Today's workout-Yoga Booty Ballet

Today's workout consists of Yoga Booty Ballet Total Toning Basics and Advanced Fat Burning.

I love this workout program from Beach Body. It's been a while since I did it though...

So, I finished the Basics and let me tell you, for not doing this workout in a while I definitely can feel it. I love how it goes through yoga moves, ballet moves and then combines them together for a great sculpting workout. It started out with a dynamic warm-up then moved on to a ballet section that really works your arms & booty. It then went to a yoga section which works your whole body. No sun salutations thank goodness! After that was a sculpting section that works arms, legs, shoulders & booty!! Even though I was only using a 3 lb weight I could really feel it. After that we did abs using a small rubber ball to really dig into the inner thighs and lower abs. I could really feel that!! After all that was a dynamic cool down & stretch and closed with affirmations similar to the beginning. I will have to do that practice a few more times before I move on to the advanced section.
All in all it is a great workout!! I love it!!

Sunday's workout

Today was the course familiarization run for the Reston 1/2 Marathon. I ended up running around 11 miles due to my foot starting to really hurt again due to my plantar fasciitis. Needless to say I was quite happy with my time to distance. I did a run/walk doing 2 mins running/1 min walking. I did throw a bit more walking in at the end due to the pain but I am still happy with my progress today!

Saturday's workout

I teach Aqua Zumba on Saturdays from 3-4 at a local gym. I really enjoy it. The difference between Zumba & Aqua Zumba is that you do Aqua Zumba in the water. It is a fantastic way to exercise. It is great for people who feel self-conscious about doing the normal Zumba class or who have injuries and aren't able to participate in a floor Zumba class.
Working out in the water is great! It adds buoyancy and resistance to your workout.
When I am teaching the class I am out of the water on the deck doing all the moves that the participants are doing. It is a great workout for everyone!
If you get a chance you should try an Aqua Zumba workout sometime!

Sunday's Long Run

Yesterday I ran a little over 8 miles for my 1/2 Marathon training. My foot started to really hurt around mile 6 so I decided it was time to head back to the start location instead of trying to get a full 11 miles in. I did a run/walk of 2 minutes running and 1 minute walking from start to finish. I think if I would have pushed myself harder I would not have finished as strong as I did. Plus I was very happy with my overall time for the distance!

Today's workout: Weekly Track work

Today's workout consisted of:

1 mile warm up-only did a half mile

1 mile at half marathon pace

walk/jog a lap for recovery

1 mile at 10K pace

walk/jog a lap for recovery

1 mile at 5K pace

1 mile cool down-didn't do the full mile

Total of 4.63 miles

**The highlight of this run is that I was able to run a full mile without stopping to walk and did that twice! I haven't been able to do that in a long time due to different injuries.

Today's workout: speed work at the track

We ran 120 secs at 10k pace 6 times with a 40 sec recovery jog/walk. Yes, I walked!
Then took a 3 min break with recovery walk.
The second set was the same except the last round was at 5k pace.

I ran when I was supposed to run and walked the recovery. My foot hurt but not bad enough to stop me.

The funny thing is right when we were almost finished with the 1 mile cool down it started pouring! Now I am a wet rat! Ha!!!

Today's workout: Run/Walk

This morning is did a 6.30 mile run/walk with the Reston Runners.

We started out at the US Geological Society and ran along the Reston Paths. It was a good run/walk. I started out doing a 1 minute walk/2 minute run but my foot started hurting yet again and it was more walking than running.

I really wish this Plantar Fasciitis would go away!!

Thinking maybe some Pilates or yoga later to loosen up!