Day 1-5 and back to Zero

So I started over last Saturday after finding no time on Friday to get sweaty.

Saturday, Sunday - SKI SKI SKI

Monday - Snowshoe

Tuesday, Wednesday SKI SKI SKI

I love getting my physical activity outdoors and away from the confines of the gym. It feels good to have my feet on the earth ... or in these cases my skis and snowshoes. However, I still found myself craving the intensity of a work out that I can achieve at the gym and after a full day of skiing I still found myself in the gym by the afternoon.

I have not worked out in the past 3 days. I think it is part alcohol related and part emotional influences. It's very challenging to pull myself off the couch when I am feeling hung over or sad. I'm going to try to start over again today at day 1. Some people say that working out makes you feel better. We will see, but for now it's Day Zero.

Made it to Day 6 ... starting over tomorrow

I can't remember what I did on Day 4 but I know that I spun poi on Day 5 and rode my bike on Day 6.

But today is Sunday, and we sprung forward one hour and I am feeling the change. So I am allowing myself a day of adjustment and I will start again tomorrow.

I guess the nice thing about this journey so far is that I can always start again tomorrow.

Day 2 and 3 .... Very Sweaty

Flatirons Athletic Club

1 hour each day

Cardio to the Max!

I have been going through a lot of resistance in my life lately and I think I took it all out at the gym these past two days. Tuesday I hit the treadmill, rowing machine and eliptical. It was easy to do because the gym was playing the biggest loser on every TV screen. It's hard not to be motivated when you see people twice your size busting their ass.

Wednesday I went to a ski conditioning class ... squats squats and more squats!!!

day 2 ...Planet motion

Alchemy of Movement

1 hour

Sweat Sweat Sweat

Basically I spent this evening in a tribal dance intoxication. It was great. There is no better way to work out than when you forget you are working out and surrender to the music!

Day 1 Walking and Yoga.

It was beautiful outside today so I spent it walking with my girlfriend. It was a great way to get some movement and catch up with my friend.

Later that day I found the energy to also attend a 90 minute yoga class. It pretty much kicked my butt at times but overall I felt very accomplished by the end of it.

Day 7 .... I'm not sure this really counts.

I went out Friday night in to Saturday morning. Yes, I was dancing my ass off at 1:00 am on Saturday but I am not sure this really counts as my conscious, sweaty movement. Maybe I should make a disclaimer that the movement can not be alcohol induced.

So I'll be starting over at Day 1 because the rest of Saturday I spent recovering from the early morning dance party. It's OK though. I feel no disappointment.

Day 6 Conscious Walking

I knew I would have very little time for exercise today due to my busy schedule so I simply power walked around the track for 20 minutes during my lunch break.

Day 5 Yoga

My Home

Yoga

25 minutes

I really didn't want to do anything when I got home this evening. It was a busy day and after putting in long hours all I wanted to do was go to eat and sleep. I really thought that I would have to start over at Day 1 tomorrow, but then I reminded myself "it's only 20 minutes." This reminder prompted me to set the oven timer, throw my dinner in and roll out the yoga matt. I stretched, posed and twisted to the sweet smell of potatoes and the minutes went by in a flash. Now I just need to figure out how to fit 20 in to my even busier day tomorrow!

Day 4 Soul Sweat

Alchemy of Movement

Soul Sweat

1 hour

Degree of Sweat: Manageable

Today I went back to Alchemy of Movement, even after my less than climactic NIA class, to take a class called Soul Sweat. I really liked today's class. It was upbeat, kept me engaged, and got my heart pumping. The song choices were of good quality so I enjoyed dancing to them. I'm extremely tired though. It seems like I get home with barely enough time to wind down before I go to sleep and start all over again. I may want to rethink my work out schedule and consider hitting up the gym in the mornings.

Day 3 Treadmill

Flatirons Athletic Club

Treadmill

30 minutes

Degree of Sweat: Average

Even though I was on a machine that keeps you walking/running in the same place I was still much more engaged than the NIA class from last night. It's probably because when I am on the treadmill I can just totally zone out. I just pop in my head phones and I can listen to some good jams or watch TV. Tonight I opted for the second. The Biggest Loser was on and that was huge, no pun intended, motivation to keep on running!

Day 2 ... N.I.A.

Alchemy of Movement

N.I.A. dance class

1 hour

Degree of Sweat: Mild

"Originally, Nia stood for Non-Impact Aerobics. The letters ‘NIA’ have come to stand for Neuromuscular Integrative Action, in other words, the interaction between our bodies and our minds."

Whatever NIA stands for I found it incredibly boring none the less. I like the idea of dancing as a way to put my body in motion but this particular class felt so forced. My body was not being inspired by the generic brand dance music. I found my mind drifting off as I reluctantly did another jazz step, kick and turn. I thought that as long as I was doing 20 minutes of some sort of movement that I would feel accomplished. Today I just felt bored, uninspired and I actually left the class with 15 minutes to go! Now, I'm not writing NIA off completely. The instructor was great and I can see how some people could really get in to this .... but for a girl who is accustomed to a 4 hour psychedelic aerobics Phishdance party, NIA put me to sleep.