What I Did Last Week and Something I Am Considering

This is what I did last week:

M- Leslie Sansone 2 Mile Express/1 mile of it on the rebounder, plus Slim and 6 Pack with Debbie Siebers. Walk Outside.

T - All the Right Moves with Grace Lazenby and outside walk. I really like All the Right Moves, but for some reason rarely use it. It is a great combination of Lotte Berk type moves, Pilates and yoga. Instead of using a barre or piece of furniture, Grace uses a dowel that you hold onto for balance, and it is a different kind of challenge. I couldn't find my shoes that day, and instead of getting overly annoyed, I just decided to do this one which is best done barefoot. Walk Outside.

W - Gilad Interval Training, once again with Husband and Moppet 2

Th- 1 Mile Leslie Express and Lotte Berk High Round Assets ( wearing 3 lb ankle weights) I have found that this type of exercise actually gets MORE difficult as you get better at doing it, since form is so important. When you master the form more and more, you get more out of the work. Walk Outside.

Fr - Walk Outside

Sat -Firm 3 in 1 Bootcamp - I REALLY ached after doing this one, even though it's only 42 minutes! I did too many bicep curls with 15lb dumbbells.

This week I have actually decided to study to be a personal trainer. After you regain consciousness, I will share my thoughts about that ;-) In the past, I would have said I would be more likely to vote socialist than get involved in the "fitness industry", but life is always full of surprises. I'm still not sure exactly what my being a trainer will look like in practice; I would really like to work with women like me, who are at home with children and don't have the time or inclination to go to a gym several times during the week. I'd love to just help them get started and turn them on to fitness DVDs. I think I'd like to get extra certifications for working with pregnant/postpartum and menopausal women. This is not something I am thinking of starting next year, but I am going to study for the certification and take the exam whenever I am finished with the course, while simultaneously working to get more fit personally. Husband and I are going to join a gym, not because I am suddenly into gyms, but because I don't think I could be a personal trainer without being familiar with how weight machines work. And I will probably have a few sessions with a trainer myself, to see what trainers do and to get my fitness evaluated by a "pro".

There is more to say on this subject, but it has already taken me on and off all day to finish this, and Moppet 4 is grumpy.