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Today, I’m recapping last week’s workouts–the first of a brand new year. Join as I share lessons learned and how I’m moving forward.
For many of us, the new year really starts today. Mondays are just so fresh and new, after all. At least, that’s the case for me. Today, I’m headed back to work after two weeks off! While students don’t return until tomorrow, it will still be a stark contrast to the slow mornings I’ve become accustomed to. Even with the leisure and traveling, I tried to stay active. For the first time in way too long, I’m recapping last week’s workouts and sharing what the week ahead holds!
Sunday, 12/30/18: Last week, we were wrapping the tail end of a trip to the Tacoma, Washington, area were we made the short trip to DuPont for a hike. It was an absolutely beautiful hike, a little over 3 miles round trip.
Monday, 12/31/18: The next day, we traveled in another direction to Olympia to visit Tumwater Falls. This was more of a leisurely walk, but still helped me get some steps in before filling my face with birthday pizza!
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Tuesday, 1/1/19: New Year’s Day was a full day of travel that began at 2:20 a.m. PST and ended around 8:30 p.m. CST. After standing in the longest security line I’ve ever seen at SEA-TAC, we had legitimate fears of missing out flight. Thanks to a sharp-nosed canine things started moving quickly and we made it to our gate with minutes to spare. Needless to say, we.were.exhausted.
Wednesday, 1/2/19: Still feeling the effects of travel, I opted for yoga on Wednesday. I recently discovered Sarah Beth Yoga on Youtube and gave one of her prenatal videos a go.
Thursday, 1/3/19: My husband headed back to work Thursday morning and I squeezed in a lower body workout shortly after he left. After not using weights in my workouts for 10 days, my muscles were like WHOA! and I was sore for two days afterward.
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Friday, 1/4/19: For some reason, I was extremely tired Friday morning and ended up taking a two-and-a-half hour nap on the couch. That’s uncharacteristic of me, but I guess I needed the sleep. Shortly before noon, I found the energy to get in an upper body workout. I’m modifying any overhead exercises from a seated position and modifying plank variations too. In the second trimester, I’m still feeling great, but I’m making sure not to push it too far.
Saturday, 1/5/19: I had planned a run, and the weather was great for it, but my legs were not in agreement. Still sore from Thursday’s lower body workout, I opted for yoga. It was another prenatal flow from Sarah Beth Yoga.
Good for you staying active! I intended to have a “fit pregnancy,” but I was EXHAUSTED during the first trimester, and when I finally started feeling better during the second trimester, I started having ligament pain and would get light-headed after cardio. Prenatal yoga was my jam.