This morning I woke up early and tried a new delicious concoction of mine for breakfast:
- Plain Chobani Yogurt
- Granola
- Sliced white peaches
- Scoop of almond butter
Mixed all together, this tastes great!
I then packed a bag and ventured toward Cleveland Circle, specifically the Chestnut Hill Reservoir. My original intentions were to just go for a walk and then lay out a little, but I ended up doing a full blown outdoor workout.
I began with one walking loop around the reservoir (about 1.5 miles). It was a pretty path, so I snapped a lot of photos for you guys!
I then upped my pace and did another 1.5 mile loop, this time jogging. No pictures from this time around. I can’t remember the last time I went for an actual run outside, so I was proud that I could do the whole 1.5 without stopping.
Then I got all bootcampish on myself. I did two of the superset combos I had my bootcamp class do on Thursday. And I did some stairs in between sets. So the workout became:
Set 1
- 60 seconds forward lunges (using the step for a little incline)
- 60 seconds jump squats
- 60 seconds stair run
Set 2
- 60 seconds plie squats
- 60 seconds jumping jacks
- 60 seconds stair run
Then I repeated sets 1 and 2 but lowered the time to 40 seconds each. The stairs were really tough.
Set 3 concentrated on outer thigh and obliques:
- Side leg lift on right side, with oblique dip at same time. 2 sets of 8, and 8 pulses.
- 60 seconds of side to side oblique twists
- Side leg lift combo on the left side
- 60 seconds of side to side oblique twists
Set 4 finished up abs:
- Sitting, heels on ground in front. Lower and lift for 3 sets of 8. Then lift feet off ground and do seated rotations 3 sets of 8.
- Hold feet off ground in front, extend legs and lean back, then crunch up for 3 sets of 8.
- Finished with regular crunches with my feet in the air.
My beach towel made a nice substitute for an ab mat. And doing ab work with the sun shining through the trees is way cooler than being at the gym.
After my workout I was hoping to jump in the Reilly swimming pool but it was closed! I was so bummed because I really wanted some sun time this weekend. Instead I brought my beach chair out to the field and set up there, all sweaty, and read for a bit. After about an hour it got really cloudy, so I headed home. Now I’m going to make the delicious shrimp salad I had for lunch on Friday, run some errands, and head to Jeff & Jill’s BBQ.
Question of the day: What’s your favorite outdoor workout?
Hope everyone is enjoying their Labor Day weekend!