Friday, February 8, 2013

an easy workout

Foam roll
Inchworm
Body weight squats
bodyweight lunge w/torso rotations (med ball)
Ankle band side steps
pushups
plank

2 sets for 2 weeks then 3 weeks for next 4 weeks. An additional day for cardio - intervals for 60 min.

A workout that can be done at home

Foam roll.
Bent Knee side band shuffle
Banded ankle monster walk      
*frontward *backward
Banded Knee MB squat      
Inchworm
1/2 kneeling torso rotation to standing
overhead MB chop


Plank
Bird/Dog
Side Plank
Tall Kneeling MB Diagonal chop
Hip Bridge (heels down)
Pushups


Burpees/Mtn Climbers
Jumping jacks/boxing

Foam Roll
Protein Shake- scoop protein, water


one day cardio for 60 min

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

The beginning...again

This is the first post on my fitness journey blog. I am beginning this journey again. I was on this journey back in 2007 while I was deployed in Kuwait with the Army National Guard. I kept my fitness up until spring of 2012. I really have no excuse of falling into a hole, slipping, but it started when I was attending school full time and then when I lost my mother in November of 2011.
I hate that I do not workout like I once did five years ago, I was in shape, healthy, and not to mention I looked good. I'm not totally out of shape, I didn't lose it all, but have gained some around the mid section and refuse to gain anymore. I am slowly getting back into a workout routine, slowly building myself back up; however, it is hard for me to go slow. As my personal trainer tells me, 'I like to go from 0-90'. That's me, i want results now, I want that instant gratification, knowing perfectly well, I cannot have it as such. So, with that said, here I am on this journey once again, and once I reach my goal, I will not stop there; I will keep climbing.