Week 15

April 8- 2.55 mile run

Today was treadmill running. This run seemed to take forever! The miles were going by so slow and I didn’t feel motivated to push myself further than the 2.5 miles. I think part of the lack of motivation is from being on a new schedule and trying to adjust my sleep/ wake times to that.

As the week goes on, I hope I will be able to push myself a little harder at the gym and try to get back to where I was before spring break: running at least 3 miles consistently.

April 9- Full body circuit

After having three classes and sitting for almost six hours straight, it felt really good to go to the gym and move around for a bit. I used the stair climber for legs and the dumbbells for arms. I have also been starting to use the bicep curl machine, this machine feels really good on my muscles and I don’t feel like I am straining when using it. I think I am going to try and use more of the machines for my arms on top of the dumbbells.

April 10- 3.6 mile run

I pushed myself to get to the 3.6 miles. At first, I told myself I would for 2.5 miles and see how I am feeling. I hit the 2.5 and told myself I could go for another mile. I pushed through and made it that extra mile. It felt really good pushing myself like this.

It is so easy for me to get in my head and make excuses for not running longer distances. I think part of this is being stuck on the treadmill as it dumps rain outside. Usually when I run outside I will go a little further than planned exploring different routes to take or trails to try. On the treadmill it is a completely different story: I want off as soon as possible. I am aching for the nicer weather to be able to get outside again and start pushing myself to the 4+ mile runs.

April 11- Full body circuit

Today I decided to focus on my legs more than my arms. I used a few leg machines, then hopped on the stair climber for a bit. I also did a shorter dumbbell workout and used the bicep machine.

Overall, it feels good getting back into a routine of going to the gym everyday. I feel more relaxed after the gym and way more motivated to get homework done and study.

April 12- Rest

Not having classes on Friday’s is going to make it hard to get motivated to go to the gym. I am thinking I might make Friday’s my rest days and go on Saturday and Sunday instead.

I still haven’t made a schedule for April yet… I have gotten side tracked with my classes and all the work they are already requiring. I will get to this hopefully soon!

April 13- Rest

Today I was really lazy. I got up, ate, hopped back in bed, and watched Netflix for most of the day. Today was my mental health day. I didn’t do any homework, I just laid in bed and took a day to relax. It felt really nice having a day like this. I feel like I have been on the go this last week and a half and it was nice to just take some time to do the things I wanted to do.

April 14- Full body circuit

Today was focused on arms and legs again. I am starting to get more comfortable with the arm machines and am therefore spending more time on them. It feels good being able to switch up my routine with dumbbells and the machines. Today I mainly used the machines and did one set of dumbbells. I am thinking on Tuesday I will go with my dumbbell workout and if I am not too tired, use the bicep curl machine.

The stair climber is also becoming a usual part of my body circuit. I can feel my legs burning and the best part is, I can speed up the workout or slow it down. Today I did a quick 10 minutes on the machine, but was able to climb almost 1,000 stairs by increasing the speed of the machine. I definitely worked up a good sweat from it today!