Day 1

So today was my first day at Fit and Fast gym at the Westfield in Pitt St Sydney.

I'm currently suffering from lower back strain and a massive beer gut. whilst many of my old mates would say the beer gut has had a lot beer into it and some thing to be proud of, its time to get rid of it.

I haven't always been so big only 7 years ago I was in the Royal Australian Navy whilst I wasn't my fittest there but I had some sort of fitness. its easy to blame time and money on this but i seriously was having too much fun getting boozed up.

Hopefully today is the start of the fitter old me and I see some results.

First session spent with my personal trainer Lauren was seeing what my limits are due to my back pain.
Oh WOW I have let myself down A LOT things I would have looked at and said no way lets do something harder were hard. Whilst at first I thought that  me doing a load of running to get rid of my gut was the answer shortly found that my core was so weak that I need to rebuild that first before I started on the losing of the gut.

Today's exercises:

5 kg cow bell squats :
The exercise is basically bend your knees and lowering the cow bell as close as possible to the ground.
Then lifting the cow bell back up above your chest: do not bend the back especially for those whom have a lower back issue like me.

5 kg Lunges:
This exercise is stepping forward dropping the lower leg holding two weights in the air.
now unfortunately due to my back problem, I was not able to do this with some discomfort. I will try these again once i start to get better.

5 kg Sideways lunges:
this exercise is similar to the above but dropping a leg to the side.I found this one a lot easier on the back.
This exercise may be better for some but really should have a PT look over it with you.

A few ground exercises which you don't need equipment for which you can do in the comfort of your own home.
Laying on your back with both legs at 90 degrees then extending it out and pointing your toes as Lauren said
"like a ballerina" its essential you push down on your core so that the right muscle groups are being worked.

The next exercise 
Was on all fours making sure the knees line up with you hip at 90 degrees and the same with your elbow and your shoulders like the exercise above you extend your leg and arm making sure you don't shift your weight too much or any if possible.

there were more exercises but i don't know the names of them will update once i have had my next PT session.

So what else well I need to consider my diet and the food and drink I consume. I will do the normal thing and cut out the high saturated fatty foods and the sugary foods. but this only a small part of it i need to look at my diet and change more.

So from tomorrow I will start having breakfast, something I haven't done in a while and well always seemed too rushed to do it.

I don't know who much I weigh currently will measure myself shortly.

Please share your experiences and any tip you have to help me on my journey and anyone else looking at the same exercise