Thanks for joining me and Kim for the weekly run down. Hello October! This is typically one of my favorite months around here. I’m hopeful this year will be the same. This was another solid fitness week. Here’s a peek into how it went down.
Hello october Weekly Run Down
Sunday-power walk
My friend and I dodged some rain showers while we walked and caught up. Later, I got a lot done around hte house on this rainy day.
Monday-lower body strength + low impact cardio + afternoon walk
I started week 4 of my HILIt+ program. Still feeling strong this week and ready to crush my workouts. While this was a lower body class, there is always a push up set thrown in there. It finally stopped raining this morning and it was nice to get outside for another walk. Later, it was time for some Monday night football (that did not go well!)
Tuesday-Pilates reformer + power walk
I tried a HIT Pilates reformer class which was a fun new challenge. Later, I headed out for a nice afternoon walk. Not too much to report today!
Wednesday-power walk + upper body strength & core
I met a friend for a nice long power walk and then came home to tackle my upper body strength class. I like how the chest presses are cued.While holding one arm up, press with only one side. Then repeat on other side for 4 sets total. These were a burner for sure and much harder than doing both together.
Thursday-power walk + reformer Pilates
Not sure what happened to that October weather I was enjoying because it was hot today! Nonetheless, I headed out for a nice power walk this morning before heading over to another reformer Pilates class. There was a ton of great core work today and hoping I feel that tomorrow.
Friday -lower body strength & core + low impact cardio + afternoon power walk
finishing up week 4 of HiLit+ strong. I realized I had a heavier kettlebell which worked great for these front lunges. I’m not sure what happened to my fall weather because it was back in the 80’s again today. No worries here as I had a nice long walk with a friend in the afternoon.
Saturday-rest day + stretch
I took the advice of my Oura today and took a rest day. I got my Covid vax yesterday and my arm was really sore which kind of bothered me while I was sleeping. We used this rainy day to run some errands and get some stuff done around the house.
Overall, a pretty solid week of fitness.
Today was a good day to take a rest day. We did a bunch of stuff around the house as well ,and then hung out with family this evening.
We had a Friday night game that went about as well as your Monday night game. 🙁
I am over this rain and ready for some nice weather
That single-arm chest press sounds brutal! And the heavier kettlebell for the lunges is a nice little progression too.
I also moved around a rest day this week – too much socialising! Sometimes the smartest workout really is the one you skip. Hope you’re back to feeling 100% now!
I agree! I think it was the covid vax that made me feel off
We thought that MNF went well on our end, lol! We were actually surprised by our 3rd string QB! Nice week of fitness for you!
Yeah our Eagles need to get back in our groove for sure. Now that my daughter has moved over to the dark side-The Bears -with her husband we have a nice rivalry.
Nice job this week! I took 2 days off running, something I rarely do – I’m trying to get better about rest. That chest workout sounds HARD! we were back in the 80s one day, but I loved it!
I agree rest is super important and under rated
I could actually use a rainy day to motivate me to stay indoors and get some housework done! I hate to be inside when it’s so nice out. The cold weather will be keeping me indoors soon enough, I might as well enjoy it while I can!
Great workouts this week for you – big weights on your chest workout Weds!
Yes I hear ya on getting things done! I’m enjoying gushing the “big weights”
I would say you had a very solid week of fitness! I’m going to try those chest presses- it sounds hard (in a good way).
I was rooting for the Bears- sorry! ; )
I’m a fan of the chest presses let me know what you think
Looks like some really nice strength work this week again! I like that chest press variation – I must try that when I can! And I like the idea of a push-up set in the middle of lower body work, it must be a good way to break it up and get some renewed energy in the legs.
We’ve had summer weather this weekend too! Very strange but very nice and also not unusual for October here.
Hope you give the chest press variation a try to!
I’ve done those single-arm chest presses before. They are much tougher! Nice week with all your workouts!
They are tougher in a good way!
October is not feeling fall-like around here either… we’ve had another heat wave (up to 100F) here this week. How sneaky that the lower body workout included push ups! Haha.
Yes sneaky and effective!