This week went really well. Met my FitBlogger fitness challenge goal this week: 150 crunches 3x! Kev and I had our personal assessments done at the new gym this weekend. It’s a freebie for all new gym members. I spent over 30 minutes with a gal there who was very knowledgeable and helped by showing me some of the new equipment that I wasn’t familiar with that our current gym doesn’t have. I love the variety I’ll have for weight/strength training and look forward to working out there full time. Still working on setting up a plan for that which is part of my 48 Days to a Better Me challenge.
My current trainer, Scott has been bringing in his resistance bands and I MUST HAVE a set. They are awesome (picture above is similar to the ones he has). I have some now but they are all the same size. The tension size really makes a difference in various workouts so they are on my wish list. They have resistance bands at the new gym but the only problem is they can only be used with a trainer and since I won’t have one, I’ll have to bring in my own.
Workouts were good this week and I’m hoping this week will be even better. How was your week? If you have a workout log you want to share feel free to link to it here in the comments. Here’s mine….
Monday-
*Personal training
Time: 1 hr
Full body workout!
Tuesday-
*Walk Away the Pounds Big Burn 2 mile DVD (walk/jog)
Time: 33 min.
FitBlogger goal: 150 crunches
Wednesday- Day off
Thursday-
FitBlogger goal: 150 crunches
Friday-
*Treadmill
Time: 20 min.
Miles: 1.09
*Personal Training
Time: 1 hr
Boxing and upper body today. I actually almost passed out at the gym. The room we were boxing in was sooooo hot and as soon as we went out on the main floor, I got so lightheaded. But I had water and took it easy for a few minutes then pressed on. Overall it was a pretty good workout!
Saturday-
*Spin class
Time: 1 hr
*Weights/Strength training (personal assessment at new gym)
Time: 30 min.
Sunday-
FitBlogger goal: 150 crunches
Here’s a question I asked my mailing list subscribers this week:
Do you have a favorite weight loss/fitness/healthy living book?
I would love to hear your suggestions. I have books still left to read and review but I am always looking for more.
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Hi Angie!
I have been thinking about getting a set of resistance bands myself! I work out mostly at home, and they could be a great addition to my set of at home exercise equipment.
I could never do 3 x 150 crunches a week. First, I have an aversion for crunches. Second, I probably could do 30 max at any one time. 🙂
I’m always glad to recommend books: the best book I read last year was Move a little, lose a lot. It’s very well written and gives lots of food for thought.
Resistance bands are great! Definitely would be a nice addition to your home gym. As for the 150 crunches, you can do it. There are many ways to do crunch/core work! I do 25, stop and take a rest for a minute or however long I need and then get back to it. Will definitely check out the book you recommend. Thank you!
I’ve had a set of resistance bands for a few years and have only used them a few times. Sad, I know.
I have 21 Day Weight Loss Kickstart by Neil D. Barnard M.D. waiting for me to read. I have a few ahead of it, but have skimmed through and it looks full of helpful info.
I have some fitness equipment that I have bought and hardly use too. Thanks for the book title, will check it out.
Way to go with those fitness goals! 😀 Sounds like you’re incorporating a lot of intentional movement into your week…nice work! Love reading about the progress. 🙂 Week 2 – here we go!
I love bootcamp and higher intensity workouts that are tough but fast and over like that! Also lots of core work…one of my favorite moves? The Plank! THE most effective move you can do for your entire core (and it gets you breathing hard! I love that!). 🙂
The main fitness books I have are different workout books (less on philosophies of fitness), but I love Runner’s World Magazine as an inspiration and sites like https://maxworkout.com/ and https://www.marksdailyapple.com/ as good resources and ways to move! Check them out. 🙂
Keep up your great work!
Bonnie,
Thank you so much for stopping by! I will definitely check out those sites and work on my plank. Now that I think of it I should have said core/ab work 3x a week. Who says I can’t change it up right? LOL
Holy workouts Batman! That’s fantastic Angie! Wow.
I’m similar to Bonnie, I like high intensity circuits and interval training along with my heavy weights. And on Monday a full 12 week weight training routine is coming to Fitblogger, finally got off my butt and wrote one out for everyone.
Thanks Rita! I look forward to the 12 week training program. Might be something I can work with once I no longer have a personal trainer sometime in April.