Introducing Simone, a busy mum who wants to lose weight

Simone is a busy working mum of one daughter. She has a demanding job as a conveyancer for a large firm of solicitors. Her 12-year-old daughter is sporty and this means that much of Simone’s time is tied up taking her to karate and football sessions.

Simone’s daughter lives with her two weeks out of every three, spending the other week at her dad’s. However this means that Simone’s fitness regime is irregular.

She is worried about the weight she has been putting on and is keen to find a range of exercise sessions that can be fitted around her work life and her daughter’s commitments. 

ThinqFitness On-Line Videos appeal to Simone because she can do these at home and at a time that is convenient to her and her daughter.

Simone is hoping to try a few teen-focused
 on-line fitness video sessions such
as the ThinqFitness Teen Dance Video 

Simone says: “During the two weeks that my daughter lives with me I can only get to a gym when she has her karate class. This is very limiting and it means I am putting on a fair bit of weight.

“The ThinqFitness on-line videos look good because I can do them at home and without the need for a babysitter.

“Also, my daughter might enjoy doing some of the fitness sessions with me. She is very keen on football and some of the teen classes with ThinqFitness look ideal. Being at the start of the football season, fitness is important my daughter.

“I think that if I am doing more exercise then the sensible eating will follow and I will start to lose weight.”

Find out how Simone gets on with the ThinqFitness videos over the coming weeks.

Marie juggles childcare and exercise with ThinqFitness videos

ThinqFitness offers a wide range of shorter
video workouts that are ideal for busy mums

Marie has been keen to get back to exercising following a week of illness in her house. First it was her young daughter Livi who came down with the bug and then she succumbed, too. But as Marie noted: "I really miss the exercise when I can't do it and I'm beginning to feel guilty about not doing anything."

Marie has to squeeze her fitness sessions in around Livi's care. She relies on some help from her mum and also from her husband when he returns home at weekends from working away during the week.

She says: "It can be a real struggle to find time for myself. I used to be able to pop Livi in the creche at the gym but this closed recently so I have to rely on the help of other people, or else wait until Livi is in bed asleep at night."

Marie tried doing her ThinqFitness on-line video fitness sessions during the daytime when Livi was having a nap but she has found that the "bouncier" workouts simply wake up her daughter! Instead Marie has been doing the "quieter", shorter video sessions such as the abs workout.

She says: "The bouncing around on wooden floors with my trainers on to the funky music was keeping Livi awake! So the shorter and less noisy sessions work best for me when Livi is having a quick nap in the daytime. When Livi is sound asleep at night-time I can do the more full-on sessions such as Anna's Summer Body Blitz."

On Monday, after putting Livi to bed in the evening and doing the ironing Marie did Lincoln's Leg and Bum Blast workout. Marie says: "I love this video and if I do it on a Monday it sets me up for the week. It makes me feel like I want to keep going on track all week."

Thanks to her mum's help Marie was able to nip out to the gym to do a short run on the treadmill. She also managed to fit in Mel Pennicott's 10 mins Upper body ThinqFitness workout. 

She says: "And I did start Anna's 10mins Abs workout but then Livi began to demand a bit of attention so I had to give up!"  

Maire plans to do the ThinqFitness Anna's Body Blitz on Friday but she says she does worry about how she'll fit this into her busy life with Livi. She says: "So far the 10-minute workouts have been working best for me. They fit in with me and my lifestyle the best."

Marie is finding that the shorter workouts are becoming easier physically so she plans to try a few other fitness videos next week. 

As for Anna's Total Body Blitz, Marie says: "This workout does exactly what it says it will. It's a tough workout though! However, I'm really enjoying it and I am determined to do this session more than I have been. I think it will make a real difference to my weight and fitness." 

Find out how Marie does over the coming week in her next blog.

Illness hits Marie's keep-fit schedule

As traditional as the turning of the leaves, so comes the annual autumnal bouts of illness. All health experts advise that we should listen to our bodies and if we're not feeling well then we should avoid exercise or limit ourselves to some easy sessions. 


Of course, this doesn't mean you should excuse yourself from keeping fit when you feel a bit lethargic, or you simply can't be bothered. We're talking here about colds, chesty coughs and flu-like symptoms.


Illness has hampered Marie's keep-fit programme. At the start of the week her young daughter Livi was unwell. As a mum you don't like to leave your children for too long - or at all - when they are under the weather. Then Marie herself came down with the bug. So the total exercise for Marie this week has been a couple of easy 5k runs - which she managed before becoming ill.


For now she's giving herself some rest and recovery time and hopes to be back following the ThinqFitness on-line exercise videos as soon as she feels better. We'll be keeping you posted. 

Marie's busy week brings great rewards

Marie is delighted by her weight loss

 

 

 

It's been a busy week for Marie, especially since her daughter Livia's creche at the local gym has closed for the time being. This means that Marie has to fit her keep-fit sessions around Livi's  life - and sleep times! Marie's husband works away from home a lot so it is always difficult for the mum to find time for herself. The end of the week reaped big rewards for her in terms of some great compliments.

She says: "I've been really pleased with my dedication to the exercise and ThinqFitness workouts this week. It's not easy fitting everything in around my daughter and with my husband away so much but I have been determined to find the time.

"I know that exercise is great for me mentally because it gives me some time to myself. And the physical benefits are really starting to show. When I saw some friends on Saturday that I hadn't seen for ages they were really impressed with the weight I have lost. All the hard work is really starting to pay off.


"On Tuesday I managed a 5k run, then on Wednesday I did two ThinqFitness workouts:
Lincoln's Legs and Bum Blast and Anna's 30 minute abs workout.

"Thursday I had recovered enough to do Anna's Summer Body Blitz and then on Saturday I really went for it. My husband was there to look after Livi so I took advantage and went for a 10k run followed by another of Anna's Summer Body Blitz workouts. I felt like my whole body was aching!

"I admit I was exhausted by the time I was due to go to my sister-in-law's birthday meal out but all the compliments from friends have made me realise how good it is to have worked off the excess weight that I put on while pregnant. I am looking forward to next week's fitness sessions, although, as ever, it'll be a bit of a juggle.

"I am finding that it is great to be able to do the ThinqFitness workouts at home and whenever it suits me to do them. So long as I get myself motivated to do the workouts I find that they have a lot of great benefits.  Week four, here I come!"