Today for my 44 I took a move that I’ve done on the floor (plank rolls) and added a stability ball to make it a little more challenging. A plank roll is just holding plank and rolling your feet so your head goes forward and back.
And for some reason this morning I guess I thought I had reverse aged because I got to 40 and stopped. Oops – good thing I realized it in time to fix it and do all 44 reps!!
I did one of my 10 Minute Solution DVDs – Ultimate Boot Camp. By doing all 5 sections it ended up being a good full body workout in under an hour!!
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Happy Saturday – I’m off to spend the day with a bunch of brides!!!
For my 44 today I went with a move that Debbie @ Live from La Quinta had in a post the other day about balance. I figure I might not have balance in all areas of my life but I can work on my actual balance!!!
I did a 1 arm chest press on the stability ball.
right arm readypress up
I did all 44 reps on the right side and then switched and did 44 more because it’s all about balance!!!
left armgo
It might seem like it is easier to do 1 arm at a time but you really do have to work on the balance and hold tighter with your core so you don’t roll off the ball. I used 15 pounds and that was just enough to make the last 5 reps or so really difficult!!!
And, I did another run (4 in 1 week!!!) – 1.5% incline for 8 miles at 7:30 pace then an easy cool down mile.
The Sound of Music is one of my all time favorite movies and like Julie Andrews says, “I simply remember my favorite things and then I don’t feel so bad!!!”
I love our new dishwasher!!
buttons on top
The fact that the buttons are on the top of it is nice because our old one had them right on the front and people were always leaning against it and turning it on!!! Plus – check out the 3 racks –
can you tell there are 3 racks?top rack
Look how cool the top rack is – it holds all of those big utensils – I love it!!!
Another kitchen appliance that I love is my Ninja Crock Pot!!! (I actually love all of my crock pots and use them often.)
The really cool thing about this one is that you can use it in other ways besides just a slow cooker. The feature I love is the stove-top cooking one.
and worked my hamstrings for the 44. I started with the band around my ankles and moved it to cover one foot –
set-up
From the start position, I pushed my foot (keeping it flexed) straight back –
push back
As you can see, it is hard to stay straight up but part of the work was a balance challenge!!! And, I don’t want my hamstrings to be unbalanced so I had to do the left side, too!!
readygo
I love small moves like this that are so effective!!!
And, today was another running day!!! Of course, I’m a wimp and don’t bundle up and hit the streets like so many hard-core runners (it is currently 3 degrees!!!) and I needed to catch up on Dance Moms anyway!!!
1.5% incline – 8 miles in 61:37 + 0.75 miles super easy
Currently, I feel like that ship represents me!!! I feel like I have toppled over and am just barely staying above the surface!!!
I’ve talked about the fact that I have sleep issues (meaning I rarely sleep more than 2 hours at a time) and lately I have been averaging around 4 hours of sleep a night.
Last night I woke up at 2 and never fully went back to sleep before my 5:00am alarm!
My mind is constantly spinning these days!
I have a booth this weekend at the local Bridal Fair and I feel like I’ve put a lot of energy into this and still don’t have a clue what I’m doing. Lately, we haven’t had a lot of bookings at our venue but the expenses (thanks to numerous issues with the apartments) are out of control!
I’ve made several commitments involving other things (some guest posts, personal stuff……) and I’m excited about all of them but they churn around in my brain during the night, too.
Factor in the extreme cold and my complete dislike (hate) of winter and I just feel myself sinking more and more.
Maybe I will just imagine myself right here –
for the next few days (months – whatever!!!).
Or, I will just go back to my mantra –
Happy Thursday!! I will be at the beach (if only in my mind!)!!
Today’s 44 was a reverse crunch on the bench. Hunter wanted me to do some Rocky style crunches where you go up on your head – ummmm…..I’m too old to try anything that crazy!!!
And it was a good day for a longer run since every one is off and it is a low key day anyway!
Martin Luther King Jr is a man who played a major role in the Civil Rights Act and I think that every American should be grateful for the effort he made to make our country a place where all people are equal!!!
Over the weekend, there were several TV stations paying tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. and movies aired that show the changes that have come about over the past 40-50 years.
Some of my very favorite movies portray the trials and extreme racism that used to mark our country.Yesterday I watched Men of Honor with Cuba Gooding Jr and Robert De Niro. I forgot how incredible this movie is. This movie is the story of Carl Brashear, the first African American, then also the first amputee, US Navy Diver and the man who trained him.
If you haven’t seen it, I highly recommend it. At the end when Cuba Gooding Jr as Carl Brashear has to take 12 steps in the dive gear that weighs 290+ pounds to be reinstated as a Navy Diver with 1 leg – that scene brings me to tears every single time I see it!
Remember the Titans might be one of my favorite movies ever. There are so many phenomenal parts of the movie. The fact that this movie is based on a true life happening from a school in 1971 has always shocked me since that was after I was born (I was 2 then!!).
(some of the most inspirational parts of the movie!!)
When Gerry Bertier is in the hospital and Julius comes in I love the line, “He’s my brother. Can’t you see the resemblance?”
This is another great movie based on the actual events leading up to the 1966 NCAA Basketball Championship. Texas Western College became the first team to have a starting line-up that was all-black. The coach later said that he didn’t so much think about the color of the starters – he just wanted his top 5 on the court – as it should be!!!
Because this film is from a much earlier time period (the 1947 baseball season) there is some pretty extreme racism evident throughout the entire movie. It is so amazing to look at pro baseball today compared to that year when Jackie Robinson became the first black man to play professionally.
The Express is another story about the first black man to achieve a mile stone. Ernie Davis is the first black man to win the Heisman Trophy in 1961. Sadly after being drafted by the Cleveland Browns he died of leukemia in 1963 at the age of 23.
Look a movie that doesn’t have a sports theme!!! In the movie Wiley College (a historically black university) takes a team of debaters to competitions in the 1930s. Besides the fact that the competitors were black, there was also a 14 year-old and a female which wasn’t the norm. The movie shows them beating the Harvard debate team but in real life it was a team from the University of Southern California. It shows how much theses kids had to endure and deal with just to participate with other schools.
This movie is another favorite – in fact I need to watch it again. The Tuskegee Airmen were the first black military pilots to deploy overseas. These men flew many dangerous missions in World War II while also dealing with very rough treatment from their own country.
I know that there are other movies that depict the difference from how our country is today to what it used to be but these are some that I have seen and love. They never fail to remind me how lucky we are to live in a world where people are treated equally.
I truly believe that we owe a lot of the freedoms today to Martin Luther King Jr and his efforts to stand up and fight for equality for all people.
Have you seen any of these movies? Do you have others to add to this list?
Today’s 44 started off nice and easy but the last 10 or so were rough!!! I used a resistance band –
Turbo Fire Band
Double the band under and sit on it in V-sit –
ready
I stayed in this position and did a shoulder press –
press up
Like I said, this started off fine but from about 30 on I struggled!!!
This week has been a bit intense so I thought some of the old-time Sunday cartoons would be a nice change of pace!
oh, technology!!!competitive much?Hmmm…..too much computer time?!HaHa – pretty much true!Lucy – so helpful!!!the new norm!funnythe only way I can solve the crossword!Cathy – one of my all time favorites!!
OK – maybe they weren’t that funny but we can all do with a good laugh!!!
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