My Health MOT

This morning I had my Health MOT at Nuffield Health gym in Reading. I think this is a fantastic thing for a gym to offer and really helps people keep on the right track of their health regime. The test involves a qualified instructor checking your weight, height, BMI, Waist to hip ratio, blood pressure, aerobic fitness checking V02 max and resting heart rate, cholesterol, glucose levels and discuss life style i.e. caffeine, water, alcohol intake, injuries, activity levels.

The last time I had my Health MOT back in August I scored 96/ 100, I was advised that it was one of their highest scores and had no action points. I was a little disappointed with the last point, no action points! I want to be fitter, I want to be lighter and I want 100 / 100!

However my score this time wasn’t as impressive, 88/100, although this is still a good score it’s not 96! On a positive note it highlights areas where things have changed and it gives me something to focus on until my next MOT, which the gym suggests you have every 3 months. The gym instructor who did my MOT this morning was really nice, suggesting it’s down to muscle mass increase as I had mentioned my workouts focus has shifted to weight training and less running. Let’s just say I know the truth and all those cakes and pies I’ve been eating showed up in my results today.

The health MOT isn’t just weight loss focused; it covers all aspects of your health, as listed above!  I’ve never had my cholesterol or Glucose levels tested and having that done has made me aware of the levels I should be, what is good and what is dangerous.

So what I took away from this morning as actions points are,

-          Weight loss. I would like to get back to 9stones.

-          Waist to Hip Ration has increased, so getting back to what I was in August is my aim.

-          My V02 max is pretty good already at 59, but I would like to improve this also!

So this brings me onto my other aims, what I wish to achieve by the year end.

-          Tone up the abs

-          Improve running speed

-          Increase healthy eating and cut out processed foods

It would be great to end the year being in better shape! Let’s see how I get on!