Reading over the comments so far, I see lots of variety of workouts. I am very excited to learn about some of them. I'm especially interested to hear different approaches to weights. I'd like to do weights some day, but doubt I'll be able to join a gym or to obtain heavy weights. My husband suggested higher reps on lower weights works just as well. So, I'll be watching some of you who are doing something like that (hoping to hear more about the bodybuilding.com Dr. Stoppani workout, as well as the kettlebell workouts). I will also be watching and cheering for anyone doing c25k or running, as it is one of my goals to do the same. I'd also love to know if anyone is doing any true Tabata style HIIT. I have a hill behind my house that screams for me to HIIT it, but I also worry about dropping my heart in the drainage ditch on the 3rd circuit.

Okay, so today I am actually overdue a rest day, but since I said I'd practice push-ups yesterday and never did, I've been doing that this morning. I have an especially dysfunctional relationship with push-ups. I want them so bad and they only want to disappoint me. Other than that, it will be rain tomorrow, so I want to do something outside. I'd really like to hit the hill behind my house, but I'm stuck with the kids today. If my husband gets home before the afternoon dwindles away, I'll go briefly HIIT the hill.

Have a great Saturday! If it's your rest day--ENJOY! And if it's a workout day--also ENJOY!!

Let's CRANK IT UP A NOTCH in March!!

Hey! Great checking-in on a Saturday!!

Liz (ella..), welcome! I'm a night owl too, but I've been doing my workouts mostly during the day when half the family is out of the house, and so I don't risk missing it for unforeseen circumstances. But when I have worked out at night, the workout has been MUCH better, stronger, harder. Mornings are just tough for me, as my body feels weak and stiff. But I have a habit forming of doing it in the morning, so that stiff morning feeling (like anything) is subject to improvement.

Liz, I think what you did wasn't exactly "rest". Toddlers are a built-in workout. My walk to the playground and back was about a mile there and a mile back and I must've carried my daughter half way each time. UGH!! She's only two, but towers over alot of 3 year olds and has the weight to go with it!

Toni, that's great that you can tell a difference on the cardio! I remember the first jumping jacks in 30DS in January nearly killing me. But now, sometimes I just do them for the heck of it, to get my heart rate up. I'd love to know how I'd do on a total cardio workout. Well, I'll find out. I've got a couple of pure cardio days planned.

Amy, way to keep it up!!! That's what it's all about. You can get a dose of inspiration here on the group, but ultimately, it's YOU making the decision to get up and MOVE it! Way to go!!



So, I did more push up practice at night and I did really GOOD!! I see so much improvement now that I have the correct form and the best method of practice (for me). After really struggling and starting to think there was something wrong with me, just a simple change in how I do it has given me hope to meet one of my goals of real push ups!! And improvement hasn't taken very long, so I could get there sooner than I thought!!