Category Archives: Squats

I Am Giving Myself Permission to…

Today I  took a couple of basic moves and combined them for the 44.  I did a squat with a row.  But, I wanted to make it even more challenging so I made the squat a jump squat.  

I used my kettlebell for the rows – 20 pounds.  This move got my heart rate way up there!!!

I don’t always work out on the weekend but since I took the entire past week off I decided to do a short workout today.  I did Turbo Jam, Cardio Party 2.  It is amazing how much conditioning you can lose in a short time – I was huffing and puffing through most of this workout!

Screen shot 2013-12-22 at 9.39.57 AMI decided that I want to really enjoy the next couple of weeks and not feel guilty for certain things.  So I have given myself permission to:

  • Sleep until I wake up and skip the normal 5:00 am wake-up alarm.  Some days I wake up and feel guilty if I don’t get up super early but I’m going to give myself these couple of weeks to sleep without guilt!
  • Go simple with meals – use the crock pot as much as possible to make life easier.  (I actually do this a lot but sometimes around the holidays I feel like meals have to be more elaborate and this year I’m letting that go.)
  • Spend time doing things that aren’t productive – TV, computer stuff (not work related), reading.
  • Hang out – after this Christmas break, Jordan only has 3 more before he will not always be home with us.  I want to take advantage of the time and make the boys spend time together playing games or whatever.
  • Enjoy life and not be stressing or rushing around thinking about lists and things that need to be done.  This one will be hard because I spend most of my time thinking about the next thing and the next and the next… 

Screen shot 2013-12-22 at 9.50.03 AMBasically I am going to try and just enjoy the next couple of weeks without getting stressed or feeling guilty (easier said than done!) about things.  

What are you giving yourself permission to do?  Is it hard for you to relax without feeling guilt?

Happy Sunday!!

Kim

Time for a Fun Friday!!!

Today I did a challenging 44 (finally!!!) and it was rough!!!

I got down in the monkey squat position (squat with feet together, hands by feet)

get ready to be in this position awhile!
get ready to be in this position awhile!

and, while staying in that position, did alternating back lunges (right-left = 1 rep).

left lunge
left lunge
here again
here again

 

right lunge
right lunge

 My quads were on FIRE!!!  Check out the photo bomb – Hunter made a video downstairs but due to issues (mine, YouTube  – who knows?!) I couldn’t get it loaded so we did pictures upstairs really quickly!!

I think that I will be back to working out again this weekend – it has been a roughish week but…..

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Today is Fun Friday!!!

1.  Last day of school for 2 weeks!!!  For Hunter (middle school) today is basically a pud day – movies and a whole lot of nothing!!  For Jordan (high school) he has to get through 3 more finals to finish his first semester as a high school student!!

2.  Hunter performed in the Christmas cello bash last night!!  The whole reason it is a cell0 bash and not just a concert – it is long!!  Last night was only 2 hours but the spring one is usually 3+!!!

right on the end
right on the end

I tried to upload a video but I’m having technical difficulties this morning!!!

3.  I guess the roads are icy this morning! Wait, this is supposed to be Fun Friday!!!  Chris text to say his early morning drive (before 6:00 am) was full of black ice!  Lovely!

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4.  I have a fun meeting set up for this morning!!!  Back in the summer a new bridal boutique opened here in Topeka.  It is called Happily Ever After and the owner came from Kansas City (a much bigger city) – she has all kinds of great ideas.  We are meeting this morning to talk about working together on some package deals for brides – it should be fun!!

5.  I have one errand to make today and then I’m done shopping for Christmas (except grocery shopping – haven’t even started menu planning!!!)!!!

6.  Other than my teeth hurting (still – 2 weeks now!), I feel better than I have in a week!!!  I can think about working out without feeling sick!

 

What’s fun in your Friday?

Happy Fun Friday!!!

Kim

A Merry Wish from the Turners

Today’s 44 was one of those super easy ones so that I don’t mess up my goal of a daily move!!!  I  held a squat position and pulsed 44 times.  (no pictures)

Today I’m sharing our annual newsletter – Chris writes this every year and it is always entertaining!!!

2013 Recap

The best way to start a yearly family activity summary is to thank the person that collects the information – Kim documents just about everything we do on our yearly calendar. Yeah, mobile me dot com friends out there that sync family calendars real-time & print schedules wirelessly, just place me in the TRS-80 BASIC programmer category as preferring to manually etch the fruits reaped from a half-dry blue Papermate Medium Ballpoint pen to quasi-plan the month (don’t mistake the pen preference to lack of mad computer skills though – just finished a program I wrote for NORAD, think it will be big, call it the WOPR, even added a backdoor using the name “Joshua” – don’t tell anyone, but hid some code for game simulations in there, my fav is Global Thermonuclear War). WOULD YOU LIKE TO READ THE REST…

January – March

As Atticus Finch explained to Scout, “you really never know a man until you stand in their shoes and walk around in them.” Kim purposely picks calendars with spaces for names and lines associated to each name by week. Red writing denotes Birthdays, Blue – appointments or events, and circled dates are school early release or something special. Kim complains about the invisible ink I use to mark when I have a plan that affects all of us – not sure why though. So now you have “walked” in our shoes – on with the info! After a fun New Years Eve Festival at the Turner Home (and yes – we have this every year – feel free to join in on the fun!), the new year brought Kim some substitute teaching endeavors, Hunter continued Cello events, and Jordan participated in paging at the Capital & History Day. Kim spent some time providing tutoring sessions – some may not know, but she possesses some skills in the high school algebra/chemistry/calculus/theoretical physics/advanced thermodynamics (whoops, got on a roll, maybe the last couple were a stretch). Sadly, Aunt May passed away & the extended family saw each other again to celebrate her life (we need to see each other on other occasions!).

April – June

Looks like the end of school year brought some basketball games for Hunter. Kim closed out the school year with more Substitute teaching jobs & ran her half-age of 22 miles. Jordan had a music festival and starting driving – gulp – can’t… believe… he (I) is (am) old (old) enough to drive (just old). Ahh, kidding, still feel like an 18 year old, albeit with grey hair. Speaking of hair, you know the age thing catches up when a guy closes his eyes while the barber trims the eyebrows but flinches cause the trimmer detours down to the nose hairs. In niece Isabel’s playful voice tone – Awkward! I did a bit of traveling to Pacific locations not to be named (since Kim did NOT get to go this year).

Jul & Aug

July began with a bang with our annual July 4th event. Pretty sure we will only have guests again if we build a retaining wall to separate the explosive material from bystanders. Hate to admit the second year of “close calls” with errant lit incendiary devices nearly delivering one of us to the ER. The highlight might have to be Hunter’s 8000 round firecracker display that ended in a small mushroom cloud suitable for the Bikini Atoll. The family loaded up the Flex and drove 22 hours to Florida (on a 3 to 1 vote no less) to visit the Pages and celebrate Daryl’s retirement from active duty. While I wanted to fly – Kim and the boys wanted to enjoy the sites and take their time wheeling the roads less traveled (oh wait, no Kim wanted to fly… got that backwards). Sand, sun, family, friends, fun (geez – almost sounds Haiku), sunsets, and 2 trips to Dr. office for 2 of us equated to a great vacation only to be eclipsed by the 22 hour ride home… Post R&R did not occur though, the day after we returned Jordan’s Band Camp began and we enrolled the boys in school. Soon after – Kim had a Bling Bash with Brian and Tracy T. stopping in & hanging with us again – always great to see them!

Kim departed on a fast trip to Texas to pay respects for the passing of a true man of God, Jack Hancock, Kim’s Poppa and Hunter Jack’s namesake. Kim routinely relished nostalgic memoirs from the time she spent with Jack and Keva. She would tell you that her fondest childhood memories originated with Mema and Poppa. Jack once regaled a story as a young Navy Lt in the Pacific Ocean near the end of WWII. During live-fire exercises, some seasoned sailors taunted Jack to shoot coffee cans as they tossed them in the air, challenging his Texas roots. (About this time Jack would casually mention that he probably had shot a 22 rifle just a couple times in his life and was by no means an expert marksman). Armed with a .45 caliber Colt and a quick prayer, Jack sat the military issue weapon on the ship rail until a sailor catapulted the can. With a single motion, he grasped his sidearm, fired a single round, and sent the can careening out to sea from the direct hit. Mouths agape, respect earned, he wily stated “That’s how we do it in Texas.” With a wink and chuckle, he closed the story admitting the unlikely ability to repeat such a lucky shot. Well, that’s the impact Jack’s life had with all of us, unrepeatable and truly memorable.

