Fit & Fun Sized Group ~ April '10

Good morning everyone! I hope everyone's Tuesday gets off to a great start. I didn't sleep well last night. I went to bed early but was up by 1 am and could not get back to sleep until after 3 am YET I was up at 5 am so i could hit the gym. The alarm clock sounded way too soon but I got up and got dressed to hit the gym to complete my cardio. Today is week 2 day 2 of the P90X program and it's a cardio day. Since I was pretty successful last week w/HIIT I decided to try it again today.
Here's how I completed the routine today

5 minutes - warm up - moderate pace (my pace: 5.0)
1 minute - sprint as fast as you can (my pace: 7.7)
4 minutes - recovery speed (my pace: 6.0)
1 minute - sprint as fast as you can (my pace: 7.7)

I alternated between my sprint and recovery speeds for a total of 30 minutes.

I pushed myself a little harder today. Last week my recovery speed was btwn 5.0-5.4 mph and the sprints were at 7.5 mph. I'm hoping I can do it again on Thursday.

Once the HIIT was completed I hoped on the elliptical for 15 minutes and then completed a 15 minute ab circuit.

Jzbaby: Great job for rackin up at the casino especially since it was your first time going. I'm not a gambler by any means. My girlfriends and I went to Vegas in 2008 as part of our annual girls getaway and we didn't gamble at all. Everyone was so surprised that you could be in Vegas and not at least try your luck at the slots. I've gambled before and am not a fan of losing my hard earned cash so I keeps it on the minimum. I'm glad you had more success than I ever did.

Barbie: Thank for the support.

Keakie - Welcome! Glad you found us.

JZ - Congratulations on your winnings.

Barbie - Until they make a chocolate ice cream flavored cleansing drink, I won't be trying it. I certainly do admire you for doing it and I have cousins that use it also and they swear by it too.

Choco - I hope you finished off your vacation wardrobe. If you lived near me, I'd send my teenage daughter with you shopping so that she could learn how to shop until you drop.

I've started using 1 pound wrist weights with my exercises. If this is a repeat, sorry, I get confused some times about what I've posted where.

DD and I are on a no meat til dinner dare. We are trying to see who can hold out the longest on not eating meat for lunch. I hope those polar bears appreciate our efforts.

Later,

JAM

Thanks for the welcomes! I look forward to getting to know you all!

Good morning everyone! I hope everyone's day has gotten off to a great day! I woke up at 4:30 am this morning so I could hit the gym a little early and get to work a little early. While I made it to the gym and got the workout in I stayed in the sauna longer than I should have and as a result made it to work on time (not early like I had intended) but I will say my body is very thankful for the 15 minutes in the sauna.

Today is week 2 day 4 of the P90X program so I've designated it a cardio day. I attempted to complete the HIIT workout that I completed on Tuesday but the treadmills at the gym were not cooperating. Every time I started jogging the treadmill would read "check system" and then stop. I tried another treadmill and received the same comment so I decided to hop on the elliptical. It all worked out b/c my back and knee were bothering me so to sprint would have been problematic. Forty five (45) minutes and 435 calories later the workout was complete.

Barbie: Any type of extra movement is going to be helpful so you keep Wii'ing it up over there. I'm glad you like the system. I've thought about investing but haven't made the leap just yet.

:flowerforyou: Keakia, do you have a pedometer? That's what helped me push a little harder on exercise......there was always an opportunity to add a few more steps to my day so each day I could feel that I had made progress........I don't know about some of those challenging workouts but if you think you're not in shape, then take a look at Leslie Sansone's Walk at Home DVDs or the one she had that is simplified pilates......also yoga is a good place to start.......even with the challenging stuff you can do only some of the repetitions at first so you don't hurt yourself. Remember "if you're moving, you're losing" :bigsmile:

Happy Friday!

Barbiecat- I have been thinking about getting a pedometer for months. I guess it's time to just do it! I have heard in the past that Lesle Sansone's program is pretty good, I will have to check that out too. Thanks;)

Chocolickkyss- I'm NOT at ALL ready to try either of the programs yet, but I am looking at it as a possible goal for me. I was on complete pregnancy bedrest most of last year and my endurance is now in the toilet! I have to get all the weight off from the baby and get myself back up to speed. I am hoping it won't be terribly long, but I do feel my workouts harder than EVER before. UGH!

Thank you both for your input! Have a great weekend!

:flowerforyou: a fun day with a lot of walking at the street arts and crafts fair, washing the poodles, walking with hubby, gardening, and several sessions on the stationery bike. :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

Hi all,

On my way out the door to work, so this will be short. I could not find a new post for May, if there is one, please put the link in here. lol

I am hoping to start loosing again in May and feel like I'm getting my life back now that DD is doing so well.

Happy Monday to all,

JAM