Yes the photos on the right are of me in 2013, about a year after my third and last child. I'd already had five years of being pregnant and having/looking after two children before having my last child in 2012. I didn't really enjoy any of my pregnancies, I had complications with my first which meant I was in hospital for a round 3 weeks before the birth and I put on a lot of weight being bedridden. My second pregnancy went more smoothly but was hard as I had a toddler

I have been thinking all week about the topic of my next blog. As I am in the process of writing / using my own indoor rowing training programme I thought I would talk to you about the benefits of following a progressive training plan. I wholly believe that the benefits outweigh the negatives on this topic. It will bring greater structure to your fitness sessions and makes it much easier to make further progressions or changes so that you are guaranteed to achieve your target

I haven't written a blog for a few weeks due to life getting in the way a little and also feeling a little tired. Children's birthdays and Easter days out come first even for me but as I have had a few days off and also missed a couple of important rowing sessions due to tiredness recently I thought we would discuss training whilst tired and whether its a good thing and also what if any damage it can do to your whole approach to your training. Whilst keeping fit can give you