Bootcamp @ work!

Our company has brought in an outside group to provide a bootcamp style workout class during lunch. We had our first week of it as a trial this week. There was really good turnout. I went on Monday and again today. I'm sore, but I'm very satisfied with the amount of exercise I got. I also know just how horribly out of shape I really am and I'm excited about watching that improve over the course of doing these classes.

Bootcamp canceled

The bootcamp last night was canceled due to lack of participation. So, I didn't get a workout yesterday. I should have gone to the gym instead, but I didn't.

Bootcamp take 2

Well, I may be crazy, but I'm doing the bootcamp again tonight. Tanji is not around, so Apple will be running it tonight. It's a lovely rainy Seattle day today, so I'm sure it'll be even more fun tromping through the mud!

Weight Loss Boot Camp

On Monday Punkin and I did a weight loss bootcamp put on by Construction Zone.

It was run by a woman named Tanji Johnson who also happens to be known as "Stealth" from the first season of the new American Gladiators.



Yeah, so she's hard core. But one of the sweetest people I've ever met.

Well, today is Friday, FOUR DAYS later and I'm still sore from this workout. It was the toughest workout I've gone through in YEARS. Granted, I'm completely out of shape so just about anything would be difficult for me now, but this really was intense.

I'm not quite willing to sign up for this on a weekly basis just now, but I am definitely going back again after I've recovered a bit. I'm going to try to build up my push-up muscles a bit in the meantime.

Swimsuit Bootcamp Workout -- Day 7

9 minute workout.

You'll need an optional mat.

Swimsuit Bootcamp Workout -- Day 6

7 minute workout.

You'll need dumbbells, a chair and an optional mat.

Swimsuit Bootcamp Workout -- Day 5

10 minute video. You'll need an optional mat to do this video.

Swimsuit Bootcamp Workout - Day 4

7 minute video that needs only a mat and you can optionally use dumbbells.

Swimsuit Bootcamp Workout - Day 3

7 minute video
You'll need a chair, mat and optionally a set of dumbbells.

Swimsuit Bootcamp Workout - Day 2

10 minute video.
You'll need a chair and optionally a set of dumbbells.

15 minute desk workout

Swimsuit Bootcamp starts tomorrow!

Sparkpeople.com is running a Swimsuit Bootcamp for the next 4 weeks and you can win a $1000 grand prize just for participating for free. Go to www.SparkPeople.com/Bootcamp if you are interested.

Here's the Day 1 workout video. It's just an easy 10 minute workout that doesn't need any equipment. It does include some jumping jacks, so if you are a well gifted woman, you may want a sports bra.

Walking/Running calorie burn

I recently learned something interesting. Walking or running 1 mile burns the same amount of calories, no matter how fast you travel. The difference is that if you run, you burn those calories in a lower amount of time. Basically, for someone who weighs 150 pounds, one mile burns 100 calories. So, if you don't weigh 150 pounds, you can figure out how many calories you burn with the following formula, where W is your current weight and M is the number of miles.



If you need to find out how many miles you walked or ran, you can use the running route tools at run.com to map out where you went and it'll tell you exactly how far you traveled.

my new running shoes

I got some new running shoes a couple weeks ago.  Since I'm training for a marathon and will be putting a lot of miles on them, I'd like to get a second pair so that I can wear them out equally instead of trying to switch shoes halfway through my training.  So, I looked around online to see if I could find them cheaper than I got them at the running store.  I actually couldn't find them for less, in fact, all the online places I could find the exact same shoes were selling them for at least $10 more than I paid for them, plus shipping.  I'll keep an eye out for a while, but otherwise I'll be headed back to Run26 to buy a second pair when I get some spare cash.

A photo and the details to make it easier to find them via Google:

Asics GEL-Kayano® 13 Item # 117060 Style Number: TN750-9101

physical activity calculator

http://www.primusweb.com/cgi-bin/fpc/actcalc.pl -- you can put in your weight and number of minutes at the very bottom and it will show you how many calories you'll burn doing lots of various activities.