tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19454778960001582922024-02-06T20:11:29.055-08:00What I DidMy workouts. Posted in all sweaty glory for the world to see. Prepare to Be(an) Butt Kicked.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06550965940502735012noreply@blogger.comBlogger173125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945477896000158292.post-55978110617955332912015-01-12T10:49:00.001-08:002015-01-12T10:49:48.081-08:00What I did: Cardio Box'n'BurnMondays are going to be a boxing workout for me. There are so many on youtube so I'll probably change it up quite a bit. This is the workout I did today warm up included<br />
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<b>Total Time: I ran through this twice so it took me about 30 minutes</b><br />
<b>HR: 142</b><br />
<b>Sweat'o'Metre: Better believe it, dripping here!</b><br />
<b>Burn'o'Metre: I can't quite keep up with the alternating squat jumps just yet so I just did stationary so those squats definitely took the cake...or the burn for me!</b><br />
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<b><br /></b>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06550965940502735012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945477896000158292.post-73005917930627163852015-01-10T11:53:00.002-08:002015-01-10T11:53:49.300-08:00Back with a PlanLiterally, I did back today. Okay it's been ages. I have been working out but nothing you can call consistent. I hurt my back during a Mommy bootcamp class I was doing, nice eh? So that took me out for a few weeks, add sleep training aka sleepless nights, colds, Christmas and just plain lazy procrastination and you get...well not a lot of workouts.<br />
So not as a new years resolution but as a fresh start plan to getting ME back. Not my body just me. I loved/love working out it gave me joy, energy, and it was my "zone" when I felt like I was really using the abilities God gave me. Anyhow today is Saturday, I finally packed the Christmas tree away and pulled out the total gym (pulley system).<br />
I abandoned the warm up, next time I will probably do one of those fun ReFit warm up videos on youtube. Here's what I did today<br />
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<b>Workout: 2 sets of each exercise of 12 reps each. Inbetween every 2 exercises I did ball ab roll outs on an ex. ball</b><br />
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Shoulder press & Chest fly<br />
Seated bench press & Shoulder raises with a squat (I used 5lb hand weights instead of the T.G.)<br />
Lateral shoulder raises & Rear shoulder flyes<br />
Seated bicep curls & laying down bicep curls<br />
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<b>Total Time: 20 min</b><br />
<b>HR: 120</b><br />
<b>Sweat'o'Metre: not even a glisten ;)</b><br />
<b>Burn'o'Metre: everywhere & everything. Lovin' it!</b>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06550965940502735012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945477896000158292.post-54126771206522991612014-10-01T06:13:00.000-07:002014-10-01T06:13:19.997-07:00Walk & TalkToday I walked a lot. I walked to a farmers market with my friend and our wee babes and had a grand time and ate a delicious home made scone (the size of my fist!). I walked again with my wee babe who was sleep fighting (I won muhuhaha) and had some time to think about life, slow down, reflect on my own thoughts.<br />
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I have been thinking about fitness. My fitness. Your fitness. The world's fitness. It's all different. Where we want to go, how we want to feel, what we want to do and how we want to look (notice how that one's last? It always should be).<br />
Since becoming pregnant and giving birth to my first born my body has not only changed but it's caused me to change the way I view fitness and being fit. How I did fitness and how fit I was pre-baby is very different than who it and I am now.<br />
It was very difficult at first and I felt trapped inside someone else's body. That body didn't look right, feel right or work right. I was weak, sore, stiff and mushy.<br />
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It's been 5 months. Instead of going full speed ahead with burpees and chin ups and sprints I went against my "workout nature" that loves to go a bit too hard sometimes and took things really. really. really. freakin slow. Or did I? Maybe the pace I took things was actually not slow, maybe it was just right. Right for the proper time to allow healing and recovery for what my body had just been through. Right to allow me time to enjoy my new role as a mom, just right for targeting the areas that needed the most attention and care not necessarily the ones I wanted to improve. Maybe my body did look right, feel right and was working right for what it had just been through.<br />
