Week 14

Okay, sue me...I took a week off, and I am not even sorry! AND I am not even going to blame Eric for his lousy schedule for my week off (even though that was my main reason) cause, lets all be honest, I don't HAVE to run inside on my treadmill...I choose too. Yep, my name is slacker, and I am proud of it...

Welcome to my final week of 10K training. I can already admit I will be re-doing several of these training weeks and adding my own 'goals' with each week, whether it's to increase my speed on the treadmill, adding inclines, or take my running outside (no...I am such a hermit when it comes to running where people can see me!).

My week is already off to a slight twist (which you can read below), so here is to the last week of training...

Workout 1 and 2: 5 minute warm-up, run 60 minutes (no breaks/ walking), 5 minute cool-down.
Workout 3: Either do above workout OR 5 minute warm-up, run 10K, 5 minute cool-down.

Sunday: Day off
Monday: With Eric working two shifts for the last two weeks, the lack of sleep and 'bugs' going around, he is down for the count...until he gets an email that his boss called out sick too. He ended up going into work about 10:30 just in time for me to get ready for an interview. I got home just a bit before 4pm and Breanna returned home from her first special olympics bowling practice/ game at 4:10 and attempting to run with either of them in the house is pointless. I know I could have hit the streets but it was 76 degrees, so yeah NO, I am not running today.
A friend of mine pinned a 7  day arm challenge on pinterest the other day, http://skinnyms.com/summer-arms-challenge/, so I decided I would add that to my workout this week, today was the first workout. I have to admit I don't think I ever did the triceps push ups the correct way, as much as I tried and YES I watched the video multiple times! Sad thing is I could mimic the moves while sitting, but the minute I got into position my dang elbows went out instead of staying close to my body. The back of my arms are already killing me, so maybe I was close in having a correct form. Lets hope I see some results at the end of the week!
On a fun note, my dress pants I wore to my interview were too big! Too bad I didn't have a belt...I just hope no one noticed I was constantly pulling them up!

Tuesday: I went to start my run today and this is what I saw...lame-O
Usually the 'lube belt' message is no big deal because I can over ride it up to 5 times, BUT I am only able to run up to 5 miles per over ride and today's run was definitely going to be longer than 5 miles, so break out the tools and lube and lets get this done.
45 minutes later, belt lubed, treadmill re-tightened and centered, and the 'slipping' kinks all worked out and we are in business to start my workout. My run went pretty well, but I have decided that 45-minutes of being on the treadmill is long enough for me, after 45 minutes, I am bored, constantly looking at how much time I have left, only to be disappointed that the timer hasn't moved at all since the last time I looked at it. I even resorted to watching a movie on Bre's iPad and that didn't help! Needless to say I did complete my 60 minute run...finally, totaling 6.67 miles (yes I did a few seconds longer on my cool-down to make sure those weren't all 6's).
I also completed day 2 of the 7 day arm challenge, and I didn't realize it until I started, but MY ARMS HURT!!!

Wednesday: Day off

Thursday: Arm workout, thank goodness for a day off (yes it was a scheduled day off, not me 'cheating'). So I think I may become one of 'those' people... you know, the ones who insist on running on a treadmill, watching TV or a movie. Since my runs are soooooooooooooooo much longer, I find myself getting bored and I start losing motivation to finish my run (yea I know if I ran outside I probably wouldn't have that problem because I would still have to get home when that feeling set in!) so between this run and last, I have realized Bre's iPad is the best solution for watching anything, the only downfall, less options on what to watch, and having my iPod nearby in case I find myself searching for something to watch. Today's run was 6.67 miles (yep ran a few extra seconds to make sure those weren't all 6's) in 70 minutes.

Friday: Today is Feb 1st and that means I am adding an additional workout to my routine...I found an ab workout plan called six-pack March that I will be following...there are several similar workout plans, such as fab ab February, mad ab March, ab-tastic April... (you get the idea). I know it is NOT March, but I printed out this schedule last month, so that's the one I am following.
Friday's are my weigh in and measurement days, sadly I didn't have much change and there definitely has not been a change in my arm measurements (not that I was expecting any at this point), but here is to another workout day for arms!

Saturday: I am living up to my name of 'slacker'...I didn't get my run in, but I did do the arm and ab workouts.

