2/9/14 - 2/15/14 for Jess (and a bit on last week)

Last week I did Level 3 of the Kickbox FastFix DVD - I think it was on Thursday.

Sun: nothing
Mon: nothing
Tues: 30 Day Shred, Level 1
Wed: nothing
Thurs: Kickbox FastFix, Level 1
Fri: nothing
Sat: nothing

-Jessica

1/12/14-1/18/4 for Jess

Sunday: nothing
Monday: karate with friends for about an hour
Tuesday: Kickbox Fastfix, Level 1
Wednesday: nothing
Thursday: Kickbox Fastfix, Level 2
Friday: nothing
Saturday: long walk with a friend

-Jess

1/5/14-1/11/14

Sun: nothing
Mon: 3 Mile Walk (Leslie Sansone)
Tues: serious housework for 2 hours straight
Wed: 30 Day Shred, Level 1
Thurs: a couple miles of walking, some of it carrying a toddler
Fri: nothing
Sat: 30 Day Shred, Level 1

Hurrah! back in business. :)

-Jess

Dec. 8 - end of the year, for Jess

Sun. - Wed.: nothing
Thurs.: 30 Day Shred, Level 1

And then I got a hideous head cold that lasted THREE WEEKS. Gah. No working out for me over vacation. Started up again today.

-Jess

Pregnancy Exercises

Well, I've finished my round of personal training sessions.  Halfway through, I lost my original trainer, so my workouts were much less challenging after that.

And now, I'm about 24 weeks along and find that my belly interferes with a lot of the things I had been doing - even walking on the treadmill.

So, now I rotate between the elliptical trainer, bicycle, and machine weights.

Any good ideas for pregnancy workouts?

Nov. 24 - Dec. 7 for Jess

Sun: nothing
Mon: 30 Day Shred, Level 1
Tues - Sat: nothing


Sun.-Tues: nothing
Wed: 30 Day Shred, Level 1
Thurs: Dance with Julianne, Ballroom: did the cha-cha and jive sections (and warm-up and cool-down!)
Fri: nothing
Sat: 30 Day Shred, Level 1

Turns out that if I put on my exercise clothes first thing in the morning, I'm more likely to exercise. Whodathunkit? :)

-Jess

Nov. 3 - Nov. 9 for Jess

Sun: nothing
Mon: nothing
Tues: nothing
Wed: Banish Fat, Boost Metabolism
Thurs: nothing
Fri: No More Trouble Zones
Sat:

Oct. 27 - Nov. 2 for Jessica

Sun: nothing
Mon: 30 Day Shred, Level 1
Tues: nothing
Wed: 30 Day Shred, Level 1
Thurs: 4.5 hours heavy housework
Fri: 30 min. walk
Sat: nothing

-Jess

Sept. 15 - Sept. 21

Sun: nothing
Mon: 30 Day Shred, Level 2
Tues: nothing
Wed: nothing
Thurs: about a 30 minute hike, hilly but not fast.
Fri:  ?
Sat: ?

What I've been doing

Exercise has been happening, even though I haven't posted about it.  A new gym opened near us at the beginning of August, and I've been going at least three times a week.  For the past month, one of those days has been committed to working with a personal trainer, which I've enjoyed.  It has definitely added variety to my workout and challenged me in new ways.  Beyond that, I've been doing spin, cardio machines, and machine weights.

Sept. 8 - Sept. 14

Sunday: nothing
Monday: nothing
Tues: hour+ walk with dog
Wed: this workout - WOW. So out of breath.
Thurs: nothing
Friday: nothing
Saturday: Banish Fat, Boost Metabolism DVD

-Jessica

Sept. 1 - Sept. 7

Sun: nothing
Mon: nothing
Tues: took the new dog for a long walk!
Wed: 30 Day Shred, Level 1
Thurs: took the new dog for a shorter walk
Fri: nothing
Sat: nothing

I'm finding having a dog is making me more active every day - even on the "nothing" days I'm doing more walking and active playing b/c of the dog. Cool!

-Jess

8/25/13 - 8/31/13

Sun: nothing
Mon: heavy cleaning, including moving furniture
Tues: Personal Training with Jackie, minus arm and back sections (pulled my shoulder a bit yesterday moving furniture!)
Wed: nothing
Thurs: Kickbox FastFix, Level 1
Fri: nothing
Sat: nothing

I only officially worked out twice, but it still felt like a good, active week. I'm  happy with this!  :)

-Jess

the rest of the week

Friday: 30 Day Shred, Level 2
Saturday: 30 Day Shred, Level 3

-Jess

sometimes I do this weird thing called exercise . . .

Mon., July 29: 30 Day Shred, Level 1

. . . . aaaand, skip to . . . .

Thurs., August 22: 30 Day Shred, Level 1


-Jess

The last few weeks. . .

Wk of July 7 - water aerobics; weightlifting at the gym
Wk of July 14 - Ab Ripper X
Wk of July 21 - water aerobicx (x2); hanging ab crunches

WW is still going well.  I've lost a total of 12 lbs overall, and I have finally reached my pre-baby weight (4 yrs after his birth . . .).  I looks like I'm going to need to work harder on working out as weight loss is slowing down a bit.  Of course, that might have something to do with our Cheesecake Factory visit last week . . . yum.

In other exciting news, Gold's Gym opens up near us in a couple of weeks.  We've already got our membership, and I'm itching to get into a spin class.

The rest of the week . . .

I did Level 1 of the 30 Day Shred on Thursday, which brought my total number of workouts last week up to TWO. :) But that's better than one!

This week, I'm going for three. :D

-Jess

a scattering of workouts

Week-before-last: Jilllian Michaels' Biggest Winner, Maximize, Back in Action (what a title!)

Last week: Jillian Michaels' Kickbox Fastfix, I-forget-which-level

Today: Jillian Michaels' Ripped in 30, Level 4


 . . . and this week, my goal is to work out more than once!

-Jess

Week 4

M- Prevention Belly, Butt, and Thighs (almost all- interrupted)
T- Bob's Pure Strength beginner 20 min
W- Jillian's yoga meltdown level 2
R- Running Club (2 miles) 
F- walked around Austin carrying a 15lb baby and chasing a toddler- counts right? :) 
S- nothing
S- Jillian's yoga meltdown level 2

We went to Austin this week for a mini vacation. It was awesome- reminded me of the CA lifestyle a bit. 

In the pool . . .

We've had family visiting this week, so I haven't done my usual treadmill routines.  I did pick up a water aerobics class again this summer, though.  Last time around, I was in decent shape and wasn't too impressed by the level of difficulty of the course.  I was, however, impressed by the tan I got while in the class and stuck with it.

This summer, with a year of distance from my gym days, my condition can best be described as "jiggly."  So I should not be surprised that, after only two classes in the pool, my calf muscles feel like they have knots in them.  No pain, no gain, right?