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So though I am still going to be posting my workouts I probably won't until I'm done this program but I want to encourage everyone to "find their fit". Don't think because you don't have 12% body fat or can't run a 6 minute mile or do a single pull up that you're not fit. Our lives are different our body make up is different our passions and abilities are different. Just get out there, be active and find joy in doing it! Find your fit and embrace it with your heart, mind, body and soul!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06550965940502735012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945477896000158292.post-38413305825892904272014-09-27T17:24:00.001-07:002014-09-27T17:24:04.488-07:00What I Did: Dancing & MuTuI won't be posting exactly what I did today but I'm on week 5 of the <a href="http://mutusystem.com/" target="_blank">MuTu system</a>. I'm way behind mainly because I forgot to move forward. I started getting bored and started doing other workouts like the dance videos and my own body weight circuits but now that I've moved onto the next workout I am sweating it up and loving lifting some heavier weights finally!<br />
Also I danced my butt off doing dishes today. Every little bit helps!<br />
;)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06550965940502735012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945477896000158292.post-84314960897393704072014-09-10T14:32:00.001-07:002014-09-10T14:32:22.025-07:00What I Did: SO BORED had to change it upI'm doing a post baby program that takes it nice and easy and focuses on the areas that really need healing and strengthening. I figure it's been 4 months and even though I'm not done the program I figure I'm healed <i>enough</i> to change it up when I get bored so I did that today.<div>
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<b>Warm up: nope. No time. Had an over tired baby watching me who was refusing to nap.</b></div>
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<b>Workout: 3x 20 reps each</b></div>
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Squats</div>
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Push ups (still doing them on the knees, sigh...it'll come back I'm sure)</div>
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Lunges (10 each leg)</div>
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Bent over row with bands</div>
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Low Side to Side hops with band around ankles</div>
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Single Leg Bridges/Hip Thrusts with 10lb weight (10 each leg)</div>
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Climbing Plank 30 sec each round</div>
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<b>Total Time: approx just under 15 min, forgot to start timer until after 1st round</b></div>
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<b>HR: 162</b></div>
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<b>Sweat'o'Metre: just breaking one after final round. Would have done more if not for my little guy desperately needing to sleep</b></div>
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<b>Burn'o'Meter: push ups...gah. Nuff said.</b></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06550965940502735012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945477896000158292.post-37629167510928383462014-07-18T10:00:00.000-07:002014-07-18T10:00:13.069-07:00What I did: Youtube to the rescue for this post baby bodI have been managing to keep up about 3 workouts a week however I won't likely be posting them all due to either repetition or I'm just too busy hanging out with my little man.<br />
It sure feels good to feel the burn again!<br />
I found some post baby workouts through pinterest (yay pinning) and particularly liked the variety I found through <a href="http://newsanchortohomemaker.com/2013/09/08/losing-the-baby-weight-with-youtube/" target="_blank">this </a>blog. I did the Tues/Thursday workout minus the cardio blast.<br />
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<b>Warm up: 25 minute walk</b><br />
<b>Workout: The last three videos seen here;</b> (though for the last one I only did 3 sets 1. because it was freakin hard and 2. I had to rescue my baby from being tricked into sleeping...haha)<br />
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<b>Total Time: 26min + 25 min walk approx 50 min</b><br />
<b>HR: eh didn't bother</b><br />
<b>Sweat'o'Metre: dripping after video 1!!!</b><br />
<b>Burn'o'Metre: def in the arms in video 2 and abs in video 3</b><br />
<b><br /></b>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06550965940502735012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945477896000158292.post-26312982302695423582014-06-18T03:27:00.000-07:002014-06-18T03:27:59.710-07:00First Post Baby WorkoutWell the little pumpkin came on May 14th fast and furious! All things are well and good and it's been 5 weeks so I figured I could up the level of activity from lots of walking to an actual workout.<br />
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<b>Warm up:</b> approx 8 minutes of fast stroller walking (aka I was pushing the stroller the the babe for almost all exercises)<br />
