We are nearly a week into April already! Where is the time going? I feel like it's just slipping right on by here lately. I've got so many projects I'm working on, maybe that is making the time fly by? Either way, it needs to slow down a little. I'm not ready for summer!
On Friday, April 2nd, I ran. It was so cold outside!! We've had beautiful spring weather lately, but on Friday, it was 35 degrees and windy. I had to bundle up for my run. Thankfully I've got a few amazing Zyia items to help me with that! Afterwards I stretched it out. My leg was feeling great, and my foot is doing good as well. Yay!
Saturday I started doing a new program on Beachbody on Demand called LIIFT 4. It's four days of lifting with three recovery days mixed in. I took my "before" photos (above) and measurements. I'm excited to see what kind of progress I make with this program. I've really enjoyed the first first two workouts. Day one was chest and triceps and of course included pushups, but it actually wasn't bad. I was expecting lots of different sets and styles of pushups, but it was only tricep pushups.
Sunday, was another LIIFT 4 day, back and biceps. My arms were shaking so bad when I was done! I had trouble getting the protein powder down - lol! Even now they're still a little sore with certain movements. Gotta love DOMS!
Sunday was also Easter. The kids got up early and started hunting for Easter baskets and I found a fun treat in my morning coffee cup. My weekend didn't quite go as planned, but we made it work and still had a nice family time. We had an egg hunt, a nice family dinner, went for a family walk, played some games, and basically just had a typical family weekend (minus all the eggs and candy).
I got up this morning and went for a run. It was so nice to watch the sun rise. I've really missed morning runs, and I hope my foot (and now leg) stay strong and healthy so I can continue running. It really does bring me a lot of joy, and puts me in a better mood.
This is one of my absolute favorite graphics. I found it a few years ago and I refer back to it all the time. It's a nice visual reminder that sometimes we have bad days, but it's not going to ruin your plans. I've been struggling a bit with balancing family life and school life. I haven't found the best time to get my studies in and I'm afraid my personal training studying has been falling to the wayside. Self doubt is starting to creep in and make me wonder if I rushed into something I wasn't ready for. The most recent section is all about the science behind training and I've found myself rereading paragraphs and still just not grasping the material, so I put it up, and unfortunately, that was over three days ago. I need to get my nose back in the book. I've got goals and I've got no room for all this doubt. I can do it, and I will do it. I just need a better plan of action! If I can make room in my day for my workouts, I can certainly make room in my day for my career path.