Week 13...10K training is almost done

This weeks workout:
1) 5 minute warm-up, run 22 minutes, then walk 1 minute, repeat, 5 minute cool-down, for a total of 55 minutes - whoo hoo for a shorter run week! (WRONG...should have looked ahead before posting).
2) 5 minute warm-up, run 25 minutes, then walk 1 minute, repeat, 5 minute cool-down, for a total of 61 minutes
3)  5 minute warm-up, run 30 minutes, then walk 1 minute, repeat, 5 minute cool-down, for a total of 71 minutes

A few motivational quotes for this week:
"Fear is what stops  you...courage is what keeps you going."
"You will never find time for anything. If you want time, you must make it."
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard is what makes it great."
"No matter how good you get you can always get better and that's the exciting part." ~Tiger Woods
"Whatever you can do, or think you can, begin it. Boldness has power, and genius, and magic in it."
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit." ~Arisotle
"If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude." ~Maya Angelou

Sunday: Day off

Monday: Is it bad to start doing Just Dance moves when you hear a song, while running on the treadmill? Don't judge! But I tried it, it didn't really work but it made my run that much more entertaining. After hearing two songs, Dynamite (3) and Call Me Maybe (4), I had to grab my iPod to finish my run in order not to seriously injure myself. During my cool-down, I flipped the radio back on and another Just Dance song came on!!! On The Floor (4), at least with this song there is NO WAY to do any of the moves on the treadmill! 5.13 miles in 55 minutes. Now to go play Just Dance! Finally broke down and bought a total body foam roller...in heaven!!!

Tuesday: Day off
Wednesday: I am going to start off this entry with a rant...
1) I am sooooo tired, Eric started running a third line (shift) at work this week and of course since he is the project manager he has volunteered (his own doing) to not only work all of 3rd shift but he has also been working almost all of 1st shift too. On one hand yea me for extra time to myself, BUT these extra hours do not equal extra pay AND I am a routine girl, which means my schedule is thrown off because he has been coming home hours earlier than normal.
2) By 6am we had already hit our high for the day...68 degrees, it's cloudy, muggy, and by the time I started running it was 74 degrees, so much for the weatherman's forecast!
3) I finally decided to burn my running playlist to a CD so I wouldn't have to either blast my computer speakers or put on my iPod...but I have too many songs for 1 CD, ughhhh another thing to add to my check list, cut down songs and burn to CD.
4) What I thought was going to be an easy week of running (55 minutes each workout) was WRONG!!! Every workout is different...must edit earlier sections! Oh and did I already say it's HOT and I have to run longer???
5) This has been on my mind for quite a while, part of the reason that it still exists is a) I am lazy, b) not quite sure what to do at this point, c) not sure if I trust anyone to make this decision for me...my hair! It is long, as usual (I only cut it 1-2 times a year), I like it long cause again I am lazy, I just wash and put tons of hair products in it to keep the curl and reduce the possible frizz (oh the joys of curly hair). I usually pull it up into a ponytail when I run but ti seems that my hair is either in the way OR increasing my sweating (or helping the sweat 'stream' to other part of my body - I will let your imagination figure that one out!). So I need to either decide to cut it (how much?), wear it a different way (where it won't bounce or 'stream' sweat into/ onto other parts of my body), or just leave it and deal with the outcomes.
Okay I guess I should get to my workout...Today's adventure was quite fun, I played a new game (I had to come up with something otherwise I might have tried Just Dance again on the treadmill). My game was to focus on the actual lyrics of my running playlist songs, word by word, line by line, and if something popped out at me I'd jot it down on my writing pad on my phone. Yes I have my phone on the treadmill with me, my running app is on it. Surprisingly it was quite a distraction because my attention was on the words of songs not how much further I needed to run. Time flew by until my hamstrings started making a fuss (15 minutes before my workout was completed). Today's workout resulted in 5.74 miles in 61 minutes.
Thursday: Day off
Friday: Friday, Friday, Friday!!! (shouted in a megaphone!) Here is hoping that Eric's attempt to work double shifts comes to an end today...or his employer decides to pay him extra! I am completely dreading today's workout, two 30 minute runs with ONLY a 1 minute rest in between, OY! Okay, I just looked ahead to next weeks workout...a full 60 minute run each day. Enough procrastinating.
My workout today wasn't as bad as I thought, other than a sharp pains in my left knee (previously injured). I started out playing my lyrics game again but quickly my thoughts started to flow, and these thoughts were powerful enough (for me) that I had to start writing stuff down, so yeah I took a break here and there to jot down some of those thoughts. Over the weeks of doing these workouts I have realized that about ten minutes into it, my mind becomes so creative. Unfortunately, by the time I get to the end of my workout, I don't remember one single thing! I know somewhere we have a tape recorder, so I am thinking I need to search for that this weekend and place it on my treadmill (yes I still only run on my treadmill), who knows I may have more posts on my blog(s) or maybe I will come up with that get rich scheme....I mean plan!
Anyways, today's workout resulted in 6.73 miles in 71 minutes.
Saturday: Day off

