Despite the punishing humidity, I've still stuck to my hour long walks Monday through Friday and I do take rest days more based on what my body tells me than forcing it if I don't need to. Keeping in mind that I do PiYo and HIIT training every day if possible, I realize I am probably overdoing it for any hope of weight loss, but my muscles are still obviously developing (lean and mean!) under the padding and the skin is tightening so despite the snail crawl and weight fluctuation/plateauing, I still feel like this is where I should be. When you have big weight loss goals, one of the things women always fear is the hanging skin. As long as my skin and muscle are making healthy changes, I can wait on the weight melting away.
Oh, speaking of skin, this is an added challenge for me: I'm sun sensitive so even with sunscreen, I break out in itchy bumps out in the sun. I get a lot of strange looks from people for walking out in 90 degree heat with 90%+ humidity wearing pants and sun sleeves, but it's a necessary evil for some additional light cardio. Coming home to air conditioning, tall glasses of ice water and a book never felt so good. Can't say I'm not looking forward to fall though. I love, love, love walking when hoodie weather kicks in. I look forward to extending my walk times just to take advantage. Sometimes I bring a camera and turn it into a more leisurely walk. Sometimes I bring along the kids' and my 3DSs just to try to hit someone on Street Pass or at least get Play Coins.
Anyways, a rundown of weeks 1 and 2 (to present) to stay accountable...
Week 1 (8/15):
Monday: 1/2 hr. Walk, HIIT (lower), PiYo (lower), floor
Tuesday: 1 hr. Walk, HIIT (upper), PiYo (upper)
Wednesday: 1 hr walk (rest day)
Thursday: 1 hr walk + floor to test muscles
Friday: 1 hr walk, PiYo Sweat, HIIT Core
Saturday: PiYo (lower), HIIT (lower), floor
Sunday: PiYo (upper), HIIT Head to Toe
*HIIT is SPRI 900 with Ashley Borden at present.
Week 2 (8/22):
Monday: 1 hr walk, PiYo (lower), HIIT (upper)
Tuesday: 1 1/2 hour walk (rest)
Wednesday: 1 hr walk, PiYo (upper), floor
Thursday: 1 hr walk, PiYo (lower), HIIT Core
Friday: 1 hr walk (rest)
Saturday: PiYo Sweat, HIIT Head to Toe
Sunday:
Since today is Saturday and I haven't done that yet, that's still just a maybe. Sweat and Head to Toe are super ambitious in one day, especially given the humidity is kicking my ass this week. Still, I want to kick it up as much as I can today because when I take two semi rest days midweek, I really feel like not having walks on weekends make those challenge days for pushing it if I can. Yes, I do intend to go more gymnastics and flexibility based over time, but at present, I really want to get muscle development in a solid place. This will put me in a better place for muscle burn that will assist in flexibility and weight loss later. Yoga will also take more prominence over time and I may throw in pure Pilates too although I really want to research both before deciding what specific way to go with those. I make all choices with the three important categories at heart: flexibility, strength, cardio. I try to balance those as well as I can. I may not have that body to prove it yet, but I am definitely serious about developing a core of healthy habits inside and out.
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