I recently signed up for the “Healthy Lifestyle Challenge” and an important part of a healthy lifestyle is getting some exercise. But where to start? I didn’t want to sign up to a gym or join a class and felt a bit lost. Tina sent me the link to a very interesting site. It’s run by ACC and can be found here www.activesmart.co.nz
ActiveSmart provides free online and customised training plans that have been designed by experts for all levels of fitness and goals. You can set up a training plan to walk, run cycle or a combination of any or all of them. It covers beginners to advanced sports people. You can even train for a specific event and make sure you peak at the right time. The plans have been designed by expert fitness professionals, so it must be better than anything I can come up with on my own.
First thing I did was register. This was quick and easy. Next you pick your activity and goals. I picked the “Introduction to Running” plan. This plan guides you, over 6 weeks, to where you can run continuously for 20 minutes. That remains to be seen as I’ve never been much of a runner. A health questionnaire follows to make sure that the plan you picked isn’t too advanced for you and that it is safe for you to exercise.
From this information the website created a training plan for me.You can customise the training plan to fit your needs in the Training Plan view. In my case the plan showed my training days as Monday, Wednesday and Friday. I don’t like exercising on Fridays, so I just dragged the sessions to Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. On training days you automatically receive an e-mail with information on your session. You record and track your progress and achievements on the website.
Once you have a plan, the site looks different when you load it. You are directed straight to your own personalised Dashboard with information and links relating to your training plan.
I have completed my first training session and I am looking forward to the next one.
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