Hot, humid = Sweaty!  It looked like we all just took a shower to give you an idea of how sweaty we were at the end of the workout. For me, it felt like I was getting back to my old self — I found the heavier weight challenging but not too hard — and got thru the standard workout like I used to. Don’t get me wrong — it was hard but it wasn’t anything I couldn’t handle. I also am having a hard time with my asthma. The heat and humid weather — I just can’t seem to catch my breath at times, especially after the heavy jumping rope.

On Saturday – I was telling my friend Lidia how lucky I was that Mon-Thurs every week I get to see and hang out with my friends. It makes it so much easier to workout and incorporate fitness in your life when you know that you are doing it with an amazing bunch of friends who support you, keep you focused and will call you out when you aren’t living up to your potential. If I start to zone off, you can bet that someone is right there saying – ‘come on Steph, you can do it’.  That’s the key – making it fun, challenging, and rewarding. It’s like being able to go to work every day with your BFFs — 1 hour every day – i get to see these people and take care of myself at the same time. Feed my mind and body – what else can you ask for!  Lidia is moving in the next few weeks to NC — and one of the things she is most concerned about is the workout opportunties!

Warmup x1
rockette kicks
backpeddle
backwards lunges
bounding

Core Work x2
pilate half pikes
crunches
bicycle (up and down with your shoulders)
general stretching
25 bottom up push-ups

Workout
15,12,9,6,3
65lb hang snatch
heavy jump ropes x4
box jumps x2
suicides
25lb kettle bell swings x2