Two weeks ago, I decided to add some cross-training to my workout schedule. My aging body and wonky hip can only handle 3 running days a week, and since I have gone and entered that half-marathon, increasing fitness by other means will be necessary if I am going to have a fighting chance of achieving my ridiculously over-ambitious time goal.
Juggling all of these workouts and being the stay at home mother of 4 kids can be a challenge. I usually work out at night when they are all in bed... not really my preference but you gotta do what you gotta do, right? I do NOT want to be cranky and mean at my kids because they are interrupting my workout simply by being kids... so I try to separate the two worlds of Mom and Athlete. Some people are able to integrate the two very well. Doesn't work over here. I have tried. I have a bunch of whiners :( ...even though we have this on the fridge:
Juggling all of these workouts and being the stay at home mother of 4 kids can be a challenge. I usually work out at night when they are all in bed... not really my preference but you gotta do what you gotta do, right? I do NOT want to be cranky and mean at my kids because they are interrupting my workout simply by being kids... so I try to separate the two worlds of Mom and Athlete. Some people are able to integrate the two very well. Doesn't work over here. I have tried. I have a bunch of whiners :( ...even though we have this on the fridge:
At present, my go-to cross-training things are my bike (cannot believe I would ever say that) and a few chill dates a week with Tony Horton... partying to the sounds of P90X. So far, I have just been picking the "easy" workouts in that series. My current favorite is the X-Stretch... who couldn't stand to be a bit more flexible? I also love the PLYO... which is the Mother of All P90X Workouts... so it is only natural that I would love that one.
At the beginning of each DVD there is a medical disclaimer/warning. "You should be careful.... check with your doctor... not for everybody... blah. blah. blah." What they don't mention is that while rigorous and X-treemly challenging, P90X and nursing ARE, in fact, compatible... especially the Ab-Ripper workout...
"scissor... get it?"
trying to do those pulsing-the-heels-to-the-ceiling things is really hard
with an extra 20+ pounds on your abs...
not to mention a squirming toddler attached to a very sensitive part of your body!
I think this one is blurry enough to not be considered "porn".
And if it disgusts you... well, sorry... let me know and I'll take it off.
This is why I wait until they are asleep.
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And if you missed the pic of me in my ultra-rad Oakleys when I was in People magazine... click on THIS.
And if you missed the pic of me in my ultra-rad Oakleys when I was in People magazine... click on THIS.