Switching Up My Workouts
I’ve made it to the final stretch! The half marathon is this Saturday, and I can’t believe how fast the training went by. I’m excited for the race, and I honestly can’t believe I’ve made it this far. I’m happy to say that I was able to loosely follow a training plan without ever having to really sacrifice my social life. That’s winning, my friends. (Does anyone have any tips on running motivation after a race?)
Now that my running is starting to cut back, I’m planning on taking full advantage of the classes that are available for the Get Well Challenge. I’ve already tried Hot House Yoga and FIT Richmond (loved both of those places!) so I’m looking forward to giving CrossFitRVA a shot as well. I’m not sure if cross fit is really my style, but don’t knock it til you try it, right? (But neon colors? Those are apparently my style.)
Before I started training for the race, I was doing a lot of circuit workouts, weight training, and different types of cardio. While I do think my endurance has improved with all this running, I think I lost some strength, so I’m excited to get back into classes like BodyPump and BodyAttack (and maybe cross fit?) At this point, I pretty much have the opportunity to try anything! I usually get bored pretty easily, so I’m hoping to switch things up often. I haven’t been to Zumba or BodyJam in forever, and those are some of my favorite ways to get in cardio, so I’ll be hitting up those classes this week! Things that that make workout out fun, so I don’t get tired or bored.
To help myself stay on track this month, I wrote out a few goals. I find that my goals are much easier to achieve if I write them down and shout them out!
i really want to try crossfit, but the gyms here i’ve looked are all SUCH a commitment (money-wise).
i’m in my current gym contract until the middle of january, and i really need to try out some of the classes there to help me decide if i want to stay there. i love my gym, but i could be getting even more of my money’s worth.
sidenote: i just finished applying to VCU school of medicine last night, so i loveeeee reading all your little tidbits about random richmond things 🙂
Oh my gosh!!! If you come to VCU you’ll HAVE to join Virginia Bloggers!!! Even if you just come visit the school, let me know! I could give you a tour 😉
ahh that would be amazing! i will definitely let you know! 😀
you are going to rock your race!
Girl, tell me about your motivation issues and I will give you the best tips I can… all of these psychology classes are NOT going to waste. 😉 Is it just motivation to get back out there?
Good luck with your half marathon this weekend 🙂 I’m sure you’ll do awesome! It’s great that you were able to stick to your training. I really wish I would’ve done a better job with that. As for me, I want to try and get back into spinning this month. My gym offers a 5:45AM spin class and I figure it’d be the best plan for me to get my workout out of the way before my work day. That way, I can enjoy my evenings 🙂
Congrats! I had trouble getting back into running after doing my first 5k. I found that the key is to be signed up for another race before I finish one!
That’s a great idea!!! Maybe I’ll do a turkey trot or something!
I was wondering the other day when your half is! I just started my 16-week training plan for a half in February – can’t wait to read your recap! Have fun carb loading 🙂
You go, girl!
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ahh it’s so close!! I’m with you on that one.. I’m also trying to make working out more fun. Sometimes I get so into the routine lol
I’m also trying to make it to yoga at least once a week. I’m not good about stretching post workouts, so that once a week class reminds me of how good it feels to stttttrrreeetch!!!
Good luck with your half! I’ll be cheering for you!
Race is so close!! Eekkkk can’t wait to hear how it goes 🙂