I had a solid "workout week" last week. No interruptions to the schedule, tried a new class, and got to PWG 3 times. (I like to go to PWG 3-4x/week). It is, as I'm sure most of you know by now, my very favorite workout. Calisthenics, body weight work, hitting the bag, and sprints makes for the best ass-kicking possible. I've been taking the classes there for almost 2.5 years. I used to go upwards of 5, sometimes 6 days a week until I started realizing that my performance and strength was much better if I mixed it up or took a couple of rest days in between. It has made the biggest difference and is the reason I go 3-4x/week now. I'd love to know... what is your favorite workout? Let me know in the comments below. Maybe it's something I've never tried before?

Here's what the week looked like:

Monday: Fighter Conditioning at Peter Welch's Gym (Brian's Class)

Tuesday: New Balance Girl's Night Out Event workout: Equinox METCON3 Class (lots of legs - squats, lunges, deeper squats, deeper lounges, jumps, side shuffles etc. also did a lot of push ups and variations of push ups) I thought my legs would be a little sore but, they weren't. We do a ton of legs at PWG.

Wednesday: Fighter Conditioning at Peter Welch's Gym (James' Class)

Thursday: Rest

Friday: Once again, I opened up Tee Major's new app... click here to access it. I did the following workout:

First:
- 2 mile run
- 2 chin ups (in a row!) haha
Second:
- 10 spiderman pushups
- 12 pike roll outs
- 40 mountain climbers
- 25 squats
{repeat second set once more}
Third:
- 20 squat thrusts
- 20 leg raises
- 20 butt bridges
- 25 crunches
- 20 supermans
{repeat third set once more}
DONE

Saturday: Rest

Sunday: Fighter Conditioning at Peter Welch's Gym (Tom's Class)

That's a wrap, friends! What did your week look like?
Enjoy the rest of the week! xo

Similar to "Bits & Bites", I'm going to start sharing a synopsis of my weekly workouts. My hope is that it provides some fun ideas for you all to try! We all know it's best to have a diverse workout schedule, however, a lot of times we get stuck in the same old, same old. Mixing it up will keep you sharp, fit, and strong.

My workout regime has changed a lot over the years. Teaching group exercise multiple times a day ---> to post-college elliptical training and abs only ---> to taking group ex again ---> to running 6x/week ---> to boxing 5x/week and now... a nice mix. I've never been more confident in my fitness level and I think it's due to finding workouts I really love combined with taking more rest days, and ensuring that my workouts are diverse.

Last week:

Monday: Fighter Conditioning at Peter Welch's Gym (Brian's Class)

Tuesday: 2 mi steady run & some body weight exercises (light)

Wednesday: Fighter Conditioning at Peter Welch's Gym (Nick's Class)

Thursday: 3 mile run

Friday: Whipped out Tee Major's app and did body weight exercises: 2x15 burpees, 2x20 butt bridges, 20 sumo walks, 2x20 leg raises, planks with arm and leg raises, 20 push ups, and some shadow boxing for 5-10 mins. (If you haven't done so already (especially you Bryant friends) download Tee Major's new app! It has TONS of bodyweight exercises and includes his, now famous, "44 best bodyweight exercises". It is awesome!)

Saturday: Fighter Conditioning at Peter Welch's Gym (Chris' Class)

Sunday: Rest

More recently, I've been taking about 2 rest days per week, but, last week I felt great and I had recently taken a lot of days off due to my neck injury. So, on Tuesday, instead of taking a rest day... I did a light workout.

How did you work out last week? Do tell!

Have a great week! xo