My Coach, the beautiful and intelligent Sj Nieusma, has ordered me to get out of my workout "comfort zone" effective immediately! Aside from my normal weight training routine, she has thrown me some new cardio workouts that, quite frankly, I wasn't sure I would be able to get through.
The first of my new workouts is called HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) and is a no-joke cardio workout. Here is the actual text message from my trainer (to the right)... I was ordered to "Kill it", period! Lol!
One set consists of the following: 5 Burpees, 5 push ups, 10 Burpees, 10 pushups, 5 vertical jumps, 5 full sit-ups, 10 vertical jumps, 10 sit-ups, 5 tuck jumps, 5 laying leg lifts, 20 Burpees. Multiply that set by 3, and you have a full cardio workout.
Now, I have to say, the first round went fairly well. However, the next two rounds I would really have to push myself through. It was not as easy as I thought it was going to be.
My 2nd newest workout comes via Sj, in the form of Tabata. Tabata is no joke. I had only done it a couple of times before Sj sent me my new Tabata workout. I was slightly more worried about getting through this one! But I know for a fact, due to past experience, that I can make it through a tough Tabata workout!
Yesterday, I was not able to perform my Coach-ordered Tabata due to an unforseen migraine. Today, I had what we migraine sufferers call "migraine hangover." It wasn't as bad as it usually is the day after a bad migraine, so I decided to do what my trainer has been teaching me... I decided to just work with what I have where I'm at.
That being said, I put on my workout clothes and Nikes, and walked down to the beach. We have a lovely Farmer's Market down there, so I decided since I could not do any strenuous cardio, that I was feeling up to taking a low impact walk. I shopped, carried home my mostly organic produce, and it felt great to be outside for a bit. My arms were even a little sore after I got home!
Tomorrow I will try my new Tabata workout, providing my headache has fully disapated. To make up for yesterdays missed workout, I will not utilize this Sunday as my "rest" day. I think I rested enough yesterday and today!
Slowly but surely, I am getting this weight off. It is deffinately not happening as quickly as I would have liked, but that is okay. I'm Warrioring through the illnesses that I have created myself, by adding 100+ pounds of extra weight on my body over the years. It took me time to put it all on, and it will take time to work it all off.
But I will get there. One layer at a time. One pound at a time. One clean meal at a time. One workout at a time. One day at a time. XOXOXO Please come follow me over at BellaOnline at my 'Cooking for Kids' forum for awesome healthy recipes for kids and busy moms with busy families: http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art65002.asp
~The Kap (Continue scrolling down for my success pictures to date)
My progress, above, from Jan 2012 to March 2013
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