<b>Workout</b>: 2 sets of 12-15<br />
Alternating lunges with stroller<br />
Squats with stroller<br />
Step ups onto ledge approx knee high<br />
Dips<br />
Elevated push ups<br />
Calf raises with stroller<br />
<b>Cool Down: </b>approx 12 min stroller walking with a 2 sets of 10 lunges and 10 metres of calf walking<br />
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<b>Total Time: 42 min</b><br />
<b>HR: haha what else is new, I forgot to take it, but I'll have to keep track from now on to mark my progress in my cardio fitness!</b><br />
<b>Sweat'o'Metre: oh man I was red faced and sweaty even on a cool day</b><br />
<b>Burn'o'Metre: push ups, yikes, my upper body strength is ka-putz! Also my hamstrings were starting to feel it too!</b><br />
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<b>No photo but I promise I'll get one with me and the babe soon!</b>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06550965940502735012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945477896000158292.post-83258651531170755602014-05-03T07:42:00.001-07:002014-05-03T07:42:53.159-07:00What I Did: Mish Mash of ActivityToday is Saturday...already! This week has flown by! My due date is next week today! ACK! So crazy. Could happen any day now...or any day after too. Though now I'm more leaning towards wanting to go early not because I'm sick of being pregnant but I'm so excited to meet my little guy or girl. Anyhow here's what I did to induce labour...I mean to stay active ;)<br />
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<b>Warm up: </b><br />
About 10 minutes of my MuTu system stretches and core exercises that include squats, some bands, ball between the knee squeezes and other such exercises.<br />
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<b>Workout:</b><br />
First I did a 20 minute walk. I know, it sounds lame but I really enjoy just being able to get out (except for all those stupid mini flies...the downside of living near a lake I guess). As light as walking is I can see how it can help get contractions going, I tend to feel extra pressure down low in my belly almost immediately!<br />
Then after I got home I did Tiffany Rothe's ten minute "Pretty Positive Pregnancy" toning video here;<br />
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<b>Total Time: about 40 minutes</b><br />
<b>HR: after the video it was 130-140 and I assume near the same during my walk</b><br />
<b>Sweat'o'Metre: I got the body temp up during the walk and video but not much sweat</b><br />
<b>Burn'o'Metre: biceps and shoulders man, she kills me in this video I've gone from cans of beans to cans of soup :P</b><br />
<b><br /></b>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06550965940502735012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945477896000158292.post-64552602153990084472014-05-01T09:02:00.000-07:002014-05-01T09:02:14.560-07:00What I did: More DancingToday I was going to take it easy...then I put on my dance playlist as I washed dishes and couldn't help but start to shake it so I figured why not do one of my favorite refit playlists since I was in such a dancy mood. Also I seemed to have the energy today! I'm 1.5 weeks away from my due date can't wait to meet this little baby squirming around inside! I hope they have enjoyed the "trip" through my workouts!<br />
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<b>Warm up: I did some light stretches before starting the video which included a warm up video (Welcome to Miami)</b><br />
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<b>Workout: Refit's Playlist workout #2, I skipped the two Christmas ones...wasn't feeling like bringing on the snow just yet even if they were hip wiggling hot salsa ones.</b><br />
<b>The video that had me smiling today and most days was this one (ahem...I may or may not have just had a piece of chocolate bunny before my workout...)</b><br />
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<b>Total Time: 37 min</b><br />
<b>HR: 160ish</b><br />
<b>Sweat'o'Metre: oh boy I put a bit more bounce in it today and had some light trickles from the bangs (dang it I just washed and styled my hair too haha)</b><br />
<b>Burn'o'Metre: felt it in the calves during "Do you love me" and in the butt for some of the squat moves in the other videos</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">sorry bout the grainy quality pic today<br />I'm almost there!!!</td></tr>
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<b><br /></b>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06550965940502735012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945477896000158292.post-89733546046048757862014-04-24T07:53:00.001-07:002014-04-24T07:57:03.115-07:00What I Did: Bouncing BabyNo I didn't have the bouncing baby yet, just 38 weeks tomorrow (so hopefully in a couple weeks!). But we both did our share of bouncing around today. I tried a new playlist from ReFitRev on youtube workout #2. I really had fun with a few of their songs in that playlist. I liked their warm up remix of Welcome to Miami as well as Beyonce's Survivor (I like punching stuff what can I say?).<br />
