Day 161 – Week 24 – 24 mins
Back on my beloved bosu. Seriously – I don’t think anything else is capable of giving you a better workout – well anything that allows you to operate in a circumference of about a metre that is. I have missed it.
I have just taken my fella out for his birthday dinner – lots of lovely wine and lemon tart – so it’s a good thing I managed to get a full workout in today.
Suzi
Day 146 – Week 21 – 21 mins (15)
Well – am gradually improving on my cardio days, managed 15 of my 21 minutes today. With a bit of luck I will be back on track properly next week.
But – I have a new challenge. This afternoon I fly to Berlin for work for two weeks. I will be in a new environment, a slightly unpredictable work schedule, and work colleagues who can drink me under the table! It will indeed be interesting to see if I can manage to keep this going, no doubt with some days where I only manage the minimum.
But as usual – the aim is to do SOMETHING every day, even if is not the full quota….
I may also have patchy internet access…so forgive me if you get a few posts all at once, and nothing for a couple of days…
Wish me luck,
Suzi
Day 143 – Week 21 – 21 mins
A better day today – did my full quota of strength exercises. There’s no doubt I have much less resistance to the strength work than the cardio work. There’s just something about huffing and puffing that puts me off. And for strength work I get to lie on the floor for some of the time, and that’s always a bonus.
Tomorrow – I must bosu…and with a bit of luck I’ll be all fired up to do my full 21 minutes. It’ll be touch and go though tomorrow. My fella is away – and when that happens, it’s very easy to reach over and pick up the laptop as soon as I wake up. But if I do that….all will be lost….I’ll be lost in cyberspace…
Suzi
Day 142 – Week 21- 21 mins (5)
I didn’t have it in me this morning. I had no energy and no motivation. But I eventually dragged out the bosu and did a fairly half-hearted five minutes – not the 21 minutes I should have been doing.
But this is the way I see it. Nobody can be motivated every single day. No one can wake up bursting with energy, desperate to get out there and moving each and every morning. Some days, you just don’t want to do it.
But in the old days, I would of course have done nothing on those days – or weeks – or months. I would have let all the good work slide away, until I was back at square one, or beyond. This way, even though I only managed a fairly rubbish five minutes, it kept me on track, for one more day. I might have several days like this, who knows, but at least I’ll be staying on the same spot instead of going backwards. And I will just keep doing whatever I can until the motivation comes back. Which it will, because it always does. It just might not be tomorrow….
Suzi
Day 133 – Week 19 – 19 mins
A good solid workout on the bosu this morning, getting that blood flowing.
I have to say – I love the idea of a piece of exercise equipment which gets your heart rate up at the same time as strengthening your legs. It’s a two for one deal, and I am astounded how strong my legs are beginning to feel. I am sure you would get some of this from running and leg raises, but I tell you – this piece of kit works wonders!
Suzi
