Well, I did it. I woke up at 4-a-freaking-clock in the morning and did my 3 miles; yes, I was supposed to do 5 but it was not happening this morning. Baby steps, right?? My left knee was a little achy so I am going to look into some exercises to strengthen it. My mom told me to do leg raises daily so I've been doing those (to build the muscles around my knee). Surprisingly, I had a great morning. We'll see how great I feel at 8pm tonight. . .Oi!!
This week is testing my committment b/c I have other lunch-time obligations, so I've been using my "No Excuses" at home circuit to get my cross-training in. The boys exercised with me last night and it was soooo cute. They used soup cans for weights (they called them muscles) and they loved counting backwards. My four year old tried to show me how to do lunges. . .bossy like his Mommy :) After the circuit we just danced--I made them a playlist and they loved it.
I love that they can be a part of my workouts. Growing up I used to go to my Mom's aeorbic classes but beyond that I never really knew much about "living movement." Yes, she used to watch videos and develop cheoreography, but it was never something we did as a family. One of my goals is to develop a lifestyle of movement for my boys. I want them to grow up with a love of physical movement--even Edward (the un-athlete). They will be walking with me and my Mom on Sept 4th in the Run for Jane Leukemia Cup in Savannah. That one will be just for fun, no timing to think about.
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