Friday, January 10, 2014

New Year's Resolutions

One of my New Year's resolutions was to ramp up my workout routine.  I've been exercising pretty consistently since the beginning of November (except the week I was sick and a couple of days around Christmas) for about 40ish minutes a day.  The usually consisted of about 10-15 warm up cardio, about 20 minutes of body weight exercises, and about 10 minutes of strength training. The past week and a half I've added 10-20 minutes of high intensity cardio depending on how I'm feeling.  I have to be careful that nothing is high impact and even with that my right hip was very tender last night.  This is in addition to the walking I do everyday just to get around town.

Here is my current workout routine:

Monday, Wednesday, Friday-
  • 10 minutes warmup boxing (WiiFit)
  • 20 minutes bodyweight and yoga mix (WiiFit)
  • 10 minutes arm strength training 
  • 10-20 minutes higher intensity cardio (Xbox One video-review to come)
Tuesday, Thursday- 
  • 10 minutes warmup boxing (WiiFit)
  • 20 minutes bodyweight and yoga mix (WiiFit)
  • 10 minutes leg strength training 
  • 10-20 minutes higher intensity cardio (Xbox One video)
Saturday- 
  • 10 minutes warmup boxing (WiiFit)
  • 20 minutes bodyweight and yoga mix (WiiFit)
  • 10-20 minutes higher intensity cardio (Xbox One video)
Sunday
  • Rest day, but still active like taking a brisk walk
With my visit to the physical therapist I'm also adding in the exercises she has recommended and I think that one of those days is going to be replaced with an hour of pilates with her. 

I know that I've been building muscle since November, so I'm hoping that soon some weight will come off to make it easier on my hip joints.  I'm not obese, but I carry a lot of weight on my thighs so I look weirdly disproportionate since I'm short. 

So far I'm proud of myself for sticking to this!  

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