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Endurance and stamina training.

I have joined Gold DofE extremely late and I have my practice expedition on the 12th of April and we are canoeing. I have the current workout plan devised:

Resistance band rows x300 - 30 sets of 20

Bicep Curls x50 - 2 sets of 25

Tricep extension x50 - 2 sets of 25

Plank 1m 30s then 1m then 30s

Abdominal crunch x50

Press-ups x50

Burpees x15

Cross-trainer 20-30 minutes

Was wondering if anyone could give any advice on how to make this better or if you could recommend any changes?
Hello. You could try keeping track of things in a small black diary. A word document is also a good option too as is a excel spreadsheet. Write down all of your exercise goals etc. Another option is to see if you can time yourself doing the exercises. This is a piece of advice, mix things up. For example you could observe this weekly training schedule.
Monday- Start off on a moving treadmill for ten minutes nonstop then floor exercises followed by a long break. After that, you could either aim to do some challenging exercises in water or on a cheap exercise ball for five or ten minutes. In the evening you could even try a walk or dancing to music alone.
Tuesday- To kick things off you could start on a positive note. You could fit in half a hour of yoga in the morning. In the afternoon opt for squats and weights in order to prepare your arms. Have the evening off
Wednesday- You could try dancing in the morning. Follow this up with a lively hour long afternoon exercise session on the floor. In the evening do some kind of gentle exercise whilst eating or resting.
Thursday- Another early morning walk. Squeeze in a quick lunchtime exercise session on a chair for variety. Then in the evening or at night opt for a hard fast paced workout hour to music
Friday- Do a early morning quick run if possible. Rest for a while. After lunch time try jumping jacks or sit ups using a wall for extra support and more balance. In the evening choose to do a fast round of core exercises instead, or focus on other types of exercises for variety.
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Original post by tinygirl96
Hello. You could try keeping track of things in a small black diary. A word document is also a good option too as is a excel spreadsheet. Write down all of your exercise goals etc. Another option is to see if you can time yourself doing the exercises. This is a piece of advice, mix things up. For example you could observe this weekly training schedule.
Monday- Start off on a moving treadmill for ten minutes nonstop then floor exercises followed by a long break. After that, you could either aim to do some challenging exercises in water or on a cheap exercise ball for five or ten minutes. In the evening you could even try a walk or dancing to music alone.
Tuesday- To kick things off you could start on a positive note. You could fit in half a hour of yoga in the morning. In the afternoon opt for squats and weights in order to prepare your arms. Have the evening off
Wednesday- You could try dancing in the morning. Follow this up with a lively hour long afternoon exercise session on the floor. In the evening do some kind of gentle exercise whilst eating or resting.
Thursday- Another early morning walk. Squeeze in a quick lunchtime exercise session on a chair for variety. Then in the evening or at night opt for a hard fast paced workout hour to music
Friday- Do a early morning quick run if possible. Rest for a while. After lunch time try jumping jacks or sit ups using a wall for extra support and more balance. In the evening choose to do a fast round of core exercises instead, or focus on other types of exercises for variety.


that was very helpful and detailed :smile: thanks!!
Original post by US123456
that was very helpful and detailed :smile: thanks!!

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