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Happy Monday!!!!

January 14, 2013 Kim 7 Comments

The 43 today was hard for me!!! I had to modify it in order to finish all 43 – but we all know that making a modification is better than sacrificing form!!!

The move – a push-up with a clap. (Now do you feel my pain?!) The push-up alone – great! Add in the clap – uh, what??? I did the first 13 on my toes and the next 30 on my knees. Still got to 43 and by dropping to my knees I was still able to perform a full push-up so I still consider it a success!!

Special guest for the video:

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Thanks, Chris!!! (BTW – did you notice how many he did? 9!!! + 1 more after the video) He said, “No way am I doing 43!!!” Umm…that’s cause you’re 44 – get busy!!!! I think he left it at 10!!! 10 is much better than 0!!!

Today was another day of fun with Les Mills Combat!!! I did the Combat 30 work-out again. I’m really enjoying it now that I have done it a few times and know all the moves!!

After Combat I did something that I don’t do nearly enough of – a stretching DVD!!! I did the Turbo Fire Stretch and it felt good. I have a hard time making myself take the time to really stretch very often – I know I need it!! Gotta work on doing that much more frequently!!

More time stretching – on the list!!!

I saw this yesterday and thought it was appropriate (at least in my world)!!!

Gotta get ready to head to the library (might be my last full day!!!). Jordan will be home – still sick! Hopefully he will be much better when he gets up today – I’m sure the fact that he has had these

in the room with him will make a huge difference!!! (or not – but it can’t hurt, right?)

Happy Monday!

Kim

Cardio, Fitness, Push-Ups, Squats

Love the Feeling AFTER you Complete a Brutal Work-Out!!!

January 8, 2013 Kim 12 Comments

Today’s 43 is one that I have put off for almost a week!! Hunter helped me make the demo last Wednesday before we all went back to school. Last night I decided that today would be the day!!! (I know that intro makes all y’all want to read more so that you can hurry up and do the exercise!!!)

The move:

burpee with push-up
jump up to squat
in squat jump and turn 180 degrees
burpee with push-up
jump up to squat
in squat jump and turn 180 degrees (to start)

The above is 1 rep!!! To complete my 43, I actually had to do 86 burpees, 86 push-ups, and 86 squat-jump-turns!!! Painful!!!

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I actually broke this 43 into groups of 5 – after each set I took about a 30 second break – cheating? Maybe – but necessary to complete all of these with good form! (all push-ups on toes!)

For the rest of my work-out I decided to go with another day of Les Mills Combat. I like to follow the guide the first time through a program so the next work-out was Power HIIT 1. (a disclaimer – I’m not a lawyer – obviously!!!) That saying was running through my head as I did this new (to me) work-out. The first part was strength – not too bad. The second half – at least 30 more burpees with push-ups and squat jumps – REALLY???? Then….the Les Mills crew challenged us to add a tuck jump after each burpee!!! (I stuck to the squat jumps today!)

BRUTAL in every way – but I did it!!!!!

I might have looked a little like this dude when I finished – a wet, limp noodle!!! However, I showered and got ready for another day at the library – rockin’ another pair of boots today so it’s all good!!

Today is my niece, Bailey’s, birthday!! A huge birthday shout-out!!!

Bailey, I hope today is awesome!!! Maybe Tim (her dad – my twin brother) will get you a car!!! Happy Birthday!!!

Happy Tuesday (or Happy Birthday if today happens to be your birthday!)!!

Kim

Fitness, Push-Ups

Hooray for Another Family Day!!!

December 26, 2012 Kim 2 Comments

Chris decided to take a day of leave and hang out with us today!!! Yippee! Then he only has to work Thursday and Friday this week – not too bad. I love it when we all hang out together!

For my 43 today (Chris said he didn’t stay home to do 43 of anything – weird – I figured he would like this one!), I wanted to do some type of push-ups. Plyo!!! Jordan likes to do push-up demos usually but today he wasn’t totally into it (too much Christmas, maybe!).

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I asked him to record me doing a couple – he said only if I still used his video – of course!!!

