I work out a lot, it's true. I'm very passionate about my healthy eating habits, but the fitness is almost an addiction. As my mom says, what a good thing to be addicted to! I love the way it makes me feel, even when it hurts. I can say, I did that! I made it! But not without help. No man is an island! During the week I go to a gym near my office, and on the weekends I go to my dad's gym closer to home. It's bigger and fancier, but I still prefer my own gym. If dad can't make it or is out of town, then I just drive to my gym.
I start off Monday's with my personal trainer at lunch time, and a 30 minute cycle after work. She is amazing, and sometimes mean. She weighs me and then pushes me to do hard things. It always hurts, but I keep coming back for more! We do a solid hour of weights, mostly heavy lower body, some arms and back work also, and finish up with some abs.
Tuesday I run a 2.5 mile loop at lunch time, and do a 40 minute interval weight routine after work. I can't run the whole thing yet, but I can already see progress. I can jog/run the first mile without stopping to walk, then I have to take a walking break. From there I alternate walk/jog/run with as much jogging as possible. My goal right now is to make it all jog/run and no walking. If it's raining or below 40, I do the weights at lunch and a 30 minute run on the treadmill after work. For the weights, I do some combination of lower body, abs, back and arms. I might do 20 lunges with the bicep curls, 20 lunges with the shoulder press, 20 reps on the back machine, and 20 reps on the ab machine, and do 4 sets of this entire routine in a quick circuit. I have a lot of fun trying to come up with new circuits like this that encompass the 4 different groups of muscles.
Wednesday at lunch time I do an ab class, and a 30 minute cycle after work. This instructor is also my boot camp class instructor. She is awesome; always super motivating and encouraging, and also shares hints and tips through email. Her classes are all hard core.
Thursday at lunch is boot camp class. I have yet to figure out how she can make something so painful seem like so much fun, because we all keep coming back for more. It's a combination of constant cardio with lots of strength building exercises thrown in the mix. It's my hardest day of the week. If I can make it through Thursday, I can make it through anything! :) Several of my co-workers do this class with me and I've made a few friends, and everyone is incredibly encouraging. It's the hardest and funnest thing I do all week.
Friday at lunch is yoga, and a 30 minute cycle after work. I was never big into yoga, but I knew I needed help with balance, coordination and strength building. I had always had minor problems with my right shoulder, until she happened to show us a combination of really simple shoulder stretches. I started doing them before each upper body workout and bingo. No more shoulder pain, ever. I'm sold on yoga. This is my most relaxing class of the week, so it's nice that I do it on Friday.
Saturday I have more time to do a variety of things. I always start with a run to warm up, then do 2 or 3 circuits of weight machines or strength training, and finish with a cycle. I like to do at least 1.5 to 2 hours on Saturdays, but I'm thinking of doing a run at the high school track in the afternoons on Saturday. It's right down the street from my house and as long as it's not raining, or below 40 degrees, I think it would be a good addition to the routine.
Sunday is my day of rest and I am often very thankful when it arrives. Though I've been working out for about 2 years, I'm only 5 weeks into this new fitness routine and still tweeking it to fit my needs. The abs class is new, because I love working with the instructor and I didn't have a solid abs routine. I'm hoping to switch to Thursday night yoga to free up Friday for weights, but only if the same person teaches the class. Right now my focus is consistency. I have a good plan, now I just need to stick with it. I don't always push myself to the extreme, or give 100% every time, but I always show up, and give as much as my body can in that moment. And that's progress all by itself.
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