#AwesomeApril

I cannot believe we are already in month four of 2012.  Holy moly.

It’s a pretty fantastic thing to be able to say I’ve now had a solid three month recommitment to working out!  And even when I’m having an off day or feeling a bit off my game, I don’t feel like it’s going to rock the commitment boat!  Don’t you love that feeling?!!

Last week pretty much rocked!  I write up my workout plans on Monday mornings and I’m always curious to see how close to these plans I can stick.  Some weeks it’s a real challenge and inevitably something always gets derailed (this week it was Bodypump…booo) but I sort of purposely over-plan so I don’t feel like I bombed when something doesn’t work out.

Monday – Upper Body Burn + Treadmill Torch

Tuesday – 20 minutes ARC + 20 minutes treadmill with some truly education reading…

Wednesday – Lower Body Blast (coming soon!) + ARC trainer

Thursday – finished work too late to make Bodypump so the happy pupper and I took an evening walk to the park instead…

Holiday Friday – even though I had the day off and spent the morning drinking coffee with a friend I still managed a 30 minute walk in the sun with the pupper + a 30 minute sweaty strength training session.  Good Friday indeed!

Saturday – we planned a leisurely walk with the dogs along Island View Beach into our plans…between cider tasting and date night dinner. :)

And Sunday I happily laid like broccoli on the sofa. 

I do foresee gym days becoming a bit fewer now that the weather is truly getting clearer.  I will not feel guilty for enjoying the sun with my dog and my honey instead of hanging out indoors with equipment and earphones.  I will, however, maintain a solid routine and bursts of calorie burning!

What’s your favourite warm weather activity to stay fit?  I’m thinking backyard badminton and hikes at the local beaches and parks.

Awesome April

Oh my lordy, how the heck is it April already?  March just zoomed on by!

March Madness didn’t come out quite as super-duper-over-the-top as I had originally planned but it certainly was no slouch on the workout frontier.  Overall I got in 20 great activity days: 11 of those at the gym, 1 yoga class, a whopping 7 long walks or hikes, and 1 sweaty cleaning spree at Michael’s house.  Considering I had an injured back and was attacked by a plaguing headache at different points in the month it seems to me things came out just fine!

Last week’s workouts:

Monday – Upper Body Burn + Treadmill Torch

Tuesday – light hike around Thetis Lake

Wednesday – Lower Body Blast + ARC trainer

Thursday, Friday, Saturday – hit with a headache plague :(

Sunday – helped Michael’s sister move + dog park

I apparently slacked as far as photos go, so here’s a cutie of Chibi. ha.

Let’s see how I did on March’s goals…hmmm…?

• completing Winter Shape Up
• trying new muscle group specific strength training
• being far more diligent about what I’m shoving in my mouth
• not skipping weekend dog walks and hikes with Michael
• attending a Zumba class (!!)

Well, I did end up passing on the last week of Winter Shape Up because I was too excited to start making up my own strength workouts. I finalized my Upper Body Burn and will have a Lower Body Blast posted later this week. Not too sure I’ve been more diligent about what I shove in my mouth…some days yes, some days not so much. :) Definitely not skipping weekend walks and hikes when the weather is good. The dogs love us! Instead of Zumba I’m trying BodyPump. I missed the session last week but it’s on my workout plan for this Thursday. Better late than never!

Goals for #AwesomeApril:

• Keep on powering through to-do lists and #EmbraceMonday!
• Drink more water
• 4 x BodyPump – no excuses!
• Weekend hikes and dog walks continued
• Find or create a new healthy snack recipe

Am I the last person ever to try BodyPump?  Are you a fan?  What do you love/hate about the class?  I’m excited!