This is a workout that is great if you are short on time. You can pick anywhere from 1 – 7 of the mini workouts to customize your workout.
Each of the mini workouts should be done for 5 minutes – keep going and do as many reps as possible during that time. To make it more fun – track your reps and then try to beat the number the next time!!!
Even if you do all 7 of the minis – you can complete this workout (including warm-up and cool down) in 45 minutes!!!
Today for my 43, I did a side lunge and a knee lift with the opposite leg.
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The nice thing with this move was that it required a bit of mental work, too – I had to think about each part of the move as I did it otherwise I leaned the wrong way or lifted the wrong part!! Plus, the knee lift was a small bonus for my core and hip flexors!!
I did all 43 to the right side first (with a left knee lift) and then switched and did 43 lunges to the left with a right knee lift.
Today I did another round of Les Mills Body Pump – Pump and Shred. This workout is 45 minutes of lifting including a squat track (about 5:30), a chest track (5:00), back track with dead lifts and clean & press (5:15), lunge track with more squatting (5:00), shoulder track (4:45) and core work (4:00). One of my favorite parts of the Body Pump workouts is the final stretch – they always include at least 5 minutes of stretching and after all of the lifting it is a treat (even for someone, like me, who doesn’t really like to spend time stretching!!). I am enjoying these workouts so far, as they get me in the mood to stay in shape and actually stick to it. Plus, with the awesome inner chest workout that I am currently doing, I have a feeling that I may be seeing positive results sooner than I think. It’s all about being consistent with it.
One of the many things that I love about reading other blogs is the AMAZING workouts that so many bloggers share. My Pinterest workout board is getting bigger and bigger!!
412 pins – of those, I’ve probably only done about 30. I’ve pulled some ideas out of different ones for my daily 43 and even for my boot camp but there are still LOTS of great workouts that I want to try.
Plus, I have a few workout DVDs to choose from. I’ve done all of them at least once but still want to do them again (and again!!!). I have a nice variety of really intense workouts (Insanity, P90X, Body Pump), Pilates and Yoga, shorter workouts (lots of the 10-minute option DVDs where you can do from 1-5 of the sections), Tae-Bo (love!!), The Firm, some Denise Austin (old school!!), Biggest Loser workouts, Jillian Michaels, Cathe Frederick…..
This summer I have been creating a lot of my own workouts for my Boot Camp classes. I come up with 3 new classes a week so that takes time to figure them out, practice them and then teach the 6 classes (and I do the workouts every time!!).
And, then there is my top favorite option – RUNNING!!! I don’t run as often as I used to because I’ve found that when I run too much I end up injured (usually with a stress fracture – I’ve had 6 or 7 in the last 10 years) but I still love running!
So, while I have MANY options every day, I don’t have enough time for all the workouts I want to do!!! Sometimes even when I really want to do a workout or challenge, I have to realize that time is still a limited resource and I can’t do it all!!!
One of the workouts that I really wanted to do and just couldn’t make it work with my current schedule of running, boot camp, lifting and, at the time the program started, I was finishing Insanity Asylum – is Tina’s Best Body Bootcamp program. I signed up (paid and everything!!) for this round (I even have the badge on my sidebar!) 
but when it was time to start I realized that I couldn’t add it in and give it 100% with the other workouts that I have going now.
It was really hard for me to let myself off the hook and know that it was OK to save it for another time but I know that was the smart choice!!!
What is the thing you wish you had more time for?
Mine is obviously fitness/working out but I know that it is not just about time but about physical energy which is also not limitless!!!
Happy Saturday!!!
Kim
This morning’s 43 was nice because even though it worked my arms and upper back a little, and it was a nice stretch (which felt good after a week full of lots of plank work!!).
I just did a lying pull-over with a dumbbell (15 pound).
I tried to keep all 43 at a nice steady pace so there wasn’t any jerking. This move really did feel pretty good through my shoulders and upper back (plus, I will take all the work I can get on my triceps!!).
Today was a double Boot Camp day – 6:00 (backyard) and 7:15 (beach) – I love starting my day outside with exercise and friends!!! Today’s workout was all about moving and was FULL of squats and lunges of all types – it was AWESOME!! And – my legs are still shaking an hour after finishing the 2nd round!!!
Last night was a lot of fun – we had plenty of great food, Texas Margaritas, friends and lots of fireworks!!!
Around dusk, Hunter decided it was time to bring out the big guns in terms of firecrackers. He started with a tube that had 4000 firecrackers:
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A short time later he decided it was time to light the really big roll – an 8000 round of firecrackers.
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Good times!!!
Jordan had a plan and with the help of Hunter, Nick, Alex and Chris – they put on a great show for us!!
Between the show on our driveway, the lake show and the shows by several of our neighbors – we saw lots of great fireworks. No major issues or injuries so it was a successful night overall!!!
