Woot Woot!!

Yup I exercised again!! lol actually I exercise every day as part of my job now but it's a lot of lifting and so today I did some cardio :) I did the Dancing With The Stars Fat-Burning Cardio Dance workout for 50 minutes and then a cooldown. I was sweating a ton, (literally dripping) and feeling like a total white girl for not really getting the hang of all the latin dance moves but totally had all the disco ones down lol! Anyhoo, according to myfitnesspal.com I burned 466 calories! That's 256 more calories than what I ate for breakfast!! AWESOME!! Hopefully I can keep up this awesomeness cuz for the longest time I was fluctuating within a 4 pound range (258-262 and yes I just put my weight on here! HA! It's just a number!!) and now I am down to 257! Take that! I really want to be healthy and I am well on my way now! I drink a ton of water at work and have cut back substantially on my soda intake (2 in 2 weeks) and am working on that whole eating healthy thing! I have realized too that I haven't been eating anything after about 7pm and am getting 8-9 hours of sleep a night so my body is loving life right now :)

This is How a Heart Breaks!

Don't you wanna go for a ride
Just keep your hands inside (ie: use the equipment correctly)
And make the most out of life
Now don't you take it for granted

Life is like a mean machine (it's called an eliptical)
It made a mess outta me
It left me caught between
Like an angry dream I was stranded, I was stranded (runnin' in place runnin' in place)

And I'm steady but I'm starting to shake (feel the burn!)
And I don't know how much more I can take

[Chorus:]
This is it now
Everybody get down (pushups)
This is all I can take
This is how a heart breaks (158 bpm)
You take a hit now you feel it break down
Make you stay wide awake (oh I'm so sore!)
This is how a heart breaks

Don't you wanna go for a ride
Down to the other side
Feels so good you could cry (endorphins!)
Now won't you do what I told you (I'm trying Jess!)
I remember when you used to be shy
Yeah, once we were so fine (the high school physique)
You and I why you gotta make it so hard on me

And I'm sorry but it's not a mistake (I signed up for this: literally)
And I'm running but you're getting away (trottin' in place trottin' in place)

So if you can't tell, I based my post off of a song because this is the song that pops into my head when I think of cardio workouts. This semester I'm taking a circuit weight training class which is basically a shorter term for: go to the gym, workout 3 times a week, and get credit for it :) So the 4 times I've gone to the gym I've done strictly cardio. I've started with a 2 mile warm-up on the eliptical and then I head down to the bike for the rest of the workout. Not super complicated, but I'm feeling it in my legs and it gets my heart pumping :)

Body Rocking it out

Now that finals are done my schedule freed up significantly so this morning I decided to start body-rock!

body-rock is a website one of my friends posted on Pinterest that gives short, sweet, and sweaty workouts.

The best part is that they change pretty constantly which is fantastic because I'm pretty sure I have exercise ADHD - I have a hard time keeping going when I have to do the same thing over and over again.

I did my first workout on December 5, another on the 6th, and then I was too sore and busy to do it again until this morning.

This morning I did their workout "The One That Got Away".

It was short.

It was sweet.

I just about killed me.

I did the first section and started the ab bonus but it was solid plank and push-up work and my shoulders were really bad this morning because of the weather, so that section was a no go after the first minute.

They are starting a 12 days of Christmas workout series and my goal is to find the motivation to do that everyday.

(I did Day 1 of 12 this evening)

In other news:

My good friend Alex, 

who is in the process of becoming a medical man,

posted this video on facebook and I thought it was fantastic.

Have an awesome day!!!

♥ ♥ ♥

I decided to walk to work today...

...when I realized my car battery was dead.

I started to call someone to jump me but then I decided it wasn't that cold outside and there was only a little snow on the ground.

So I walked.

It was colder than I anticipated,

but still nice.

There you go!

It started on pinterest...

