Remember the last time I posted work outs? I had mentioned that I might get a chance to head to the track later that day? Well I did. It was great! Our kids are in a track & field program this summer that meets at the high school track for an hour twice per week. I packed my exercise gear and hit the track!

I spent approximately 35-40 minutes doing all sorts of fun, fat-burning, calorie-burning things: 6 x 100+ meter sprints, bleacher running, one leg hopping up bleachers, triceps dips on the bleachers, side-to-side running up bleachers, lunging up bleachers… and then some walking lunges around the track and some push-up variations to finish it off. It was a fun jolt of variety to add to my work outs – a perfect, sunny day to be out there… watching my kids run as well. It was really, really fun!

A couple other parents there asked me if I was “in training” for an event coming up, since I appeared to be working out so “hard”. I just laughed and said, “Yes. I’m training for LIFE!”

I’m completely used to the odd-ball looks I get from most people now!

Yesterday, I went out for a stress-busting, relaxing 4.5 mile run. My legs were still wiped out from the previous day’s work out and track stuff, so this steady-paced run just felt gooood!

This morning was a resistance training day:

10 alternating lunges off top of Bosu ball with ATTEMPT to push/pop back up to ball! 2 x 25 lbs. dumbbells
32 alternating lunges onto Bosu with 2 x 25 lbs. db’s
20 “plyo” push-ups – pop up and clap at the top
10 ‘chest up’ pull-ups (coming up high enough in pull-up for chest to meet the bar)
15 (each side) one-arm ‘swings’ with 25 lbs. db
16 dead lifts with 2 x 35 lbs. db’s – 1/2 of them “slow-mo” – eccentric contractions
15 (each side) one-arm rows with 35 lbs. db
15 lateral shoulder raises with 2x 15 lbs. db’s, sitting on exercise ball & leaning back at approx. 45 degree angle
20 side-to-side squats over the top of the Bosu ball, 2 x 25 lbs. db’s on shoulders
Then I headed outside…
15 hanging rows from the side of the trampoline
20 bench jumps
30 alternating fast high step-ups

I did abs a little bit later… I got distracted by the sun starting to rise!
Abs: 30 side sits (each side) on exercise ball (obliques) while holding medicine ball at chest
30 overhead throw-type full sits on exercise ball using medicine ball to “throw”
60 seconds side plank each side, 60 seconds one-leg front plank (each leg)

You know, I almost didn’t get out of bed to do this this morning. I clearly did NOT get enough sleep… my legs were still pooped from recent work outs… I had a few other “excuses” rolling around in my brain, too! In hind sight, of COURSE I’m so glad I dragged my derriere out from the sheets! It’s why I like to say, “Motion is Life”… I always, always feel better after MOVING!

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