I have a confession to make. I have been doing a bad job practicing what I preach. With school, work, FitFluential , my medical problem , writing for Bee Well for Life , and the other freelance work I have been doing, oh and having a life, my workouts have suffered.
Now that summer is here my body is NOT looking the way I want it to. I have gained almost 20 pounds since last summer (some of which is muscle, but most of the weight gain has come from my thyroid problem and from quitting smoking).
While I love my scale , I am not a numbers person. I care more about how I feel and how I look. Right now, I am not loving myself in either of those two categories.
Now that summer has arrived and school is over, I have more time to devote back to the life I love: my active one. So this morning I hit the gym and thought I would share my workout with you all. I kept the weights low as I plan on doing this workout another 2-3 times this week.
For those of you who don’t frequent the machines at the gym, each machine links to a photo and explanation. While the pictures are a bit outdated, I love the way EXRX explains the machines.
*While I am calling this a total body workout, I did not include abs or lower back in this routine as I do not like using the machines at the gym to work those two areas. After you complete this routine, feel free to add your own lower back and ab moves to the mix!
Now, post workout, I am sitting at Panera enjoying a coffee and a bagel with cream cheese (and of course a Smart Water because if you know me in person you know I never go anywhere without a liter of it).
Do you ever find that sometimes having a career in fitness can actually take you away from the fitness aspect of it? Do you use the machines at the gym? What is your favorite total body workout?
I have a confession to make. I have been doing a bad job practicing what I preach. With school, work, FitFluential , my medical problem , writing for Bee Well for Life , and the other freelance work I have been doing, oh and having a life, my workouts have suffered.
Now that summer is here my body is NOT looking the way I want it to. I have gained almost 20 pounds since last summer (some of which is muscle, but most of the weight gain has come from my thyroid problem and from quitting smoking).
While I love my scale , I am not a numbers person. I care more about how I feel and how I look. Right now, I am not loving myself in either of those two categories.
Now that summer has arrived and school is over, I have more time to devote back to the life I love: my active one. So this morning I hit the gym and thought I would share my workout with you all. I kept the weights low as I plan on doing this workout another 2-3 times this week.
For those of you who don’t frequent the machines at the gym, each machine links to a photo and explanation. While the pictures are a bit outdated, I love the way EXRX explains the machines.
Seated Leg Extension : 3 sets of 12 reps at 30lbs
Seated Leg Curl : 3 sets of 12 reps at 30lbs
Hip Adductor : 3 sets of 12 reps at 30lbs
Hip Abductor : 3 sets of 12 reps at 30lbs
Chest Press : 3 sets of 12 reps at 20lbs
Biceps Curl : 3 sets of 12 reps at 20lbs
Triceps Extension : 3 sets of 12 reps at 20lbs
Pulldown : 3 sets of 12 reps at 30lbs
*While I am calling this a total body workout, I did not include abs or lower back in this routine as I do not like using the machines at the gym to work those two areas. After you complete this routine, feel free to add your own lower back and ab moves to the mix!
Now, post workout, I am sitting at Panera enjoying a coffee and a bagel with cream cheese (and of course a Smart Water because if you know me in person you know I never go anywhere without a liter of it).
Do you ever find that sometimes having a career in fitness can actually take you away from the fitness aspect of it? Do you use the machines at the gym? What is your favorite total body workout?