New Exercise: Plie Squat

Even though I can't do much more than walk still, I'm getting myself mentally prepared to get going again.

I've been researching different leg exercises. It's always been widely accepted that squats and lunges are two of the best exercises for sculpting legs, but I'm slowly running out of variations. And the last thing I want to do is get stuck doing the same BW exercises every day-then I'm just gonna plateau real quick.

So enter the Plie Squat. Check out the video to see it done. She goes through different variations that can add a little more benefit to my workout. Here's a quick look:

Slow Recovery

I'm slowly on the mend. I'm feeling better mostly, I just can't really breathe because my nose is so stuffed (grossness I know). 

So I haven't had any deadlines really for my fitness regime. I think I'm going to put a short term deadline on it.  My college homecoming is in about two weeks, and seems like a good of time as any. So I'm going to say its two week bootcamp time once I can breathe through my nose.

Looking forward to getting started again!

What I wish I was doing

"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined."-Thoreau

Still feeling rough today, so I'm curling up in my bed with Netflix. No judging but I'm watching 90210 and it's the episode where people are getting asked to Homecoming dance. I'm quite disappointed in the creativity. When I was in high school, asking people to dances was a huge production, totally nerdy and cheesy stuff, but it was awesome. Kids these days really need to pick up the slack.

Anyways, it is a leg day, if I had the strength to actually exercise. I think the most activity I will be doing today is walking a block to the store to get soup.

Repeat 3x (15 sec rest between sets)

Exercise VS The Common Cold

I woke up this morning feeling off. Just a little scratchy throat, a slight cough. You know, the stuff you kind of blow off thinking it's just a bad morning.

This is the bugger that's killing me. Looks kinda like the ocean with starfish...[Image]

Fastforward about 12 hours, and here I am, cocooned in my bathrobe with a mug of tea, pretty convinced I'm going to die. Just kidding about the death part. But it got me thinking about something my college trainer always said: "Exercising when you're sick will help you feel better faster, unless you have a fever."

Part of me thinks they just told us this as an excuse to keep pushing us, so I think it's time to do a little Internet research.

Working Out Indoors Has It's Benefits

"Pain is simply weakness leaving the body." -Unknown

This is the mantra of like every sports team-and they wonder why we get injured so much! 

So glad my workout is indoors today, considering it looks freezing and wet outside. Meanwhile I'm nice and warm in my apartment.

I'm thinking about joining a yoga class. I need a little more challenge to press my yoga skills, if I want to be learning new poses and such. I'm going to look into it, because I would prefer if I didn't have to go elsewhere to exercise.

15 second breaks between reps and sets.

Arm and Cardio Workout

"At one point in your life you either have the thing you want or the reasons why you don't." -Andy Roddick 

Week 2 of this workout. I thought about shortening the breaks but I think any shorter and my arms wouldn't recover properly. Working out is definitely doing its job though-I'm not that sore from my full day of digging.


Repeat 3X (15 sec break between exercises):

Pushups (10)
Rocca Press (4)
Dips (10)
Bicep curls (15)

Top 5 Reasons I Want to Be Fit

1. Pride

What can I say? When I look into that mirror I want to be like "Hey girl, check out that sexy bod." I want to be proud of what I look like and comfortable in my own skin. Call me vain or shallow I don't care you know everyone thinks about body image. I have always had a very positive body image and I want to keep it that way. This is why I don't look at the scale. Weight is a number that means nothing to me. For me its when I am in a bathing suit and look athletic.

Gardening is Great Exercise

"Victory is in having done your best. If you've done your best, you've won."-Bill Bowerman

How do I know this post title is true? Because I just spent my Sunday planting new beds for my parents. My back is especially sore from all the digging. But it looks amazing-I wish I had a picture to post so I can brag some more.

I made this garden bed. It's looking pretty good. Sorry, I'm bragging a little bit:)

Now that I'm finally home, I'm getting around to adding all my gloriously important thoughts that have been wasting away on my hard drive this weekend. I like to pretend my workout life is riveting stuff.