Hello! I am currently en route to Minnesota for another work trip. I wasn’t originally supposed to be on this trip but agreed to take it on to help out another one of my co-workers. I think it’s a blessing in disguise because I could really use a break from the office this week, I can start building my Marriott points back up, and somehow being on the road forces me to slow down. I say this every time I have to travel for work… there’s nothing to clean, no classes to plan, etc. Plus, I have plans to meet up with my friend Sarah from college this week! Sarah moved out to MN last year and just happens to be about twenty minutes from where I am going to be. So that gives me something to look forward to mid-week.
This past weekend was pretty low-key. I had things to do, but it wasn’t too busy and the weather was just perfect. On Friday night I went to dinner with some of my co-workers at the new Seasons 52 in Burlington before seeing our other co-worker in her community theater show. Saturday I took Monique’s kickboxing class in the morning, got a bunch of blogging done, and then went to Monique‘s apartment-warming party in East Boston with Ashley. Monique’s new place is super cute and she had fun fall themes and festive food set out. Plus we got to meet all her friends and mom, and everyone is exactly how I pictured them to be.
Finally, yesterday I went with some more gym friends to the Ultimate Bootcamp event that I shared with you guys over the weekend. It was fun to switch things up from my usual routine and exercise outdoors. Plus, City Sports was kind enough to provide bagels and bananas after the class. They gave out some swag (free t-shirt!) and discounts as well – can’t say no to that!
The rest of my Sunday was spent in super duper productive mode – laundry, dishes, closet swap, finances, bills, work, and packing for the week ahead. Sounds boring, I know, but I feel so much better that I got a lot of that done. Plus, now my apartment is decorated for fall. My fave.
And now we’re into another week!
Last Week’s Workouts
Sunday
Off
Monday
90 minute yoga class at Fenway Park! Recap of the FenwaYoga event coming soon.
Tuesday
I skipped Two A Day because Liz wasn’t teaching and a fellow instructor of mine, Kim, asked me to sub an outdoor bootcamp class that she teaches down the street from the Y in Brighton. So I taught that over by Rogers Park (and made a pretty good chunk of change in cash!) before teaching my class at the Y. In my classes this week I taught pull and push timed strength circuits with cardio and ab tabata work in between. Tuesday we focused on pull moves! Fellow instructors feel free to steal the following format – it works perfectly for a 60 minute class: Warmup > 12 minute timed strength circuit > 4 minute cardio Tabata > 4 minute core Tabata > 12 minute timed strength circuit > 4 minute cardio AND core Tabata > cooldown and stretch.
Wednesday
Went for a run outside after work, then did this 20 minute ab workout. A little blast from the past.
Thursday
I taught using the same format as Tuesday, but did push strength instead.
Friday
Another run outside after work
Saturday
Monique’s kickboxing class!
This Week’s Workouts
This week’s workouts will mainly be on the road. When traveling it’s hard to plan exactly what I’m going to do for a workout because it depends on how the day goes, but sometimes it’s nice to just head into the gym at the hotel and see what happens. That being said, a lot of this week’s plan is going to be TBD, but if anyone has any workout ideas or suggestions – I’m all ears!
- Sunday: Ultimate Bootcamp workout
- Monday: The plan is to do something at the hotel before dinner. If there’s no time, today will be a rest day
- Tuesday: Hotel workout
- Wednesday: Hotel workout
- Thursday: Hotel workout
- Friday: Rest day
- Saturday: Something at home!
Real specific, huh?
Tomorrow is also the start of my Fall Into Fitness Challenge, so you can also count on me doing each move of the day throughout the week. I’m excited!
Questions for you – do you travel for work? Did you have a low-key or busy weekend? What’s on the workout agenda this week?
Catch you later!
For my fellow Type A gal…I have created Family Houseclean Night on Sundays! I do the vacuuming, Ben does the bathrooms, and the kids clean the playroom and their rooms (because if anything is on the floor I threaten to vacuum it up). Combined with my new habit of having them pack their own lunches, this leaves me Sunday night (post-bedtime) to cook for the week! I made spinach quiche and that green vegetable soup. It’s like the mom version of you. 😉
I love this!! I can’t wait to try that green veggie soup soon.
