A huge workout success
OH MY GOSH! I am super-proud of myself and may have learned something today!
I worked my butt off (hopefully literally) at the gym after work and am feeeeeeling it already!
I did 15 minutes on the stair stepper before I thought I was going to die. That thing is killer! I am going back to it. I will master the stepper. (I thought my legs were strong, but they're not long-lasting. Must work on the endurance.)
I did 18 minutes on the elliptical trainer. Yeehaw!
I did 18 minutes on the recumbent bike. Wheee!
I think I have figured out how to keep myself going in the gym - switch things up in the same workout! I worked myself harder today than I normally do just because I wasn't bored. I'm going to keep that up! 51 minutes of working out is a LONG time for me not to get bored, so I'm stoked!
I am going to have the 30-Day Shred on request from NetFlix. I think it'll be here on Thursday. I am anticipating having my butt kicked by Jillian Michaels then.
But yeah, I just had to share my success story with ya'll!
I worked my butt off (hopefully literally) at the gym after work and am feeeeeeling it already!
I did 15 minutes on the stair stepper before I thought I was going to die. That thing is killer! I am going back to it. I will master the stepper. (I thought my legs were strong, but they're not long-lasting. Must work on the endurance.)
I did 18 minutes on the elliptical trainer. Yeehaw!
I did 18 minutes on the recumbent bike. Wheee!
I think I have figured out how to keep myself going in the gym - switch things up in the same workout! I worked myself harder today than I normally do just because I wasn't bored. I'm going to keep that up! 51 minutes of working out is a LONG time for me not to get bored, so I'm stoked!
I am going to have the 30-Day Shred on request from NetFlix. I think it'll be here on Thursday. I am anticipating having my butt kicked by Jillian Michaels then.
But yeah, I just had to share my success story with ya'll!
Tags: bike, ellipitical, exercise, fitness, out, stair, stepper, working
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Permalink Reply by wholemom on -
Hey, great job Sarah!
Not only did you stave off the boredom but you actually challenged your body as well. Switching your exercises/cardio like that is a great way to keep your body working hard. People that do the same old routine stop seeing results after a while. You have to change it up. Sounds like you will be the master!
Shannan
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Permalink Reply by Mainegirl on -
Congrats Sarah! This is great and knowing this will definitely keep you motivated. I think it's wonderful that you decided to try a new routine and weren't afraid to mix things up on your own. Hard to do sometimes, but you found success! Sometimes even small changes to a workout can be enough to feel noticable results. After a great workout isn't it hard not to get excited about your next one?
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Permalink Reply by Ericalee on -
That's really good to hear ... I get bored on cardio, too. One thing I'm trying is to swap off cardio with weights -- 10 mins on the elliptical, then some arm stuff, for example; 10 mins on the treadmill, some other weight exercises -- it makes the time go by faster! But the stepper is brutal ... I haven't worked my way back up to that one yet!
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