The Bright Side

tuesday's workout

 

Spinning:  Spinnervals - Sweatin' Buckets

Time:  60 minutes

Calories:  310

HR: ave. 115, high 145

 

This workout felt great!  In fact, I almost did it twice.  The best $7 that I ever spent was on my new gel seat cover from Amazon.  Wise move.  

 

 

 

monday's workout

Treadmill:  3/1 intervals at 4.0 and 3.1 mph

Time:  65:00

Distance:  4.03 miles

Calories:  570 (per treadmill)

 

Ran early (5 pm) today to try something new.  I usually run late in the evening, but I've been really tired lately so I decided to run early and maybe get to bed earlier.  Exciting news, isn't it?  No, not really.

Anyway, it is done and that feels good.  Now I can just enjoy the evening.  

Signing off.

 

 

friday's workout and a movie

• Treadmill Time: 95 min. (jog 5 min./walk 1 min. intervals)
• Totals: Jogged 75 min. and walked 20 min.
• Distance: 6.01 miles
• Calories: According to treadmill: 889, Polar monitor read 663
• HR: ave. 130, high 150

This workout rocked.  I earned a total of 66 WW activity points this week.  Can't quite get used to these new higher points, 66 points sounds crazy!

During tonight's workout I watched the movie, Pirate Radio. Have you ever seen it?  It takes place in the 60's and includes great music and an awesome ensemble cast including Bill Nighy, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Tom Sturridge, Rhys Ifans and Emma Thompson.  Sort of silly in parts, but overall good fun.  Written and directed by Richard Curtis of Love Actually, Bridget Jones and Nottinghill fame.  If you liked any of those films, chances are you would enjoy Pirate Radio.

 

 

thursday's workout

• Spinning:  Spinnervals - Lean & Mean
• 316 calories
• 60 minutes
• HR: ave. 114, high 141
• Felt great!

Loved this new Spinnervals 4.0 DVD.  It focuses on interval work, which was great.  Near the end, the trainer has you get off the bike and do a series of squats and isometric squats.  Wow, my quads were shakin' and quakin'!  It was a challenge.  

Tonight, while I was spinning, I watched Under the Tuscan Sun.  Man, I love that movie.  Ah, Italy.  Tuscany.  The Amalfi Coast.  Positano.  It must be one of the most beautiful places on the planet.  I've been there twice and I'd go back there in a heartbeat.

Positano

 

The Hotel Santa Caterina

This is where we stayed in Amalfi, The Hotel Santa Caterina.  Heaven on earth.  Take a mini-vacation by clicking on the link above and take a little tour.  So beautiful.  I highly recommend it.

Wait.  How did I end up talking about Amalfi in the middle of my workout report?  Oh, right. Under the Tuscan Sun.  

 

 

Ok, enough.  Back to reality.  Time for bed.  

Night!

 

wednesday's workout

• Treadmill: intervals (walk 1min/jog 5 min)
• Distance: 4.61 miles
• HR ave. 129, high 169
• 75 minutes
• 501 calories

tuesday's workout

• The Next Challenge DVD
• 65 minutes
• Weights/abs/flexibility
• 229 calories
• HR ave. 97, high 133

This session felt good, very good, actually.  Wore my new Polar heart rate monitor for the first time with this workout and I am a little disappointed in the calories burned. I've been doing this DVD for "awhile" now (read, off and on for years).  It always seems like a challenge, but maybe it is time to move on from this one, too?  

 

monday's workout

 

• Spinning: 60 minutes.  Spinnervals - Sweatin' Buckets.
• Calories 353.  HR: average 120, high 150.
• Felt good!

 

 

Just ordered the Spinnervals 4.0 Lean and Mean DVD which should arrive in time for my next spinning workout scheduled for Thursday. Can't wait!  I love the Sweatin' Buckets DVD but, I have had it for quite awhile now. It's time for something new! 

Tonight, I am going to do my Next Challenge workout DVD.  That's my go-to strength workout.  Be back later.