week 52 workout summary

Being the savvy and detail-oriented people you are, dear readers, you have no doubt noticed that this Weekly Workout Summary neither lands on a Monday, nor does it contain 7 days of workouts. The reason for this is that the 365 day challenge is now officially complete!

As of yesterday – Dec 31, 2013 – I achieved my goal of 365 consecutive days of sweat in 2013!

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Workout Summary: Dec 29 – Dec 31, 2013: 

Sunday Dec 29 (Day 363):

• Cardio/Strenth:

  • Power Circuit: This is a timed workout. Do all of these moves over and over again for 30 minutes total. Go for the maximum # of rounds/reps in 30 minutes. I managed 10 rounds total in just over 30 minutes.

    • 10 Push-ups

    • 10 Sit-ups

    • 10 Burpees

    • 10 Alternating Lunges (5 per leg)

    • 10 Air Squats

Monday Dec 30 (Day 364):

• Cardio:

  • Elliptical: 60 mins; 5.25 miles / 8.5 kms

Tues Dec 31 (Day 365):

• Cardio:

  • Elliptical: 45 mins; 3.9 mile / 6.34 kms

• Strength:

  • Load Your Guns program

Just because the 365 day challenge is over it doesn’t mean my commitment to leading a healthy lifestyle ends. It simply means that I will no longer be tracking and reporting on my daily workouts. Which, in all honesty, was my least favourite thing to write about anyway.

Many of you have asked what my new workout schedule will look like for 2014. At this point I’m thinking of adopting Bob Harper’s 3 Days On, 1 Day Off method, whereby you workout for 3 days in a row, followed by one day of rest, and then 3 days in a row again.

What I like about this approach is that it does seem a healthier option in terms of allowing your body the rest it needs to rebuild, especially when weight training/lifting is involved. I also like the discipline of knowing you can’t skip more than 1 day.

And even though the pressure of an every day workout is now off, I’ve realized I actually enjoy moving. So even on ‘rest’ days, I’ll likely be out walking for 45 minutes to an hour.

I like the way I feel after a good walk. So why not walk each day?

Keep moving!

xoxo nancy

“Between you and every goal that you wish to achieve, there is a series of obstacles, and the bigger the goal, the bigger the obstacles. Your decision to be, have and do something out of the ordinary entails facing difficulties and challenges that are out of the ordinary as well. Sometimes your greatest asset is simply your ability to stay with it longer than anyone else.”  

`Brian Tracy