This Busy Bee’s Weekly Workouts: Week 1
Good morning! I have something a little different for the blog today! I am now officially 7 weeks post surgery and at my 6 week check up last week, I got permission to start exercising. This was music to my ears, because even though my body was healed and pain free, after spending half of my summer recovering from surgery and infection, my energy levels were REALLY low.
So many of my friends and readers have asked me about my workouts and how I plan on getting myself back in shape, that I decided to do a weekly post about my workouts and progress. I am obviously no expert, but apparently people want to hear from a real woman struggling to get healthy and not just from experts that have never been out of shape. Although I will be posting workouts that *I* do, please check with your doctor before beginning any type of exercise routine!
A little bit of info about my situation: We are a 1 car family and my husband works 2 jobs and goes to school. So, a gym membership is out of the question for us at this time. There just isn’t enough time available where I would have access to the car, AND to be honest, I am not a big fan of driving. Also, my kids are ages 9 and 4, and I wanted to include them in my workouts. They both have SO much energy and love to be active and think it is just the most fun thing ever to work out with mom. With that being said, I was already a huge fan of the ‘couch to 5K’ running workouts. I completed it 3 years ago when I was getting back in shape, after having my son, and felt AMAZING doing it. I only wish I had kept it up. Couch to 5K is a 3 day a week program. I just downloaded the app on my phone. It was 2.99. It tells me when to start running and stop running and really takes all the guess work out of it. I HATE having to look at a clock while I am running. It makes the time drag on. So this is perfect for me. After completing each couch to 5K workout, I am doing a little body weight routine to build muscle and strengthen my core. It is a very simple workout, since I am starting at square one, but it definitely is a workout for me. It is so simple, I have dubbed it ‘The Couch Potato Workout!’ I will add to this each week as I am able, as I get stronger.
On alternate days that I am not running, I am pretty much letting the kids pick what we do for now. I am letting them choose between: swimming, Just Dance, Wii Fit, and some beginner exercise videos from youtube or from DVD’s we own. So that makes 6 days a week I am doing some form of exercise and then 1 rest day. Here is what last week looked like.
So, how did this week go? Pretty good!!! I was SERIOUSLY sore the first few days. But that is to be expected. After 1 week, I already have so much more energy and am sleeping better at night. I am really looking forward to getting more fit and sharing my progress with you all! Thanks for all the sweet comments and well wishes y’all have sent me this week about my first week exercising! I can definitely feel the positive vibes!!! <3 Aunt Bee
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