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.

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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.

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Week 7

I had two really good workouts this week, and one okay one!
 The first really good one that I had was on Monday, where I ran for a 20 minutes! Then I did the exercise bike for 10 minutes. I'm definitely making progress on running, even though it's only a little bit! That little bit of motivation should be enough to help me reach the goal.

The second great workout I had was on Thursday with the student instructor- he knew how to make things fun and interactive! He also had a good balance of cardio and resistance.
I had another workout on Tuesday with the student guest instructor. She had a good difficulty level, and I like the post it notes to let everyone know what was going on, but it just threw me off when she said "You must be really hot!" to just me. I don't think that's anyway to encourage your workout group!


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Week 6!!

Hi all! This week has been very much so resistance based for me. In class, we did cross training led by Richard on Tuesday and I was definitely sore. However, I finished the entire set he asked us to do, even though I had to switch from a 25 pound weight to a 20 pound weight after the first sets. On Thursday we integrated more cardio, even though we did do some resistance. The exercises seem easier to me than the ones that Lauren has us do.

MOTIVATION FOR THE WEEK:

Week 5!

This week was super tough for me. I had four exams and the only time that I worked out was during class. However, both times those workout were enjoyable. I loved step aerobics and didn't realize it could your heart pumping so much! I enjoyed how the guest instructor didn't have us repeat any of the exercises that we did, because then I didn't get bored. I also enjoyed the incorporation of resistance, once more. However, I'm ready to get back in to the swing of things this week!

Also, I read a chapter in my social psychology book and we were examining the topic of "self". It stated that research has found that the people who are the most successful at different things are the ones who have failed, but let that increase their motivation. That will be my motto and my philosophy on running.