Please help with my fitness regime

DebDynamite

So I'm a 29 yr old female. Weight around 142lb, 5'10 height.

I do spinning classes x 2 times and a body pump class x 2 times weekly.

Typical days diet would be:

Large bowl porridge for breakfast/lunch (I don't be hungry when I'm in work so can go that late without eating).

Snacks throughout the day would be an apple, orange and banana.

Dinner night be a chicken & veg stir fry with noodles/rice or grilled chicken breast with couscous and sweet potato with brocolli.

Drink planty of water also.

This may not seem like a lot of food, but it can get a bit of control at the weekends so I try to be good during the week.

I'm starting so see good muscle tone on my arms, which I like. Would I be advised to have a protein shake after my pump class to try and build some more muscle? Are they recommended for women? I don't want to bulk up though. I like the lean, toned look...basically I want to be Jennifer Aniston

I take a multivitamin and omega 3 supplements so hopefully I'm getting my all the nutrients in.

Any advice/critique welcome.

Edit: at the moment I'm no stranger to the bit of chocolate of an evening either

DebDynamite

Anyone??

chuck101

Hey Deb.. i'll pop in on this again in a while but we'll get the ball rolling.. First of all the food situation looks grand . You could do probably do with some more protein in the morning and maybe a little more veg a bit earlier in the day but it depends on what your looking for to be honest.

A couple of things to clarify..
How lean/toned do u want to get? ( no offence but jennifer aniston ain't that '' toned'' in my book but different strokes i suppose )

Are you doing any other training apart from the Spinning and Pump?

DebDynamite

Thanks for replying chuck.

I also have a 20 min walk in and out to work each day and it would be quite a fast walk. I'm going to try and do a couple of 5k runs per week. I tried it last week and my legs were grand but about half way through I started to get out of breath and was hoping for the traffic lights to give me a few seconds break to catch my breath again. Only way to get better is to keep at it I suppose.

Would you suggest protein first thing in the morning and then the porridge around lunch time? Would the extra calories be bad for my diet or do I need the protein to get more toned? See, I'm clueless

Actually, I take back Jennifer Aniston... Cameron Diaz's figure would be my ideal. Or maybe that's worse again!

chuck101

Ok.. lets see..
The walk to and from work = All good.
Couple of 5km runs a week = cool but maybe try and mix them up a bit regarding distance aswell as pace ( 3km/5km/7km - intervals/sprints/hills are ur friends here and some reasonably long jogs )

'' I tried it last week and my legs were grand but about half way through I started to get out of breath and was hoping for the traffic lights to give me a few seconds break to catch my breath again. Only way to get better is to keep at it I suppose. '' = this just takes some time to get used to... don't get disheartened.

The next part i'm kinda confused about so sorry if i'm not takin it up right.
Your goal is to get '' toned'' ? if so then how '' toned'' would u like to get?

Do you do any bodyweight exercises or weights sessions or is it just the classes that you do?

DebDynamite

No, I don't do any other weight lifting other than the body pump. I'm going to start once I get used to lifting weights in the pump class. Seriously, 7kg can be tough sometimes

I suppose the look I'm hoping to achieve is a slim, toned, lean look. Not quite fitness model, a bit softer than that maybe.

nice_guy80

get some dumbbells at home and you can do all you need to - legs, chest, shoulders, back, arms
pick 2/3 muscle groups and 30 mins every day would see good results