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<b>Warm up: Even though their first video was a good warm up I did my own core/stretching MuTu thing before hand (about 10 min)</b><br />
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<b>Workout: Here's the Survivor video I liked. Oh and I did this whole playlist minus the last Christmas song at the end, wasn't feeling all the hip wiggling today.</b><br />
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<b>Total time: with the warm up I will have to estimate about 40-50 minutes honestly forgot to time it today. The workout on it's own was probably anywhere from 30-40 min</b><br />
<b>HR: Oh I was feeling it pumping today! Again with this brain I didn't time anything but my guess is closer to the 150-160 range</b><br />
<b>Sweat'o'Metre: before setting up the fan this face was getting a good glisten on ;)</b><br />
<b>Burn'o'Metre: calves calves calves, with the bouncing and quick stepping it was a good one!</b><br />
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<b>Here's me at almost 38weeks (9 months and 1 week) pregnant!</b><br />
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<b><br /></b>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06550965940502735012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945477896000158292.post-47226097350701421382014-04-17T09:28:00.001-07:002014-04-17T09:28:30.945-07:00What I Did: I'M STILL HERE!Still pluggin away just not typing it out much lately. Just thought I'd do a post so no one thinks I've decided to take up potato-couching or anything. Just nothing super exciting in the workout regime that's all.<br />
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<b>Warm up: </b>Today like most mornings I do about 10 minutes of stretching and core focused exercises called MuTu (mutusystem.com) that focuses on Mom's post baby though the first 2 phases are safe for pregnancy.<br />
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<b>Workout:</b><br />
I did a 20 minute walk outside that was lovely (a bit windy/chilly) but great to get some sunshine on this face<br />
Then I did Tiffany Rothe's Pretty Positive Pregnancy body sculpt workout video, just once through.<br />
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<b>Total Time: not including the warm up since I did that some what separately from my workout about 30 minutes total</b><br />
<b>HR: guessing around 120 or 130, kinda forgot to take it but it wasn't a big heart pumper today</b><br />
<b>Sweat'o'Metre: got warm during my walk so that was great, nothing too sweaty though</b><br />
<b>Burn'o'Metre: oh gosh this one always kills my shoulders and biceps and for some reason my butt at the beginning during those semi-lunge holds.</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">here I am at 36.5 weeks preggers (that's<br />9 months-ish, 3.5 weeks to go!)</td></tr>
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<b><br /></b>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06550965940502735012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945477896000158292.post-48944992551324502912014-04-05T10:53:00.002-07:002014-04-05T10:53:22.261-07:00What I Did: Slowing DownWell I am 5 weeks away from my due date today. Getting real fast let me tell you, especially when a friend of mine due a week before me had her baby April 1st! Ack! Any time now I guess.<br />
Anyhow I haven't been posting much of my workouts 1. because I haven't been doing very many (like maybe 2 a week) and 2. because a lot are just repeats of preggers videos or dance video's I've posted bajillions of times before (so just check the archives).<br />
However that said I plan on working out until the baby comes, lightly and within reason if I have the energy and am not plagued by back pain.<br />
Pregnancy has been eye opening for me in terms of fitness and health and my workouts. I have relaxed, I have kept active without being paranoid about gaining too much weight and guess what? I am in the bottom end of what is average for pregnant women to gain.<br />
I know it's not the case with everyone but I am just so thankful that I have enjoyed seeing my body grow and change and figure out a new "healthy" and a new "strong" determined by what my body is going through not determined by half naked "motivational" (more like de-motivational) posters of chicks I will probably never look like nor do I strive to be like because I am learning success is the best version of ME I can be and no one else.<br />
Woah. Run-on-sentence-rant.<br />
Anyhow today I did Tiffany Rothe's three Pretty Positive Pregnancy videos on youtube, one for warm up and the other two for strength and muscle tone in upper and lower body. You can find them in my archives :)<br />
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<b>Total Time: 35ish minutes</b><br />
<b>HR: 140 for the warm up and 120-130 for the last two</b><br />