One day on pinterest one of my friends posted this pin:

"Set your alarm for 6am. Don’t groan when it goes off and pull the covers over your head, get up and start your day. Put on a baggy top and running shorts. Go downstairs and pour yourself a nice big glass of ice water. Cut up some fruit and mix it in with yogurt. Add some granola. Now go outside. Stretch for 10 minutes. Skip for 5 minutes. Jog for 10 minutes. Run for 10 minutes. Walk back. Lay out a towel on the ground and lie down on it. Do 50 crunches. Yes, they hurt, but they are 100% worth it. When you’re done, get in the shower. Use a nice smelling shampoo and matching conditioner. Shave your legs and wash your body. Exfoliate your face. Get out of the shower and let your hair air dry. Look in the mirror. Do you like what you see? If you do, good for you. Do this every day and you will continue to love yourself. If you don’t like what you see, do this every day and pretty soon you will. Being lazy might feel good at the time, but being active feels better in the long run. How badly do you want it?"

I thought that sounded pretty good so I decided to work it into my schedule this week.

Here is the result:

Nearly 3 miles, walking and jogging and a day later, wonderfully sore legs.  Despite the fact it wasn't that hard of a workout I had a feeling that I haven't had since high school - fun combined with exhaustion.  It has been a while since I pushed myself like that - that early in the morning anyway. :)

I liked it so much I am doing it again tomorrow.

After work I am either doing the elliptical or swimming...depends if I talk myself out of shaving my legs or not.  :)

Also I have been continuing to practice yoga every night before bed.  Man, it has really helped me sleep better.  I do about 45 minutes to an hour.

There you go.  Getting back in the swing of things - just in time for Christmas.

Did it again!

Worked out on the treadmill with Karen on Friday for almost an hour I think and I didn't push myself to run cuz I had worked the night before but I did walk at a pretty quick pace and worked up a good sweat so I feel good about that!! Then Mother Nature kicked my trash this weekend so I will hopefully be able to resume things on Tuesday along with a better eating plan for the week :)

Finally!

So I finally worked out today lol! I have done it a couple other times in the past month but nothing consistent so I am redoubling my efforts cuz I have lots of cute jeans just chillin in the closet waiting for me to slim down! I did the treadmill for 30 minutes and then a 5 minute cool-down and then stretching :) doesn't sound like much but I was sweating a lot and my legs are still feeling the burn so I say job well done!

This morning.

Starting to feel a little better but still super weak from all the sick madness.

This morning I did a little small set of jumping jacks, sit-ups, mountain climbers, a 30 second plank, and some burbees.

Then I did yoga because writing and studying at my desk all day is killing my back.

There you go.

That was my morning.

Tonight I am going to try to go swimming with Laurie but it will depend where I am on my paper and presentation.

Ugh, school.

:)

Wondering if the workout blog is dead?

The workout blog is not dead...we all were just a little down and out with sickness and such.

I worked out for the first time in about a month on Monday (yesterday).
I just did a 1000 yd. workout...which was embarrassingly difficult.
100 swim
100 kick
100 pull
until I hit 1000 yds.
Yes, it was a wimpy workout but I'm still in recovery from a month of illness...ugh...a month...gross.

This morning I did 1 hour of ballet, difficult but I'm feeling a little more strength in my little muscles today.
This evening I tried out a workout a friend posted on pinterest.
It is called the 100 workout and goes like this:
100 jumping jacks
90 crunches
80 squats
70 leg lifts
60 jumping jacks
50 crunches
40 squats
30 leg lifts
20 jumping jacks
and a 10 minute run
I liked it because it wasn't hurl your guts out hard, just a good workout.
I took Rosie (our dog) on the 10 minute run.  I tie her leash to my waist and she quite literally pulls me up the hills.  She is the best running buddy, she literally pulls me faster when I try to stop.

So there you go.

Trying to get back in the swing of things, I think I might to a little yoga tonight to help stretch things out.

Short but Sweet Swim Workout

I got your message Allison!!! So here is a swim workout!! :D

Warm Up-
200 stroke
200 kick
200 pull

Main Set-
100 alternating stroke (50) and freestyle (50)
50 freestyle
(x5)
75 alternating stroke (50) and freestyle (25)
(x5 I think)

Cool Down-
50 stroke

Enjoy the short but sweet workout!!!