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.
Warm up: About 10 minutes of my Mutu program of core and stretching
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.
Total Time: 20:31 HR: 140-150 Sweat'o'Metre: not really so much of a glisten this time. took it easy. Burn'o'Metre: upper body strength has really disintegrated during pregnancy so the upper body ones were a bit of a burn for me.
Aaaand this is me planking at 8 months pregnant haha!
the stamina isn't what it once was but I'm still pretty pumped that I can still do a plank!
I'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.
Warm up: First video or two of playlist/workout 1 Workout: Workout playlist 1 on ReFitRev's youtube channel Cool Down: last video or two of the playlist This is one of my fav's from the playlist.
Total Time: 43:25 HR: 150-170 (mostly around 160 though) Sweat'o'Metre: red faced and moist forehead (which I hear is safe for pregnancy at this stage so that's good!) 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! No photo today. Too lazy, tired and sick.
I'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 something 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.
Warm up: I did my MuTu stuff (core, alignment and stretches) 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.
Total Time: MuTu took less than 10 min + 22:27 workout = probably just under 30 minutes HR: 140-150 Sweat'o'Metre: yeah getting that forehead sweat on for sure! Burn'o'Metre: Felt it with the upper body for sure and a little with the core.
Workin on those pipes. Will need more strength for strollers and carriers and adorable chubby babies!
I 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.
Warm up:Today I did that MuTu stuff for about 10 min before hand plus the first video of ReFitRev's workout #3
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:
Total Time: 32 minutes (not counting the 10 min MuTu session) HR: 150-160 Sweat'o'Metre: it's dripping off the bangs today! Gotta love a good sweat :) 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!
Yesterday 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. Warm up: First song! Workout: RefitRev's workout playlist #3 til the song above Total Time: 30 minutes HR: 150 Sweat'o'Metre: yeah pretty moist almost dripping Burn'o'Metre: can't really remember but the calves I do, lots of jumping!
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.
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!).
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!
No stats today, it was fairly light and unstructured I just wanted to move and get the blood pumping.
So today do something that makes you feel good and is good for your body. Enjoy life :)
In 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).
Warm up: I did Tiffany Rothe's pregnancy warm up here
Workout: And twice through this "ballet butt" workout
Total Time: 32:56 HR: 150 after warm up, around 130-140 for the workout Sweat'o'Metre: though my HR was low I was still starting to sweat at the end of the first round of the workout 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! :)
got some new mats for working out...and more for doing dishes in the kitchen. Yay no sore back!
This 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;
Warm up: On Neila Rey's website she has a little blurb about warming up you can find it here 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.
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.
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 HR: 150-160 consistently Sweat'o'Metre: yep sweating! No dripping on the carpet though thankfully but it's certainly warm in here now! 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.
crappy photo, I was too lazy to attach the flash today.
