I'm back!
It's been over a month since my last post, but I always come back :).
I figured I can finally talk about my work out routine since I have been doing it pretty regularly for about 3 months now. I also have a short term goal to work towards. When I say short term, it's REALLY short! As in 7 days away! I'll get to that in a minute.
I started going to the 24 Hour Fitness in Pacific Beach back in March to do their Body Pump class 3 times a week. The gym is only a couple miles from my house, but it was such a PAIN to get there! There is no parking and the classes were always packed! After not being able to get into a class one day, I decided to check out the La Jolla West 24 Hour Fitness. I love it over there! It is so much further (I have to get on the freeway to get there), but there is a beautiful view of the Pacific on the way there and the parking situation is a breeze!
My class is 2 days a week, Tuesdays and Thursdays. I get to the the gym 30 minutes before my class starts so I can get on a treadmill and run... Well, it's more of a jog! Haha! I don't really have a specific distance to go, I just try to stay at a steady pace for 20 minutes or so. The farthest I've gone in the 20 minutes is 2 miles! That is GREAT for me :).
After my jog, I do 60 minutes of Body Pump. No matter how many times I do this class, it does not get easier! I have been able to up my weights quite a bit since I first started, but there are some areas that I struggle with. Mainly lunges and shoulders!
I wrote briefly about Body Pump in a previous post. That class focuses on all the major muscle groups in progression. You start with a warm up, then move on to squats, chest, back, triceps, biceps, lunges, shoulders, abs then end with a cool down. It is intense!
On Saturday's, my Mister an I have been going to the gym on Sub Base Point Loma together. The gym is amazing, and it's never busy when we go! Mister has been doing the CrossFit workouts for a while now, so he modifies them for me, and we do them together! It's a great way for us to get out of the house, and we motivate each other! I don't want to look like a weenie in front of my hubby so I push myself! An example of one of our workouts together starts with a warm up run of about 10 minutes, 50 pull ups (on the machine! I can't do a "real" pull up yet!), 100 cow bell swings, 100 jumps ropes and end with 100 squats! Needless to say, I was sore for about a week after that one!
Lastly, I have been getting ready for a last minute 5K I'm doing with my mom one week from today! I have a good 4 more days of "training" before I head out to visit my family in Minnesota. I love that my family likes staying active! It motivates me to continue to be active too.
Results?
After about 3 months, I haven't really lost any weight, but I have noticed a change in my body. My arms, legs, butt and even tummy are firmer. I know I need to change my diet in order to loose the pounds, and I know how to do it... I'm just not sticking to it! Hopefully the Mister and I will have some good news next week that will motivate us to eat healthier! To be happy and healthy is all we really want to be :).
That's all for now folks! Time to wake up my Mister so we can head to the gym!
Until next time!
~ T. Don
