Week 15

So this was the last week of Lauren's class :'( . I really enjoyed Lauren's workouts and will miss them a lot! Just not the guest instructors so much.

This week was a week of exams for me, so the bulk of my workouts were in the beginning portion of the week. On Monday I ran for half an hour on the track without walking at all ( yes-  goal achieved!!) and Tuesday, I did some amazing Yoga with Lauren. I felt really good after running and I want to continue doing that in the future. Hopefully I'll find a place to run this winter break. And the yoga felt good! I think I didn't have enough focus and didn't detach myself enough from my thoughts enough, because I was not as relaxed as I would have liked. I felt a lot more sore than I thought I would afterwards though!

Then I fell ill and then had a multitude of exams to study for :(

Here's the last motivational picture of the week!

Week 14

I cannot believe that the semester is almost over! I've definitely have grown in many ways, including being more fit. I ran for about 10 minutes and then rode the bike for 20 minutes on Monday. Tuesday, I went to Lauren's class and absolutely loved the workout! It was intense, but I persevered! We did circuits that were Lauren's greatest hits. My favorite would definitely have to be the squats on the bosu ball - they're so much fun! And then on Thursday, I did a biking and running biathlon. I ran for 15 minutes on the track, which turned out to be so much easier than running on the treadmill, and then 15 minutes of biking with the stationary bikes. On Friday, I ran for a full 30 minutes, maintaining a speed of around 5.0 mph without walking once! Whoot!

I definitely have gotten better at running. Now my new goal is to run the 7k in the Shamrock Shuffle!

Week 13- the Week of N0mz

This is the weekend of Thanksgiving!
Like most others, I'm not sure how good I feel about the amount of things I ate this week -.-, but hopefully my participation in cardio workouts can make me feel better! On Monday, I ran for about 10 minutes at a MPH pace, rode on the stationary bike for about 10 minutes and then used the elliptical for 10 minutes. On Tuesday, we did the Fitness test. I rode my personal stationary bike on Thursday for 30 minutes.

 I was super close to reaching my Cooper Test goal! I was very proud of myself for only walking  less than a 1/4 of a mile of the 1.24 miles I ran in the Cooper Test! Whoot! I also wasn't surprised that my weight hadn't changed that much, even though I was hoping it would.

However, it was interesting to compare my changes to the Pre/Post test of my KN 136 class with Lauren and my KN 137 class. I definitely lost a lot more weight in my KN 136 class last semester, but there are a few variables that could have gone in to it, including me religiously doing aerobic exercise 5 times a day in addition to Lauren's excellent resistance workouts last year and the fact that we did not have student instructors last year. I'm going to try to make my workout more intense and incorporate more resistance once I'm done with my 137 class. I'm going to try to model it off of Lauren's 136 class last year to achieve the same results as before.

Motivational Picture of the Week:

Week 12!

This week was a decent week, I didn't make it to the gym as often as I wanted to. I worked three days - Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Tuesday I ran for 10 minutes, was on the elliptical for 20 and then used the resistance machines. Thursday, I ran for 10 minutes, then participated in the workout that was "land-based". It wasn't very well organized, and I was almost forced to crab walk for 1/8 of a mile! However, we did planks for an extended period of time, and my muscles were sore the next day and the day after. On Friday, I used the resistance machines, used the stationary bike for 5 minutes, ran for 5 minutes and was on the elliptical for 20.

I'm a little anxious to take my fitness assessment tomorrow and see how the results turned out. Eeep!

Motivational Picture of the Week:

Week 11!!

This was a wonderful week for me!! I successfully completed Lauren’s 5k! I think I beat my time, but I walked a lot more than I wanted to. However, considering that I beat my time, it must have meant that I went a lot faster in the beginning than I expected myself to. Yaaay! That Thursday, I also ran another 3.25 miles instead of swimming during class. Running the first two miles were a lot easier than they ever were for me. Also, Monday, Wednesday and Friday, I did a combination of various cardio exercises, including the elliptical, treadmill and the stationary bike.

I’m super proud of myself for not giving up on myself and completing my goal of finishing a 5k! Hopefully there will be more to come!! Eep!

MOTIVATIONAL PICTURE OF THE WEEK

Week 9

Hey there!
So Week 9 I was fasting half of the time, so I didn't get in all of the exercise that I wanted. On Monday I ran. Tuesday it was nice to have Lauren back and get out of the monotony that was the student instructors. That was a really fun day in class! We did somewhat of a bootcamp type of training and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I walked probably about 2 miles on Thursday. I didn't run since I was fasting. Friday was a religious holiday for me, so I didn't work out at all.

Motivational Picture of the Week:

Week 8!!

Week 8 is our last week of students instructors! I'm sad, because the workouts won't be as easy now, however I'm excited to push myself to Lauren's routines. This week we had two students trainers who both utilized circuits. They both had a decent difficulty level, and definitely worked in a lot of resistance, as well as cardio. I ran on Monday and was able to run 27 minutes without walking! Woo! Granted, I wasn't going as fast but progress is definitely being made. On Friday, I decided to mix it up and used the elliptical. I was so surprised that I burned 230 calories in just 20 minutes! Crazy!

I realized how much of a difference music can make on your workout this week. When Lauren made us warm-up/bust a move to Gangnam style, I absolutely loved it an enjoyed myself like no other! I will try to pick more upbeat music from now on.

Picture of the week: