No, I did not skip exercising yesterday. I just didn't get to blog about it, because our internet is S.L.O.W. Also, the blogger website was just not loading at all. Yes, I probably could have written a post on my phone, but that's just not really fun.
Anyway, it wasn't all that exciting. I did the 20-minute cardio workout on Turbo Jam. I was feeling REALLY lazy, and didn't want to do anything but lay on the couch. Instead, I got up to do a workout.
By the time I got into it, I actually felt like I had the energy to finish. And it helped my energy the rest of the day, I think. Not that I had a lot, but I didn't stay on the couch! :-)
So, lesson learned: sometimes you just have to force yourself to get up and do it. Of course, I knew this, but I wasn't expecting to have more energy once I did. I really, really did not want to work out yesterday, but so glad I did!
Well, I'll have another post later after I do my workout today. As it stands right now, that will probably be in the afternoon, since I have several errands to run in the few hours the bigger kids are at preschool today.
So, until later today:
Happy Fitness!
Tuesday, June 9, 2015
Sunday, June 7, 2015
Day 30
Up bright and early, folks, because I'm heading out of town and I didn't know when I'd be back to do a workout. Better safe than sorry.
Remember I don't like to run early in the morning? Still true.
Should I count the reasons? They really just came to me this morning.
1. My mouth and throat are DRY, despite having just drank about 16 oz of water right before running.
2. My muscles and joints are SO sore when I wake up in the morning. Yes, it's a problem for running.
3. I'm hungry. Yes, I thought about this before the run, and then completely forgot to do something about it.
4. I'm not really a person that early in the morning.
There may be more reasons, these are the ones I discovered this morning.
However, there are some redeeming qualities about running early.
1. It's not terribly hot (the applies to summer only!). Although, I say that, but I'm sitting here literally dripping in sweat. Hm.
2. The shade still covers enough of the road to cool you down.
3. Lots of people have sprinklers running this time of day.
4. It's more quiet, and less traffic.
Other reasons I had a hard time today, mainly just one. Remember that rib that went out last Sunday? I couldn't get a deep enough breath today. It hurt too bad, so all my breathing was pretty shallow.
So how did I do today? Slower. I'm sure you were expecting that.
My pace averaged 10.26 min/mile.
And I'm a little bummed, because I now believe (as I kind of suspected) that the last few times I ran with a really fast pace was not really correct. The app wasn't working correctly, I believe, and was not calculating the correct distance. Today it calculated that same route as being half a mile shorter than it was reporting before. Therefore, my time could not be quite as awesome as it was telling me.
However, even though I was slower today, I still ran a better pace than pre-fitness-challenge. So happy face once again! :-)
Well, have a great Sunday, and until tomorrow:
Happy Fitness!
Remember I don't like to run early in the morning? Still true.
Should I count the reasons? They really just came to me this morning.
1. My mouth and throat are DRY, despite having just drank about 16 oz of water right before running.
2. My muscles and joints are SO sore when I wake up in the morning. Yes, it's a problem for running.
3. I'm hungry. Yes, I thought about this before the run, and then completely forgot to do something about it.
4. I'm not really a person that early in the morning.
There may be more reasons, these are the ones I discovered this morning.
However, there are some redeeming qualities about running early.
1. It's not terribly hot (the applies to summer only!). Although, I say that, but I'm sitting here literally dripping in sweat. Hm.
2. The shade still covers enough of the road to cool you down.
3. Lots of people have sprinklers running this time of day.
4. It's more quiet, and less traffic.
Other reasons I had a hard time today, mainly just one. Remember that rib that went out last Sunday? I couldn't get a deep enough breath today. It hurt too bad, so all my breathing was pretty shallow.
So how did I do today? Slower. I'm sure you were expecting that.
My pace averaged 10.26 min/mile.
And I'm a little bummed, because I now believe (as I kind of suspected) that the last few times I ran with a really fast pace was not really correct. The app wasn't working correctly, I believe, and was not calculating the correct distance. Today it calculated that same route as being half a mile shorter than it was reporting before. Therefore, my time could not be quite as awesome as it was telling me.
However, even though I was slower today, I still ran a better pace than pre-fitness-challenge. So happy face once again! :-)
Well, have a great Sunday, and until tomorrow:
Happy Fitness!
Friday, June 5, 2015
Day 29
Turbo Sculpt seems to be getting harder. I guess my muscles need a bit of a break. But I'm so happy to say, they are there. The muscles, I mean.
Sunshine did about 7.5 minutes with me, then she was too tired to go on. Bug did about the same, but not really doing the exercises. It's pretty cute to watch them figuring it out, and I got them each a set of 2 lb weights, so they enjoy doing it, too. In fact, they ask for this one more now.
Squirt slept through the workout, but just barely. She's heating up my lap as I type, which is not really appreciated, since I'm already dripping sweat. But that's where she's happiest, these days. Although since she rolls over, she happily lays on the floor for good chunks of time, as well. Oh, who am I kidding? She's happy just about anywhere she is. Unlike...well, I won't mention names. Too many to count, I think. Me included, maybe. Oops, just got too personal. Ha!
Well, I'm off to try cooling down while Sunshine and Bug have some "quiet" time. If you know how to teach quiet time to preschoolers, please, by all means, tell me the secret.
Until Sunday:
Happy Fitness!
Sunshine did about 7.5 minutes with me, then she was too tired to go on. Bug did about the same, but not really doing the exercises. It's pretty cute to watch them figuring it out, and I got them each a set of 2 lb weights, so they enjoy doing it, too. In fact, they ask for this one more now.
Squirt slept through the workout, but just barely. She's heating up my lap as I type, which is not really appreciated, since I'm already dripping sweat. But that's where she's happiest, these days. Although since she rolls over, she happily lays on the floor for good chunks of time, as well. Oh, who am I kidding? She's happy just about anywhere she is. Unlike...well, I won't mention names. Too many to count, I think. Me included, maybe. Oops, just got too personal. Ha!
Well, I'm off to try cooling down while Sunshine and Bug have some "quiet" time. If you know how to teach quiet time to preschoolers, please, by all means, tell me the secret.
Until Sunday:
Happy Fitness!
Thursday, June 4, 2015
Day 28
Getting closer!
Today I did the Country Line Dance workout video. I think I followed it better today, and it's only the second time I've done it. Not bad! I don't feel like I worked that hard, and yet I'm very sweaty. So there's at least an indication that it is working something. Even if it's just cardio, which of course is very important. They consider it a lot of leg work, but I guess after doing Turbo Sculpt almost every other day, it doesn't feel like leg work at all. But the cardio is still good. And it's fun!
The days are getting hotter, and I am going to be struggling more to continue working out. It's just too warm, and I overheat easily. And yet, mornings aren't good for me either because I just don't feel good getting up early and working out. I've got to find a balance, somehow. I'm still thinking on it.
Well, until tomorrow:
Happy Fitness!
Today I did the Country Line Dance workout video. I think I followed it better today, and it's only the second time I've done it. Not bad! I don't feel like I worked that hard, and yet I'm very sweaty. So there's at least an indication that it is working something. Even if it's just cardio, which of course is very important. They consider it a lot of leg work, but I guess after doing Turbo Sculpt almost every other day, it doesn't feel like leg work at all. But the cardio is still good. And it's fun!
The days are getting hotter, and I am going to be struggling more to continue working out. It's just too warm, and I overheat easily. And yet, mornings aren't good for me either because I just don't feel good getting up early and working out. I've got to find a balance, somehow. I'm still thinking on it.
Well, until tomorrow:
Happy Fitness!
Wednesday, June 3, 2015
Day 27
I'm posting on my phone today, so it will probably be short.
I did Turbo Sculpt this morning. Whew! It felt so hard today! My muscles felt in fatigue before I even started. Maybe I did it too early in the morning. 😒
Even though it was hard, and my rib is still painful, I pressed on. It sure felt good to finish.
It's working, though. Check it out: I had to hold Squirt several times for extended periods to get her to sleep last night. Previously, I would have been worn out and sore after only a few minutes. But I didn't get tired and sore at all! So exciting! This is helping me in my daily life as well as my running. It's great!
So until tomorrow:
Happy Fitness!
I did Turbo Sculpt this morning. Whew! It felt so hard today! My muscles felt in fatigue before I even started. Maybe I did it too early in the morning. 😒
Even though it was hard, and my rib is still painful, I pressed on. It sure felt good to finish.
