Last week I managed to meet all of my proposed fitness targets which were:

This past week with my lack of access to a gym I feel the need for some more strength training. I'll continue doing the sit up, press up and pull up routines I just feel as though I should lift some weight to add some strength development exercises to my training.

I'm looking to buy some stretch cords and this morning I ordered some Body Sculpture 18kg Weights to get some strength training done at home as soon as they arrive! (can't wait!)

I hope to write a full review on the weights when they arrive!

This week I hope to continue my aerobic fitness through my running and my "Calisthenic" exercises.

I have written out my targets this week and feel this is what is helping me to push me along even though I have a busy schedule. If your targets are in physical form written down in front of you then it really helps you to achieve what you've set out to do, rather than just thinking "I'll get round to it".

Well so far this week I've managed to do my sit up and press up routine twice this week and also go for a 30 minute run so I'm on target to meet my 1st weeks goals and move into week two of my fitness programme.

I've found it much easier to meet my targets as I've written them out and know what I want to achieve, little and often is the key to getting back on track, and not try to achieve all I want to do in the first week.

For next weeks fitness plan I hope to include some pilates work. I'm looking forward to getting the option of joining a gym when gain some fitness and I get the company benefit after 3 months. I look forward to seeing if they have an Aero Pilates machine as I like the idea of working with pilates equipment as I feel it gives superb core fitness.

I don't use fitness equipment at the moment, but I do have a fitness mat which I would fully recommend as it will stop you from injuring your back and it also makes exercising much more comfortable for you to achieve a good solid sit up routine.

It's vital to get fit and get the exercise to give results technique and quality need to be done over quantity. Take it slowly, don't rush and make sure you can feel the correct muscles working out.

My sit up & press up fitness routine:

30 x Crunches (hands on head focusing on stomach as sitting up)

30 x Rowing crunches - Pulling legs towards body as the same time as sitting up

25 x incline press ups

30 x Sit ups each side

25 x incline press ups

30 x Rowing crunches - Pulling legs towards body as the same time as sitting up

30 x Crunches (hands on head focusing on stomach as sitting up)

50 x incline press ups

According to Wikipedia "Resistance training is a form of strength training in which effort is performed against a opposing force"

Resistance training is great because you don't need a gym to exercise, you can tie in many assisted body weight exercises into your session and develop a good core strength.

As I've been out of the gym for a bit I'm looking to start back in slowly as if I hit the gym hard straight away, this will cause me problems with over training, or muscle strain.

I have been doing some assisted body weight exercise and am looking into buying a weight vest to go running in. It means I'll get out and actually run, opposed to running in the gym on the treadmill, I'll get to enjoy the weather, be it good or bad, and develop a good core fitness base.

Please comment if you've got any resistant training equipment tips, or exercises.

I know, as soon as you hear of vibration trainer, you see another piece of equipment that goes straight to the loft. But this one apparently works! Power-Plate is a not-so-well kept secret behind great figures of Kylie Minogue, Madonna and...Clint Eastwood.

It's a machine that gives the body's muscles a high-speed workout by using vibrations to stimulate them to contract and relax. They generally contract once or twice a second, but by standing on the Power-Plate, its vibrations cause an automatic reflex muscle contraction of 30-50 a second. Think of it as a fitness microwave - you achieve the same effect but with much smaller amount of time! The makers of this miraculous device claim that just 10 minutes on the vibrating plate will give you the same effects as 60 minutes of traditional workout. How? The vibration stimulate different groups of muscles at the same time and by adding combination of compound exercises (such as squats and push-ups, which use more than one muscle group) and isolation exercises (biceps curls and front raises) you'll get a better training response, as well as increasing potential calorie burn.

What's the downside? Express fitness is not cheap - to get one of vibrating trainers you have to be ready to spend something between £1500 and £8000. If you prefer classes you can join one for about £20 per session. The trainers make it clear as well - the magic works at it best when you combine it with traditional exercises. So don't give up your gym just yet.