{"id":30955,"date":"2012-05-26T10:26:43","date_gmt":"2012-05-26T17:26:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=30955"},"modified":"2012-05-24T12:27:39","modified_gmt":"2012-05-24T19:27:39","slug":"a-week-of-sweating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=30955","title":{"rendered":"A Week of Sweating"},"content":{"rendered":"

I recently did a “week’s worth of dinners<\/a>” post and I realized I’ve never done one about my workouts. My workout schedule is pretty set in stone after so many years of doing it. I keep track of my workouts on my Google Calendar to keep myself accountable, but I’m at a stage in my maintenance journey where I really don’t need to.<\/p>\n

Keeping track of fitness is a great motivator for losing weight. Recording your workouts, or calories burned, or mileage run, is a huge NSV<\/a>! Don’t sell yourself short by thinking the time you put into it doesn’t count. It all counts.<\/p>\n

The following is not necessarily what I do each week, but it’s a pretty accurate representation of my fitness. In the coming months this will change drastically because I’ll be moving my workouts outside. I’m really looking forward to resuming my biking to work on a routine basis now that the weather is better!<\/p>\n

A Week of Sweats<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Sunday<\/strong><\/p>\n

A lovely recovery swim from the previous days’ weight workout. This particular Sunday I did 52 minutes in the pool. Here is that workout:<\/p>\n

50 lengths freestyle<\/span><\/p>\n

10 lengths breaststroke<\/span><\/p>\n

10 lengths freestyle with buoy and hand paddles<\/span><\/p>\n

10 lengths with kickboard<\/span><\/p>\n

8 lengths freestyle<\/span><\/p>\n

6 lengths breaststroke<\/span><\/p>\n

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Total: 94 lenghts, about 1.25 miles.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Calories Burned: about 350<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Monday<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rest Day! Mondays aren’t always<\/em>\u00a0a rest day but I try to schedule it that way if I can to “recover” from the more intense weekend workouts I do. Also, who wants to workout on a Monday after a long day at work? Not me. Mondays are also pretty crowded at the gym (I think people are trying to burn off their weekend indulging).<\/p>\n

Tuesday<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is my “long strength training” day. I try to get in a run as well, but not always. I listen to my body. This particular day was not the best workouts I’ve had. First, I got to the gym and discovered I’d forgotten my running shorts at home. I had my compression tights but they are really hot and uncomfortable to wear in warmer weather. Second, I also forgot a sports bra. That was not good! I ended up having to just use my regular bra, which did not work that well.<\/p>\n

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I started with a run and it also wasn’t great. My right knee hurt, my left shin hurt, half way through my right foot got a bad cramp. It was just not fated to be an awesome workout.\u00a0After running I hit the weights the best I could despite my sour mood. I’ve increased the weights on some machines and it’s a great motivator!<\/p>\n

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Yep! That says 75 pounds. Go me. All in all, not the best evening, but I was glad I worked out.<\/p>\n

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Gym Stats:<\/strong>
\nTime: 1:25<\/strong>
\nCalories Burned: \u00a0664<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wednesday<\/strong><\/p>\n

Spin class!<\/p>\n

I tried a bunch of different classes at a few different gyms and found one that worked the best for me and that’s the one I try to go to each week. All winter I’ve been going to this class because I really like the teacher a lot. Her music selection is different and a lot of the stuff I like (not the “norm”) so it’s refreshing. Her classes are challenging.<\/p>\n

Sometimes I’m sore from Tuesday’s weight session and I wish Tuesday and Wednesday could be swapped, but with a class it doesn’t work that way.<\/p>\n

This particular spin class was difficult but fun. It was a different instructor and she’s very challenging. She said “You came to work tonight, so work!” And she was right! It was a lot of speed intervals mixed in with some very very difficult hill climbs that were killing me! It was good though.<\/p>\n

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Stats:<\/strong>
\nTime: 1:34<\/strong>
\nCalories Burned: 686<\/strong>
\nMileage: 20.2 miles!<\/strong><\/p>\n

I went back to spin because it had been pouring out for a week. I didn’t mind going back to spin once in awhile because it’s definitely a challenge.<\/p>\n

Thursday<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rest Day! I’m resting up for the weekend activities!<\/p>\n

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Friday<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oh, my Friday night swims…I love thee. It’s the perfect way to decompress after a long, stressful week. It’s relaxing and energizing at the same time. This time my swim routine was as follows:<\/p>\n

30 lengths freestyle<\/span><\/p>\n

10 lengths breaststroke<\/span><\/p>\n

10 lengths freestyle with buoy and hand paddles<\/span><\/p>\n

10 lengths with paddleboard<\/span><\/p>\n

10 lengths freestyle with leg buoy<\/span><\/p>\n

10 lengths freestyle<\/span><\/p>\n

10 lengths breaststroke<\/span><\/p>\n

Total: 90 lengths, about 1.25 miles<\/strong><\/p>\n

Calories Burned: around 350<\/strong><\/p>\n

Saturday<\/strong><\/p>\n

Saturday mornings are my most intense workouts. It used to be the “long” workout of the week, but ever since I reduced my cardio and increased the weight lifting, I haven’t had to spend as much time in the gym to get the same results.<\/p>\n

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This particular Saturday I ramped up my mileage to 3 miles total and it felt fantastic. No issues! I think all the strength training and lower body exercises I’ve been working on all winter have really improved my stability and lower body function.<\/p>\n

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After my 3 miles I spent the bulk of my workout lifting weights and stretching. I was really happy with my number.<\/p>\n

QUESTION: What does a typical week of fitness look like for you?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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