A Long Day

Well this week is a write off! I was so pumped Sunday night. Core de Force is offered on Challenge du Jour, and it's a new one - MMA Plyo! Sounds awesome. It's a little long at 47 minutes but it's a program that I love. Monday morning - I bake buns. Usually that's enough work that it counts as an "activity" on my FitBit. But not today! So I thought I could try the Plyo in the afternoon. I didn't even press play. Zero motivation! Tuesday - my regular day off. But I wanted to try Plyo again. But I had so much else on my mind, I needed to get groceries and my youngest daughter had a program at the library. So after 5 minutes, I gave up. Today - my day to exercise. Let's just say that the night was long and full of me not sleeping. And it snowed a bunch. So I decided to forgo the workout in favour of shovelling the driveway. Still exercise, just not the exercise I was expecting. 

I really don't know what's going on with me. Maybe I've hit a plateau or something. Maybe I need to try something new. But I don't know what else to do! I could try doing more weights. I enjoyed that before. I just need to find a program that challenges me and excites me. I though that was Core de Force. And if that can't motivate me, what can? 

Maybe it's just that time of year. It's the Winter Solstice today. The shortest day. I've been tired. I've been cold. I've been stuck inside. In short, I've been in hibernation mode. I'm hoping this will change with the longer days. I guess I'll just chalk this week up to a bad week and try again next time. I'm taking a break for Christmas but after New Years, I want to get back into it. 

Update: I shovelled the driveway and logged my activities into my FitBit (including my baking day). So now I'm back to 2/3 days this week. I feel better now that I've gotten some fresh air. I'll likely spend the rest of the day reading but now at least I know that I've earned the rest! 

Friday

Today I sat down into front of the TV and tried to press play. It was the last day for Core de Force MMA Shred. And you know how much I love that program! But I couldn't do it. I don't know why. Maybe I haven't slept very well this week. Maybe I have other things on my mind. Maybe I'm bored and drained of motivation. Who knows. I was about to pack it in when I remembered my Fitbit. And my goal of working out 3 times a week. So I sucked it up. I picked a shorter video to do -  Low & Slow from The 20s. My little buddy exercised with me so that helped me get through it. To be honest, it wasn't one of my favourites but some exercise is better than none. It was a lot of plank work. I exercise in my basement - it's where my AppleTV is set up. There is carpet in the basement. It's not ideal but it's the best I have. The carpet did a number to my elbows!! Next time I will haul out of the the mats I have packed away. But the one thing I won't do is give up. Sore elbows and zero motivation, I will always push myself. Yes, I will have days that I will fail but I will keep moving.

Work Work Work

Monday:
I baked buns. Three dozen. I always knew that it was work to knead that much dough so it's nice to get a bit of confirmation. I love this Fitbit!

Wednesday:
I did Core de Force MMA Shred. It's one of my favourites. And even though it's longer than most workouts, it flies by and I love doing it!!

Oh, and I never said I look pretty after a workout!! But I clean up well! 

And I got my steps in!! I even hit 10,114! It's a new personal best. I have always struggled at getting steps in. I set 8000 as my goal because I figured it's a challenge, but an attainable challenge. So it's nice to see some improvement and progress!! 

Like Riding a Bike

The temperature outside is currently -30C, with the wind chill, it feels like -40C. So I decided to go for a bike ride. On my stationary bike! It has been awhile since I used it, before summer. But it was just like riding a bike (I'm so funny!)

When I go for a 20 minute ride, my goal is to hit 5 miles and burn over 100 calories. I was nervous about reaching my goal since it's been so long, but I nailed it! Yay, go me!!

The Spice of Life

Today is Monday - workout day. When I looked at Beachbody on Demand, there wasn't much I was too excited about. I've done the Core de Force MMA Speed a few times so I wanted to try something different. I looked in to 22 Minute Hard Corp - Special Ops: Resistance. But I don't have all the extra equipment that was needed. So I turned to a quick and easy favourite - Turbofire HIIT 15. It was a good short and intense workout. Just what I needed to get myself in the right mindset for the day.

It was a tough weekend. A big snowstorm blew in last Monday and lasted for a couple days. We needed to clear snow at our acreage. Normally, we would use the tractor to do that, but this fall we had a small (big) mouse problem. When my husband went to start the tractor, it ran for a few minutes until he got on and went to go. Then it died. We managed to get the console off and looked at the wires. Shredded. So we loaded our snowblower on the back of the truck (in town) and drove it to the acreage. It took nearly 2 hours of blowing snow to clear a path down the driveway and in front of the garage. But I got in my steps that day!! So even though I didn't get in a beachbody workout, I definitely exercised. And that's what keeps me going. I know I would quit if I had to do the same workout everyday! Even the same program can bore me after awhile. So it's nice to be able to pick what I want to do. And now that it's winter, there's always a driveway to shovel. Or a kid to push on the sled. And now we're in for another 3-4 inches today!! Oh boy!!

At least my kids love the snow!!!

Winter Workouts

I haven't been doing a lot of my Beachbody workouts lately. Oh, I'm full of excuses - I'm sore, it's cold, I'm busy and yesterday's was the streaming wouldn't work! But that doesn't mean that I haven't been active!!

It started snowing Monday afternoon. My kids love snow. And I do too. So instead of sweating to a video, I've been running in the snow, shovelling the driveway and going for walks. I've lost track of how many times I've helped my girls into their snowsuits - but I'm not complaining!! It's a great and especially fun way to stay active. Without dragging yourself through a video you aren't all that excited to do.