Week 12

This weeks workout: 5 minute warm-up followed by running for 18 minutes, then walk for 1 minute (repeat for a total of 3 times), end with 5 minute cool-down, for a total of 66 minutes.

Sunday: Day off
Monday: We (okay I'm) playing the blame game today. My run sucked because: I found out at 7am hubby took two days vacation (we could have gone somewhere), too much coffee (is there such a thing?), need new running shows (hint, hint to hubby who is home!), running on treadmill (oh wait I do that every time), annoying running socks (hint I need new socks too), too hot, the radio played more commercials than actual songs (I know, I know, one should not listen to the radio while running).
Okay enough blaming here's the deal - left knee is killing me (right under my knee cap, the one location that it seems like you can never 'stretch' out), right sock won't stay where it is supposed to be, slipped on the treadmill three times (I still have no idea how I didn't fall on my face!), hubby keeps coming in (he thinks he is being cute and funny), and this workout is taking way too long!
Note to self: if hubby is home lock all doors into room with the treadmill, do not try to listen to the radio during long runs, take more time to stretch before running , run Forest (Trina) run (turn annoying run into frustration, then take it out on the treadmill or pavement)!
Today's workout resulted in 6.17 miles in 66 minutes.
Tuesday: Day off
Wednesday: As much as I don't like being frustrated or annoyed, I have to admit it makes for a great run! Today's run 6.2 miles in 66 minutes.
Thursday: Day off
Friday: 6.2 miles in 66 minutes
Saturday: Day off

Now...on to week 11

Now that my slacker week is over, it's time to get busy and running!

Week 11's workout: 5 minute warm-up, run 17 minutes then walk 1 minute (repeat 3 times), 5 minute cool-down, total of 63 minutes.

The app I use for my running schedule displays motivational quotes each time you open it and I tend to post a few of the ones I really like on my Facebook page every once in a while, but I thought I'd share a few on this post as well. Unfortunately the true authors aren't listed to give proper credit and lets be honest, I am too lazy to look them up. So apologies in advance for not giving credit where credit may be due!

"If you're tired of starting over, stop giving up!"
"The miracle isn't that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start."
"No matter who you are, no matter what you do, you absolutely, positively do have the power to change."
"No matter how slow you go, you are still lapping everyone on the couch."
"There are plenty of difficult obstacles in your path. Don't allow yourself to become one of them." ~Ralph Marston
"The secret to getting ahead is getting started." 
and lastly "If the word quit is part of your vocabulary, then the word finish is likely not."

