Happy Hump Day! This evening I volunteered at the Humane Society and got to play with puppies like this cutie: Because I had a full day of work to do and knew I wanted to make it to volunteering, I squeezed in a workout at home today. I've been wanting to try a barre workout, and I keep seeing The Barre Method studios popping up around here, but I just haven't made it to a class yet. Today I tried a Ballet Boot Camp Challenge workout I found in Prevention magazine. The article claims the workout is so effective because: "It strengthens your deepest belly muscles, pulling in your waist like a corset, while lifting your butt, trimming your thighs, and toning your arms. It also whips into shape your perfect-posture muscles, so you'll strand straighter after a single session." Sounds ... [Read More]
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A Few of This Week’s Workouts
Now that my LivingSocial boxing membership is over (NOOOO!!) and I can't justify spending the full monthly fee when I have multiple gyms I can use for free, it's up to me to kick my own butt during workouts. It's been awhile since I posted workout ideas, so I thought I'd share 2 routines I've done this week: Workout #1: Circuit Training that focuses on biceps and shoulder muscles, but also works just about everything else! Including stretching time before & after, it took me about 1 hour and 20 minutes to complete. How it Works: Warm up with 5 minutes of cardio. I usually bike but jumping rope, doing jumping jacks, boxing, the elliptical, running, dancing like a maniac, or anything else that gets your heart pumping works! Do 3 sets of each strength training move, with ab exercises ... [Read More]
Citrusy Fennel & Guava Salad
First thing this AM before I started working, I took Harley for a quick run/walk interval around our neighborhood trail. It took 20 minutes, I felt like I got a bit of exercise in, and the puppy was content all morning with just laying around. Why don't I do that everyday?! I'm certainly going to try to start more of my weekdays off like that. How to Beat Exercise Boredom In lieu of boxing this evening, I volunteered at the Humane Society. In order to get a workout in today, I squeezed in a weight training + cycling session at my gym beforehand. As I was doing some strength training exercises, and sweating my butt off since I haven't been doing that kind of workout much lately, I started thinking about how important it is to diversify your workouts. True, there may be some people out ... [Read More]