Weekly Training

Squeeking in as much activity as I can get- I knew it would be a wild week, with my days starting with meetings as early as 7am (yes, full skirt, hose and heels meeting at 7am across the city), out of town client trips and a trade fair. I put all of my workouts in my calendar every Sunday, so I prepped last week. But I over-estimated my body's capacity for activity during such a stressful week and flexed a lot on my activity level to allow for rest:
Monday-30 min elliptical, 20 min plyo
Tuesday- 30 min yoga
Wednesday-30min yoga, Run outside 31 min (4.5km) see the picture
Thursday-looooong bike ride (15km)
Friday- 75 min Baptiste Vinyasa Flow (hot yoga)
Saturday-Off
Sunday- Off
My Wednesday run was to be the beginning of my outdoor running club at work- I've enlisted 3 other runners who want to workout with me at lunch hours- and they all 'forgot' their workout gear the first run- didn't stop me from getting out. I just got to map our first run for us, hopefully coming up this next week.

Now I'm off to put my workouts for my upcoming week into my calendar. Are you prepped for your week?

Weekly Nutrition: On my Feet

Prepare your stomach and digestive tract for the day- start it with a room-temperature glass of water, with 1/2 lemon squeezed into it. I do it every morning and have had great results. (My husband loves it too, calling it 'lemonade'). He doesn't know it's good for him...heehee
Then onto my daily routine of goods:
Breakfast- Greenie Smoothie (so easy to put together in a rush)
Mid-morning- More Greenie Smoothie (in my new Pure canteen) or a fresh apple and about 20 almonds.
Lunch-Salad, or raw vegetables with hummus.
Mid-afternoon- fresh fruit and vegetables
Supper-Salad!
Post Work-out- Vega
Very tricky week to get everything in- my meal times correspond to a client trip out of town, working a trade fair all day and other meetings. So it's convenience food, or food I can eat on my feet quickly, or in my car safely. None of those are any of the Top Ten Foods that Cause Car Accidents (MSN, 2010).

Weekly Training

Monday: 30 min Heart Opening yoga flow, 20 min treadmill incline walk, 15 min bike sprints
Tuesday: Level 2 30 Day Shred (Jillian Michaels DVD) , 20 walk, 20 elliptical
Wednesday: OFF
Thursday: 30 min Hip Opening Yoga, 20 treadmill incline walk, 15 min bike
Friday: 35min treadmill incline walk, Level 3 30 Day Shred (Jillian Michaels DVD)
Saturday: Light, 3km bike ride with T. 1 small incine. about 25 min.
Sunday: Bike adventure (12.33km in 49:56min)
A balanced week, I took 2 days off training, forgoing my usual Saturday Moksha Yoga class (75min, hot) because I hadn't slept more than 6 hours a night any night this week. I was irritable and grouchy and needed rest. And besides we picked up our bikes from Pure Cycle that afternoon and got to take our first ride!
This morning I was so excited to hop on and explore. Specifically, I wanted to begin mapping my neighborhood, and all the places I want to bike to. The first one being my workplace. Too bad it figures out to be about a 11.1km one-way trip, with a coulee in between. I went halfway then turned home- didn't want the shame of calling T to come get me once I got there, since I don't think I had it in me to do all 22.2km today. Maybe next week? Mwahahahahaha...so stoked to do it one day though.

What goals have you set for yourself this summer? If you haven't yet, it may be a better time to than New Years since you have the support of the sunshine and fresh air.