Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Day 2 of Challenge!

I woke up this morning excited for Day 2 of my challenge, knowing I wanted to get started a bit sooner than the day before. So, right after some much needed coffee for me, and play time for Baby, I was off to the nursery again.

This time I typed "Pilates Advanced" into Youtube's search engine. Right away I found a 29 minute full body workout that claimed to be advanced. The instructor even had an Australian accent so I figured it was legit. ;)

Maybe I will try again another day...


I knew there would be a few "how-to's" on proper breathing technique, so I skipped a minute into the video. Then I got down on the floor,  ready to work!

Here are my legs and water bottle. It holds 1.5 liters of water that I fill a few times a day!
Except, the video wasn't very advanced. There were a lot of starts and stops with plenty of rests, while I was revving to move! The instructor definitely has a great body and knows what she is doing, but after about 7 minutes, I was so bored that I said, "Enough!" in my best Aussie accent and went back to browse other instructors. I ended up back at Pop Pilates, but I really enjoyed the work out! It was something about killing the muffin top.

Her life lesson in this video was about doing the impossible...

 My obliques are one area that I really want to focus on after having my baby. I feel like I spread out a bit and want to bring that back in! So, I was very happy to hone in on this area. Afterwards I gave my abs a good stretch and then went into the kitchen for my post workout snack. I eat this pretty much every day. It consists of yogurt, blueberries, chopped pecans, and chia seeds.


Lots of protein and fiber. Win!

 All in all, it felt great to spend even 20 minutes focusing on my body today. Sometimes as busy mothers and career women, that is all we can do, but it is something. And I noticed that because of my workout this morning, I kept my abs tight throughout the day! Here's to a flatter stomach! Bring on day 3!




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