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I wasn’t sure if I would be able to do all 43 on my toes or not. I made it!!! I did stop and stretch several times, though. That little jump is no joke!!!

Last night, a new friend (one of our neighbor’s daughters – in town for Christmas), text and asked if she could come over this morning to work out. Yes!!! Always fun to have a work-out partner. I pulled out a favorite – Les Mills Combat. Because of the stress fracture and DR rules, I haven’t done this in 3+ weeks – ahhhhh – so great today!!! Erin liked it to. We both got in a great work-out and had fun!!!

Our Christmas day was perfect. We had plenty of time to relax and enjoy each other. Last night we played games, ate (way too much) and hung out – awesome!!!

Chris did a great job with the turkey:

Everyone had fun at dinner, I think.

Good news – plenty of left-overs so I don’t need to cook today!!! More time with my boys!!!

Happy Wednesday!

Kim

Fitness, Push-Ups

It’s a Snow Day, Bonus Day!!!

December 20, 2012 Kim 2 Comments

WooHoo!!! I didn’t have to do my 43 at 5:15 this morning. My alarm started shrieking at me at the dreaded 5:15 and since I knew it was supposed to have snowed some, I decided to make sure school was still on for the day. Complete surprise (and pure joy!!!) when I saw that our district was closed today!!!

We didn’t have that much snow but the wind was horrible!!! Chris said on his drive to work (at about 5:40) he had periods where all he could see was white – scary!!!

OK – back to the 43!! Today I did 43 decline push-ups.

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In the video that Jordan helped me with the other day, Jordan did a few of these push-ups with just his toes on the stool. However, I had to do 43 and that wasn’t going to work for me!!! I put my shins on the stool (I know – much easier!!).

Either way, a good challenge today! I only had to stop once for a quick stretch (after # 26) so all 43 went really quickly!!

I wanted to do some kind of work-out today. I’ve pretty much decided that the only rule the DR gave me that I’m going to follow is the NO RUNNING (that one is the hardest for me to obey anyway so I figure I’m doing pretty good)!!!

I did another Pilates DVD – Mari Winsor Pilates. I did 3 of the 4 15 minute segments: cardio burn, flat-ab blast and butt & thigh sculptor. Only the cardio broke any rules and the few places where she added in jumps, I didn’t jump!!

I’m hoping that the boys will play Monopoly or some other fun games with me on our bonus day! Jordan is overjoyed that Christmas break started a day early and Hunter is a little bummed about it – I’m with Jordan! (and I detest snow!!!)

Happy Thursday (snow day)!

Kim

BOSU, Fitness, Push-Ups

Favorite Things

December 10, 2012 Kim 5 Comments

The 43 today was another version of the good ‘ol push-up! I love trying all different types of push-ups and today’s was a good one!

I used my BOSU again!

Today, however, I flipped it over for the move.

After Jordan did a few awesome push-ups, I did 43 using the BOSU. I was able to do all of them on my toes – just had to stop and do a quick stretch 2 times before I finished!

I also did my standard (standard for these days – while I can’t do a real work-out) work-out: Pick your Spot Pilates. I did all 3 sections again – belly, butt, thighs.

This morning when I was driving home, after dropping Hunter off at school, I heard the song My Favorite Things by Lorrie Morgan.

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The song made me think of some of my favorite things (it is an ever-changing list except for the top). Here are some of my favorites on this bitterly cold Monday:

Chris, Jordan, Hunter
seat heaters in my car (even though Jordan always puts on the seat cooler for his seat – even today when it is only 10 degrees – crazy!!!)
hot Chai
crockpot (with tonight’s dinner cooking away!)
Christmas lights in every room!
text from a friend
running (just not today or for awhile)
sappy, predictable Christmas movies on Lifetime
fleece (doesn’t matter what really – shirt, pants, blankets…)
music
pictures

I could go on but I have to get busy addressing Christmas cards!!! Normally I used the kind of envelopes that you just peel off the back and stick – not this year for some reason (oh yeah, the size of the picture). I’m not sure about licking 150+ envelopes.

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Maybe I will find a damp sponge!!!