Weekly round-up!

I've been slacking! Only made it to the gym twice this past week, and I didn't teach tap either. I've been a total bum!! I cannot wait until it gets nicer outside... I'd love to start running in the mornings.

March 28-April 3, 2016

• Spin class: 33 minutes, 10.4 miles.
• Treadmill: walk 15 minutes, high incline.
• Stationary bike: 15 minutes, 11 resistance.
• 24 push-ups, 24 sit-ups, 45 second plank, 12 burpees, 24 mountain climbers, 25 jumping jacks, 12 weighted squats. 
• At least 910 calories burned.

I was late to spin class because I wanted to get some HIIT in. My goal is to get back to a routine of at least going every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, with the occasional weekend day. We'll see. We're starting to get really busy at work, what with it being April, and we need to have everything for Summer Reading locked down by Memorial Day... That, and we have 8 rehearsals until the recital. Eight. My Tap 1 piece is a hot mess, and I just realized that Roger Daltrey says "Who the fuck are you?!" in the middle of my recital song... So... that's a problem. Did I mention our Summer Reading Kick-Off event is the same day as the recital?! What a long weekend I have to look forward to!!

Is there such thing as a "normal week?"

Every time I think my week will be back to normal, something throws me for a loop. Whether it's an unexpected sinus infection or your husband has a 3 day suspension and pneumonia, nothing seems to be "normal" anymore.

Yes, all 3 of those things happened this past week.

Because of this sinus infection, I only managed to work out twice this past week.

March 21-27, 2016

• Ran 2.25 miles.
• Spin class: 60 minutes, 16.2 miles.
• Stair stepper: 16 minutes, 1301 steps.
• 12 push-ups, 25 walking lunges, 25 high knee walks.
• 2h 45m of teaching tap.
• At least 1366 calories burned.

Next week will be better. I am hoping for no unexpected illness and a pretty normal week. It's spring break for both the Kaneville schools and at the dance studio. Meaning I'm not teaching and the library will likely be packed with kids... so maybe it won't be so normal after all... 

Weekly Round Up

On Sunday's I'm going to start posting a weekly round-up of my gym happenings.

March 14-20, 2016

• 1 session upper body, 1 session lower body, 1 session whole body; 3 total sessions.
• 108 upper body strength training reps.
• 75 lower body strength training reps.
• Ran 1 mile.
• Spin class: 60 minutes, 19.6 miles.
• 48 lunge walks, 24 push-ups, 24 burpees, 48 high knee walks, 48 sit-ups, 48 mountain climbers. 
• 3.5 hours of teaching tap.
• At least 1,621 calories were burned. 

Now I can set weekly goals and have someplace to record them. 

In August of 2014, I ran a half marathon with my friend Sheena. We set a goal, signed up together, and finished. By the end of the race, I said to myself that I'll never sign up for another 13.1 miles ever again. And now, here I am, 1.5 years later, contemplating signing up for another one. It's the Madison Mini-Marathon that runs through downtown Madison, WI. It's on August 20th. I want to do it as a graduate school graduation present to myself, as I just finished my degree online via UW Madison this past December. Crazy, right? Let's run 13.1 miles because I got a masters degree! Runner's World has ranked it #14 as the best half-marathon in the U.S., it goes past over 13 landmarks, and it's advertised as well-shaded and right on the lake. It sounds beautiful, and fulfilling. One problem is I really hope to be pregnant by August. Do I sign up still? Peter and I have postponed fun things because we're trying to have a baby, and it hasn't panned out for us just yet. So I don't want to miss out, but I also don't want to run 13.1 miles pregnant. Carol, my friend, suggested signing up, training, and if I do get pregnant, I can just walk it. I have until mid-April to decide, because after that, the price goes up to $85. Next week I'll start running more seriously, and we'll see how I feel after 2 weeks.