Thursday, January 21, 2010

'But I don't wanna workout'

Today was day two of my CPR/First Aid Training (and having done many of these over my lifetime, I must say the instructor was VERY good!) and I was home early. It a beautiful, sunny winter day here (only -3) in the Halifax so I took the girls out for a nice long romp at the park and down the nature trails. We were out for 30 mins, it was great!

When I arrive home I start telling myself that a 30 min walk is more than enough exercise for the day, and there really is no need to do the home workout that I should do. 'I don't WANNA workout' - I am seriously turning into a slug! However, I did summon up the energy to get my hiney moving - more the guilt of not doing it rather than the want to do it.

So, I turned on the workout tunes and wrote myself up a routine. I did the following routine twice:
  • Foward Lunges (10 per leg)
  • Squats (10)
  • Rear Lunges (10 per leg)
  • Squats (10)
  • Side Lunges (10 per leg)
  • Squats (10)

  • Russian Twists with 2 x 10 lbs weights (20)
  • Tricept pull ups (15)
  • Heels-to-heaven (20)
  • Bicept curl (10 per side)
  • Lower legs to hover/raise legs into the air (20)
  • Tricept pull ups (15)
  • Leg twists (on back with legs raised at 45 angle - lower legs slowly to one side, then other) (20)
  • Bicept curl (10 per side)
  • Old School Bicycling - slowly (30)

  • Sit ups (20)
  • Side Plank raises (15 per side)
  • Sit ups (20)
  • Full plank on elbows with rear leg lift (10 per leg)
  • Sit ups (20)
  • Full plank on bumbells, lifting weight to shoulder (10 per arm)

It took me 20 mins the first rep, and 25 the second I was moving at a good pace and was fairly sweaty. I told myself I would have to do two reps, and maybe a third would happen all by its self - that however, did NOT happen. I feel good for having done it, but man, I need the extra motivation these days. Thankfully tomorrow at noon I'll have Laurissa to put me thought my paces!

I must also confess my eating habits this week have not been stellar. Decent, but not great. I'm having a hard time saying no to things in the house (like the kids sweet recess snacks). And, true to my form, I do great all day long only to blow it in the late evening. Suggestions anyone??

Well, suppers ready - gotta  go feed the fam!
Nite

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