Ugh. Why do I allow myself to slack when I go out of town?!? It was my anniversary, and the only half active things I did all weekend were horseback riding (just walking, nothing strenuous) and dancing at the Katy Perry concert. ;) And I ate too much delicious food. Tomorrow's weigh-in is not going to be good. :(

Yesterday in class we did progress testing and I have progressed in ALL fields. I am so proud of myself! The test is interval training and you count how many times you do the given activity in a minute. The activities included jumping jacks, crunches, biceps, triceps, and squats among other things.

Today, I went to the gym and did interval training on the treadmill. It feels like it's been so long since I've done that. It was a good workout.

I've been doing my classes on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings (just haven't been blogging about them), in case you were wondering...

Tonight I went to the gym and did intervals on the treadmill. Not my 1 minute switches, but 3 min walk @ 4.0MPH/1 min jog @ 6.0MPH. I was tired. It was late. It was all I could do. But I did 6.0 instead of the 5.3/5.4 I had been doing. I need to get back on the treadmill more often. Maybe that will help me get past this 230lb wall I just haven't been able to get over.

Man, it is so hard for me to have the motivation to work out in this death heat!

But I did it.

I did 30 minutes of interval training. Coming out into the muggy heat was sucky, but at least I worked out today. And that's all that matters.

This morning I went to the gym and did intervals for an hour! It helps that The Price is Right was on to distract me. For the first 30 minutes, I did every other minute 4.0MPH and then random 5.3/5.4/5.5/6.0MPH. For the second 30 minutes, I did two minutes of walking and 1 minute at 6.0MPH. Kicked my trash. I was jello walking out of there. Bring on the weekend!

I am so excited about the fitness challenge I'm starting on Monday! It's not too late to email me about the details if you are interested. Let me know!

Today I went to the gym and did intervals.
My calories were great today.
It was a good day. :)

Today was my last day of aerobics. I hope I can start the summer class in June, but that will all depend on my job situation at that point. I've really loved the class.

After class, I did interval training on the treadmill for only 10 minutes because I have a busy day ahead of me and that's all the time I could afford. It was good and I ran faster than normal because I knew it would be a shorter workout.

Happy Friday everyone!!

I went to my aerobics class this morning and we did dancing and then weights. I'm sad that the class is coming to an end. There's a 3-week break before the next one starts. I may have a full-time job by the time the next one starts, so I'm waiting to sign up until I know a little more about where I'll be.

I came home and cooled down for a bit and then went back to the gym and did intervals on the treadmill. I upped my running speed by a tenth (to 5.4). I only did 5.3 once or twice, and I did 6.0 on the first and last run. It was a good workout. 35 min/2.6 miles

Tonight I went to the gym with hubby and could only do 10 minutes on the treadmill again. I felt like I could just lay down on the belt and fall asleep. This is why I avoid going to the gym at 8:30 at night - I just don't have the energy!
After I got off the treadmill, I did the bike for another 20 minutes.

Well I haven't really posted since I didn't really get a chance to work out last week. I was working all week and wasn't able to go to my aerobics class. And then I was too tired at the end of the day to motivate myself to go.
But today I was back at class and it was great! I missed it so much!
Then, tonight I went back to the gym and did 10 minutes of treadmill intervals and then 20 minutes on the bike. I was so tired and the intervals were just so hard. The bike gave me a good burn, though, so it all worked out. :)

Aerobics class this morning was great! We did salsa dancing and weight training.

Then I went back to the gym to do interval training on the treadmill.

It's 1:00 and I've burned almost 800 calories today!!

Yesterday, our church put on a "get healthy" activity and hubby and I went. They had tons of activities to choose from, each lasted 30 minutes, and then you could go choose something else. The activity turned out really well and hubby and I had a great time!
We started out with interval training, which was especially difficult for me because I was a bit sore from my class the day before. Then hubby and I split up - he went to do weight training with the manly men and I went to my first zumba class with the womenfolk. Zumba is awesome. SO high energy!
When we met back up, hubby and I decided to walk/jog the track for a bit (the activity was held at a local high school), so we did 4 laps, walking the curves and jogging the straights. Then, we grabbed our healthy lunch that was provided and headed out. In that hour and a half, I burned almost 800 calories! Not a bad way to start my weekend. :)

This morning I went to my aerobics class and we did pilates. While that's great for strength and all, I also need to burn more calories in order to keep losing (especially after basically taking a week off). So after class, I came home for a couple hours and then went back and did the treadmill.

Hubby did the C25K Challenge, finished it, and then started running a 5K every time we went to the gym. He was steadily losing weight and then decided to switch things up and he tried interval training. Instead of running for 30 minutes straight, he started running and walking for about a minute each (repeat, repeat, repeat...) and extended his workouts to 60 minutes. He dropped weight so fast after he switched that that's what he's stuck to, and he's doing great!

So, I decided to join the bandwagon and I did interval training today. I started out running (5.3MPH) for 3 min, then I walked (4.0MPH) for 2 min, then ran for 2 min, then walked for 2 min, then I alternated for 1 minute each. Even though I was only running for a minute at a time, it was not easy! But now I'm two workouts down for the day and it's not even 1:00. :)

I think I'm going to start doing two-a-days on MWF and not working out at all on T/Th. I work on T/Th and I'm just so tired at night that I don't really push myself for a good burn on those days. Plus, on MWF, I'm already at the gym, in my workout clothes, and feeling energized when I'm done with class, so I might as well take advantage of that and get some cardio in.