So, we're now in the final two weeks of the Biggest Mover....which means it's time to test our skills and see if we can continue our weight loss without the help from our trainers. Some teams have decided to "hire" their trainer for the last two weeks....while the rest of us (my team included) are truly doing this on our own.
I've decided that this week's entry is going to be a little different, since I'm not training with the trainer...I'm going to break the week down day by day. Here we go!
Sunday: Today was Easter Sunday, which meant that not only did I not have to go to work...but the gym is also closed! So...what does one do for a workout, well they simply take this extra day of no work and clean the house! Eight hours of doing nothing but cleaning is a workout and I do have to say....I can't wait till summer time when I can have a yard sale. I've got WAY to much stuff and it has to go!
Monday: Oh Monday, how I love thee....not! Okay granted I do finish my Monday's with an awesome workout in Group Step (which I'm proud to say that I'm finally starting to get some of the moves down and this week here, I remembered to eat something before class!) but after getting to work at 4:30am, working out is really the last thing that I want to do. But for some odd reason, at the end of class I always feel much better and ready to take on the world, go figure.
Tuesday: Now on most Tuesday's I would be telling you all about what our trainer through at us during out workout but this is not a "typical" week. The original plan was for my teammates and myself to meet up during our normal workout times and put together some sort of workout. But as I walked in to the fitness center, I realized that I was going to be the only one. No worries though, I did get in an awesome workout...in fact I got two workouts in today!
Part one (done in the am): 10 minute bike ride (1.5miles), 30 assisted pull ups and 30 assisted dips, finished with a 40 minute run (non-stop) on the treadmill which was just a little over 3 miles. Not a bad start for this half marathon!
Part two (done in the pm): Since my work schedule was a little different this week and I was able to get out at 4pm, I decided to take Group Power. I hadn't done any of the new stuff yet, so I had no idea what I should be doing for weights. After talking it over with my trainer, downstairs to the studio I went and boy, didn't I have a good workout! I used more weights than I have ever done before in that class....I know that I'm going to feeling it tomorrow!
Wednesday: Again, since my work schedule was off than what I consider "normal", I was able to attend the 5:30pm class tonight. Tonight's class was Group Active and it had been a while since I've taken this class. If one remembers correctly, I think it was back in November....maybe January, but I do know that I hadn't done any of the new stuff! I ended up talking my mom into joining me for class, especially since it has been a while for her too! So there we were in the very back row, hiding in the corner so that way no one could see us mess up working away. The class tonight was packed, I ended up counting at least 30 people and I'm pretty sure that I missed a few people! We definitely got ourselves a great workout in and by the end of class, my body was a little on the sore side. Guess doing class each night for the past three might have been a little overboard? On the plus side though....after taking Group Step for the past month, I did notice that doing the step portion in Group Active was much easier for me this time around!
Thursday: I woke up this morning and could feel every single muscle in my body...I was sore! But being the type of person that I am, I didn't let this stop me for doing any type of workout! So off to the Y I went for a little mini-workout with hopefully some of my team members! When I walked into the fitness center I was happy to see two out of the five waiting to start. Since, I was unable to stay for the whole hour due to a meeting...I had to get in as much as I could during my short stay. Looks like today was going to be done in another two parts!
Part one (am): 10 minute bike ride and then 20 minutes on the Arc
Part two (pm): Group Groove (it was originally planned for all Cardinal Red team members to be at the class but just like our training times, this didn't happen. I thought I was going to be the only one...but right before class started, in walked one of my team members and we had fun grooving the hour away!) They say that for one hour of dance you can burn 400 calories, I'm thinking that after taking tonight's class...I burned a lot more than that. Not only did I give it my all but there wasn't one unfoged mirror in that whole entire room. And even though we didn't dance to Nelly's "It's Getting Hot in Here", it sure as heck did!
Friday: Today's workout consisted of something that I haven't done in a few weeks....Pilate's! I thought it was about time to do some sort-of core workout and it's the first time in a long time that I've been able to make it back to class. I also went bowling tonight with a fellow Biggest Mover and even though we only did one game, I'm considering this a workout...especially since I couldn't help but laugh at myself and my wonderful bowling skills!!!!
Saturday: Today started off with my cleaning out my SUV since I was getting my new one today. I didn't realize how much stuff I had in there! After lugging out three bags of quick concrete (60lbs each) and a 50lb bag of bird seeds out of the back, off to the Y I went for a quick workout with my friends (Group Groove time!). To finish out my day, I did some yard work. It was finally a nice day and I decided to take full advantage of it. There's still a lot more to get done but we'll just save that for another day and another workout!
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