The only downside to the entire thing? It was close to midnight when I went to bed and then it took me a long time to fall asleep. 5:15 came way too early this morning!!!
Oh, well – small price to pay for a night of fun!!! And, I plan to spend some time on the swim beach today soaking up the sun so I can relax/nap then!!!
What did you do to celebrate the 4th of July? Do you shoot off fireworks?
Growing up I never did but I love doing it (well, watching the boys) now!!!
Happy Friday!!
Kim
Today’s 43 matches the theme of the day – star jumps to celebrate Independence Day!!!
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This was a quick 43 but I was feeling it by the end. For some reason, these jumps always get my heart rate sky high really quickly!!!
And, not because it is a holiday, but because I think I need it – today is a DAY OFF!!!
We love 4th of July!!! I don’t know how fireworks are where you live, but here, you can buy and shoot off fireworks for the entire week leading up to the 4th. And – we take advantage of the week!!! Most evenings we are outside making fire on the driveway!!
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I think that sometimes we take our freedom for granted but today is a good day to remember how fortunate we really are!
I’m thankful for all that happened so many years ago so that we could enjoy the freedoms that we have in our country today!!!
Our day will be spent hanging out and this evening we have friends coming over for our annual 4th of July party – plenty of good food, fireworks on the driveway, wrapped up with the display on the lake (best viewed from the boat!!).
Whatever your plans for the day – I hope it is a day full of fun, food, family, friends!!!
One final seen from earlier this week – plenty more will be fired off tonight – can’t wait!!
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Happy Thursday & Happy 4th of July!!!
Kim
Today’s 43 was pretty much good for my entire body!!! I did a clean & press with a dead-lift. I used my Body Pump bar with 10 pound plates on each side (I had 15 pounds/side but realized after 3 reps that I would never be able to make all 43 with proper form at that weight!).
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I would like to really increase my weight on these but that shoulder press kills me!!!
Today’s Boot Camp was fun – I set up a circuit with 18 stations and all sorts of equipment (medicine ball, stability ball, step, jump rope, agility ladder). We did 50 seconds and then had 10 seconds to move to the next. We went around the entire circuit 2x and the 2nd time was supposed to be FULL effort since everyone knew the moves then!!! I love short little bursts like this because it makes the time go quickly!!!
After boot camp, I decided to take advantage of the incredible weather that we are still enjoying (65 at 7:00) and go for a run! I ran 5.67 (I still can’t believe that I stopped at such a random # but I was at my driveway and ready to walk!!!) in 47:23 which is 8:21 pace. Considering the issues I’ve had the past couple of months with running – I was very happy with this run (and actually felt pretty good the entire time). Now, if I could just figure out how to get rid of some of the hills!!! (seems like way more steep up-hills than down hills – weird!!)
Anyone who has read my blog for very long knows that I love running on my treadmill – it paces me, I can control the hills (or lack of hills), I can watch all my favorite DVRed Reality TV shows and I keep myself totally entertained by playing games with the speed while I run.
However, I’m trying to transition at least some of my runs back outside in preparation for my 50 miler in October!!
One thing that has helped lately is the nice weather!!! And the scenery around here isn’t too bad either – I follow the lake a lot of times. It’s nice to see plenty of other people out walking (often with dogs), running and biking!!!
But – the biggest help is MUSIC!!! I tried using my iPhone but the long cord for the headphones always drove me crazy!!
Then I bought these:
This is actually a Sony mp3 headphone and it is awesome!! It came with 3 different sizes of earpieces and the small ones fit perfectly in my ears (without hurting them – a small miracle!!) and they don’t slide around at all. The only downside I’ve found is that when I sweat (a LOT when I run), having the earpieces in my ears on top of the sweat makes my ears feel all stopped up but now that I’ve used these a couple of times it seems to be getting better.
I love this little device!!! Having some tunes while I run helps keep me entertained and sometimes the songs even motivate me a little. Like today – the song that came on during the last 1/2 mile (I just have my play list on shuffle!) was old school – Salt n Pepa – Push It!!! (college day memories!!)
Now I’m not stupid (I know what the song is about) – but today I used the words to “push it” harder and finish my run with a sprint!!
And, of course, there are plenty of songs that come on that I feel the need to sing along to! Probably not a good thing since my ears are semi-stopped up from sweat and who knows how loud I end up singing and it’s a given that I don’t sing in tune!! I just figure it is adding to the workout challenge because it is pretty hard to run and sing!!!
Some of the tunes that I enjoyed (and anyone within hearing distance) today while running:
See why I feel the need to sing?!
I think that the Sony mp3 might be a good giveaway for me to do later this summer!!! (look for it around the time school starts – mid August here!)
What are your favorite running tunes?
You can tell that I’m pretty old school – I don’t think any of my favorites are very recent – many are from previous decades!!!
Happy Wednesday!!
Kim