"Change is the end result of all new learning." -Leo Buscaglia
Change is something I have always been a little reluctant of and more especially when it comes to my workout routines. As I stated previously, going into this 20% project, my knowledge of fitness was very minimal and me being the rather shy individual, I never took upon myself to try and learn from others what else might beneficial in exercising. To be honest, I really enjoy running and feel comfortable running so I ideally just found running to be my usual workout routine, although I know running can only do so much.
Last Saturday evening, as I was feeling very unaccomplished and rather lazy due to the lack of school work I was able to get done, I decided I would at least push myself and have a decent workout. As I sat on the couch, contemplating whether I wanted to do my usual run or simply complete a Nike workout video, I decided to try something different and workout with my roommate, Alyssa who I believe has quite a bit more knowledge on fitness than I do.
Our workout for the evening, which is called the "Park Workout" was designed by Alyssa and consisted of:
Although this workout kicked my butt and my legs were incredibly sore for the next few days, I really enjoyed this workout and was happy I decided to join her. I learned a good amount of new exercises I could utilize to change my normal workout routines.
On Monday night, again, I decided to join Alyssa because not only did I like the results I was feeling, but also just something about working out outside, in the nice cool San Diego breeze, is just lovely. Monday's evening workout, which was a little bit longer than Saturday's workout consisted of:
Additionally, Alyssa introduced me to a high intensity workout called Tabata, which I absolutely loved! Within Tabata, which was founded in Japan by a man named Izumi Tabata, one chooses an exercise and does it for 20 seconds then rests for 10 seconds with intervals of your choice. Alyssa and I chose to sprint; we sprinted back and forth for 20 seconds, rested for 10 seconds and did this a total of eight times. After completing this, yes i was extremely out of breath, but I loved it! It was such a refreshing feeling and I what I enjoyed the most was I found myself really pushing myself to run faster when I noticed I was slowing down. It was the perfect end to a great workout.
Overall, I found that a change in my workout was postive and I really found these different workouts to be both successful and a very motivating! I learned a lot of new exercises that I have already found myself using. I am also looking forward to doing Tabata again, with different exercises and we agreed to take it to the beach, which I am excited and looking forward too because who doesn't love the beach! :)
Until next time,
-Marina
P.S. I am also a little ashamed it took me a week to write this blog; this week has been CRAZY!
Last Saturday evening, as I was feeling very unaccomplished and rather lazy due to the lack of school work I was able to get done, I decided I would at least push myself and have a decent workout. As I sat on the couch, contemplating whether I wanted to do my usual run or simply complete a Nike workout video, I decided to try something different and workout with my roommate, Alyssa who I believe has quite a bit more knowledge on fitness than I do.
Our workout for the evening, which is called the "Park Workout" was designed by Alyssa and consisted of:
- 30 forward lunges, 30 spilt squats, 30 side lunges, 30 calf raises, 30 body weight squats, 30 pulsing leg lifts, 30 glute lifts, 30 crunches, 1-legged bridged dips, 30 bicycle crunch, 8 push-ups, 8 side push-ups, side tri-rise, and last but not least, 60 second plank.
Although this workout kicked my butt and my legs were incredibly sore for the next few days, I really enjoyed this workout and was happy I decided to join her. I learned a good amount of new exercises I could utilize to change my normal workout routines.
On Monday night, again, I decided to join Alyssa because not only did I like the results I was feeling, but also just something about working out outside, in the nice cool San Diego breeze, is just lovely. Monday's evening workout, which was a little bit longer than Saturday's workout consisted of:
- Split squats, side lunges, Piles, Kick Piles, Glute lifts, body weight squats, calf raise, leg lifts, scissors, crunches, side to side rotations, penguins, knee to chest crunch, single leg hip life, side jackknife, donkey kicks, push-ups, side tri-rise, straight arm lift, overhead lift, and a 60 second plank.
Additionally, Alyssa introduced me to a high intensity workout called Tabata, which I absolutely loved! Within Tabata, which was founded in Japan by a man named Izumi Tabata, one chooses an exercise and does it for 20 seconds then rests for 10 seconds with intervals of your choice. Alyssa and I chose to sprint; we sprinted back and forth for 20 seconds, rested for 10 seconds and did this a total of eight times. After completing this, yes i was extremely out of breath, but I loved it! It was such a refreshing feeling and I what I enjoyed the most was I found myself really pushing myself to run faster when I noticed I was slowing down. It was the perfect end to a great workout.
Overall, I found that a change in my workout was postive and I really found these different workouts to be both successful and a very motivating! I learned a lot of new exercises that I have already found myself using. I am also looking forward to doing Tabata again, with different exercises and we agreed to take it to the beach, which I am excited and looking forward too because who doesn't love the beach! :)
Until next time,
-Marina
P.S. I am also a little ashamed it took me a week to write this blog; this week has been CRAZY!