Sunday: Day off
Monday: 5.84 miles in 63 minutes
Tuesday: Happy New Year!!! Day off but here are my 2012 stats: 122 workouts, 393 miles (if I had noticed I was that close to 400 I would have ran just a bit longer on my last run, or maybe not have skipped last week...bummer!).
Wednesday: Eric went back to work today, so Bre and I had a little bit of snuggle time, followed by lunch with Eric and a little shopping. I decided to get myself a few new sports bras and attempted to get a few shorts, but I guess my size is a popular size, so I only ended up with one pair...oh well. Today's run was pretty awesome, only 2 interruptions from Bre today...should may have tried a few more but I had my iPod on pretty loud (and with a new play list) and I was able to find (and keep) my zone (focus) for almost my entire workout, so even though she was right beside me, she wasn't there! Today's run totaled 5.84 miles in 63 minutes.
Thursday: Finally our house is back into it's normal routine, everyone returned to school and work and the house is all mine!!! Plus it's my workout day OFF, can you say bonus for me????
Friday: Cold and lazy day for me today, although not as cold as some of the kids 'other' houses. Jarom and MyKayla were only at 7 degrees (felt like negative 6 degrees) when there schools started and by the time they were out of school their temp had doubled to a whopping 14 degrees. Usually I don't pay too much attention to their weather unless I hear of a storm heading through, mainly because they live in Utah so they are supposed to have snow and cold temps this time of year, however, I guess one of my friends was trying to make a point to me on Facebook this morning when she tagged me in her screen shot of Utah temperatures that morning. Now don't get me wrong, on one hand I am not complaining that it's absolutely freezing here, BUT, I live in the south! The last winter we were here I wore shorts, t's, and flip flops all year round! And to be honest, if it's going to be this cold, I'd rather be back in the PNW with mountains and snow!
Besides my lazy day, MyKayla and I decided to have a Dance 4 competition. Since we live 2000 miles away we chose the same songs and then tried to get the highest points. I lost...each time! But on some songs I actually came pretty close to her, so it wasn't too bad especially since this was my first time playing the game. I decided I'd 'dance' with her until dinner was ready and then run after dinner BUT...(bet you saw that coming!) as I was getting the last bit of dinner ready Eric called...again. I joked that he better have been in an accident since he was bugging me so much by calling, in which he responded he had a flat tire and was up the street. Of course instead of pulling through the intersection and into the gas station, he pulled onto a side street and that is where he was sitting when Bre and I went to go pick him up. Since dinner was on the stove and oven and it was still the middle of rush hour, we decided to head home and eat and then we would return to deal with the car. After we returned, we got the car across the street and started to put air in the flat tire, unfortunately the air was coming out just as fast as it was being pumped into the tire...a complete side blow-out. Regardless now we were at least at the gas station, with decent light (and a flashlight), and changed out the tire. Afterwards, I made a quick call to SAM's to see if their tire department was still open (the warehouse was due to be open for another hour and a half) but they had just closed...guess I know what we are doing tomorrow! Now it is after 8pm and I half way want to just jump on the treadmill and get this workout over with and the other half of me is saying...'your workout won't be over until 9:15...if you get on the treadmill NOW!' Yea I am running tomorrow...
Saturday: prepare to fall of your chair, or whatever you are sitting on...I actually did my workout today! 5.87 miles in 63 minutes!

Scratch that...week off?

It's the week of Christmas and of course my entire weekly routine is off, and to top it off I either didn't plan my last grocery trip very well or I have a bunch of lushes and pigs in my house! The kids are even so desperate that instead of going without 'their milk' (whole milk) for a few hours, they have confiscated my milk (non-fat) to satisfy their thirst and need for 'sugary' cereal.

This weeks workout, week 11: 5 minute warm-up, 17 minute run, 1 minute walk (repeat run/walk for a total of 3 times), 5 minute cool-down for a total of 63 minutes.

So just a little info on my posts that are about running/ working out. I tend to start writing Sunday or Monday and then add to the post each day I actually 'do' something. I actually started this post on Sunday and here it is Tuesday and I am already making changes, mainly canceling my weekly workout.

Monday: was the last full day we had half of the Brady Bunch kids at home so I decided not to run. I think I make up today's run on Tuesday, even though it will be Christmas, Eric will be driving the kids back to their moms, which will take about 6+ hours, so I will have plenty of time.

Tuesday: My run never happened (bet you already guessed that)! Instead...

Red areas: Greatest Chance of Severe weather aka tornadoes

The first section of the storm started around 4ish. Some how we lucked out and the east winds were just strong enough that the storm literally changed directions right before it reached our house. The next main town, west of us, confirmed the first tornado at 4:38pm. Seven other tornadoes were confirmed within the next two hours.

The second (worst part of the storm) was first estimated to hit us around midnight and last throughout the night, but thankfully it hit us a bit earlier, around 10:30-11pm. We started with a nice lightening and thunder show courteous of the next town over, and then change to wind (gusting up to 40mph) and rain.

Eric and I stayed up until they lifted the tornado warnings (2 am) while Breanna slept in our room in a made up bed on our floor. The girls choice of purchasing a chair that folds into a bed has come in handy a few times.

Wednesday: After a few hours of sleep, we woke up to freezing temps, so we decided to lay low at home and in our 'comfy' clothes all day. While putting some things in the recycling bin (out in the garage), I heard what sounded like air blowing. I asked Eric to come and help me figure out what it was, but after a quick check of my car, which was in the garage due to the storm (and a broken windshield), we couldn't figure out what the noise was or where exactly it was coming from, so we headed back inside. A few hours later I went to grab some food out of the outside fridge and low and behold I figured out what that stupid noise was.

