What are you going to do for YOU this week? - Challenge
I don't see any weight training in your exercise routine. So I have another challenge for you. Skip the elliptical this week. Go to the gym and start with 5 mins on the treadmill 4%incline 3mph for 5 mins. Then do 2 sets of 15 reps of each of these at a weight that makes the last rep difficult but not impossible: chest press, bicep curl, seated row, lat pulldowns. Then do 15 mins treadmill 4% incline 3mph and 15 mins stationary bike. The next day same warmup on the treadmill and do squats, leg extensions, leg curls, seated row. Then the same 15 min treadmill/bike. Take a day off then do the next two days again. It's a pretty easy and fairly quick work out. Should take about an hour but I think you will see a difference and the scale will move after two days if you add the fats too.
Oh my!
Well..I really love the input and it would be ideal if I belonged to a gym and didn't work 10 hour days and still have to do some mom/wife stuff. I'm not saying I don't have the time, I am saying my workout is important but still has to fit into my current lifestyle.
So I'm going to tweak your suggestion...if you think will still be helpful.
Adding almonds daily is way doable....so done.
My gym is in my house...includes the elliptical and weight bench. So I'm going to change my program. I do one intensity the whole time on my machine...so I'm going to do interval training and increase tension for 3 min, then ease up, then increase for 3 min, ease up. I'll do this thru the whole 36 min. I'll do 2 sets of 15 reps with the free weights=chest press, bicep curls ( how about the one where you hold the weight at shoulder and bring down to extend the arm too). And squats. I DID SQUATS TONIGHT...25. I hope I did them right.
Thanks soooo much!!
My bad. I read elliptical and jumped to a conclusion. Sorry about that. Your plan sounds good. Really it's just about switching it up. You might also consider spiking your carbs once or twice a week for the next two weeks. Each spike should be followed by a very low carb day. Shaking things up will get things moving.
I am 10 weeks out and haven't started exercising yet. I plan to start my exercise regimen this week. I plan to exercise 2-3 times this week. 30 mins on the treadmill and then 30 mins on the Bowflex.
Yeah I'm trying to get BACK into a routine so that's MY challenge. I slacked just before the Half Marathon and took off until Friday of last week.
So MY challenge is getting back into the swing. I have 5 days a week scheduled for the Month of June.
Hmmm ok I've bought a hula hoop so I'll add 2 days of attempting hula hooping on my off days!