Category Archives: Fitness

Shakey, Shakey

October 22, 2012 Kim

Between the 43 for the day and my work-out, my arms are a shakey mess!!! 😀

For the 43, I did a twisting side plank. I started in side plank and then twisted forward and down to work my obliques. I felt it in my obliques, of course but also my supporting arm was shaking up a storm by the time I hit 43.

For this exercise, I did 43 on one side then switched sides and did 43 more. I was overjoyed when I finished both sides!!

The rest of the work-out was Chalean Extreme Burn Circuit 3 – shoulders again!!! For some reason, no matter how much I try, I can’t get past 15 pounds per side when I do shoulder presses. I guess I will just keep on plugging away!

I’m fixing to get dinner in the crock-pot because I’m subbing 5th grade this afternoon and then Jordan has a band concert tonight so we will be on the go.

Enjoy your Monday!!!

Kim

Do y’all have an area that no matter how hard you train it doesn’t feel like you are seeing improvement?

Cardio, Fitness

“A bit of Advice” (from Hunter)

October 21, 2012 Kim

Today is a perfectly gorgeous day for late October in Kansas!!! I wanted to take advantage and do my 43 outside so I could enjoy it. Since I’m not running right now I decided that jumping rope would be a fun outdoor activity. I’m not sure how fun it ended up 😉 but it was a really good work-out.

I did 43 jumps for each 1 of my 43 so 1,849 total jumps!!!! To keep track, I walked to the other end of the driveway in between each one – that way I was at the far end for the even numbers. I tried to never stop for more than 15-20 seconds between each one. It took approximately 30 minutes to do the 43.

(I looked like I was being tortured in all the pictures that showed my face!)

Hunter came out while I was jumping and said, “Um…some advice. You don’t have to jump so high. It’s easier if you barely lift your feet.” Thanks, Hunter!!! 2 things: If I barely lift my feet, I get tangled. Also, I’m not trying to make it easy!!! The funny thing is, he didn’t get a jump rope and join in or even demonstrate after his words of wisdom. Silly boy!

I had to make tally marks after each 10 so that I wouldn’t lose count – didn’t want to cheat and not do 43 but I also didn’t want to do too many!!!

Now I’m off to enjoy this great day!

Happy Sunday!!

Kim

Chest, Fitness

Old School

October 20, 2012 Kim

Today my 43 was an old school original – with a small update.

Bench Press!!! A tried and true classic. The only thing I did to make it a little more challenging is I used a stability ball instead of a bench. I lowered the bar on a 2-count and raised it on a 2-count to try and make the move as effective as possible.

Bench on Ball
(don’t worry: work-out skirt has shorts!!!)

I had 15 pounds on each side and my bar is right at 5 pounds so I benched 35 pounds 43 times. The first 10-15 I was thinking I really should have gone heavier. By the last 10-15 I was happy with my choice!

My 43 is the only work-out I’m doing today. Gotta have a rest day every now and then. I really wanted to run but I’m not supposed to for at least the weekend so I will just give myself a little break.

Have a super Saturday!!!

Kim

Cardio, Fitness, Quad, Squats

Frog Jumping!!!

October 19, 2012 Kim

Another great day with the boys home – this time all 3 since Chris is off work today!!! I asked Jordan and Hunter if they would let me record them for the 43 demo today and they were happy to jump!!

For the 43 I did frog jumps! It is basically a forward moving jump squat where you touch your fingers to the ground each time. I did 3 frog jumps then jumped up in the air to turn around and do 3 more frog jumps ending with another jump into the air to make 1 rep. My quads were burning and I was sucking air by the time I completed all 43!

[youtuber youtube=’http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmosHa0sO0s’]

As soon as I finished being froggy, I did the rest of my work-out. Chalean Extreme Burn Circuit 2 (biceps, triceps and back). I love to use these weights for this program:

Bowflex Weights — Bowflex SelectTech 552 Dumbbells

They are great! Just by twisting the dials you can adjust them from 5 pounds to 52.5 pounds. They are a little bulky, especially if you just want a small weight, but once you get used to them they are awesome!!! You can find them at bowflex.com or amazon.com as well as Dick’s Sporting Goods.

Have a Fun Friday!!!

Kim

Fitness, Pull-Ups, Stairs

Hooray for 4-Day Weekends!!!

October 18, 2012 Kim

It is parent/teacher conference time so the boys are out of school today and tomorrow – Yippee!!! I figured since they were home, they could be part of my 43!!

Today I decided to let my 43 be my only work-out so I wanted to do something that I felt like gave me a little toning and a little cardio. I decided to make loops through the house. I started at the bottom of one staircase, walked up (14 steps), walked through to the other staircase (about 18-19 steps), down the steps (14 steps) then through to return to base of first set of steps (23-24 steps). After each loop I jumped up and did a mini pull-up on this fun bar:

It was a nice 43/work-out for an easy day. The boys each did their age in loops, too.

Look how tall he is!!! He did his loops much faster but I did have 30 more than him! :Wink:

Hunter really raced through his. I think he was disappointed when he realized that I was adding in the pull-up each time and he hadn’t done that part – maybe he will do some pull-ups later.

Now we are ready to do enjoy our day!!!

Kim