What I Did: More Than Meets the Eye

Hm double meaning to this title. I've been thinking lately about stereotypes in regards to personal trainers, body image for women and what we think (as a people and as individuals) and see as beautiful, healthy, fit.  I would say I don't meet the stereotypical "trainer" look even if I have the knowledge and experience. I don't have a six pack, I have some love handle action going on and I don't just eat shakes and broccoli. I like ice cream and chocolate too. HOWEVER I would say I'm strong, I'm healthy and I can do more physically than the average 30 year old female. I don't look it but I've got more than meets the eye..
Kinda like this workout. Looked harmless enough for a low energy day off. I was supposed to do it 3 times but only did it 2ce...I have my reasons that don't need to be published publicly :P
Here it goes
Warm up: 10 chin ups (on goalie posts), 10 crab dips (didn't have a bench or jungle gym), 10 sit ups, 10 super mans, 10 squats and 10 sec Samson stretch each side (approx 3 min+)

WORKOUT: 2 Rounds
50 jumping jacks
20 squats
20 jump squats
20 lunges (each side aka 40 total)
15 burpees
25 push ups
30 seconds of mountain climbers
50 crunches
1 min of plank

6 minutes of stretching and cool down

Total Time: 28:30 (warm up 3 min, workout 19:30 min, stretching 6 min)
HR: 170
Sweat'o'Metre: It was a bit humid but I wasn't pouring, dripping a bit and fogging up my glasses for sure though
Burn'o'Metre: yowch this one is set up to burn you out section by section! I felt it in every section!

What I Did: Preparing for A Road Trip

Okay so we're not going that far but we will be sitting on our tushies for a couple hours with snacks at hand so I thought I'd burn off a few this morning before we head for the highway. I did these 2 quick videos

Total Time: Workout was 14:43 and the cool down/stretch routine was 15min (give or take) so it took me about 30 min

HR: 150 (taken after workout)

Sweat'o'Metre: uh yeah, had to use my pj shorts to wipe the sweat off at a few points. Surprising!

Burn'o'Metre: not much of a burn but a good way to get the blood pumping in the morning without going crazy (especially if you haven't eaten yet like moi today!)

Happy Canada Day Weekend!

Canada Day 2010 with my husband and parents at the Jays
game!

What I Did: Eat Some Junk, Go for a Run

Now let me tell you a 20-30 minute run is not going to run off pizza, beer, a bowl of chips or a chocolate bar, I ate none of those by the way but my husband did come home with an arm full of "sabotage" as I like to call it (my weakness anything peanut butter and/or chocolate and he had TWO kinds GAH!). But then he at least encouraged me to join him for a run (which he doesn't even like to do!) So I did just need to get off my butt and it wasn't a guilt run it was a wellness run, as in for the wellness of my mind to get me off the "screen crack" I've been staring at for like 4 hours tonight. That's my story, sticking to it.
Workout: 25 min run with interval sprints at the end (like 4 or 5). Nothing crazy, just getting the blood pumping.
HR: 160-165
Sweat'o'Metre: Even though it's cool out I did get sweaty on the way back
Burn'o'Metre: nope. Not even a little bit. Which kinda makes me feel good that my cardio isn't totally sucking these days!
No photo, too dark and too lazy. I am clearly not a night person (I would rather get up at 6 to workout!).

What I Did: It's raining...sweat!

So as promised I got up early to do my workout this morning. It was cooler yesterday so today the humidity definitely had an effect on the sweat'o'metre! My favorite weather to workout in in the summer is that cloudy rainy stuff with a breeze. Perfect...plus you feel hard core doing it in the rain!

Warm up: Crossfit warm up 3x10
Chin ups (back to jumping up :P)
Dips
Sit ups (hanging)
Back extension
Squats
Samson stretch for 10 sec each leg

WORKOUT: 5 Rounds of the following
Run 100m
10 Burpees (I did 15 the first round and thought nope, not going to last doing that!)
20 Squats
35 Sit ups (full)
40 Regular skips

Total Time: 28min 20 seconds (warm up was 9, workout was 19:20)
HR: 180
Sweat'o'Metre: during my cool down I thought it was raining, but no that was just sweat pouring off my face. The photo doesn't do it justice! My arms were sweating (also humidity taken into account!)
Burn'o'Metre: definitely felt the need to push myself through those burpees and the squats required a couple shake outs here and there! The sit ups took the longest, not super hard but slow.

I was actually surprised by this workout, I didn't think it'd
take me as long as it did or be as hard. It's a good one!

What I Did: Group Crossfit!

I am so excited! I have finally found a few friends who are willing not only to do crossfit but to get up early in the morning to do it too! Here's what we did in the pouring rain (ok it wasn't raining at first but it was half way through!)
Warm up: 3 x 10 of each;
Chin ups
Dips
Sit ups
Back extensions
Squats
Samson stretch (10 sec hold each leg)

WORKOUT: For Time
Run 400m
20 chin ups
20 push ups
20 sit ups
20 squats
50 Walking lunges (total)
40 sit ups
40 burpees
20 sit ups (supposed to be 40 but ran out of time)

Total Time: 10 min warm up 14 min (20 sec) workout, 24 min 20 sec
HR: At the end it was 160, though I am sure it was closer to 170 during
Sweat'o'Metre: it was raining but I could taste salt, so even with a cool rain I was sweating! Don't do this midday outside!
Burn'o'Metre: Definitely felt it in the legs for the lunges and burpees, upper body is tough too though I did jump up chin ups :P
No photo, it was raining hard and by the time I got my camera out I realized the battery was dead...next group workout I'll get a group photo!!!

What I Did: High Intensity Headache

This humidity is killing me. I have been handling the heat okay but it's giving me a headache of a lifetime. So brutal. Anyhow I intended just to do an active recovery day, and if you take it easy this video can be that. I switched out some jumping exercises (like the jump lunges and butt kicks) to low impact for the sake of my head. Also this post includes the most attractive photo of me ever.

Warm up and cool down included in video yay!
Total Time: 39 min
HR: after core section 150 (I'm assuming a bit higher in the Tabata section)
Sweat'o'Metre: How can one not sweat in this humidity (no I do not have access to the AC where I live BOO!)
Burn'o'Metre: yes this burned. If I had gone full force it would have been killer. But I slowed the pace down today.

What I Did: Cut it Short, Not Sissy

Had a super exciting day yesterday but very late as well as an early morning. I don't want to get sick again and almost used that as an excuse not to workout...but decided to just do it, but cut it a little short. Now short doesn't mean easy!

Warm up: 2x of
5 chin ups
10 dips
10 hanging sit ups
10 back extensions
10 squats
10 sec Samson stretch

WORKOUT:
20 walking lunges + 10 push ups (4x)
Low side shuffle 10-1 (10 steps one way, then the other, then 9, then 8 etc) at the end of each side 1 burpee
10 V sits + 25 jumping jacks (4x) though to make it really challenging change it to star jacks

That's it that's all folks!

Total Time: 15 minutes! Warm up was 5, the workout was 10
HR: 180
Sweat'o'Metre: Pretty sweaty! It may be short but it got the blood pumping fast!
Burn'o'Metre: yep, the legs, the lungs it burned. May need to jack up the upper body challenge next time

Hang loose baby. It's what I'm doing now flat on my back!