Last Week’s Workouts & Memorial Day!

Today is Memorial Day. I’m so proud to be an American and I’m so thankful for the men and women who serve so that I may have a better life. THANK YOU!🇺🇸

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Now, if I’m being honest, I’m thankful for servicemen/women, but I’m equally as thankful to have the day off today to sleep in and rest. School last week was chock full of activities from field trips, to field day, to talent shows–there was no down time! Friday, my younger brother graduated from high school (😢he’s not a baby anymore!), as did my husband’s cousin, so we made the trip home to watch them walk across the stage! We drove back late that night and finally crawled into bed around 12:30. The rest of the weekend was spent resting and recuperating from the hustle and bustle.

Sunday, 5/21/17:

I’ve said this before, but it bears repeating. I love doing yoga on Sundays! Yoga and Sunday is the perfect pair. I also like matching up my yoga with some total body strength so I can get a good sweat going before bringing my heart rate down and stretching it out. On this day, I completed Total Body Tone Up from Beach Babe 4 with Emily DiDonato’s Yoga Flow!

Monday, 5/22/17:

This year for the Bikini Series, K&K have being doing a lot of live workouts via Instagram. Very cool concept, however… Since I have a job those workouts really aren’t an option for me. Luckily, they’ve slowly been adding them to YouTube, so I’m trying to work my way through them all! I completed a “live” upper body workout, plus a years old Bikini Abs workout and Beach Babe 5’s HIIT the Beach. That one has been a weekly staple for me. I love it!

Tuesday, 5/23/17:

Tuesday was such a strange day. I took the day off, but I still had a million one things to do, so I adhered to my 4:15 a.m. wake up call. It was #ToneItUpTuesday, so I tried out the new Toned Abs routine (burned so good) and did two rounds of Totally Toned. That afternoon, I took Pippa out for an easy run to clear my head. We got in about three miles and she loved it! I did too. 🙂

Wednesday, 5/24/17:

Wednesday morning was back to the grind, so I got in the Rooftop Total Body workout. This was another “live” workout that was later added to YouTube. I had intentions to get in another run that afternoon, but I didn’t leave work until 5:30 and it just wasn’t going to happen. #life

Thursday, 5/25/17:

I typically do an afternoon workout on Thursdays, but I really needed to get to the grocery store… So I sacrificed some sleep for another 4:15 a.m. morning. (Maybe that’s why I’m so tired–because my mornings start in the middle of the night?!) I completed Bootylicious from Beach Babe 5, a kettlebell/body weight booty workout that will kick your tail. (Pun intended) I ended my workout with a 15 minute HIIT!

Friday, 5/26/17:

Fridays are for flexing, and Tone It Up has a workout for that! I did the TIU Flex Friday workout and HIIT the Beach again. I’m currently up to 52 miles for my #100bySummer goal. The first day of summer is June 20. At my current rate, it’s going to be tight, but hopefully I’ll make it!

Saturday, 5/27/17:

As I mentioned, we went home on Friday night for graduation. Small town graduations last FOREVER, so it was dang near 9 p.m. by the time we got out of there. We visited with my husband’s cousin while she opened her graduation gifts and it was almost 10:45 when we left to make the hour and a half drive back. I suck at staying up late and felt like crap all day Saturday… So I took it low intensity and stretched it out with some PiYo Sweat. There are about 16 burpees in that workout and that was more than enough to get my heart rate up for the day!

Today begins week 6 of the Tone It Up Bikini Series. I’m starting to feel the itch to try something new. I’m the queen of quitting programs and challenges or getting bored with a set schedule (a lot like I did during #LookForLove this year). With only three weeks left I’ll be so angry at myself for giving up, but I think I’ll definitely start mixing other things in. It’s always nice to be reminded how much fun other workouts can be!

I’m linking up this post for #MotivateMe with Salads 4 Lunch and Run Mommy Run!