Apples and other things.

So I have been an excellent gym goer, can't say the same for The Gym Buddie. He is a-slacking. Unfortunately I appear to be forgetting that I have got a half marathon to run. I haven't been for a run since I last blogged about it. Further unfortunately, I can't even remember when that was..


I went to a legs, bums and tums class yesterday which was pretty good. I still dream of going to a spinning class. I might need to build on my cycling a little at the gym first as I did 10 mins on the exercise bike the other day and thought my legs might drop off. Spinning seems to be a little bit ambitious right now. Work permitting, I shall be trying my hand at zumba on Monday with some of the work ladies. 


After eating a big, fat, Chinese last night I can only conclude that I am on the worst diet to ever exist in the universe. Ever. It was my sister's idea so she should have all responsibility and with that should come all the calories. I am still yet to find a cure for the incessant hunger (other than the undesirable, food). I have just stocked up on fruit so have all the intention of filling up on this. I am thinking that apples will be my new friends. I always forget how yum they are until I have one again (I have a similar thing with baked beans). Not only are they yum, but I have also been doing some research and found that; 

• One medium apple contains about 80 calories.
• The more apples a person eats, the lower his or her risk of developing lung cancer
• The pectin in apples lowers cholesterol. People who eat two apples per day may lower their cholesterol by as much as 16 percent.
• A Brazilian study found that women who ate three apples per day lost more weight while dieting than women who did not eat fruit while dieting.
•  A single apple has approximately 1500mg of vitamin C to give the immune system a boost and almost half of the vitamin C content is just underneath the skin. 

Whilst I appreciate that this is not technically to do with running, I thought this was some information worth knowing. Stay tuned for my next post when I might enrich your life with some knowledge about baked beans..

Today I am not going to the gym but will make use of my niece as a weight for my legs and do some abs work. So tomorrow I am planning on a good run and the gym or maybe circuits. I shall also be eating apples. Obviously. I love apples. Apples, apples, apples. APPLES. 

So that is all for now.

Your apple-loving-friend.