P.S. I will totally be that “mom version” someday!
For my fellow Type A gal…I have created Family Houseclean Night on Sundays! I do the vacuuming, Ben does the bathrooms, and the kids clean the playroom and their rooms (because if anything is on the floor I threaten to vacuum it up). Combined with my new habit of having them pack their own lunches, this leaves me Sunday night (post-bedtime) to cook for the week! I made spinach quiche and that green vegetable soup. It’s like the mom version of you. 😉
I love this!! I can’t wait to try that green veggie soup soon.
P.S. I will totally be that “mom version” someday!
Busy lady! You’re low key weekend is my busy kinda weekend! Haha.
Wish I could’ve come to the fenwayoga! Looked fun
I think I’m most excited about some strength routines during the week since I only ran this past weekend (I’ll regret saying that when I’m super sore later in the week!)
Ps: get a work trip to send you to calgary. The end.
haha basically a low key weekend for me is any weekend where i don’t have to run from obligation to obligation. Even if I am busy with things to do, if I don’t HAVE to do them then the weekend takes on a whole different vibe.
My work trips only send me to Minnesota and Atlanta. BUT that gets me thinking… I wonder if I could tack on personal travel from Minnesota to Calgary during my next MN trip? I’d only have to pay the difference in flight costs… NOT the end!
Busy lady! You’re low key weekend is my busy kinda weekend! Haha.
Wish I could’ve come to the fenwayoga! Looked fun
I think I’m most excited about some strength routines during the week since I only ran this past weekend (I’ll regret saying that when I’m super sore later in the week!)
Ps: get a work trip to send you to calgary. The end.
haha basically a low key weekend for me is any weekend where i don’t have to run from obligation to obligation. Even if I am busy with things to do, if I don’t HAVE to do them then the weekend takes on a whole different vibe.
My work trips only send me to Minnesota and Atlanta. BUT that gets me thinking… I wonder if I could tack on personal travel from Minnesota to Calgary during my next MN trip? I’d only have to pay the difference in flight costs… NOT the end!
I couldn’t look more terrible in that post boot camp/post party picture haha but a fun weekend hanging out with you! I like the idea of that workout a lot… did you do 12 different exercises for the 12 minute time strength circuit? I might steal that format for Thursday:) Have a great week on the road- I feel the same way as you when I travel… it’s totally a good way to slow down.
haha you look just fine, but yes it was a fun weekend.
For the 12 minute timed strength circuit I only did three exercises… if you were to pick 12 it wouldn’t necessarily push your strength endurance, which is what I was going for. So for example for the first one we did 12 split squats on the stability ball (each side), 12 plie squats with a front raise, and then 12 bench presses on the stability ball. It was how many rounds of those three moves could people do in 12 minutes. Then we did a different three moves for the second set!
Ohhh I like that! 12 exercises would be a bit silly I think. I can definitely work with that format- thanks!
I couldn’t look more terrible in that post boot camp/post party picture haha but a fun weekend hanging out with you! I like the idea of that workout a lot… did you do 12 different exercises for the 12 minute time strength circuit? I might steal that format for Thursday:) Have a great week on the road- I feel the same way as you when I travel… it’s totally a good way to slow down.
haha you look just fine, but yes it was a fun weekend.
For the 12 minute timed strength circuit I only did three exercises… if you were to pick 12 it wouldn’t necessarily push your strength endurance, which is what I was going for. So for example for the first one we did 12 split squats on the stability ball (each side), 12 plie squats with a front raise, and then 12 bench presses on the stability ball. It was how many rounds of those three moves could people do in 12 minutes. Then we did a different three moves for the second set!
Ohhh I like that! 12 exercises would be a bit silly I think. I can definitely work with that format- thanks!
Love my gym buddies, we understand each other and are concerned when one of us is gone for more than a day or two! Enjoy the week away!
No one understands a gym friend unless you ARE a gym friend!
Love my gym buddies, we understand each other and are concerned when one of us is gone for more than a day or two! Enjoy the week away!
No one understands a gym friend unless you ARE a gym friend!