Initial Assessment at Flames Fitness

Today I had the initial assessment at Flames Fitness to determine my current weight, Body Mass Index (BMI), at rest heart rate and heart rate after 3 minutes exercise. We also went over my goals and what I wanted to achieve over the 12 week period.

My starting weight is 98kgs - which is less than what Terence (my husband thought I was) which was around what I thought I was. At a height of 165cm (5 ft 5 1/2 inches) gives me a body index that puts me in the overweight range (which I already knew). My blood pressure was bang on at 120/80 and my heart rate at rate at rest was perfect.

To determine my heart rate after exercise I had to step up onto a step thing for three minutes. It was at knee height, and I'll tell you that after 2 minutes I was getting a little unsteady, but I made it. My heart rate after 3 minutes of exercise was around 138 beats per minutes, which wasn't too bad.

Diet wise, I have to drink at least 2 lts of water a day and eat 9 serves of fruit and vegetables per day. I also have to eat breakfast (which I don't do at the moment) and avoid carbohydrate heavy meals at dinner (less pasta and rice). If I want to snack I should eat a piece of fruit or vegetable or a handful of nuts. I also have a food diary that I have to fill out and they will check every week.

First session 1st September (Saturday) for a cardio session, and then gym weekdays and weekends off. Monday, Wednesday and Friday are weight sessions and Tuesday and Thursday are cardio sessions. The guys at Flames reckon if I can keep it up, 10kgs is definitely possible :-)