How the Hours Fly, As the Moon Drifts By
It’s been yoga abs for the past few days - with the increased mileage and hot yoga (which involves a lot of crazy core moves too), I finding the 365 Abs Routine Fitness Streak a bit of a boring distraction.
Streaks seems so fun in theory and after two months and I like the results - but there is this sense of “eh” about it.
After tomorrow, I’m retiring the streak. I would rather find the time and energy to complete a 120 minutes of hot yoga six times a week and get a full rest day.
I also really want more hot yoga sculpt in my life!
I had whipped up another pot of my Hearty Indian Lentil and Spinach soup for dinner - borrowing the picture from my old recipe since we even had the same mini bell peppers for the top!
The house smelled wonderful and today needed a cozy soup and some time cuddling on the couch.
I enjoyed my soup with a slice of Ezekiel toast with a wedge of Laughing Cow, but I was so hungry I forgot to photograph it. :D
Dessert was summer heaven: ripe, perfect, in season strawberries - from far, far, away and courtesy of Fresh Picks.
These fruits taste like spring which makes me jealous of the parts of the country where people are luxuriating in the sunshine.
Off to do some serious foam-rolling and yoga in front of the fireplace - I am so tight tonight!
Stellar Workouts + 5K Speed Test!
Nigel, as a baby puppy, captures how intense my workouts have been this week- and how awesome!
I had a surprise six miler yesterday.
During that run, I decided I wanted to make my Wednesday runs my speed work day and focus on the 5K distance.
It doesn’t tax me as much as my five miler speed tests, allowing me to aggressively keep increasing my weekend long runs which I run at a fast pace (rather than a slower pace as recommended by some books).
Today, I went out on my first 5K speed test and finished it in 28 minutes. When I came home, I checked my Garmin data and apparently, this is my 5K P.R.! It’s only a little over a nine minute pace and it’s my starting point.
I paired my run immediately with a Hot Power Fusion yoga class - I haven’t taken these since I’ve mostly been doing the C2’s but it was nice to have some aggressive flows.
Hot yoga and running, goes together like a PB&J sandwich!
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What I’m really proud of though is my strength training this week.
Today and on Monday, I adapted my yoga routine along with the Tough Mudder strength training routine and created a routine I really enjoyed doing!
On Tuesday, I worked on my pull-ups and planks.
I have no pull-up strength but I read in a book that pull-up hangs, where you hang from a pull-up bar with your knees bent, are a great way to build strength. Women might need to build up to a 2 minute hang before they can do five perfect pull-ups!
I finally feel like my Abs Fitness Streak was working for me and allowing me to integrate more strength training into my regimen.
It’s a mental game - yes, strength training isn’t as fun as running or hot yoga for me, but doing these routines without rest gets me going!
My training journal is available here! Hope everyone is having a good training week!
Rest Day Sunday
Today is a rest day. I’m not good with rest days.
…but I’ve earned one. :D
I may or may not go to a Core Restore Yin Yoga class but I might just unwind on my mat at home.
That is, if someone understood how mat sharing works.
I am pretty proud of John and me - 42 days into the New Year and our fitness streak is still going. I haven’t missed a day and John is only behind one!
I haven’t posted the last few abs routines because they’ve been the same Ab Ripper sequence from P90X.
I’ve increased the reps from 5 to 6 but with the hot yoga classes and increased mileage, my body is not handling much else - including the Tough Mudder workout!
My goal in the next week is to increase the reps and get comfortable with a 1:30 plank!
Hope you are all having a great Sunday with the ones you love!
