30 Day Cardio Challenge - Day 25

I am off for the rest of the week,so I decided to venture further than normal. I jogged 1 1/2 miles to the nearest park. I thought I would have been able to jog around the walking trail. But I only made it half way. Still a good accomplishment bearing in mind I laid off working out yesterday.

Tuesday evening I did DVD 1 of P90x. This consisted of a Chest/Back and Ab workout. Needless to say my chest is still tight.

Looking forward to the transformation. :)

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30 Day Cardio Challenge - Day 24

I guess I could have used the humidity outside as an excuse to not get moving today. Or the fact that I only got 5 hours of sleep last night. But I will not use any excuses and say that I did get out there this morning. After 4 days of not jogging, the legs told me that I need to be a little more consistent. I didn't do too bad today. Since I will have a staycation starting on Wednesday, I will use that opportunity to get back into some more consistent movement. Have a great Monday.
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30 Day Cardio Challenge - Day 23

I have been off from exercising for 3 days after an eventful weekend. It is hard getting back in the swing of things but I did it today. I jogged my normal route today but didn't work too hard to avoid injury. The challenge is winding down...
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30 Day Cardio Challenge Day 22

2-1-1-1-1. No this is not a math test and it is not morse code. This is the interval length of time I ran today. It does not mean anything to you, but that #2 is impressive to me. I was able to run/jog consistent for 2 minutes. Typically it is jog 1 minute than walk 1 minute. This only shows me that I am getting closer to running for longer periods of time. Step by small step. :)

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30 Day Cardio Challenge - Day 21

It's been 2 days since I worked out last and my knees reminded me of that this morning. They did not want to cooperate with my warm-up squats. No matter, I fixed that problem w/the 1k jog this morning. LOL Last night was strength training because everywhere strength training is the way to go to burn the fat we have in our bodies. When we are in motion and more so when we are at rest. So I did shoulders, triceps and biceps routines. If I don't do anything else today, I treated my body right. :)
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30 Day Cardio Challenge - Day 20

Instead of running solo today, we took the kids to the park to shoot hoops and run drills. Well hubby ran basketball drills with the kids, while I ran/walked on the park trail. It was exceptionally cool this morning at 9am, but right around 11am you knew it was going to be a scorcher. So glad to get that out of the way today. As much as I would have rather stayed in bed this morning, the fresh did me good. Now to conquer the rest of the day. :) Three days till my born day.
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30 Day Cardio Challenge - Day 19

One thing is for sure, exercise is a great stress reliever. I love that I can run my the stress of the day out of mind or begin my day with a clear mind after a run. I have been doing a few ab routines on runnersworld.com. Try these, but you will not be able to get past the ABC planks. Killer. Six-pack here I come. :)

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30 Day Cardio Challenge - Day 18

It's always hard to get back into a routine after a long weekend. I woke up late yesterday and did not workout. Got off to a late start today but made it out anyway just cut the jogging short. I am still sore from the basketball drills we ran on Monday morning. Trust me I have a stroke, but you won't find me in the WNBA no time soon. :)
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30 Day Cardio Challenge - Day 17

I love Saturday because it gives me the opportunity to walk/run for longer period of time. Today I was a 4 mile kind of day. I need to start working on the muffin top area. I started a new routine after my workout from runnersworld.com

I have been noticing that my workout clothes are loose. Could this be a sign? I will not get on the scale to see, because the number is never right.

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30 Day Cardio Challenge - Day 16

Tuesday
Simply more of the same today. I performed by warmups from runners world and jogged a little bit longer. I think I need to get new running shoes for my birthday (7/13) I do want to encourage everyone to get your body moving doing something. Start with walking 10 to 20 minutes every other day until your body craves the movement. And it will. Our bodies were made for movement not stagnation.

Friday 7/2/2010
-Today is a scratch day because it is raining outside and I am not at a point where I run in the rain. I am sure that will change soon. LOL. I did perform my warmup/strength training routine this morning. Did I already say I love this website. Check out just a taste of the info you can use whether you are a runner, just beginning or need a boost in specific areas.
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30 Day Cardio Challenge - Day 14 & 15

Saturday marked Day 14 of this cardio challenge. I did a little too much that day. I thought I would be able to extend my run time, but I had to go to the laundromat. So I walked/ran w/daughter number one for about 15 minutes. Just about the time she complained that she was hot and her feet hurt. Ugh.Then we were off to the laundromat. Since Walmart was nearby and my car needed an oil change, I decided to drop the car off, walk back to the laundromat, then walk back to Walmart to pick up my car. Brilliant idea considering it was 90 degrees outside by the this time. My right shin let me know I did too much because by the time I was through, it became uncomfortable but not painful. I got more of a workout day than I anticipated even though I had to sit out exercising on Sunday.

