Did not get out of bed in time to make it to the gym this morning. Did get out in time to make it to my living room though!
Today's living room workout:
In this workout I had to do a couple modified versions of the exercises:
Cross Crunch Getup - I did not do the opposite arm to opposite leg as I could not balance myself on a single arm. Instead I just crunched up, raised myself up, held and went back down.
Mountain Climbers - These are my nemesis. I had to take 15 second breaks rather than 10.
Butt Kickers - I attempted the double butt kickers but never did manage to get myself high enough to do them. (Someday though.) So I switched to single leg butt kickers instead.
I forgot to put on my heart rate monitor though, so I am not positive what my full calories worked is but I assume it was about 300. These interval training workouts are always more intense than you ever expect them to be. Next time I don't make it to the gym I will do two videos to get a full hour in!
For part of my new year resolutions I wanted to make it to the gym every weekday morning before work for at least an hour as well as run with the dog for 20-30 minutes every evening when I get home. I am setting myself up to not fail at this endeavor.
What do I mean by that? Simple. I am not starting off at that level - because I am not at that level yet.
Instead, I have focused on trying to accomplish these things each day as the day comes. I used Excel and made a tracking document for all of my resolutions. I broke it up by weeks, Monday through Sunday, so that if I manage a full week of success for my goals then I can reward myself in some form. Each day I mark down which of my goals I accomplished. Then, at the end of the week I can review what I did well and what I was not successful at. Allowing me to try something new the next week to try and reach my goals.
By the end of the year, my hope is, I should no longer need a tracking document as I will just do everything by habit!
I think the way I am approaching my resolutions this year helps guarantee success. I don't feel overwhelmed and yet I still feel accountable to reach my goals.
I hope you all are reaching yours!
~TigressSky~
What do I mean by that? Simple. I am not starting off at that level - because I am not at that level yet.
Instead, I have focused on trying to accomplish these things each day as the day comes. I used Excel and made a tracking document for all of my resolutions. I broke it up by weeks, Monday through Sunday, so that if I manage a full week of success for my goals then I can reward myself in some form. Each day I mark down which of my goals I accomplished. Then, at the end of the week I can review what I did well and what I was not successful at. Allowing me to try something new the next week to try and reach my goals.
By the end of the year, my hope is, I should no longer need a tracking document as I will just do everything by habit!
I think the way I am approaching my resolutions this year helps guarantee success. I don't feel overwhelmed and yet I still feel accountable to reach my goals.
I hope you all are reaching yours!
~TigressSky~
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