Yep a massive, flat tire! Guess I know what my Christmas present is going to be (yeah, yeah, I know Christmas is over!). We spend the next few hours (don't ask!) putting the spare tire on the car. Not sure if you can tell in the picture, but my car is parked in the garage backwards, did I mention my car barely fits in most garages! It was quite an experience trying to get the jack and necessary tools out of the back of the car and THEN get the spare tire to drop from underneath the car. Tomorrow, we will go and  either see if this tire can be patched or if we need to buy new tires...it's about time for all 4 of them to be replaced anyways....now do you see where the present comes in? Have you priced tires for a SUV! OY!!!

Thursday: I can't believe this week is almost over, but at least I was able to catch up on some sleep today. Didn't get up till almost 10, out the door by 11:30, quick stop at Sam's to get my tire fixed, another quick stop to Walmart to get a few groceries, and back home to start cleaning up Christmas. It's funny how long it takes to get all the Christmas stuff up (tree, lights, decorations) but it all comes down so quickly! Within an hour or so, everything was down and repacked, the garage was re-organized, the bins, boxes, and tree were in their spots, and the carpets were vacuumed. Now my mind is racing on the thought of purging and decluttering the entire house, I just need to decide on what room I am going to start with.

Friday: Just not feeling it today....that's right it's another bum around in our comfy clothes kind of day. While I'd like nothing more to write that I sat around and did nothing, of course that just wasn't the case. The sad part about others in the house being on winter break or vacation, I have more cooking, cleaning, and laundry to do. Between doing all of that, we (I mean I) managed to watch a handful of movies. Sadly I am not fond of movies, most anything on the television tends to be more of background noise than drawing my full interest, but none the less I did watch bits and pieces of 5 of them. Now with dinner done, cleaned up, Breanna bathed (and no she didn't sit in the tub for hours tonight), we are in our PJ's and ready for some snuggle time. So until tomorrow....

Saturday: Yea we are a bunch of slackers. The most we did today is get out of our pj's and into comfy clothes! Here is to a more productive next week!

Here we go week 10, here we go...

That's right ladies and gents (assuming anyone even reads this), it is week 10 of my 10K training.

This week's workouts start with a 5 minute warm-up, then run for 15 minutes, walk for 1 minute, repeat for a total of 3 reps, followed by a 5 minute cool-down. Total workout time is 57 minutes.

Sunday: day off
Monday: Not sure if I am trying to catch up on sleep today or what, but my day started out with turning off the alarm clock, Bre missing her bus, me running her to school, getting her in her classroom just before the bell rang to be told by her teacher that she was marking her absent as we were walking in the door (not sure how that is possible since the bell hadn't rung yet, but whatever), finished wrapping presents, took a nap from 2-3:30 with a slight interruption when the phone rang, and finally getting on the treadmill at 4:15pm, even though I would have rather just gone to bed. Today's run resulted in 5.28 miles in 57 minutes.
Tuesday: day off
Wednesday: I have no idea where the day went, but all of a sudden it was 5:30pm  and I hadn't ran yet, oops! 5.26 miles in 57 minutes.
Thursday: day off
Friday: 'It's the end of the world as we know it!' (REM) The Mayan calendar ended today, the world didn't end, but the Brady Bunch household celebrated with cake for breakfast, watching movies, eating popcorn, and just enjoying the day together. My run today resulted in 5.25 miles (I have no idea how each run ended with different results, but whatever!) in 57 minutes AND with me winning the 'WORST MOM IN THE WORLD AWARD'. After dinner I put Ms Bre in the bath and I guess she didn't hear me when I told her she could get out, which we didn't realize until AFTER I finished my run. Sadly she must have sat in that bath for at least an hour and a half, if not two hours.
Saturday: day off

Drum roll please...

I know it has been killing you wondering what I was going to do since I finished my Couch to 5K training program. Well call me crazy but I don't foresee running a 5K any time soon, so I thought I'd move onto training for a 10K. The app I been using offers several other free apps so it was a no brainer on choosing what to do next.

The 10K training program is a 14 week program, that is designed for the beginner runner. Since I have already completed their 5K training, I now have to decide do I want to start from week 1 or jump to where I left off. So here we go....

