Hip Hop Abs video yesterday & a short walk. I was so pumped up from that workout, I wanted to do a Jillian Michael's vid too, but I'm glad I refrained. My back muscles / glutes are going "ow, ow, OW" today. Lol!
People said today, "It's officially 100 degrees outside today in Central Park. Why are you going to the gym?"
Heh. Because it's an ice palace. And there's a lot of cold water there freely available. And towels. And because my gym is much better air-conditioned than my apartment, which is a prewar & thus hasn't got the ductwork for central air.
The gym was really busy. Lots of people had cabin fever & had to go somewhere. And some of those who work out outside maybe saw all those air quality warnings about the ozone & decided they'd better not get their runs in at the park after all.
Hip Hop Abs vid today with my sweetie. We were going to go swimming as well (our apt. has a pool), but unfortunately they were closed today for construction on the fence which surrounds the pool. Hope to go tomorrow.
I had fun with my workouts today. Spent some time in the pool this morning, and am just back from a strength workout with my trainer. He introduced me to jump squats today which are very... jumpy. And hard.
WOO HOO!!! I ran (well, jogged) 2.45 miles this morning in about 27.5 minutes. That is a new record for me...and I feel like a rock star
Finished up with a short cool down, then pushups, tri dips, and core work. I had to get up at 4:50am to get this done so my hubby could leave for work by 6:00. I really thought about skipping it, but decided I'd be kicking myself all day if I didn't push through.
So I did. And I'm glad. And I cannot believe I'm running OUTSIDE!!! Really empowering - especially after I mapped my run to see how far I went
Congrats on all the successes!! So fun to see how everyone is pushing themselves to do more than we all thought was possible.
cherylmn Great job! That's some awesome commitment, getting up at 4:50. I can barely get at 5:50 to make my husband breakfast, let alone workout. Good for you!
I'm so glad I found this thread! I've been so pumped about my workouts lately that I'm just dying to share!
I am doing an Insanity/half marathon training combo. This morning I planned to go on a 3 mile run. It was raining which I just LOVED but a mile into it, it started pouring so hard I couldn't see well, so I went home. I finished the next 2 miles on the treadmill which was so BORING!!! I can't believe I used to prefer it.
Tonight I'll finish my workout with a Cardio Recovery workout from Insanity.
I finished the next 2 miles on the treadmill which was so BORING!!! I can't believe I used to prefer it.
So funny - I had the EXACT same thought this morning as I was enjoying a lovely run outdoors chasing bunnies all over my neighborhood . Outside is waaaaayyyyyyyyy better!
Yesterday I tried to do that Walk away the Pounds 3 mile exercise video, and failed! I was so sore from the last few days of workout that I couldn't even complete that. Never mind the fact that I had to get ready to leave to go run errands anyways! I got through about 1/2 a mile before I packed it in, and went to do my hair/makeup.
I'd like to say I went swimming at the lake with some friends, but it was more like standing waist deep in very cold water, trying not to simultaneously melt & freeze! It was 95 degrees out, so very hot, but the water was what had melted from the mountains, so it was very cold. I was a bit shocked & just kind of stood there. Lol! Still had a ton of fun, and thankfully didn't get sunburned again!
