Hey there! Guess what? I’m almost on vacation!!! In just over 24 hours I’ll be off for a full week – I can’t wait!
But before I go, I promised to tell you about part three of my summer (and hopefully beyond) fitness plan to find my {fitness} self after spending so many years focused on the needs of my participants instead of my own.
If you missed the first two posts in the this series you can find them here:
And part three is going to be short and sweet (in written word anyway) – strength training.
I cannot tell you the last time I developed or followed a dedicated strength training program for myself. I’ve been strength training with participants in fitness classes for years, but this summer I have the luxury of not teaching any strength based classes and can finally focus on myself instead of others. This is very exciting, and a little scary.
It’s exciting because I’m going to be able to focus on myself, and my workout, instead of worrying about the workout of all my participants, but also a bit scary because like everyone else, I do better when being told what to do workout wise, versus developing and following a plan for myself.
So like any smart person, I’ve sought out help in the form of a training plan I can follow! I’m not going to share what plan I’m using, not because it’s a secret, but because I think everyone needs to find their own way and I won’t know if the plan I’ve chosen is truly the right one for me until I get started next week. If I stick to it and see it through to the end and still like it, then I’ll share what I did, but for now all you need to know is I’ll be working out at home a couple times/week lifting heavy things in addition to my yoga, casual bike rides and fitness classes.
It’s really exiting to me that I’m teaching 6 classes this summer, and that only 2 or 3 really count as a workout for me (since I do more coaching than anything else in the others).
I really hope that this is the summer that I finally put this over training issue that has be dragging me down for years away. 2 hours of cardio, 2-3 strength training workouts and some casual biking and yoga. For once, my weekly workout schedule actually sounds reasonable.
That’s it for me! I had intended to post another monthly book round up before going on vacation, but I’m still reading one of the books I was going to review so instead that will wait until I return on the 12th.
Have a wonderful holiday weekend friends (whether you are in Canada or the USA) and I will talk to you soon!
xoxo
That is indeed a great fitness routine. Being fit requires great amount of determination and patience. You have to keep moving to be fit. Thanks for sharing this. It is very helpful.
I had the same problem last year when I was focused on the strength training workouts for my participants. My own fitness went haywire! I’m glad I was able to finally share the load with friends who worked hard to get themselves trained and certified to be able to handle classes.
It’s such a tough balance to strike, people think being a trainer or instructor keeps you in great shape, but really it can seriously mess you up if you aren’t extremely smart about it!
Great work keep it up you should be having a shredded body in no time if you keep at it