Professor Alison Jones has decided to lose weight by joining the HealthTrack study, run by the Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, where she has the help of a team of researchers with expertise in nutrition, psychology, public health, exercise science and medicine who have put together a tailored plan to suit her needs. Here she shares her journey with readers.
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Setting fitness goals is an important part of maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
I have been continually setting goals with my daily fitness schedule - trying to improve my distance and speed on the cross trainer, and in the pool.
It is very encouraging when you see progress - it spurs you on to meet the next challenge.
Weight loss - steady
Optimism - high
Cravings - none
Energy - high
Professor Alison Jones is Executive Dean of the Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health, University of Wollongong. For details on HealthTrack, visit www.ihmri.uow.edu.au/healthtrackstudy
