Hey everyone! My trip to Charleston was amazing, I got to walk around downtown, my friend’s wedding was a blast, AND my “twin” got engaged! I’ll be back with a full update tomorrow!
This week was our 7th week of Best Body Boot Camp, and next week is the last! These eight weeks really have flown by! This week’s workouts are based on tabata style workouts. Tabata is where you work hard for a short interval and then take a quick break, and repeat a few times, resulting in a hard but quick workout!
The workouts were upper body tabata, lower body tabata and then a full body strength workout. Each day we also had HIIT cardio workouts to do along with them, although I didn’t do too much sprinting since I’m trying to take it easy with cardio. I tried the sprints Monday, but then I kept it to steady state after that.
I really LOVE these workouts, the tabatas have 6 supersets that you do 4 times: 20 seconds exercise A, rest 10 seconds, 20 seconds exercise B, rest 10 seconds, then repeat x4. The whole workout is completed in 30 minutes if you add 1 minute rest between each superset (which I did).
Here’s a look at my workouts from this past week:
Monday – Workout A tabatas plus sprints on the elliptical and the rowing machine. Also went to physical therapy.
Tuesday – … no excuses. I didn’t work out. I walked about 2 miles from school to Whole Foods, but I never swam like I planned.
Wednesday – Workout B tabatas, plus more elliptical and rowing. Also went to physical therapy.
Thursday – cardio day. I took it easy and did 45 minutes broken up: 10 min elliptical, 10 minutes rowing machine, 15 minutes incline walking intervals, 10 minutes rowing. Then stretching and a few planks.
Friday – Pure Barre class – more on this later!
Saturday – Jazzercise strength class (no cardio)
Sunday – REST
And now, on to my workouts for this week! They are somewhat unknown since I’m going to attempt running again this week. Saying that I’m nervous is an understatement… Since I haven’t been foam rolling while in Charleston I might wait until Thursday to try running, give my legs a little more love with the foam roller. We’ll see!
I forgot about it until I was writing this but I think I’m going to a yoga/bootcamp style class Monday night, and then on Saturday Chicago Running Bloggers is having a meet-up, which includes an easy 3 mile run and a potluck! Hopefully I’ll be running with everyone! I also hope to get to a yoga class sometime during the weekend, or at least do a video on Sunday.
What do your workouts look like?
What’s your favorite type of workout class?
i think my favorite type of class if i had to pick would be either pilates or body pump. i really love pilates but i don’t always fit it in because i feel like it doesn’t work as well with training plans for running, but i definitely want to get back into it because it makes me feel so much stronger in my core!
My physical therapist says pilates is great for runners!
Jazzercise is, I think, my new favorite word! It just made me smile! I love the amount of variety you have going on in the workouts. Pretty sweet. My favorite workouts look like a dance party, a hooping party, or a yoga party, or maybe all of those combined. Happy Monday!
Haha it’s so much FUN! And I’ve tried to keep up the variety to keep my mind off running!
That’s a smart way to go about it. Good thinking!
I like to lift weights..I try to do it about 4 times per week. I dont know if there is a body pump where I live. I recently tried Pure Barre, and you can check out my blog on my first experiences with that! It’s an awesome, but different and challenging workout for sure! I am also going to try crossfit next month. Im so excited!
I want to try crossfit too! I just wish it wasn’t so expensive to go beyond the free trial most places offer.
Oh I love tabata workouts! They are my favorite type of workout in CrossFit. I’m excited to read about your friend’s engagement!!
gosh i really miss classes like body pump. I hope to hit some up when I am home for break
Fingers crossed for you run, love!!
Thanks, Caitlin!
this ain’t no yoga class—you just wait
Excited to see you tonight! I’m glad you had fun in Charleston!
Excited to see you too, I missed you all!
Hands down I love body pump! Can’t wait to hear all about your trip!
I’ve been dying to try Body Pump!
I love tabata!! It makes workouts go by so quick, and you really feel the burn, even for the most basic movements like squats. The only problem is that I have yet to find a good tabata timer, so I rarely do them. Looks like a good week of workouts!
I just use my iPhone timer and watch it, it works!
Love the holiday look of your plan. TOO cute! Glad you had a fab weekend 🙂
Thanks, Annette!
I love the Christmas background of your workout plan. Oh, and congrats! I saw where you won the probiotics on STUFT Mama! 🙂 How exciting!
Haha thanks! I think everyone else knew before I did!
I hope you’ll be running with everyone too!!! And it’s such a bummer that we were so close but not able to see each other this weekend.
Ahh I know!!!
Good luck with attempting the run again!
Thanks, Sam!