Hello! How’s your day?
Today is Day 5 of the 25 Days of Fitness Challenge and that means it’s time to try something new.
Do a new-to-you workout or take a new walking/running/skipping route today!
I busted out the weights and did some new strength training moves this morning. (Today is a rest day from running for me.)
I also like to ‘save’ cleaning for a rest day and count that as some extra activity. I was mid-cleaning when I realized it was after lunch time and I should eat asap before anyone (read: Vegas) got hurt.
So, lunch was kinda in the front room since the table was pushed in there for mopping purposes. I know what you’re thinking… no one cares. And I’ll address your concerns: Yes, I eat out of a mixing bowl. I’m not fancy. No, that’s not a whole 2 liter of soda, it’s ‘just’ a soda stream with Crystal Light in it.
Yesterday… I was on a mission to be super productive. I had to take care of some biz near my mom’s house so I stopped to say hello.
Hello.
Then, when I got home I baked some super easy Peanut Butter Protein Cookies and added cranberries for fun. (Remember these are healthy cookies, they’re not going to taste like Mrs. Field’s, but they are good!)
Okay. I’ll see ya in a bit.
Question: What are you doing new to workout today?
These cookies look different(fluffier) than the link I clicked! Is it the same just adding cranberries and not pressing with a fork? They look yummy!
Yeah, I just added the cranberries and didn’t push them down.
I hope you don’t mind me asking but where did you get the shirt you’re wearing in that picture? it’s super cute and if it’s like the one you wore in this week’s “Ask a Monican”, it looks super comfy too!! I’d love to check it out, you always have good clothing recommendations 🙂
aaaaand nevermind, I just read your next post where you mention it 😀 that’s what I get for being a blog reading slacker!
🙂
I added a new strengthening series before my run today, loved it!
I love that you added cranberries to the cookies. Great idea! I have really been diggin them this season. I packed some as a snack today with yogurt.
I eat salads out of mixing bowls all the time, haha! It’s the only bowl that’s big enough – I swear one of my pet peeves is when the bowl is too small for the size of salad that’s in it. Rage!!
I love mixing it up for sure. I did heavy weights on Tuesday this week, and I am still a little sore from that. It feels so good. I totally eat out of the mixing bowl too!
I did a new-to-me speed workout on the treadmill this AM. does that count as new?
Elliptical hill workout!
Dont worry about the mixing bowl….last night I ate my salad out of a pot!! That’s when I realized I need to purchase a large enough bowl for tossing salad 😉
Eating out of a mixing bowl is totally OK, less dishes to do!!
lots of core work today. At first I thought those were shakeweights and I thought, hm well I guess that’s something new….
I tried a new Barre 3 online workout which focused on my core. I am loving 25 days of fitness, thank you!
Box jump squats this morning! Yeah!
I think tomorrow I’m going to run on a wood chip trail for the first time. I need to give my calves a break from the pavement.
I eat my salads out of mixing bowl too. I always make a mess with the regular bowls.
I did some burpees for the first time ever. Now I get all those Instagram posters about burpees being evil.
I also did some new to me strength training moves from the ladies of Tone It Up. It was a really good core workout.
I actually did squats while reading blogs today….and taking cookies out of the oven….only wish each squat burned 100 calories or something to even out all the cookies I consumed. UGH..
those look delicious!
I switched it up today by running one mile, doing 20 minutes on the elliptical, followed by another one mile run and finished off with an an workout that I never do. It was a nice change to just running.
I ran a new running route. It ended up being a lot more uphill than downhill….added bonus?
I ran on the treadmill which I haven’t done in a long time….not exactly new but certainly different.
I’m planning on running every day this month, so I did a Yoga for Runners on preventing injuries. Yoga is new to me but I think I like it.
I did some hot yoga this morning. Wow what a workout! I was sweating more than I have ever sweat in my life and it was AWESOME!
I’m going to yoga tonight, and while the class is definitely not new to me, getting used to all the modifications as a pregnant person is! Twisting the other way, eliminating inversions, and reducing targeted core work feels super weird still.
I’m trying a new “candlelight restorative” yoga class tonight, should be fun!
That sounds good 🙂
I already did about 3 miles of walking (another 1.5 miles to come… walking to school and such). It may end up being a rest day from running, too… or if I can muster the energy after studying, I’ll visit the gym.
Oooh I like this one Reebok workout with their soft weighted ball. It’s amazing what a great workout I can get from 25 minutes!
I tried a new gadget – a Da Vinci body board (won it in a contest). I was surprisingly pleased… and apparently very out of shape!
I ran 5 cold miles this morning on a new route. I will also walk my pup, Jameson on a different route tonight.
I’m doing some arm exercises!