Where's the Beach?

2 on Thursday This morning I got up and did Cathe's MMA Kickboxing before work. I had a lot of fun and felt totally energized. After work I decided to do a similar compound exercise circuit to the one I did last Thursday. I had fun with it, so why not try it out again... I did each exercise for 16 reps with the exception of 24 for push ups and did the circuit twice through. Side drop squats off 12" step with overhead triceps extension Side drop squats off 12" step with overhead with outer thigh raise (still hold weight used for triceps) Rear lunge off 12" step with lateral raises Push ups (wide stance) Alternating rear lunge with low-end pulse and scapular retraction with green band Alternating front lunge with low-end pulse and biceps curl Squats with overhead press Plie squats with low-end pulse and hammer curls Lat pull down with blue (heaviest) band Donkey kicks with weight After the 2nd round, I finished off with firewalkers with green band - tota...

It sounds like everyone enjoyed my birthday story yesterday. It'll be fun to one day tell my nephew that story. I am so very blessed to have my sister. My mom always said that she had us for each other. It's a good thing we truly love each other! Hemming and Hawing Today was rainy, stormy, and downright dreary. I even worked through lunch to avoid having to get out in it. I was due for a rest day (either today or tomorrow). I decided that I would wait and see how I felt by the end of the day. I have gotten used to splitting up my workouts and was not really enjoying the idea of a long cardio session. Since I was leaving earlier because of working through lunch, I decided I would go ahead and do a 40-minute premix from Step Blast. That one is always fun and still gets my heart rate up there. When I walked out of the office, the sun was shining. What? When did that happen. That's when the debate started in my head: Do I really want to workout inside? It's sunny, but I d...