This week's workouts have felt so GOOD! My legs are so sore today that I can't stop smiling.
In 2010 I was pregnant with my son, Lyric. To stay in shape I did Denise Austin's Fit & Firm Pregnancy DVD. It had separate workouts for each trimester and had a cardio workout I did for the whole nine+ months. Plus she had this weird gravely voice that didn't match her perky peroxide persona. I felt like I was being coached by a retired cheerleader who smoked 2 packs a day. Amusing.
In 2011 I was pregnant with my daughter, Jazz. To stay in shape I took care of Lyric and...well that's about it. Throughout both pregnancies I gigged quite a bit so those counted as a workout since I was on my feet singing and dancing for hours.
Now it's 2012 and my uterus is baby free, people! I can move like a foxy little minx again! I can ride roller coasters and sleep on my tummy without endangering any lives. Best of all I can break a sweat EXERCISING!
This week's workouts are:
1. Body For Life Weight Training.
Years back I joined a friend in the BFL diet/exercise program. I half assed the diet but still saw almost immediate results from the workouts. I feel that my cardio is good right now from chasing my 1.5 year old around all day. My upper body is getting toned by the second since I'm lifting and bouncing 25 and 12.5 pound weights all day long! (My kids) So I'm focusing on the lower body workout. It's so helpful for me to go to the gym knowing exactly what I'll be doing. Here's a look at the sheet to follow.
2. Purely Twins Plank Workout
Purely Twins is an awesome blog I follow. They are super fit twin sisters that blog about fitness and food. Mostly vegan/gluten free recipes. They recently posted a video they made of a plank workout. It looked easy until I tried it and after about 15 seconds I was sweating shaking and had to stop. Wow. For now I'm modifying the workout to 10-15 second intervals until I'm stronger. It's great. Try it!
3. Zumba
This week I'll be going to my first Zumba class! Thank you Groupon. Dance and Exercise are on the Top 5 of the "Things That Make Blaze SUPER EFFING HAPPY" list so I'm sure I'll instantly love it. I'll let you guys know next week when I post about new workouts.
What are doing to keep in shape? Have you tried Zumba? Was it fun or silly?
3 comments:
I'm sure you will love zumba! I am not very dance coordinated, but i love it. I got my husband to go with me once...he had to sit one song out while he was sweating profusely and amazed that is goes on for an hour...and just looked at me and said "this is really hard" LOL.
Blaze, definitely let us know how the Zumba goes! I want to try it but haven't yet. Badly need some exercise that's FUN so it doesn't feel like a chore. Keep up the good work, girl!
I'll definitely let you know! :) I'm sure it'll be fun but I'm definitely not in tip top shape yet so it will be sweaty! ha!
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