This weeks workout is alternating a 10 minute run with a 1 minute walk (4 times) after a 5 minute warm-up and ending with a 5 minute cool-down.

Sunday: day off
Monday: 4.82 miles in 53 minutes
Tuesday: day off
Wednesday: I didn't want to run, but I did. I even kicked Eric out of the bed and bedroom (he was home sick today) so I could run before Ms sassy pants got home from school. I changed my clothes, blasted my new running mix of songs, turned my running app on, and walked off my negative thoughts of not wanting to run. As I began my run, I noticed I had a nice tempo going...and then...my app told me it was time to start walking....oops I picked the wrong week, instead of week 9 I picked week 1, yea huge difference. But no worries, it just meant I either needed to run week 1 (a 30 minute - easy workout) or watch the clock...stupid me chose to watch the clock. Besides watching the clock, for some reason my sock decided it didn't want to stay in place, so with several stops here and there to pull the stupid thing up and the annoying hassle of calculating when to run/walk/ cool down this workout is finally done! 4.81 miles in 53 minutes
Thursday: Day off
Friday: My sleep schedule has sucked a$$ this week, but shouldn't be an excuse for not running.  So I will blame it on Eric who has been either home or sent home almost all week (annoying!!!). Needless to say between being glued to the television all day watching the events unfolding on the school shooting in Newtown, CT and Eric being home most of the day my 10K training run did not occur. HOWEVER, after feeling beyond bloated all day, I finally got my fat butt on the treadmill at 7:30pm (yea not ideal but whatever!). I walked .25 miles, than ran .75. Total miles 2 (bragging rights are right there people!) in 23.20 minutes. Yes I know I have to run tomorrow.
Saturday: Bona fide SLACKER!!! Yep that is me, it's 4:40pm and I am still in my pj's and proud of it. Feeling slightly guilty about not running today but not guilty enough to actually do it and believe me I somewhat attempted too....ok I actually just opened the drawers that hold my running clothes and quickly shut them. Even Ms Bre was no help, she picked out a shirt, threw it at me and walked off. Completely hopeless I tell ya....

Workout 6.2 redo

Jillian Michaels kicked my butt today. If I can walk without jello legs tomorrow I will be shocked! Today was technically day 8 of the 30 day shred workout and although it is recommended to do each workout for 10 days and daily, I felt the first workout didn't fully challenge me, even though I have to modify some of the exercises due to my knee and I still can't do 'real' push-ups for the entire time. I also completed a 30-minute run with a 5-minute warm-up/cool-down, 2.5 minutes for each. Since I slacked quite a bit last week, I kept my speed a bit lower than I would have in the past (6.2-6.4)

Today's workout results: 3.54 miles in 35 minutes averaged a 9:53 pace.

Workout 6.1 redo

Last weeks workout didn't go so great, I missed Wednesday's workout due to going to Zumba and just being plain lazy! Tuesday and Thursday, I did run, however I altered walking and running every 0.25 miles. Friday I didn't walk and Sunday...well I didn't run. So with my decreased miles on Tuesday and Thursday and only walking on Monday I only averaged about 11 miles last week. Pathetic, I should have completed 24-25 miles. 

I can list multiple excuses, but in all reality it boils down to me just being lazy! So in an attempt to redeem myself, and lets be honest, not to fully beat myself up and eventually quit, I am going to repeat week 6's workout.

Monday: walk

Tuesday: run 30-35 minutes, 30 day shred

Wednesday: walk, 30 day shred, Zumba

Thursday: run 30-35 minutes, 30 day shred

Friday: walk, 30 day shred

Saturday: off

Sunday: run 5 miles

Today's workout results: 4.25 miles in 60-minutes averaged a 14:07 pace.

Slacker!!!!

Yep that is me today! But I have an excuse...don't we always?

It's my birthday...yep I admitted it. 

 

And I am....21, as I have been every year for X amount of years!

Today my workout was to walk or cross train and well...I didn't do my 30 day shred nor did I complete my usual hour walk. I did however, try Zumba for the first time! When I first arrived for the class, I was doubting my decision on trying it, but once I met some of the other gals in the class and the instructor I was a bit more at ease. The instructor, Marina, told me to focus on my feet movement and when I felt comfortable to add the arms, and most of all to have fun! And I did, we all did! Hopefully, I will be able to attend again next week.

For my workout...well it will have to wait till tomorrow!