What do Software geek and fitness have in common? Well, I imagine if the default sky in Windows XP to the be only sky you usually see, then you should really get on that ass!
So I have been trying to incorporate more fitness into my life, because Summer is coming and its time to bring out the bikinis to party at a nice beach or short shirts everywhere! And what a nice thing to know that Nikewomen has really upped the fitness social by including their very own Training site. This is unrelated to the Nike + iPod and its a standalone site.
I think its a nice idea, with no Nike purchase required but a lot of very tempting Nike gear. Few steps is required, you get onto their website and ignore the annoying audio pop-up experience.
(1) Get on the NikeWomen Training Website to create your profile.
(2) You pick a program from Core, Strength and Cardio. If you are beginner like me, I suggest you take Core to have a mix of both, at least thats what my instructor told me.
(3) You Tailor your workout by choosing your start date (No more Garfield’s “Diet starts tomorrow”) and workout level (frequency of the workouts)
(4) Finally, you add your buddies and invite other people to join and support you (Super idea, please invite me – I’m summerrainx!)
With this, you can then either download the widget, or the iPhone app (free!) or log onto your profile online to see your “daily” workout.
On the iPhone app: With this, Nikewomen will then configure a nice workout for you with many videos, for example the Twist and Fold, 4-Point Plank. Its an excellent start but I wished that it included a little bit more cardio. Each exercise would be 10 points each, and the iPhone app has Home, Workouts and Leaderboard to compare how you are faring amongst your friends.
There is so much potential in this! Maybe for a beginner like me I find it really nice, so if any of you could add me to your “buddy list” I would be more than happy to “train” with you!
Join the Nike Training Club: here.
