Day 233: It’s becoming apparent to me that I need some help with time management. Lately, I feel stressed all the time due to lack of hours in the day. I am guessing that 99.9% of the world can relate to this. I would love to hear any time management suggestions and how you fit in your workouts on those days.
On Thursday, the only workout that I felt I had time for was to ride my bike to and from work. Round trip it takes me 40 minutes, which feels like a nice workout for a normal day, but since I have tried to ramp up my workouts lately, I felt as though that was a bit of a slackjob.
Day 234: On Friday morning I woke up at 6 a.m. to fit in a TRX workout in my family room/dining room/kitchen. If you’re wondering why there are so many slashes, then I invite you to come check out our 550 sq ft two bedroom apartment! I hit walls, couches, tables and cabinets with every TRX workout I complete. Have
I mentioned how excited I am for our soon-to-be house to be built?
Day 235: Yesterday I helped out at the Great West Insurance tent at the American Heart Association Walk and gave away some on the spot coaching tips. It was an awesome event filled with people so full of life. At one point, I even got to coach Peyton Manning! Well not really, but I did see him from ten feet away (see picture above). Same thing, right? After six hours there I went to work at lululemon for the next seven hours and used my bike as my form of transportation to help me squeeze in a workout on th
is packed day. I also spent 30 minutes wandering downtown at 6 a.m. for a cup of Joe, can I add this in as a workout? Seriously…
Day 235: I just got back from the Denver Athletic Club and my body is so happy with the workout I was able to complete. I have not run in quite some time, so I figured I should try out the ol’ IT band on the treadmill before heading outdoors. The treadmills at this gym are actually touching mirrors. Have you ever run while staring at yourself for the whole time? I’m not sure I have. It’s an eye-opening experience. Try it out, I bet you’ll be more impressed with your body than you think.
As I was pounding away at the hamster wheel I thought back to five years ago when a rather mean ex-boyfriend told me that my calves had “zero definition or muscle.” Three days after that comment, I threw half of a Subway sandwich at him and asked him never to contact me again. All rational people have their irrational moments- that might have been mine, but his meanness deserved a little chicken teriyaki to the head!
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d five years, add in some experience with a good man, 236 consecutive days of working out and a running mirror at the DAC and what do you get? A Betsy with a sense of body pride that has never been felt before. I saw muscles that I never knew existed in my legs and there was even a rather large muscle bulge protruding from my calf. There have been many things that I have been proud of throughout this challenge, but seeing the results in my body has become my favorite part. I was tempted to ask the man behind me to take a picture of me running on the mill, but I thought he might try to get me kicked out. I did promise some readers that I would post some more body pictures along the way and I will get there…I still promise.
After my three-mile run I spent 30 minutes on the elliptical, followed by an hour of weight lifting and arm work. Don’t you just love taking your time at the gym? What a luxurious day to finish out a busy week.
365 Days, 365 Workouts 