Shamrock 8K in Virginia Beach this morning; Shamrock Half Marathon tomorrow.

(Must not eat awesome caramel popcorn I bought for someone)

Jogging and boxing class this morning...beach volleyball and random running on the beach this afternoon and now I am trying to decide if I have the energy left to hit the elliptical for an hour or so

LOL you and me both. It was a fabulous day!

I have been looking for parts to fix mu car that got backed into,busted out both rear lights plus put a huge dent and scratch on my bumber.I went to a couple of u-pull it yards but didnt find anything so I ended up getting two from ebay.I did find a power switch pad for the door that worked great so now I can set both side mirrors from the master switches so the u-pull it yard wasn't a total lost.Being the bunper is moulded rubber compound my so just took it off then poped out the dent then replaced the bumper....saved me a bunce of $$$.I had forgotten how trashy and hard to walk through those places could be.

I did an hour on the elliptical, intensity level 25, while watching "Most shocking crimes committed while in the buff." Nuff said.

Then I did an hour of abs, yoga, weight lifting, and stretching.

The woman who I talked about it in my previous post who is always at the gym was there on the stair master as usual. She climbs at a very high intensity level such that it appears as if she's trudging in a Sisyphean way, her strong back slightly hunched over and her muscular arms clutching the sides and absorbing the weight of her efforts.

IslandScout and I walked 3 miles in Central Park today. I wore my dinosaur costume which kept me warm and allowed me the fun that a scaly tail provides. We walked around the reservoir and watched the mallards strutting their stuff.

Yes I took the little dinosaur for a walk today. She was very good, even when other dinosaurs passed us on the path (just kidding; she is the only dinosaur!).

It was a spectacular day. The reservoir was choppy and catching a lot of sun in its waves. There's a narrow spit that splits the water into halves, and a single file row of seagulls and ducks were perched on it. Every bit of the perimeter we walked was backdropped with Manhattan skyline. Little green shoots were coming up, around the bases of trees.

It was a great workout!

Today I did what has been my go-to gym routine: an hour on the elliptical (intensity: 25) and then an hour of yoga, stretching, abs, and free weights. I was exercising next to a trainer and her trainee again. They were basically having a conversation about how much their boyfriends suck. Otherwise my time was very relaxing. Not many people are at the gym Sunday night, so no one tries to steal my equipment, and I have a lot of room to move in. Great work-out!

Went to the gym for an hour today. 40 minutes elliptical and 20 minutes yoga. I love being on spring break! :)

I did my favorite exercises today - dumbbell presses, flies, and bicep curls.

I am entering week 2 of being grounded.

I normally spend time every day Nordic walking in sand on my local beach. Once a year we have 'erosion control', which means a bunch of bulldozers and earth movers show up to redecorate. It lasts 2-3 weeks and the beach is closed while they do it, only open on the weekend when everybody and their mother-in-law shows up because they've been cooped up all week. I did get out over the weekend but it isn't the same. One more week to go.

*frustrated*

Yesterday was absolutely gorgeous (we had beautiful weather), but another weather system has moved in to our area: Today it looks like it's going to be rather chilly and not in the lower 60s, like the weather forecast predicted.

Anyway, I felt achy this morning due to the abrupt change in weather, but I got up and worked out for about an hour on the trampoline and I'm getting ready to get some errands done in town this afternoon - I'll probably end up walking about 5 miles, altogether.

Later on this evening, I'll wind down my day with a gentle routine of yoga and meditate quietly with some soft music.

Rise and Shine
 

I've been on vacation and for the last couple of days have gotten ten hours of sleep a night! It's true what they say, because I have lost four pounds! So, my exercise today so far has been... Sleep!

ditto - o222Good!
Getting sleep does amazing things for the body & mind!

I've done nothing today, as far as exercise wise, except rise from 12 hours of sleep. I feel better today. Of course, I work today - so that means I will get a moderate amount of exercise (lots of walking).