Throwing Away the Crutches
Hello all. This is a vulnerable one. In case you're wondering about the title, it's not referencing my newly pulled back that occurred while dumping out a bag of mulch Sunday night. Not lifting it... dumping it. It's been a week full of back braces and squishy ice packs . Yay. Saturday I forced a weigh in, at least for myself. We basically haven't weighed in since January. From that point on it was dealing with holiday weight gain and all of our projects (bathroom reno, finishing that reno, carpet installation on the stairs, work instability (still going on) then the never-ending saga with the water coming in on the subfloor/roof hole, etc) so our lives were just fitting in walks where we could when it was cooler. We actually did that quite a bit until the weather got unbearable. When I had to go in for my vulvoscopy June 3rd, I accidentally caught a glimpse at my weight and it leveled me. I was 10 lbs higher than when we came bac...
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which is WAY harder than I gave it credit for. I think this will be a good one to keep things interesting!
That sounds really great! I do Curves (blech), but also 2 nights a week I do Curves w/ Zumba instead of the regular circuit and I really like that. I have also been doing 30 day shred as "plan B" for days I can't make it to Curves.
ReplyDeleteMy preference is to go for a long walk, but I generally don't have the time so I need something with a higher time/calories burned ratio. Plus when I walk I tend to skimp (or skip) the strength part and with a circuit workout it's built right in so I can't.
What an excellent idea! I think that may just be the perfect way to keep myself from getting bored.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your journey and your thoughts with the world.
I've been doing circuit training from day one (Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred was my first exercise DVD and I still use it now). While I still love my dvds (JM and Bob Harper) I've started making my own routines, too.
ReplyDeleteI use my stepper as a weight bench and try to alternate upper and lower body. My latest routine is three rounds, where round one and two are different and three is both combined.
I get in chest presses, rows, curls, tricep stuff, walking planks, pushups to weighted t-stands, squats, deadlifts, abs (upper and lower) and usually end it all with some step aerobics.
I used to do Curves and at the time I really liked it. This should be a good program for you. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteI like videos. I'm a very creative person generally speaking, but when it comes to exercise, not so much-lol! I do enjoy some good circuits when someone is telling me what to do :).
ReplyDeleteWith a bum knee and a missing little toe, I am not good at floor exercises, yet. I do, however, ROCK in the water. Two weeks now of not missing a week day. I had gotten slack and have not gotten back to the kind of dedication I once had. They teach a 45 minute class that is mostly cardio. We adjunct it with water jogging into the strong jet stream and doing routines the physical therapists there helped me devise for upper, lower, and core, using the paddles, water dumbbells, balance boards, noodles (for lower), leg weights. I guess if circuit training can be done in the pool, that's what we're doing! OYE but my upper tummy muscles are yelling at me. lol It feels SO good to be back on track. I'm nowhere even in the same realm as you and your Mr, but for where I am, I'm doing much, much better with my consistence. Thank God Leah and her hubby moved here. I will roll my lazy hiney over in the morning and go back to sleep instead of getting to that 7:30 a.m. class, but I WON'T let my friend down, so off I go every morning, lest I disappoint her. It's working! lol
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