June is my absolute craziest month at work. Because of this, I made a goal to try to do some sort of strength training for ten minutes a day, so I would at least prioritize this one thing. I also tried to really hit that 80% mark for 30 minutes or more, but sometimes that 30 minutes was ten minutes here and ten minutes there. I am not going to win for endurance this month, but I did what I could.
10-minute upper body dumbbell workout
30-minute yoga for flexibility
Tuesday, June 2
30-minute full body dumbbell workout - I stuck with ten pound weights with this. It was challenging, but felt good. There's not a lot of rest, so my heart rate really went up.
Wednesday, June 3
45-minute yoga class at the community center after work
10-minute legs with dumbbells - I really worked up a sweat with this!
Thursday, June 4
20-minute total body dumbbell workout
12-minute dumbbell deadbug workout with Caroline Girvan - Every single time I do a core workout on the mat, it hurts my quads way more than my core. I'm pretty sure that indicates a weakness in my back and/or form, but if you're ever curious why I do standing ab workouts, it's because this one doesn't really work for me.
Friday, June 5
10-minute standing arm workout - This is an interesting video with some moves I don't normally see. I used 7.5 pounds and it was HARD.
10-minute yoga for lower back
Saturday, June 6
10-minute standing abs with dumbbells
35-minute deep fascia release yoga
Sunday, June 7
30-minute Pilates dumbbell workout
10-minute gentle yoga
Monday, June 8
10-minute standing "abs" workout - Look, all respect to Caroline Girvan, but this was a hip flexor/balance workout. Thumbs down for false advertising.
30-minute yoga to reduce stress
Tuesday, June 9
20-minute chair yoga at work during lunch
30-minute fully body dumbbell circuit - Three circuits. Usually I don't like circuits, but this one went by fast. I did five pounds on lats, but otherwise was at 10 or 12.5, which was pretty heavy for me.
Wednesday, June 10
45-minute yoga class at the community center after work
Thursday, June 11
15-minute full body workout
10-minute standing abs - I used ten pounds here.
15-minute upper body dumbbell workout
10-minute yoga full body stretch for stiff bodies
Friday, June 12
15-minute legs workout (bodyweight, but my legs are on fire!)
30-minute yoga for low back and hamstrings
Saturday, June 13
30-minute full body AMRAP workout - I am so sweaty.
20-minute morning yoga flow
Sunday, June 14
15-minute leg/glute/thigh workout - Bodyweight, but I got warm!
30-minute yoga for flexibility - Maybe not the best option for right after legs! Lots of one-legged balancing here.
Monday, June 15
15-minute stretch class at lunchtime*
15-minute standing abs
15-minute full body dumbbell workout
Tuesday, June 16
10-minute leg workout - I used fifteen pound dumbbells. My legs are really shaking!
15-minute gentle yoga for flexibility and relaxation
Wednesday, June 17
15-minute stretch class at lunchtime
45-minute yoga class at the community center after work
10-minute standing abs
Thursday, June 18
30-minute no repeat strength training - I really liked this format.
10-minute post-workout stretch
Friday, June 19
15-minute stretch class at lunchtime
15-minute chair yoga at work - A rare day in June when my calendar was not back to back to back, so I took some time for myself.
Saturday, June 20
33-minute walking workout
10-minute standing abs
10-minute post-workout stretch
Sunday, June 21
30-minute full body dumbbell workout - I did standing abs for the last two ab exercises. 7.5-15 pounds.
25-minute yin yoga
Monday, June 22
10-minute quads and calves - I am sweaty and out of breath. Good video.
30-minute deep stretch yoga
Tuesday, June 23
10-minute standing abs
10-minute yoga after work
Wednesday, June 24
15-minute stretch class at lunchtime
45-minute yoga class at the community center after work
Thursday, June 25
20-minute no repeat full body dumbbell supersets
10-minute arms and shoulders
15-minute post workout stretch - Look, the music is terrible. Pretty distracting for me.
Friday, June 26
15-minute stretch class at lunchtime
Saturday, June 27
We did a couple of hours of yardwork. The less we say about this, the better.
Sunday, June 28
30-minute total body with dumbbells
30-minute somatic stretch - Look, I laughed at loud at the thought of doing the "thigh stretch" and "plough" and things got silly with "ear massage," but I was a good little soldier with this and do feel a lot better about *waves hands around* the world and my body after doing this.
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| Every attendee at the outdoor class. |
Monday, June 29
15-minute stretch class at lunchtime
45-minute boot camp class after work at a local park - Ha ha ha. It was like 90 degrees. There was a breeze, though, which made this doable. I feel like I should get bonus points for this, though.
Tuesday, June 30
15-minute standing abs with dumbbells
15-minute cardio - You want to make cardio boring and tedious? Do this video.
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*Our local healthcare organization does free stretch classes virtually three times a week. Sign up here! It's free. It's fun. We regularly talk about candy and what's for lunch. It's a delightful break in the middle of the day. You do not have to have your camera on. She has the classes out there for the rest of the year, so you'd only have to register ONCE.
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Total: 26/30 (86.7%) days doing thirty minutes or more
Cardio/strength: 14 days
Yoga: 12 days
Short stretch classes at lunchtime: 6 days
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I managed ten minutes of strength-based activity on 26/30 days, too, so that's not too bad. I will not be repeating that, though, because I hesitate to tell you how often I was doing that right before bed, which isn't exactly the most relaxing thing in the world.
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