As promised, here are the workouts I have been doing over my hardcore summer of training. I am not putting days or how often I do this. I do at least one of these each day (sometimes if I’m really into it I will do more than one of these in a day). It all depends on the weather and my mood, which I find is key. You will notice I have a lot of options, which I recommend. It keeps it interesting. If I get bored with one thing there are plenty of others to do. Setting a schedule DOES NOT work for me. If anything it discourages me because if I don’t feel like doing what I had scheduled, I feel like a failure. In short, keep it fresh and fun.

My Workouts:

Short Gym Trip= 15-20 minutes of weight training, 30 minutes on the Elliptical, 5 minutes bike cool down

Long Gym Trip= 30 minutes of weight training, 60 minutes on elliptical, 5-10 minutes on bike for cool down (the bikes at my gym are right under a ceiling fan which feels great after such a long time on the other machines).

Exercise DVDs= I have a ton, but my favorites are Taebo and Yoga for Abs

Running Group= I run with a group of runners on Tuesdays, Thursday, and Saturdays. The distance varies. This week it was one mile (walking 1 min./run 30 sec.)

Trail Run/Walks= I do these by myself on the trails by my house (I usually do 3 miles and walk more than run)

Park Walk= I go to the park and walk by the lake. I do not keep track of time or distance when I do this. This is just relaxing for my own enjoyment.

Pool= I do whatever I want in the pool, but the rule is I can’t have fun until I do 20 laps first

The Little Extra= When I go places I purposefully park farther away, and when possible I walk to the store (if I go to the one right buy my house and I am only buying a couple of things).