When I shared with my dear friend Natalie that Wednesdays on NTTC would be covering Working Out, I just know she squealed with delight. My little exerciser on the East Coast, she loves a good workout and likes to cheer me on when I do them.
Here’s a little cartoon of Nat and I on the treadmill. I’m the redhead… obviously.
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Nat cleverly identified an acronym for my brand-new Wednesday segment WOW which stands for Work Out Wednesdays. How cool is that? Keep in mind, it’s both acronym and literal to me…. An abbreviation + WOW as in amazement I’m actually posting about working out on the regular!
It’s with EXTREME pleasure that I share with you my VERY first WOW edition. Here goes:
Wednesday, Jan 4 – No workout – Traveled to Boise, then Twin Falls, then back to Boise. Arrived at hotel by 9pm. TOO LATE.
Thursday, Jan 5 – 1 hour in the workout room – 35 minutes on the bike, 25 minutes on the treadmill. Done and done!
Friday, Jan 6 - Amazing workout! Got home from Boise and hit the gym IMMEDIATELY. 1.5 hour workout… 30 elliptical, 15 minutes treadmill, 15 minutes bike, + arms and legs in the weight room. BOOYA!
Saturday, Jan 7 - Here’s where it gets crazy! I did a huge workout on Saturday. It took me forever to get to the Y, but when I got there I did only 10 minutes on the elliptical (I chose a bad elliptical next to a smelly guy. Couldn’t do more than 10 minutes with the stench.) After that, I did 30 minutes on the bike, and a BUNCH of weights. Then, I worked my way back to the treadmill. I wanted a few more minutes of sweating, and somehow, this began:
I just started running. I was listening to some great music and FINALLY decided to push the “faster” button on the treadmill. I ran for a total of 5.5 minutes, with some walking inbetween. Now, that may not sound like much for the intense runners, but for a girl who never runs… it’s HUGE! The remainder of the 20 minutes was spent walking. Huge BREAKTHROUGH!
Sunday, Jan 8 – 1.5 hours at the gym with treadmill and additional running + bike + weights + elliptical. I didn’t wake up in time to get to the Beginner’s Yoga class I planned to do, but we’ll get that another time.
Monday, Jan 9 – 35 minutes on the treadmill + 25 minutes on the recumbent bike. This workout took place at the hotel in Salt Lake City. Two points for working out on the road!
Tuesday, Jan 10 – My birthday. I’d honestly planned to NOT take the day off and “gift” myself with a great workout, but I didn’t get to the hotel until 7:00pm, which puts me past my 6:30pm workout cutoff time. If I workout past 6:30pm, I’m up all night due to excess energy. Not worth it.
Ultimately, it was a STRONG workout week! FIVE out of SEVEN days makes me really happy and really proud of all of that sweat. I’m hoping that this week will be equally strong.
Year-to-Date Workout Stats
I’m also going to start a tally that you’ll see every Workout Wednesday, showing how many days were workout days and how many days weren’t. LOOKIN’ GOOD SO FAR! WOO HOO!
Work Out Days: 8
Lazy Days: 2
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Way to goo!! U are a true inspiration
And Happy B-lated B-day!!
Way to goo!! U are a true inspiration
And Happy B-lated B-day!!
Happy Birthday (a day late)!! Love your blog!
Happy Birthday (a day late)!! Love your blog!
Belated Bday wishes!! Love your energy and the picture made me laugh:) Coming from a natural redhead myself:)
Happy Belated Birthday!!!~You are doing Awesome!!!
Happy Belated Birthday!!!~You are doing Awesome!!!
LOVE the comic
So proud of you Kelly…My new workout buddy (from across the Country) 
Isn't that awful when someone ruins your workout because they don't use deodorant? Man alive! I can definitely appreciate 5.5 minutes without stopping on the treadmill – that's like a marathon to a person who doesn't ever run! Great job with this WOW week Kelly – very impressive!