Well, I missed my last strength training session on Saturday. No worries, I'll do it right next week. Sunday was my planned day off.

Today:
20 of HIIT cardio on the Gazelle, done first thing in the morning

20 squats
20 lunges
20 crunches

Meant to do three sets this time, but I did these midday at school and could only get through two. Pre-lunch fatigue? Lack of focus? Not sure. Hmm.

Yes, I am back on the exercise bandwagon, helped along by a little contest at school. I am counting this as Tuesday's entry, since I thought I had posted it yesterday but apparently it didn't show up. Hmm.

20 of HIIT cardio on the Gazelle, done first thing in the morning

Today....

20 of HIIT cardio on the Gazelle, done first thing in the morning

20 of HIIT cardio on the Gazelle, done first thing in the morning

20 of HIIT cardio on the Gazelle, done first thing in the morning

My poor old Gazelle is starting to get squeaky again. I think it's time to find a new one!

20 of HIIT cardio on the Gazelle, done first thing in the morning

...even though I got interrupted by the kids!! Yep, at 5:30 am. Grrrrr....

20 of HIIT cardio on the Gazelle, done first thing in the morning

20 of HIIT cardio on the Gazelle, done first thing in the morning

20 of HIIT cardio on the Gazelle, done first thing in the morning

Found a newer-model Gazelle on Freecycle yesterday. It's still a bit noisy, but it's so much smoother than the old one! Plus it has added resistance I can use later. It kicks my butt plenty as-is though!

20 of HIIT cardio on the Gazelle, done first thing in the morning

Did some quick upper body strength training at school today with my resistance bands:

25 forward presses
20 tricep extensions

All the same resistance because I didn't have enough time to change out the bands. Still, it's better than nothing, especially since I overslept and didn't get onto the Gazelle this morning.

20 of HIIT cardio on the Gazelle, done first thing in the morning

30 reps of increasing resistance (12/10/8):
-curls
-standing rows
-chest presses
-lunges

I think this is going to be my usual routine for strength training days. HIIT cardio tomorrow!

20 of HIIT cardio on the Gazelle, done first thing in the morning