Hello there! I know I stated that I'd only post once a week, but I'm in a writing mood so here goes. I've gotten a bit better at keeping up with my exercises so far, and it is extremely helpful that my husband is also working out with me. (Although we do tease each other from time to time during the exercises: "And you gave me a hard time when I couldn't get past 40 sit ups?!")
Anyway, I very nearly didn't make it this week. Tuesday was a bad day. I was PMS-ing, tired, and after a stranger tried knocking our door down at 9pm the previous night, I was a nervous wreck thinking someone was going to try and tear our door down. (We never did find out who it was, though he drove a white Dodge Ram truck with blinking lights.) I took a "rest day" and the rest of the night I admit I felt bad that I did! I kept thinking, "So what'll be the excuse tomorrow why I won't exercise?" because I do it so much. However, during downtime at work, I decided to look up new exercise routines. Maybe I was just getting bored from doing only cardio this whole time?
I found a fun-looking exercise routine that I decided to integrate into my current plan - Prevention.com's "25-Day Barre Boot Camp." I had seen barre exercises before, but everywhere had a more extensive workout and one that wasn't encouraging for a beginner. However, the boot camp was quite detailed in how to perform the moves and included photos to compare. It advertised that it could help you lose 3 lbs in a week (I'm assuming if you include a healthy diet with it). It looked easy and well, anything was better than me doing another day of cardio!
I quickly bookmarked the page on my phone and once I got home slunk into my yoga pants and a tank top and begun the exercise. OH MY GOD. I broke into a heavy sweat almost immediately and my (admittedly weak) leg and foot muscles screamed. I could feel an intense burn while I did the recommended amount of repetitions (though the site encourages that if the repetitions are too many to lower the amount or increase based on fitness level), and well......
I HAD FUN.
One of the moves actually made me look like I was attempting pliés a la a real ballerina. It was really fun and intense and kind of made me go back to when I was a little girl dancing in my bedroom. Today my legs were burning and sore (admittedly I must not have stretched enough prior to the exercise, an error I was quick to fix today before today's reps).
Result-wise: I'm keeping the Barre exercise, and going back to cardio tomorrow for a variation.
So far, I'm not seeing a huge difference body-wise. I do see my waist becoming significantly more defined, however, and my thighs are increasingly slimmer. (I'm focusing on my thighs first and foremost). I'm not as tired anymore when doing exercise and I have a bit more energy during the day.
All in all, I think I'm doing great. Let's see another bad day come up and then we'll see what I'll do. :)
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