<b>Sweat'o'Metre: actually yes I felt some face sweat dripping off my hair, not too crazy but definitely got things moving!</b><br />
<b>Burn'o'Metre: I don't think my shoulders will ever get used to her "just hold them up a little longer" lol and felt it in the buns too!</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's the bump at 35 weeks pregnant<br />That's 8months+3wks</td></tr>
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<b><br /></b>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06550965940502735012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945477896000158292.post-4082309367517604602014-03-29T16:09:00.004-07:002014-03-29T16:09:46.272-07:00What I Did: Shoulder BurnI don't know why or how but Tiffany Rothe's Firm Fit Fancy sculpting preggo video absolutely KILLS my shoulders even with only 2lb weights! I feel like "you've gotta be kidding me" every time I do it. That and my butt in that lunge position at the beginning. Sheesh. So these are definitely good for a burn (not too sweaty at all though).<br />
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<b>Warm up: Tiff's warm up preggo video</b><br />
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<b>Workout: I did these video's once through each</b><br />
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<b>Total Time: Approx 30 min total with warm up</b><br />
<b>HR: 130ish</b><br />
<b>Sweat'o'Metre: nadda</b><br />
<b>Burn'o'Metre: max shoulder burn and bun burn </b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">8.5 months today! About 1.5 months to go!</td></tr>
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<b><br /></b>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06550965940502735012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945477896000158292.post-75456683687029926832014-03-27T09:38:00.000-07:002014-03-27T09:38:55.478-07:00What I Did: Some Mama-Muscle BuildingHaven't done much weight bearing so I figured I would today (after my 25 minute walk).<br />
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<b>Warm up: </b>Not much really just took it easy on the first set<br />
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<b>Workout: 2 sets of each 10-15 reps</b><br />
Seated Row & Lat Pull down (I used bands for this in a kneeling position)<br />
Overhead Pullover & Upright Row<br />
Sumo Squats & Lunges (forward and backward)<br />
Calf Raises & Thigh Leg Adduction (inner thigh leg raises lying on side)<br />
Skull Crushers & Kneeling Tricep Kickbacks & Surfer Pull<br />
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<b>Total Time: 20 minutes, took drink break between sets, no cardio or anything crazy</b><br />
<b>HR: 140-160 depending (around 160 for the squat sets)</b><br />
<b>Sweat'o'Metre: Nope. Nadda. Kept it light.</b><br />
<b>Burn'o'Metre: Feeling it in the triceps and those calf raises :P</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">probably the worst angle ever for a pregnant woman but<br />whatev's this is real life.</td></tr>
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<b><br /></b>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06550965940502735012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945477896000158292.post-90730086454769156472014-03-25T12:55:00.002-07:002014-03-25T12:55:34.441-07:00What I Did: When You Don't Wanna Workout...just dance.It's getting harder and harder to motivate myself to workout, not for lack of energy, more so for lack of mobility :P However I still feel great, the weight is not piling on but going on sloooowly which is good for mom and baby so I'm happy!<br />
So today I was super productive this morning so much that I figured I might skip the workout but my hubby, smart as he is said just do it...knowing that's all the push I need (hoping the baby comes out with as little of pushing HA!).<br />
So I did RefitRev's workout playlist/workout #3 as it has the least amount of videos but ones that I love and make me happy!<br />
<b>Warm up and Workout in the playlist.</b><br />
<b>Total Time: 37 min</b><br />
<b>HR: 150</b><br />
<b>Sweat'o'Metre: not much yay for a fan</b><br />
<b>Burn'o'Metre: my calves are super tight these days so the jumping had to be taken down a notch or two for some songs.</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">that belly is definitely growing! :)</td></tr>
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<b><br /></b>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06550965940502735012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945477896000158292.post-79782983486217683802014-03-20T08:49:00.004-07:002014-03-20T08:49:51.730-07:00What I Did: Back from "Sick Leave"This was my third cold this pregnancy but praise the Lord it lasted just less than a week this time! So I eased into it today with some light core/stretching and a "daily" workout from Neila Rey. I was tempted to just do some dance videos cause their fun and a good sweat but I've been noticing I am really needing to work on my muscle strength (which often requires more mental effort on my part). So I did like nike and just did it.<br />
