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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