Getting fit, bit by bit
Aqua Fitness
When I said I was training in Aqua Fitness someone I know snorted. ‘The lowest form of exercise,’ she sniggered.
But no, it’s not! It is awesome! For starters, it adds in resistance to cardio, is a great abs workout and gets you toned. And it is popular with both men and women – take a look!
I’ve fallen in love with Aqua Fitness – tho it is darn hot standing on the poolside in the climate reserved for indoor pools!
The muscle of the month – triceps
I incorporate a lot of tricep work into all my routines now because that seems to be a problem area for a whole lot of women. ‘How do I get rid of this bit?’ they ask, wiggling the bits under their arms, fondly (or not) known as ‘bingo wings’.
Tricep dips, tricep pushbacks, tricep push ups, one arm press, stability ball push up. There’s a whole host of exercises and we use them a great deal in Zumba Toning, which is done with 1lb or 2.5lb weights. And the class loves it!
So get working on those triceps folks!
Claire Bolden McGill is a British expat who lived in Maryland for three years and moved back to the UK in August 2015. Claire wrote about her life as a British expat on the East Coast and now works in travel and hospitality PR in the UK. She still finds time to blog about her repatriation and the reverse culture shock that ensued – and she still hasn’t finished that novel, but she’s working on it. You can contact Claire via twitter on @clairebmcgill or via her blog From America to England.