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<b>Warm up: </b>About 10 minutes of my Mutu program of core and stretching<br />
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<b>Workout: I did level II of 5 sets of 10. Though I did the first set of push ups for 10 in full the rest I did on my knees for 12 reps. Also I switched up the cross crunches for standing band twists and the leg raises for 30 seconds of plank.</b><br />
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<b>Total Time: 20:31</b><br />
<b>HR: 140-150</b><br />
<b>Sweat'o'Metre: not really so much of a glisten this time. took it easy.</b><br />
<b>Burn'o'Metre: upper body strength has really disintegrated during pregnancy so the upper body ones were a bit of a burn for me.</b><br />
Aaaand this is me planking at 8 months pregnant haha!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the stamina isn't what it once was but I'm still pretty pumped<br />that I can still do a plank!</td></tr>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06550965940502735012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945477896000158292.post-12663649236130808362014-03-13T08:40:00.002-07:002014-03-13T08:40:16.889-07:00What I Did: Dance Away SicknessI'm coming down with something again. Boo. Probably not just because of my lowered immune system from pregnancy but my interaction with kids this past week. Grr. Yesterday I was super tired but today after sleeping in I knew I could at least do some dancing so I put on some ReFitRev and got moving.<br />
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<b>Warm up: First video or two of playlist/workout 1</b><br />
<b>Workout: Workout playlist 1 on ReFitRev's youtube channel</b><br />
<b>Cool Down: last video or two of the playlist</b><br />
<b>This is one of my fav's from the playlist.</b><br />
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<b>Total Time: 43:25</b><br />
<b>HR: 150-170 (mostly around 160 though)</b><br />
<b>Sweat'o'Metre: red faced and moist forehead (which I hear is safe for pregnancy at this stage so that's good!)</b><br />
<b>Burn'o'Metre: I kept the bouncing to a minimum and took out some "oomph" but I can't wait to get into it full swing and really dance out those moves! Not much of a burn in this case other than of calories yay!</b><br />
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<b>No photo today. Too lazy, tired and sick.</b>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06550965940502735012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945477896000158292.post-65098997595519665022014-03-08T09:52:00.002-08:002014-03-08T09:52:15.830-08:00What I Did: Daily BurnI'm going to have to just have a couple of these daily burns printed out and set up for post baby workouts when I have time to do <i>something</i> but I don't want to waste my time picking out a workout. They're great and can last anywhere from 10-30 minutes depending on how many sets you do. I like 'em.<br />
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<b>Warm up: I did my MuTu stuff (core, alignment and stretches)</b><br />
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<b>Workout: Neila Rey's daily burn. I did as many full push ups each round as I could before switching to knees, I also modified the cross crunches to side planks and for my last 2 sets I did band twists. Also leg raises near the end I switched to scissors then to plank for 30 seconds. Too much pull on my lower abs.</b><br />
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<b>Total Time: MuTu took less than 10 min + 22:27 workout = probably just under 30 minutes</b><br />
<b>HR: 140-150</b><br />
<b>Sweat'o'Metre: yeah getting that forehead sweat on for sure!</b><br />
<b>Burn'o'Metre: Felt it with the upper body for sure and a little with the core.</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Workin on those pipes. Will need more strength for strollers<br />and carriers and adorable chubby babies!</td></tr>
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<b><br /></b>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06550965940502735012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945477896000158292.post-58647777364455690242014-03-06T08:16:00.001-08:002014-03-06T08:16:53.216-08:00What I Did: Catching UpI actually have been working out this week, (this is actually my 3rd woo!) I just haven't been posting as they've been fairly unstructured and just "something" to get the heart rate up and the body moving.<br />
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<b>Warm up:</b>Today I did that MuTu stuff for about 10 min before hand plus the first video of ReFitRev's workout #3<br />
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<b>Workout: I only did the first 7 of 13 videos of Workout #3 from ReFitRev's playlist and then I did their cool down video "Cry Holy" My favorite video of this playlist for sure is this one:</b><br />
