Five training sessions down, three to go. I can’t believe how fast the five weeks have come and gone. It’s simply amazing that there are only three weeks left. But what a difference five weeks can make. Each week of the challenge, my trainer Donna has done different workouts with me. Most of them have [...]
I admit it. Donna almost made me cry on Wednesday. She had a tough workout planned for me, and although I did it, I whined a lot. She might want to invest in a pair of ear plugs before the next workout. But when it was done, I was glad that she made me work [...]
The half way mark already? I guess the old saying, “time flies when you’re having fun” is right on the money. Believe it or not, it has been fun. And it’s been rewarding to see positive changes, as well as to hear from a few people about how they are now motivated to get moving. [...]
Right about now, everything hurts. Between running on the treadmill, pilates class, swimming in the pool, training with Donna and chasing after my kids, pain is my new middle name. But it’s a good pain!! Or so I am told. So let’s break down the past few days of my fitness schedule. Monday – Running [...]
So Donna changed things up a bit on Wednesday. Instead of the total body workout, we just focused on my weak points – arms and abs. One hour of nothing but arms and abs and I was feeling it!! We did shoulder presses, dead lifts, pull-downs, front and side raises, bicep curls, lying tricep extensions, cable [...]
Wednesday afternoon was my first session with Donna, my trainer. She constructed an intense workout, and boy did I feel it the following day. Then we met up again on Friday and did it all over again. So yes, I am feeling the burn right about now. She had me doing different squats and lunges with [...]