Sep to Present

As a Freshman, Jordan enjoys all band activities – especially marching band, likes Debate and started Junior Reserve Officer Training Corp. Hunter tries everything in 7th grade; cross country & wrestling, Cello group and Topeka Youth Philharmonics. Kim ran her age again (44) and continues her blog www.day-with-kt.com pursuing another year of Daily 44 workouts. We loved hosting Sam, Stacy, Isabel and Hays for Thanksgiving. Oh, and before I forget – we bought a business. A 1901 Victorian in historic Topeka used as a wedding, reception, and event venue – Governor’s Row House. Kim does pretty much all the work and excels at everything she touches! Sorry I can’t fit everything on one page – always too much to write. You know the drill – our doors are always open & feel free to drop by, send a note, or call!

Love – Chris Kim Jordan and Hunter.

 Chris, Kim, Jordan, Hunter Christmas 2013

 

Happy Sunday!

 

Kim
 

Let’s Hope that Tuesday Is Better than Monday!!!

Today for my 44 I did a move using my agility ladder – squat-hop-squat.  This move is fun because squats are always “fun” but also because of the cardio benefit and the agility work from the ladder.

I counted a rep as a squat-hop-squat each way (so you end where you start).

Then I did the Insanity the Asylum vol.2 workout that I think is the hardest (at least so far) – Upper Elite.  The number of reps in this workout are killer – plus all of the push-ups!!!  Once again, I had to drop to my knees for some of the push-ups – sort of frustrating but I figure it is better to use good form and full range of motion than to stay on my toes. Plus, all the girls on the DVD end up on their knees so I don’t feel as lame!!!

Screen shot 2013-12-09 at 9.16.38 PMYesterday wasn’t a great day!  By 10 (AM) I was pretty much over the entire day and the next hour only got worse.

So, I did what pretty much anyone would do in that type of situation.  I hopped on my treadmill and pounded out a fast 5 miles!!!

If I can't be on the beach then I'm pretty happy here!!
If I can’t be on the beach then I’m pretty happy here!!

That helped some but mostly I was glad when the day ended especially because about an hour before I went to bed my tooth (maybe it’s multiple teeth – can’t tell) started hurting a LOT again!!!  Even with some pain meds, the aching kept me awake past 1:00am – not cool since my alarm goes off at 5:00!!! 

Screen shot 2013-12-09 at 9.15.15 PMI guess I’m finally going to have to break down and call my dentist – I really thought that my ignoring tactic was going to work out.

Here’s to a better day all around!

Happy Tuesday!!!  I hope that no matter what your Monday was like you have an incredible day!

Kim

True Love and Some Saturday Funnies

For my 44 today I did a move that worked just about every part of my body!!!  

A single leg squat –

squat on right leg
squat on right leg

into warrior 3 –

warrior 3 (with arms down not out)
warrior 3 (with arms down not out)

then a row.

row
row

44 of these were HARD!!  My right leg was shaking pretty much after 3!!!  Then, I got to switch and start all over on the left leg!

squat
squat

 

warrior 3
warrior 3

 

squat-warrior 3 - rowAnd, in case you care – Hunter did the pictures last night since no one would be able to this morning!!!  (Chris has drill this weekend, Hunter had to leave at 6 with Chris to get to school, Jordan is sleeping.)   I didn’t feel the need to put on my shoes – pink fuzzy socks are fine for pictures!!!

The reason Hunter had to be at the school so early – another ALL DAY wrestling tournament!  Also the reason I’m up early!!!  Good thing I love Hunter so much because I don’t love wrestling that much (at all!).

Another thing I don’t love? Cold weather!!!!

Screen shot 2013-12-07 at 7.05.11 AM Nothing would make me happier than to spend the day in my sweats inside with the Christmas lights – good thing I love Hunter so much!!!

So – I need to get a move on so I can drive an hour away to spend the day in the gym with a lot of sweaty middle school kids – good thing I love Hunter so much!!!

I thought I would share a few things that have entertained me recently.

so very true
so very true
100% agree!!
100% agree!!

 

not really funny but a good reminder!!!
not really funny but a good reminder!!!

Happy Saturday!!!

Kim