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<b>Total Time: 32 minutes (not counting the 10 min MuTu session)</b><br />
<b>HR: 150-160</b><br />
<b>Sweat'o'Metre: it's dripping off the bangs today! Gotta love a good sweat :) </b><br />
<b>Burn'o'Metre: trying to keep the high impact bouncing to a minimum so not a big burn but I think normally if you put effort into these you'll feel the burn!</b><br />
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<b><br /></b>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06550965940502735012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945477896000158292.post-76153241112287242492014-03-01T07:54:00.003-08:002014-03-01T07:54:46.046-08:00What I Did: Move Your Body & Love LifeYesterday I was in a bit of a rush so I only did half of this workout dance video, actually more than half I made it all the way to the song "Do You Love Me" or "Now That I Can Dance" you know the good oldie that you can't NOT dance to? So I stopped there yesterday.<br />
<b>Warm up: First song!</b><br />
<b>Workout: RefitRev's workout playlist #3 til the song above</b><br />
<b>Total Time: 30 minutes</b><br />
<b>HR: 150</b><br />
<b>Sweat'o'Metre: yeah pretty moist almost dripping</b><br />
<b>Burn'o'Metre: can't really remember but the calves I do, lots of jumping!</b><br />
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Today's workout I started doing this program for women post babies (even though I'm still preggers it's safe and gentle and I figure why not strengthen my core now?). Unfortunately you need to pay for the program but it involved stretches and very gentle core and alignment exercises. Check out the website at mutusystem.com.<br />
Then after I finished the playlist I started yesterday starting with "Do You Love Me" as the warm up and did the rest of the songs and cool down (which is my new favorite cool down, felt like I was really worshiping using my whole body!).<br />
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Anyhow it was short but combined with the mutu system I figure that took me about half an hour of moving my body and getting a bit of a sweat on. Leaving for my husband and my anniversary getaway in a couple hours so I know we'll be eating out had to get something in!<br />
No stats today, it was fairly light and unstructured I just wanted to move and get the blood pumping.<br />
So today do something that makes you feel good and <i>is good</i> for your body. Enjoy life :)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06550965940502735012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945477896000158292.post-71101354243384757792014-02-25T15:07:00.000-08:002014-02-25T15:07:01.640-08:00What I Did: Preggers Butt ToningIn hind sight I probably shouldn't have done this workout today s low impact as it is my back was a little sore from yesterday (and butt since those two go hand in hand) but I figured what the heck (and a lingering image of my pregnant butt in the back of my head haunting me slightly).<br />
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<b>Warm up: I did Tiffany Rothe's pregnancy warm up here</b><br />
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<b>Workout: And twice through this "ballet butt" workout</b><br />
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<b>Total Time: 32:56</b><br />
<b>HR: 150 after warm up, around 130-140 for the workout</b><br />
<b>Sweat'o'Metre: though my HR was low I was still starting to sweat at the end of the first round of the workout</b><br />
<b>Burn'o'Metre: oh the quads with that "push it back now hold" part...if you've done the video you know what I'm talking about. Also since I'm not only getting heavier but my muscles are getting weaker those tricep dips were actually hard for me too. Baby we're gonna have a long road back after birth! :)</b><br />
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<b><br /></b>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06550965940502735012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945477896000158292.post-47488310590689613932014-02-24T10:31:00.004-08:002014-02-24T10:31:50.630-08:00What I Did: Eat Dessert...Work OutThis one is appropriately (?) called Bring Me Some Pie. Yesterday was my mom's birthday and both my sister and brother's girlfriend are baking genius's and made donuts and cupcakes (of course after a dinner out at a fab restaurant). Needless to say this morning I still felt stuffed. Here's what I did;<br />
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<b>Warm up:</b> On Neila Rey's website she has a little blurb about warming up you can find it <a href="http://neilarey.com/workout-manual.html" target="_blank">here </a>and make your own call. I personally like to warm up with dynamic stretches or a little light cardio so my muscles feel less stiff when doing explosive or stretching type movements. I did a version of her warm up only about 2:30 min or so going through a few movements 3 times.<br />
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<b>Workout: I did level II! For the pushup to lunge I just separated the two into 8 push ups and 8 lunges as I can't do those type of movements anymore with this baby belly of mine.</b><br />