Monday marks Day 15 of this challenge. I can't believe I am at the halfway mark already. This morning I tried this 7 minute stretch warm up from my fav website runnersworld.com. I performed each routine as stated and left to run this morning. Talk about explosive. I ran longer and quicker than I normally do. I think I was a little to good because I lost steam in the end. LOL I ended up walking the last 15 minutes of my run. Nonetheless, I will definitely be using this every morning to wake up my sleepy muscles.
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30 Day Cardio Challenge - Day 13

If you are only interested in sitting on the couch and eating chips, these videos are not for you. If you are not interested in exercising and improving your health, these video are not for you. Last night I did the Biggest Winner strength training session for the back of the body. If you know Jillian Michaels from the Biggest Loser, you know that she is no joke. And this session did not disappoint. When I was done, the only thing I wanted was my bed. LOL

For today's cardio session, one of two of my daughters got up early to join me. She did not know what she was in for. She will thank me in the long run. :). My hips have been on fire the last two days, so instead of running, I basically walked for 30 minutes. I managed a mini sprint during the last leg of this session. Saturday will be a better day to really get more time in. Have a great weekend

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30 Day Cardio Challenge - Day 12

Last night I wanted to do some strength training for today's run. But for some reason I got distracted and never did that. I got caught up on runnersworld.com looking for weight lifting routines for my back and never found the information.

This morning as I am doing my walk/jog training, I realized I have Jillian Michaels strength training dvd in the house I could have used. Just had a DUH moment. LOL

We will try the whole strength training thing tonight. :)

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30 Day Cardio Challenge - Day 11

Do you listen to your body? I do. When I woke up this morning, my hips were stiff. It could have been due to not exercising since Thursday or due to the way I slept last night. Either way, I knew I had to get out this morning and walk. Just walking did the trick to loosen up those old hips. LOL. I was able to get in a little jog sprint during the last leg of my walk.

It is interesting that when you do not workout, your body stiffens up. But when you do, you are more limber. Food for thought.
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30 Day Cardio Challenge - Day 10

"Push yourself past your limit". That's what my hubby said when I told him frustration yesterday with the dreaded scale not moving although I was doing all the right things. In terms of cardio that is. But I am hearing more and more that women, especially those over a certain age need to incorporate a strength training routine for optimum weight/fat loss . This is along with any cardio routine you may be doing. So my hubby/personal trainer told me that I need to do strength training routines w/high reps until failure. And this is how the new motto for me came about.

Last night, I did a couple of strength training routines on my legs and arms. This morning when I went out for my run/walk interval, I ran further than I ever did. Maybe we have something here.

The progress continues.

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30 Day Cardio Challenge - Day 8 & 9

Well it is crazy in my house this week with the kids going to Vacation Bible School, so I forgot to post. But I did workout yesterday and this morning. Yesterday was walk/run intervals and today was just speed walking. I want to get serious about running and I am following the beginner's plan on runnersworld.com The website has an abundance of information for running, working out even videos.

See you tomorrow.
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30 Day Cardio Challenge - Day 7

I am a quarter of the way through and we are doing well. The air this morning was soupy and it was ready to pour. But I went walking/jogging for at least 10 minutes to get that workout in. I was pressed for time this morning. I plan to walk this evening if it is not raining. If all else we will have to workout indoors. Enjoy your Thursday.
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30 Day Cardio Challenge - Day 6

There is nothing like working out and watching the sunset to make you forget your day. Sorry no pictures of the sunset, I was in the zone. This evening I did a walk/jog interval training for about an a mile. It took about 45 minutes which is not bad. I could have kept going, but it was getting dark. The saga continues...
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30 Day Cardio Challenge - Day 5

You would think on a Saturday I would be sleeping in till 12:00 noon. Nope, the alarm went off promptly at 7:30 am. Although I turned it off and went back to bed, the good Lord nudged me out of the bed and said, "GET MOVING". LOL

So I got up, put on my work out gear and took a long walk around the neighborhood. I walked and partially jogged for about three miles. This was good because wasn't restricted to my time.

It's 85 degrees already and it looks like its going to be a cookout type of Saturday.

Have a great weekend.
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30 Day Cardio Challenge - Day 4

Not a shabby workout morning considering it took me 15 minutes to get out of bed. The NBA final games in LA are going to kill my sleep. This morning I walked/jogged around the neighborhood. It really does pay to stretch before you get started. Your muscles are little more pliable after sleeping.

We will see what the weekend holds. Have a great weekend.

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