Went for a 14 mile bike ride today, then later jogged my 2.8 miles.

wow, some of you runners are making me feel like a wussy. I guess the most I've been doing is 2.8 miles 'cause that's when my trail ends. Maybe I'll try to up it up tomorrow.

Skipped my last workout during recovery week for Insanity yesterday since I had done the 6 miles. Today is supposed to be rest day, but I did the 3rd Fit Test because I didn't want to pair it up with my first Max workout tomorrow when I start month 2 of Insanity.

well, this is wayyy after the fact, but I decided to workout trying to hula hoop. I managed to get it to go around 6 times. The wii game is so much easier, and keeps a steady pace, but this kept my heart rate up in intervals--i like interval training better. I did that for 20 min, but will try again soon!

I then put on some modern music, lady gaga, beyonce, and dance and had fun playing with the hula hoop during " put a ring on it".

i got really hot, and so i decided to jump in the pool and free swim which turned into 45 min of play time with my son.

my abs are really sore from the killer ab workout i did with my son 2 days ago. I didn't post about it because i also keep track in July accountability thread in Weight Loss Forum.

I got out the bean and really worked my abs from every angle, plus i did the dreaded planks, both side, and regular. And then i ventured to do the side dumbell lift.

needless to say, i was not sore, but frequently suffer 2 days after my killer workout and today the areas between my ribs are sore...but it's worth it.

today i plan on working my chest, but my chest is sore from PMS...so I might just rest, and do arms and chest, tomorrow.

Hula hoop! Fun!

This morning I went for an 18 mile bike ride. This route had a few more hills than my normal route. During one hill right in the middle of the ride I looked down and discovered I was going 2 miles per hour. So, you could say I was struggling a little. It was fun to push myself though.

This afternoon I went to the gym and did intervals on the treadmill. I really really didn't want to go. Almost skipped it. But I did go, and ended up having a great time. I was alternating 60 second sprints with 60 second recovery intervals, which meant I really got to play with the speed. Normally I run at 5 mph, but for my sprints today I was doing 6.5-7 mph. Going that fast is fun! I can't wait until I run at that speed for a good amount of time, instead of just 60 seconds. I think I could have gone faster than 7 mph too, but I didn't have the nerve to try.

Managed 48 mins on the elliptical. I try to stick to intervals, and managed to go a bit further then I have before...however by only .02 mi, haha. Every little bit counts to me!

I did NOT want to get up this AM. Only getting 5 hours of sleep (with interruptions) is starting to wear on my nerves. But, this is my only day to run outside for the next week, so I thought I'd better go do it.

And I'm so glad I did! 2.5 miles in 25:15. Best time yet...and I felt great.

I also realized how much I've been missing my AM workouts. I just can't fit them in when hubby is traveling. My energy is so low without the morning boost. What a fun realization!!

Happy Monday!

this thread is such a great idea!
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i was very lazy when i got up, i so didnt want to workout, and i was hungry! but i forced myself after much procrastination, i also made myself a weekly plan, so i know what exercise i am doing on which day. i heard its a good idea to plan it in advance, that way you dont waste time phaffing about.

i just finished doing p90x chest and back. i have not done any strength training for over 1 month. so i'm looking forward to being sore ! hehe

i'm so hungry now, so going to grab something to eat and then hit the showers. as i might keel over in the shower if i dont eat something now. but i feel so good that i have done the exercise, so its out of the way and now i have the rest of the day to other things. it definately does feel good to get exercise done and dusted first thing.

have a great workout everyone!

Today was my first day of working out in a long time. I did the And diet workout dvd it kicked my butt. I'm proud for making it thru

50 min elliptical. 30 min of intervals.
Decent, but boring. When i lose another 20 (which i am afraid of how long it will take, i was losing weight so quickly and am doing so now so so slowly, boo) i want to try to go back to taking aerobics classes.

20 min running on the rebounder. I did HIIT. I was a little suprised my HR would not go back down into the 50-60% but that is ok. I ran the 20 min mostly at 72-76% of my maximum heart rate. Then i really pumped and pushed it to 86-92% of my heartrate for a couple of 1-2 min intervals.

I feel pretty darned good. The wii says i ran 3.5 miles. I was trying for 4.

I also jog on a rebounder. it helps with the impact issue.

got a cold last tuesday, so no exercise since weds. today i am feeling abit better, so went for a 1 hour walk. i feel better doing it, even though was feeling tired and sluggish and didn't want to bother, but now that i've done it, i feel good .

walked for 1 hour and 5 minutes and burned 362 calories

i recovered from my cold and then got my period! gah. so this week was non existant regarding exercise. but today is the first time since monday that i have now been able to exercise so i feel great!

i did p90x legs workout. 65 minutes. burned 373 calories.
then i did Ab ripper X 14 mins and burned 71 calories

so total calories burned today 444 calories

i cant believe tommorow is august already!

Completed Chalean Extreme burn circuit 1 followed by an hour of step aerobics. I feel like my muscles have turned into jello.

Now for a reaaaally long bath.

just did p90x shoulders and arms phase I. feel great that i've done it first thing and exerise is done and dusted.

61 mins, burned 267 calories.

I am just back from swimming. I'm still such a beginner at it. I swam 16 laps and it took me 35 minutes. There was a lot of standing up and catching my breath between laps! Still, a couple weeks ago I couldn't even do this much, so I'm making progress.

Also yesterday I ran 5 miles, my new longest distance run yet. They were five pretty slow miles, but still, 5!