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<b>Total Time: 2:30 warm up + 20 min workout + RefitRev's cool down video This Little Light of Mine 3:40 = 26 min 10 sec workout</b><br />
<b>HR: 150-160 consistently</b><br />
<b>Sweat'o'Metre: yep sweating! No dripping on the carpet though thankfully but it's certainly warm in here now!</b><br />
<b>Burn'o'Metre: I was feeling it in the squats by set 5 (though I did squat jacks for the last set bc my "round ligament" was acting up a bit...it's a preggo thing.</b><br />
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<b><br /></b>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06550965940502735012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945477896000158292.post-86414842851639891752014-02-21T14:40:00.001-08:002014-02-21T14:40:29.742-08:00What I Did: Getting My Butt in GearI really liked today's workout by Neila Rey. Since my squatting habits have been on the decline since being pregnant my butt has also begun to decline to the floor...so I enjoyed this mostly lower body workout that was also a good sweat surprisingly!<br />
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<b>Warm up: This warm up video by RefitRev (a new one for me, nice and easy!)</b><br />
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<b>Workout: I did level I 1/2 (aka 4 sets)</b><br />
<b>I did 20 on each leg for #1, 20 total lunges for #3, 20 total leg raises for #4, 20 on each leg for #5 and 20 on each leg for #6. I guess her workouts leave something up for interpretation depending on your fitness level :)</b><br />
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<b>Total Time: warm up 5:44 + workout 23:44 + stretches 7:20 = 36:08 minutes total</b><br />
<b>HR: 150-160</b><br />
<b>Sweat'o'Metre: Dripping onto the mat! I was surprised since it was fairly low impact</b><br />
<b>Burn'oMetre: felt it in the shoulders in the last couple sets and exercises, also felt the hips and butt burning a little bit too. love it!</b><br />
Would totally have a good sweaty pic today but my battery died and it's just not going to be an accurate photo by the time it charges. So just think sweaty, red faced with frizzed up bangs! :P<br />
<b><br /></b>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06550965940502735012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945477896000158292.post-61921408039744733452014-02-18T10:13:00.002-08:002014-02-18T10:13:34.078-08:00What I Did: Accepting I Am PregnantSo I'm realizing with each workout that I need to take breaks, I have gotten weaker (my bum is shrinking) and I just can't push myself as much. BUT I am totally okay with it. Now is not the time for me to be making records or even being able to maintain my same fitness level before I was pregnant. However I am healthy, I've been gaining weight slowly and keeping active. So when my biceps are burning from only 1.5lbs of weight and I've got sweat coming down my face from jogging on the spot I'm okay with that. Here's what I did:<br />
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<b>Warm up: Tiffany Rothe's warm up/cardio video</b><br />
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<b>Total Time: 32 minutes including the warm up (which actually had my heart rate higher than the workout)</b></div>
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<b>Sweat'o'Metre: even with a fan I've got face sweat and had to wipe my brow and bangs away more than once!</b></div>
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<b>Burn'o'Metre: This one always kills my shoulders and biceps. Such a burn!</b></div>
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<b><br /></b>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06550965940502735012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945477896000158292.post-89231285327776411062014-02-15T15:25:00.001-08:002014-02-15T15:25:23.358-08:00What I Did: Total Gym & CoreI've noticed a significant decrease in my muscle tone and strength...time to hit the weights again!<br />
<b>Warm up:</b><br />
Did the first couple sets easy to warm up<br />
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<b>Workout: 2 sets of 12-15 (mostly 15) with or without a core exercise as follows</b><br />
Seated row & kneeling (with opposite leg extension) lat pull with bands and 30 second plank<br />
Overhead pullover & Seated high row with 15 kneeling roll outs<br />
Hamstring curls with bands & Body weight squats (rest 15 sec)<br />
Lunges & Calf raises (rest 15 sec)<br />
Skull crushers & kneeling tricep kickbacks with 10 low to high band twist each side<br />
Surfer cable pulls<br />
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<b>Total Time: 30 min pretty much exactly</b><br />
<b>HR: 140-150</b><br />
<b>Sweat'o'Metre: not too sweaty, just moist</b><br />
<b>Burn'o'Metre: yeah like everywhere I feel super weak but better for doing it.</b><br />
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