A little break
I fell off the bandwagon a bit. After talking with Matt, we decided 30 straight days wasn't a very good idea. I need to work in at least one day to let my body rest. Thursdays is my longest day at work, so I took Thursday off. The more I thought about it, though, the more it made sense to make Friday my day off (I go in early and get home at dinner time - it'd be 9 o'clock by the time I'd get to work out). So, I took Thursday and Friday off this week. But I got back into the swing of things this morning. If you want a really good workout and you have access to Netflix's play it now, check out Crunch: Cardio Sculpt. What a workout. It's upbeat cardio with some weights involved. It's just a whole body workout. It's tough, but I felt really good after working up a sweat this morning. I need to keep in mind that exercise = endorphins.
Most of the workouts I've been doing are 30-35 minutes. The one I've got slotted for Sundays is about 45. Coupled with my weight lifting routine, I get about 45 minutes of exercise during the week/Saturday.
So, my routine as I've got it scheduled now:
Mondays - a workout called Crunch: Boot Camp and three sets of three different weight exercises.
Tuesdays - Crunch: Pick Your Spot Pilates and three sets of three different weight exercises.
Wednesdays - Crunch: Fat Burning Ab Attack (really more of a cardio workout) and three sets of three different weight exercises.
Thursdays - Crunch: Super Slimdown (pilates/yoga-like) and three sets of three different weight exercises.
Fridays - Rest.
Saturdays - Crunch: Cardio Sculpt and three sets of three different weight exercises.
Sundays - Crunch: Burn and Firm Pilates.
All of these are "Crunch" workouts not because I think they're the best (though they are pretty good) but because that's what's available to me on Netflix. I may graduate to the "Trainer's Edge" series eventually. Those just seem a little scary right now. I think there are some workouts from the "Biggest Loser" trainer on Netflix, too. For now, I'm starting with what I know. The exercises are all relatively easy (even in you've never done pilates or yoga) and I seem to get a good workout from each.
Most of the workouts I've been doing are 30-35 minutes. The one I've got slotted for Sundays is about 45. Coupled with my weight lifting routine, I get about 45 minutes of exercise during the week/Saturday.
So, my routine as I've got it scheduled now:
Mondays - a workout called Crunch: Boot Camp and three sets of three different weight exercises.
Tuesdays - Crunch: Pick Your Spot Pilates and three sets of three different weight exercises.
Wednesdays - Crunch: Fat Burning Ab Attack (really more of a cardio workout) and three sets of three different weight exercises.
Thursdays - Crunch: Super Slimdown (pilates/yoga-like) and three sets of three different weight exercises.
Fridays - Rest.
Saturdays - Crunch: Cardio Sculpt and three sets of three different weight exercises.
Sundays - Crunch: Burn and Firm Pilates.
All of these are "Crunch" workouts not because I think they're the best (though they are pretty good) but because that's what's available to me on Netflix. I may graduate to the "Trainer's Edge" series eventually. Those just seem a little scary right now. I think there are some workouts from the "Biggest Loser" trainer on Netflix, too. For now, I'm starting with what I know. The exercises are all relatively easy (even in you've never done pilates or yoga) and I seem to get a good workout from each.