What I Did: Warming Up The Cold Weather

Today I convinced a friend to workout with me...mostly so that I wouldn't skip or slack on my workout. Even though it was a short one today it was still a good one! Just the basics baby, they're always a good default!

Warm up: quick walk to the park (3 min) and once around the soccer field (2 min)

Workout: 5 minutes of running lengths of the soccer field and at each end of the field do 10 jumping jacks
Then 4 rounds of the following;
20 push ups
30 crunches
15 squats (should do more of these like 25 next time)
30 walking lunges (total)

Total Time: 21 minutes (including 5 min warm up)
HR: ya forgot to take it, I'm guessing around 160-170 as per usual
Sweat'o'Metre: thanking the cool breeze and cloudy skies sure made it easier but I didn't sweat as much
Burn'o'Metre: the push ups and lunges get me every time

Aw no photo, forgot to ask my friend (though most normal people shy away from post workout photos anyways I'm not sure I could have convinced her). So here's a funny "cold weather" photo to enjoy!

What I Did: I was "furry" tired today...

Was super tired today...note to self, these "I don't want to workout" days usually happen when I have not worked out by the time 4pm has rolled around, so how about not putting it off so late and everyone will be happy? Ok. tomorrow, workout will be done before 2pm!

Warm up: 3 min
1 min jumping jacks
20 standing knee hugs
10 jump squats
10 leg swings each leg
10 arm circles ea/both directions

Workout: 3 times through (on other days before 4pm I think I'd do it 4-5x)
50 Jumping Jacks
50 Crunches
20 Bench dips
15 Squats (next time change to jump squats)
20 Lunges (total, so for a challenge up the reps for sure!)
40 Russian twists
20 Bench hops
10 Push ups
30 sec plank
10 Jump Lunges

Total Time: 16:55 + warm up = just under 20 min
HR: 170
Sweat'o'Metre: it was cool, but I won't lie, this wasn't a big challenge (except the getting out the door part)
Burn'o'Metre: hm...had left over upper body soreness so the upper body was a little tougher but nothing major. 
Also I had a visitor...

What I Did: HIIT without Burpees

Here's the video I forced myself to do on this lazy rainy Saturday...woo sweaty! Feel free to pick up the pace/add some bounce to some of these. I like how it's not all the same format too.

Total Time: Including my own warm up and not including their cool down it took 30:25 (add about 5 min for cool down)
HR: approx 170
Sweat'o'Metre: very. tucked a towel behind my knees while I write this, yech so slimy!
Burn'o'Metre: cardio burn for sure if you push hard enough, oh and the jump lunges woo!

What I Did: All You Need is a Soccer Field

I felt like doing a bit more running today...not because I like sprints or feeling winded but I felt my legs needed a stretch. Here's what I did at the local soccer pitch.

Warm up: about 5 minutes of high knees, butt kickers, jumping jacks, knee hugs etc

Workout: 3x of the following
Fast pace run of 6 lengths of the soccer field, I think mine was approx 80m (=480m total)
50 Jumping Jacks
50 Crunches
20 Push ups
30 Jump Squats
1 min plank

Total Time: 20 min + 5 min warm up
HR: 180
Sweat'o'Metre: well right after/during, not much but as I type this I am blinded my the glistening sweat on my forearms...yes, on my forearms. So this was sweaty in the after burn
Burn'o'Metre: I could have pushed harder in the run, but it was burning as it was. Hmm...not much else burned a lot, the last plank a little bit

What I Did: Fire Prep Workout Week 1

No I'm not training to be a fire fighter but my husband is and he was given a progressive workout before practical training starts so here's what we did yesterday, a modified version;

Warm up: 3x10
Dips
Squats
Sit ups
Supermans
Samson Stretch

Workout
25 Jumping Jacks
1 mile run for time (mine was 7:15 -approx)
(do the following 3 times through)
25 Push ups
15 Squats
25 Sit ups
15 Lunges each leg

Total Time: Just less than 20 minutes plus 5 minute warm up and 5 minute cool down
HR: 180
Sweat'o'Metre: Not too sweaty by the end, though after the run it was a little sweaty
Burn'o'Metre: the mile for time is always tough, the push ups killed me by the 3rd round.
Here's me with my new birthday headband :)

What I Did: Girl Time at the Park

This was Monday's workout with a few girl friends. No matter the fitness level of whoever I'm training or working out with I have to stress (for them AND for myself) it's not what the others are doing it's how hard you can push yourself and get better comparing only to yourself. Don't use others as a standard, we are each created uniquely with different abilities so it really is like comparing apples to oranges.
Here's what we did

Warm up: 3x10 of
Hanging Rows
Bench Dips
Sit ups
Squats
Superman back extensions
Samson stretch

Workout: It was supposed to be 3 rounds but we ran out of time (I think I did it 2.5x)
50 Jumping jacks
20 Squats
20 Squat Jumps
20 Alternating Lunges each leg
15 Burpees
25 Push ups
30 Second Mountain Climbers
50 Crunches
1 min Plank

Total Time: Warm up took about 7 min and the workout took (if I remember correctly) about 33min to do it 2.5 times
HR: around 160-170
Sweat'o'Metre: it wasn't super sweaty, we also worked out at night when it was cool
Burn'o'Metre: since the exercises were grouped together with common muscle groups it was quite a good burn each round :)

What I Did: "Relaxing Run" no..not really

I'm not what you'd call a runner. Much of my early years of fitness consisted of a lot of running as I knew no better. I also do not have what you'd call a "runners physique" (you know the long lean feather types? ya that's not me). Anyhow regardless of my body type or abilities whenever I think of going for a run I think, ah yes solitude and cool breezes floating over the running path...then I actually go run and it's not like that at all. It's more like "keep going, push harder, breath and try not to let your heart smash out of your chest!" but I still do it and I still enjoy it because it's good to challenge yourself with something you're not the best at. It keeps you humble ;)
So I ran today, no need for warm up/workout details other than the following (warm up was my personal training session with my client this morning...)
Distance: 5.79km (I did 3 sprint intervals at then end...then I wanted to die so I jogged the rest)
Total Time: 33:15 (with a 2 min cool down walk included in that)
HR: 170-190
Sweat'o'Metre: sheesh, you tell me by the looks at that photo! Afterwards I immediately ran to the sink to wash my face as my eyes were filling with sweat...oh the sting...
Burn'o'Metre: other than the burn of sweat in my eyes...the lungs were burning huge on those end springs