Mon, Wed & Sat:
Warm up: 5 min elliptical
Strength Training: 60 min with my personal trainer
Cardio: 30 min elliptical
Stretching: 15 min
Tues, Thurs, Fri, Sun:
Cardio: 45 min elliptical
Abs: 15 min
Stretching: 15 min
(These days I usually throw in a little bosu ball stuff and speed bag for fun)
I exercise 5 days a week...I like to try new things so I don't get bored. I can't wait till it warms up so I can get back to swimming laps! I have 3 small kids so I usually do my run at 5 am on my treadmill and the rest is done when I can squeeze them in
My latest schedule:
Monday: 3 mile jog/run (I'm interval training to decrease time and increase run) and then 20 mins of free weights...and sometimes my pilates dvd
Tuesday: Pilates dvd(25 mins) then 3.5 mile jog/run
Wednesday: 60 mins elliptical and 20 mins free weights
Thursday: 30 Day Shred and 3 mile jog/run
Friday: 3 mile jog/run and 20-30 mins free weights...sometimes pilates too depending on time
I get on the treadmill for 15 minutes first thing every morning, every day.
Five days a week I do the Gaiam A.M./P.M. morning stretch
Three days a week I do a full body weight training workout with free weights. I follow it immediately with 30 minutes of interval training between a treadmill and an elliptical cross trainer.
On my non-training days, I do a variety of DVDs that involve dance and core training, like belly dancing or Zumba.
I rest on Sundays.
I'm training with goals in mind. I want to be able to confidently ski, snowshoe, sail, play tennis and golf, go swimming and dancing for hours.
I walk to school or walk to friends houses or walk to the movies. When I get some more weight off and finish school I'd like to add some kind of sport like mountain biking. I tried to ride a bike when I was 320ish and it was really not doable on my bike (nothing like your stomach intefering with pedalling) but I think in a few more weeks I'm going to tackle it again.
it's completely contrary to my nature, is what exerercise is LOL I fight it and hate it and resent it and all those good things, then i just sigh and go do it LOL. I'm still a BIG 'OL GIRL so I'm not doing anything crazy
* walk 45 minutes every night (indoor a huge entertainment complex, they have routes marked out and you have to go up and down the stadium stairs 5 times)
* resistance bands every other day
* 3 -4 times a week a little bow-chicka-bow with the DH
* dancing while making dinner now! heheh silly but it's fun
* just moving around more - doesn't sound like much, but after 25 years of melting into the sofa, being up and about doing anything is heart-lifting
I'd love to swim!!! i've always loved the water - and while I NEVER like to put my life on hold and not do things because of my weight, i just can't bring myself to subject others to my thighs at the moment LOL
Tracy! I just spit water on my computer screen laughing at "bow-chicka-bow"!
My routine is pretty simple:
Monday-Thursday: Walk 30 minutes at lunch with my friend and his three dogs
Friday: Dancing for a couple of hours (not straight! )
Saturday: Heavy cleaning and gardening
Sunday: rest (it's usually a laundry and homework day)
Whenever I can: Some "bow-chicka-bow-wow" time with my hunky BF!
Today, I'm starting some "secret" workouts that take place during the day in my bathroom at work! I'll let you know how that develops!
I want to know about the secret bathroom workouts!!! I've often thought what a waste the whole day is at work, exercise wise -- what kinda stuff are you gonna do????? I do back leg lifts at the photocopier LOL and now i see other people doing it! i put up a little chart in front of the machine as most of us wait for the copies -- fun little 1, 2 or 3 minute routines - the machine tells you how long you have to wait, so there it is
I work out pretty much every day.
I do strength training 4 times a week.
Cardio that includes biking, running, DVDs.
Stretch that includes pilates and yoga.
I have just joined the Y so that I can do swimming. I am going to do a sprint distance triathlon in July, and am starting a 16 week training program for it.
I never would have been able to do anything like this 100 pounds ago, and I realize how gradually over time I have created a body that can do all this, and actually *wants* to do it. It's amazing.
My current routine looks like this:
3x per week = karate
6x per week = yoga
3x per week = weights/muscle training
6x per week = walking at least 40 minutes or cardio DVD
I try to do at least walking and yoga everyday. One week I'll do karate workouts 3x, and the next week I'll do the weights.
I like to mix it up....I do mostly cardio (treadmill, recumb. bike, or elliptical) and strength straining. I am doing a little yoga. I am also trying to remember to do some core "stuff"" more often. I get bored easily, so I need to change things up in order to stay interested!
I also throw in walking my dogs and different dvd's that I have at home.
