Fitness Check-In: 4/2/14

Even with everything going on with my mom, I still managed to get some workouts in.

Monday: Fitness 101
Tuesday: Nothing
Wednesday: Step class
Thursday: Dance class (I was a little late as I slept in a little.)
Friday: My dance class
Nothing over the weekend

Fitness Check-In: 3/17/14

Monday: Fitness 101 (Beginning Step/Hand weights/mat work)
Tuesday: Int/Adv Step
Wednesday: 50 min on the bike and all but one of my weight machines
Thursday: Dance
Friday: Dance (no belly dancing in the morning as back was still flaring.)
Nothing this weekend because we were enjoying a visit from my sister.

Fitness Check-In: 3/8/14

Monday: Fitness 101
Tuesday: Step
Wednesday: Rest day because my lower back was flaring up.
Thursday: Dance class
Friday: Belly Dance class in the morning then taught my own dance class in the evening.

(Can I just say I am SOOO sore from my shoulders down to my ribcage!?!) I'm also thinking of saving money to take Pilates again. I really do miss it.

Fitness Check-In: 3/1/14

Monday: Fitness 101 class
Tuesday: Step
Wednesday: Modified workout in the Fitness Center due to time constraints
Thursday: Dance
Friday: Taught my dance class (Sparse turnout due to flooded streets in our are but still fun)
Saturday: 45 min on the bike and all my machines but the glutes
Tomorrow is my day of rest.
Have a great weekend! Happy March!

Fitness Check-In: 2/24/14

Monday: Fitness 101
Tuesday: Step
Wednesday: 10 min on the bike, most of my weight machines, and about 20 min of the dance class. (FUN!!!)
Thursday: Dance
Friday: My dance class (It was SO fun to see some young girls in my class! We had a blast!)
Nothing this weekend. I really need to get motivated to do more on Saturday.

Fitness Check-In: 2/17/14

Monday: Fitness 101
Tuesday: Step Class...and worked on my own choreography.
Wednesday: Light day in the Fitness Center since I had to take kids to the dentist.
Thursday: Dance...and more choreo work.
Friday: My dance class!!! SO fun!!!
Nothing over the weekend, but I'm hoping to change that this week.

Fitness Check-In: 2/8/14

Monday: Fitness 101
Tuesday: Int/Adv Step
Wednesday: Fitness Center (50 min on the bike and most of my weight machines)
Thursday: Dance
Friday: Dance (Teaching my first dance class!!!)
Nothing this weekend.

Fitness Check-In: 1/25/14

Monday: Fitness 101 again. (One of my favorites!)
Tuesday: Step
Wednesday: No workout...just a ton of driving, errands, and homeschooling.
Thursday: About 20-25 minutes of dance. There was a sub in the class, and the different routines and my other medical issues didn't merge well.
Friday: Fitness Center (50 min on the bike and my weight machines.)
No workouts over the weekend.

Thankfully, that was NOT a normal week! I'm back to tearing it up this week.

Fitness Check-In...a little late. (Supposed to be 1/18/14)

Monday~ Fitness 101 class
Tuesday~ Step class
Wednesday~ Fitness Center (Cardio on the bike and weight machines)
Thursday~ Dance class
Friday~ Fitness Center (Cardio and weight machines)
Saturday~ Fitness Center (Cardio and weight machines)

Weekly Fitness Check-in: 1/11/14

This week I was finally back up to working out six days a week. Oh yeah!!! It felt SO good. (I was sick for about 2.5 weeks in October and another 1.5 weeks the last part of December.) I was just easing back into it. Without further ado, here's what I did:

Monday: Fitness 101...which is beginning step, sculpting with hand weights, and lower body/abs work on the mat.
Tuesday: Intermediate/Advanced Step
Wednesday: 1.5 hours in the Fitness Center doing cardio and weight machines.
Thursday: Another 1.5 hours in the Fitness Center.
Friday: 1.5 hours in Fitness Center in the afternoon because I will be teaching a group exercise class at that hour...once all the ducks are in a row.
Saturday: A little over an hour in the Fitness Center.

What are you doing for your workouts? I'd love to hear.

Tuesday Morning Chuckle

A little backstory: For the Christmas season, I rejoined a choir I had been in a few years ago. We had five performances in December...four of which were in the same week. We had had a Friday night performance over an hour from where I live. (Luckily, there's three of us in the choir who live in the same area I do, so we can carpool.) The Saturday performance was over two hours away. Basically, I left the house at 10:45 AM to meet at the house of the person who was driving. We didn't return until around 6:00 PM. It was a LONG day, and I was really looking forward to seeing my kids who had been on vacation with their dad since that Tuesday. I go to open the door on my car, and the handle just SNAPPED off in my hand. (I know I've been working out and all, but I am NOT that strong for that to happen...especially when I was wearing pretty thick gloves.) Anyway, ever since then, I've had to go through the passenger door and climb over the middle console into the driver seat when I go anywhere alone.

Fast forward to this morning: I have a one-hour intermediate/advanced step class on Tuesday mornings. A lot of the time I'm heading to the Y alone. I've got my water bottle and towel in hand walking to my car. Forgetting that I'm wearing black nylon workout pants, I get in the passenger side brace myself against the back of the seat and try to proceed doing my regular maneuver. Within the first few seconds of trying to brace myself, I started to slide down the seat. It caught me so off-guard that I jerked, then I started laughing at the fact I didn't anticipate that happening. If anyone was watching me, they probably got quite a kick out of it, too. FYI...the step class was pretty fun! (I'm recovering from being out two weeks, so I had to stop a few times-not as many as I had thought. That's a good thing.) I hope you have a spectacular day and God gives you at least one reason to laugh!

 

My Fitness Routine Overview

Working out needs to be a part of your weight-loss journey. I have been a member of my local YMCA since July 2011. At first, I could barely do 15 minutes of cardio on the recumbent bike...which is still my favorite cardio equipment because I have lower back issues. It has a back on it which gives a lot of support for my back. When I go to the Fitness Center, I still use the recumbent bike; I just can last longer on a different type of workout and level. I also use the following weight machines: Seated leg press, glute, hip abductor, hip adductor, pec fly, seated row, tricep press, ab crunch, torso rotation, and back extension.

I do spend more time taking group classes though. Fitness 101, at our Y, is basically beginning step along with using hand weights and mat work for the last 15 minutes of class. I usually wear Velcro wrist weights throughout the class. I also take an intermediate/advanced step class and two dance classes. (Psst...wanna know a secret? I will be taking over one of the dance classes. Shh...that's just between us.)

 I hope this helps to give you a little bit better picture of what it's taken to get the results I've seen the last year.