NSV for me- Today TOM came and I had the perfect excuse to skip my workout, but since I have not been able to in a week due to working extra I knew I needed to go and get back in the groove. I did 30 min on the ellipitical and a few sets of upper arm work. Not much but better than nothing!

Good for you, Lisa!

I, thankfully, have 2 days off from WO due to other committments. Everything hurts, and has for a while!

Joni - cardiocoach.com - it is a coached workout for spin bikes, or ellipicals or treadmills. I used it on my tread, but I think it would have been easier to change incline/resistance/speed on a bike or ellip. I was pushing a lot of buttons for the first couple of challenges.

There are different volumes you can purchase, the one I used was #1 - 40 minutes long and included a warm up, 5 hill climbs with 30 second recoveries, then 3 sprints with short recoveries, then a 2 minute recovery with a 3 minute run and 40second speed burst. You determine your speeds and incline levels. The coach (guy - great voice!) gives you little motivational talks, and there are 10 second count-ups and downs for any speed changes. The music is .... OK, this one was tribal, survivor-y music and was more or less the same through the whole thing.

For me it was good, because I am competitive as ****, but I would not have pushed myself as hard as this did.

Wed, Jan 24
 

5:15 AM to 6:15 AM - Boot camp
About 10 minutes on the elliptical at the gym
In a real funk over my sick pup, but I knew I had to work out to help with the funk. It helps while I'm doing it, but when I'm done, I'm still in a funk.

Kim - thanks for the cardiocoach info...I'll have to check into that when I'm not online looking for vet information!

Great NSV Lisa!

Monday- BL #3
Tuesday- BL #1
Wednesday- BL #3

Ok.. I went and joined QuickGym, the "10-minute" workout place.. My skepticism was ended by the end of my first workout.. Damn!! The machine forces you to use muscles you never knew you had..

For it to work you have to go all out.. It give you a target setting based on weight and height and you have to stay above it.. At first I was doing really well and stayed well above, but by the end, I was sucking wind..

It's basically 4 minutes on the "rowing" portion of the machine and then another 4 minutes on the attached stairmaster-esque portion.. The 2 minutes extra are there if you want to do a little more, or just take a break between exercises..

They recommend a combined workout three times a week, or doing one portion one day and then the other the next.. They do not recommend doing the combined exercise two days in a row.. I'll see how I do with the combined for a week and then maybe split it up.. However, I did like the heart rate boost I got from the combined last night. I could tell, even a half hour later that my heart rate was still elevated, which is the point..

We'll see in a month if my BMI is lower..

Dan - sounds really cool - I've never heard of this.

Warning - your muscles really start to hurt 24 hours after a workout. Like, almost to the minute!

So far so good.. The only pain I've really had has been some of my stomach muscles... I'm dreading tomorrow a bit, as I'll be doing my BMI test.. but I'm all paid up there, so I'd better damn well "get 'er done!"...

Today, BL #1

Today BL #3

Hi all I'm behind on my posting!
Tues - 1 hr walking
Wed - 1 hour Walking
Thurs. 1 hour walking

Monday, January 29, 2007
 

Sunday - 45 minutes on the treadmill (3.06 miles)

Monday, Boot Camp (it was 9 degrees outside today! This is the last week for boot camp and I'm actually bummed!) - 5:15A to 6:15A
30 minutes treadmill (2 miles).

Katie - which is your favorite BL tape (or do they come with more than one in the box??)

Tuesday - 40 minutes on the treadmill! 2.5 miles. Now I'm all caught up with Gray's Anatomy.

Today - Step class, 60 min
Sculpt class, 60 min

Wed, January 31
 

I did it...got in 1500 minutes of exercise for the month of January. In order to get there this morning I had to work out ... a lot!

Boot Camp - 5:15 AM to 6:15 AM (60 minutes)
Treadmill (45 minutes; 3.10 miles)
Upper body weights: 20 minutes