Day 20...Oh...the pain of it all...

I think I over-did it with exercise yesterday. Not only did I do 30 mins of exercise, but I also did 30 mins of yoga. I'm definitely feeling it now. It also didn't help that after my husband came home, we went out and bought the kids a fish tank (and no ordinary fish tank...a whopping 55 gallon tank), and it was quite the heavy thing (well, at least the base was). I wasn't prepared for major heavy lifting, so along with maybe 80lbs, I also had to carry 4 20lb bags of rocks. To top everything all off...we spent maybe an hour at the grocery store walking up and down aisles, and I wasn't wearing the best kind of shoes.

Needless to say I'm in quite a bit of pain, and contemplating sitting in my hot tub to ease away the muscle soreness. The downside is that it's raining outside, and I don't really feel like having to open the awning just so I don't get cold from the rain. I suppose a hot bath would do just as well. We'll see.

In the meantime, I'm not doing anything today. I have to let my muscles rest

Morning Exercise Routine

30 seconds each equaling 5 mins
Cardio:
-Jogging in place
-Jumping Jacks
-Knee Ups (touching knees to hands that are roughly between chin and chest)
-Butt Kickers (exactly what it sounds like)
-Mountain Climber Pulls (on all fours, bending knees towards chin)
-Step Ups
-Plie Squat Hops (
-Ski Hops (jumping from side-to-side like you're skiing)
-Shuffle Punch (shuffle side to side, then punch)
-Jump Rope (with or without a rope)

"Butt" Work:
-Squats
-Front Lunges
-Side Lunges
-Deadlift
-Donkey kicks left and right (Bend leg and push up)
-Hip Bridge ("pelvic thrust")
-Leg extension (lying face down)
-Flutter Kicks (alternating legs
-"Froggy" glute lifts

Ab Work:
-Basic Crunch
-Right and Left oblique crunches
-"Bicycle" Crunch
-"Reverse" Crunch (on back with knees bent)
-Long Arm Crunch (laying flat on the floor with arms extended above head, and doing crunch)
-Cross-Over Crunch (similar to "Bicycle" but slower)
-Half Curl (sliding hands up legs as crunching)
-Verticle Leg Crunch (crunches with legs in air...not my most favorite position, BUT....it does the job lol)

(45 seconds each equaling 4:30 mins)
Arm Work
-Overhead press
-Bicep curls
-Tricep Extension Right and Left
-Bent Over Row
-Front Raises
-Reverse Bridge Dips
-Half-push up

Leg Work:
-Side Leg Lift Right and Left
-Side Leg Kick Right and Left
-Inner Thigh Raise Right and Left
-Hamstring curls (with weight)
-Quad Lifts
-Static Lunges Right and Left

Keep in mind though, I only added the Leg, "Butt" and Cardio workouts the last couple of days, so it makes sense why I'm sore, and as trainers say, you should give a day for rest in between each day of work to rest your muscles. I'm not going to argue with trainers lol.

(The above routines are apps that I found on my phone in the Android Market (or "Google Play"). They're all free. They can also be found on the iPhone app store. All under name "Daily Workout")





Ma’iingan