Well if you visited my blog earlier this morning you would see that I didn't have this post finished. I came back and fixed it.
Saturday- Zumba and 3 treadmill miles. On a whim, I decided to go to Zumba on Saturday morning. ZumbawithCat does a class at Fountainblu Skating rink at 9am. It's only $5. First class with her is FREE in case you want to try it out. Cat is my favorite Zumba instructor. If you want a high intensity workout and fun dance moves, check her out. She also provides modifications for certain moves. For instance, I don't do squats, so she demonstrates I can do a knee tuck instead.
The treadmill seems to keep my body feeling good during and after my runs, so I am trying it out. Yes, it is boring. But another pro of the treadmill is that it is cooler in the gym so I can run nearly a minute faster per mile than I can outside.
Sunday- 3 miles and an epic deck of cards workout. My back and lower body felt fine during my run. Maybe my stretching is working. I even did it outside because I just did not feel like going to the gym. Here is my doc workout... it took me nearly 31 min!
Spades- jump rope x10 (4 of spades = 40 rotations)
Hearts- burpees
Diamonds- 10 bicycle crunches and 6 push ups (no matter what the number on the card was)
Clubs- mountain climbers + donkey kicks (so 3 of spades is 3 mtn climbers AND 3 donkey kicks
Monday- 3 EXTREMELY HOT AND HUMID MILES and a less intense deck of card workout. Back felt fine. Guys, I can't put into words how bad the weather was at only 10am. The sweat was just pouring off of me. I was soaked. Here is and ugly picture I took while I was stretching after I was done...
Tuesday- 2 deck of card workouts and 20 minutes of stretching, foam rolling. My back didn't hurt at all, even after standing/walking around all day at work. But, I took Kristina's advice and wore sneakers at work! So I wonder if my back is feeling better due to my stretching or due to the sneakers?
Wednesday- 5 miles. Did not feel good.
Thursday- Lifting at the gym.
Friday- 2 miles and a deck of cards workout.
Wednesday- 5 miles. Did not feel good.
How were your workouts this week?
Did you decide to run your race today?
ReplyDeleteI drove an hour to the rest, lined up in my corral, then with one minute left before the start, I walked back to my car. Shittiest morning ever.
DeleteOh no!! Megan -- I'm sorry girl.
DeleteI actually did Zumba for the first time this week. There were several instructors and one I could easily follow but the others I did not care for. I'm not sure Zumba is for me.
ReplyDeleteIt's not for everyone. Instructors are very different, it was cool you got to try out a couple at least. It probably gives you a better idea that it's not your thing.
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