So last week I failed on my water challenge on Thursday, Friday,
and Saturday. This week’s health challenge was going to be running at least
twice this week. Then I looked at the forecast. Um, no thanks! I don’t think I can
handle starting to run again with highs in the 90’s all week. Ick! So it looks
like I need to revamp my health challenge and redo the water challenge for
sure. Granted the water challenge is meant to be a life style change, not just
a one week challenge and then it’s done for my life. And I definitely drank
more water than I would have even on the days I failed. But I definitely can do
much better. Let’s go for five days of hitting the mark this week. J
So this week I think instead of starting my running, I will
focus on starting back up with my daily strength and flex routine as I call it.
It’s a mixture of stretches, strength exercises, and yoga. And I loved doing it
every day to wake up with because it just gets the blood flowing without being
too strenuous. It’s light enough to do every day, without being so light that get
nothing out of it. I do sweat by the end, especially in this heat I will. But
it has never left me sore either. And it was really helping me when I was
running, and my flexibility improved while I was doing it. I stopped most of it
when pregnant, because I couldn’t do pushups or sit-ups or pretty much any of
the strength exercises. So maybe that should be my goals for this week for
health. Water challenge again (read previous post by that name if you don’t
know what that is) and doing my strength and flex every day. I’ll be honest
most of the exercises I stole from Billy Blanks tae bo warm ups and cool downs
and just added pushups, sit-ups, lunges, and some yoga poses. Just a little
something to burn a few calories and stretch my body out. Well, if I’m going to
do this, I might as well do it while I have motivation. And while my son is
sleeping… ah nap time! I guess I’m off to get dressed and work out! I’ll let
you know next Monday how the week went! Hopefully, tomorrow I find time to post
about the green cleaners I will be trying soon!
