cloueau, I have a plan. Bookmark … Continue reading →

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Half Marathon and I Feel Pretty Good

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Iain

Didn’t get time to do anything at work today but managed a lovely, slow-burn half-marathon on the rowing machine. 1hr 35 33.0. By the end as evening turned to dusk and then to thick darkness, I was getting a little … Continue reading →

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What ho! It’s Boat Race day

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Iain

Looking back over the course of the year so far it’s amazing to consider how much a part sport has played in shaping our family’s spare time. It’s an excuse for getting together, for sharing, and let’s be frank, for … Continue reading →

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Iain’s Week 8 Weigh-in

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Iain

Last week was a long one. It was pretty much Friday before I saw the kids what with one thing and another. But it was great too. Both Shaun and I did something I never in a million years thought … Continue reading →

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iPod Tourettes

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Iain

Paul the Trainer said right from the beginning how we needed to use music to help us get the most of our workouts. Dutifully then I began the year by dusting off some of my CDs, tapes, and even vinyl … Continue reading →

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Sunday Sunday

Posted on January 16, 2011 by Iain

Just come off the rowing machine and I am buzzing. 10k done and it feels not too shabby at all. Details of the workout (and all our workouts for the year) on our Exercise Tracker here But I thought I … Continue reading →

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Spinning Plates

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Iain

Between work, family, commuting – so-called “real life” – the pressures on finding the time to actually get in a gym to get fit can be pretty intense. My day consists of walking down the stairs of my tenement earlier … Continue reading →

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Meet The Best Piece of Gym Kit I Ever Used

Posted on January 9, 2011 by Iain

A few years back when I lost a bit of weight I did it largely because I watched what I ate and I worked out like buggery. Simples, as the annoying Meerkat would say. But I did it mostly on … Continue reading →

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