It's working, though. Check it out: I had to hold Squirt several times for extended periods to get her to sleep last night. Previously, I would have been worn out and sore after only a few minutes. But I didn't get tired and sore at all! So exciting! This is helping me in my daily life as well as my running. It's great!
So until tomorrow:
Happy Fitness!
Tuesday, June 2, 2015
Day 26
It's a bit of a down day. This week seems like that, a little. I'm still in considerable pain from my "dislocated" rib (for lack of a proper diagnosis). So for cardio today I did just the 20-minute workout on Turbo Jam. It's easy, doesn't strain the rib area, and can mostly follow it now, even with no sound. Which I did today, because I chose to do it during quiet time.
That's not to say the kids were completely unaware that I was doing a "workup" (as Bug puts it). They did come out and see that I was doing it. But I sent them back to quiet time. They aren't being quiet. But I still get a little break. So what if they're tired later? I will be, too.
Well, short post today. Not much I feel I have to say. I sure hope I'm feeling better soon, I prefer the longer, more intense workouts these days. But this one did make me sweat, so there are no complaints.
I'm seeing results, so this challenge is good for me. Even if the only result is that I can run faster. How cool is that? I hope I see others, as well, though.
So, until tomorrow:
Happy Fitness!
That's not to say the kids were completely unaware that I was doing a "workup" (as Bug puts it). They did come out and see that I was doing it. But I sent them back to quiet time. They aren't being quiet. But I still get a little break. So what if they're tired later? I will be, too.
Well, short post today. Not much I feel I have to say. I sure hope I'm feeling better soon, I prefer the longer, more intense workouts these days. But this one did make me sweat, so there are no complaints.
I'm seeing results, so this challenge is good for me. Even if the only result is that I can run faster. How cool is that? I hope I see others, as well, though.
So, until tomorrow:
Happy Fitness!
Monday, June 1, 2015
Day 25
So I have to be real with ya'll right now. Working out today was hard.
I didn't mention this in yesterday's post, but after my run yesterday, during my shower, it felt like a rib popped out of place. I get this occasionally, and it's very painful. I was in significant pain the rest of the day, even with some OTC pain meds on board.
And this doesn't go away overnight. No, it settles in for about a week of pain, maybe more, rarely less. So today, I was not too thrilled about working out.
I did the Turbo Sculpt, which I generally enjoy. Most of it was fairly painless, or I could modify it so I wasn't in too much pain. Oh, but when it came time, at the end, for chest and ab work...I almost gave up. Honestly, I had already done 33 minutes of exercise, and it wouldn't have been such a big deal to skip that part. But I pushed through. Good idea? Maybe not. At the moment, I don't feel any worse for the wear, but we'll see.
Other challenges today included Sunshine and Bug being less-than-respectful to each other, so I had to stop and separate them. Squirt was watching, and got a big restless about halfway through. She worked that out, with the help of Bug, who held her hand with his left hand while he drew on the easel with his right hand. So cute!
Bug fell asleep at the end of the workout video, and is currently still sleeping on the floor. Squirt is on a blanket being entertained by a sleepy Sunshine (she'd never admit to being sleepy).
Until tomorrow:
Happy Fitness!
I didn't mention this in yesterday's post, but after my run yesterday, during my shower, it felt like a rib popped out of place. I get this occasionally, and it's very painful. I was in significant pain the rest of the day, even with some OTC pain meds on board.
And this doesn't go away overnight. No, it settles in for about a week of pain, maybe more, rarely less. So today, I was not too thrilled about working out.
I did the Turbo Sculpt, which I generally enjoy. Most of it was fairly painless, or I could modify it so I wasn't in too much pain. Oh, but when it came time, at the end, for chest and ab work...I almost gave up. Honestly, I had already done 33 minutes of exercise, and it wouldn't have been such a big deal to skip that part. But I pushed through. Good idea? Maybe not. At the moment, I don't feel any worse for the wear, but we'll see.
Other challenges today included Sunshine and Bug being less-than-respectful to each other, so I had to stop and separate them. Squirt was watching, and got a big restless about halfway through. She worked that out, with the help of Bug, who held her hand with his left hand while he drew on the easel with his right hand. So cute!
Bug fell asleep at the end of the workout video, and is currently still sleeping on the floor. Squirt is on a blanket being entertained by a sleepy Sunshine (she'd never admit to being sleepy).
Until tomorrow:
Happy Fitness!
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