Last week I posted about how I
needed to come up with a fitness routine that could withstand weather and
emotions. (laughing at myself for being emotional, I’m a thug) Sunday evening I
laid in my bed with a cute little notebook and really great writing gel pen and
brainstormed.
Brainstorming steps
1.
Tap the notebook with the pen while
humming the Game of Thrones intro music.
2.
Roll on my back and do leg lifts. (oh
the burn)
3.
Look for some cute colored Post It flags, so
it will be easier to turn the page. (no luck)
4.
Scroll through my Instagram feed,
liking and commenting
5.
Pinterest EUREKA!!
I am not a Pinterest fanatic…for me it’s
an “interesting” way to pass the time when I’m in the ladies room. It’s my
go-to when I need some, Search: fitness motivation quotes.
I knew kinda already what I wanted
my routine to consist of and kinda how I
wanted it to look. It was all a matter of seeing what was or would be
most effective and putting it all down on paper. My search was daily fitness exercise
routines. Tabata this, HIIT that…mmhhm
cute, but I want something I can stick to not be scared of…lol. I like HIIT
workouts though. I used to do a session
in the mornings until the Holidays hit….boooooo.
Moving forward
After scrolling through and reading
lots upon lots of Pins I had many, many ideas. And quite a bit of inspiration.
Once I was done brainstorming, I
began to write.
Each daily routine has 2 options
AM
and PM…duh
Cardio and Strength
Strength is what it is. The only option there is to change around the
order in which the moves get done. Side Note: Building and toning muscle is
very important when murdering fat. Muscle burns more calories even when you’re
standing still AND if you don’t do any strength, you risk losing muscle
(FOREVER) along with the fat.
Ok so…
Cardio has 2-4 options in the AM and
the PM.
A.M. is always going to be an at
home routine. (No way am I leaving the
house before sunrise Monday thru Friday…tuh) Leslie Sansone or SWEAT.
Leslie is THE Walk at Home queen.
She walks and walks and walks and walks and I love it. She gets my heart rate up and I always wake
up sore. I have a pretty good library of her DVD’s (thinking DVD SWAP…hmmm)
old, old and new. She is usually my
go-to in the Winter months.
SWEAT is a Zumba like routine with lots of twerkin’. Twerking is a form of cardio. It also works the legs, glutes and abs, when done right….lol SWEAT is the creation of Dawn Archer…she is an Instagram sensation…she lost a ton of weight and spreads the love across the country teaching SWEAT an taking folks to the grocery store…lol. She really is a “started from the bottom now we here” kinda gal. She is really sweet, from what I can tell.
P.M. includes several cardio routines but first is my Trail Walk and a serious strength routine.
There is one for every day. They are
appointments that I have made with myself.
Not scary, but definitely work. And yes not really any days off. I’m a walker and walking everyday is
nothing. A mile is powerful!
The weekends are the hardest for
me. I had to come up with options to
ensure that I do work on the weekend.
Option 2 is the get up move and DO
SOMETHING option. It kinda looks like a HIIT J. After a few rounds
of it I should be good and sweaty. Maybe even have a nice calorie burn
Option 3 is treadmill time…ugh I HATE the treadmill. BUT I will do it it I
have to maybe even in addition to.
I’m pretty stoked about the routine
I have come up with. This week I have
followed it to a tee. I’m sore, I’m
tired and I’m wishing I’d taken my measurements…HA! Looking forward to telling you all how my weekend
goes good and bad.
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What are your thoughts about my plan?
Anything I should add?
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