When bored, do full body. Short and sweet.

I started out today's gym visit with 20 minutes on the elipitical...which I spent most of it trying to figure out what I wanted to do after/finishing up an episode of Friday Night Lights for the 50th time (no shame at all).

 

What I decided on was just to do a Full Body Workout hit 2 birds (or more) with 1 stone.

 

 

 

Running and core

So I decided to wake up earlier than I needed today this morning to get a run in and I was semi regretting it when the alarm went off (at 6am, who wouldn't), but I'm glad I got up and got 3 miles over with. It was a great morning temperature wise for running. My legs are still sore/stiff from BodyPump on Saturday (advice to self...roll next time) so my pace was slower than usually, BUT, I just kept reminding myself that every run is different, not to compare, and to just enjoy the run.

 

After a long day of kidsitting, I went to the gym to do some core exercises.

 

I ended up switching the Thread the Needles to Russian Twists with a medicine ball.

 

Lower Body Day

Title is self-explanatory, today was all focus on the lower body!

 

 

 

 

20 minutes on the stairmaster.

20 minutes on the bike.

4x15 reps on the abductor machine.

4x15 reps on the adductor machine.

4x12 on the laying leg curl.

3x15 slanted leg press.

45 calf raises with weight

2x20 lunges with weight

2x20 squats on bosu ball

20 inner thigh leg lifts on each leg

 

 

 

Monday Blues = good workout

After a much enjoyed conference week last week, I was semi dreading waking up this morning to go back to babysitting this week (especially when I didn't get the best of sleep last week and last night). After a long day of "kid watching", I was ready to burn off some energy and sweat at the gym!

Started off with 25 minutes on the stationary bike (starting to become my new favorite over elliptical) before deciding on an arm and ab routine.

 I haven't done an arm work out since Thursday night, but for some reason, my arms (mainly shoulders) were screaming at the end of this. I did do crab walking soccer today with the kids......

 

One day down, 2 more days of kidwatching and one day closer to seeing my mom & Caroline on Friday! :D

Last day of hotel workouts

Day 5 of TEACCH ended today and that means this week has come to an end. It has been a great experience and I'm really glad I got to come to this training!

 

My Day 3 of hotel workouts was running on the treadmill and I forgot to post yesterday's workout (oops).

 

I had a nice hour and half workout in the gym this evening (I decided to sleep in this morning). I'm thinking of calling tonight's workout a Full Body Sandwich Workout.

 

1 mile run on treadmill

15 minutes on the elliptical

10 jackknife sit ups

20 Russian twists

10 weighted sit ups

30 crunches

20 oblique crunches

:45 plank

20 hip twists in plank

25 Russian twists

30 vertical crunches

1 min plank

15 minutes on the bike

 

Hope everyone is having a fun Friday!

 

Hotel Workout #2

Day 2 of TEACCH training complete!

I woke up early again this morning to get my workout in and I am so glad I did that. A group of us went out after we were done at 4 to walk around Franklin Street (the social scene of UNC) and dinner and I am now relaxing in comfy clothes and digesting all the food we've had today (seriously, TEACCH makes sure we are well fed). No way would I want to go workout now.

 

So today's 6:30am workout: arms and abs.

 

 

30 vertical leg crunches

20 oblique crunches

5 weighted sit ups

20 Russian twists w/ dumbbell

:45 plank

40 bicycles

10 scissors

:20 side plank each side

10 weighted sit ups

:30 plank

 

Hotel Workout Day #1

Greetings from Carolina!

I'll be in Carolina all this week for a TEACCH Autism Program training which means hotel workouts for me!

 

I woke up before the training this morning to get a workout in and was happy to find the little fitness center all to myself. I started out with 20 minutes on the elliptical (If you hadn't had already guessed it, that's kinda my go to warm up) on an Around the World routine that had lots of high levels.

 

Since hotel gyms are very limited to equipment (and space), I chose a leg workout that just needed your body.

 

 

I finished with a quick ab routine before rushing back up to my room to get ready!

30 Russian Twists

10 sit ups

:30 second plank

20 vertical leg crunches

:20 second plank

10 jackknife sit ups

40 oblique crunches

:15 second side plank each side

30 crunches

:40 second plank