Today I've decided to really start incorporating some resistance training. More muscle burns more calories overall. I just don't like weight training for a couple of reasons (and frankly, they are wimpy reasons).
#1 - As far as 20 min. weight training vs. 20 min. cardio, less calories are burned in that SPECIFIC amount of time. My goal is 2100 calories burned a week, and I can get quite a bit done in 20 min.!!!
#2 - I don't feel the "hurt" until usually 24 hrs. later. And my, oh my, I FEEL it! Which makes me very sluggish the next day when I get up to work out.
I know...weenie, weenie excuses. But I know what I need to do, and I'm gonna start doing it.
Day 1 - Upper body
Day 2 - Cardio
Day 3 - Lower body
Day 4 - Cardio
Day 5 - CORE, CORE, CORE!
Day 6 - Cardio
Day 7 - Yoga
Actually, looking at that, I might switch Day 2 (which is Monday - a hard day for me to motivate) and Day 7 (Saturday) around. I'll have to be flexible and see.
Workouts:
Upper Body: 22 min, 138 calories
Step Aerobics & stretching: 48 min, 409 cal
Nutrition:
Goal: 1,200 - 1,550
Calories consumed: 1641
Well, I went over, but I'm back to tracking - even the Panda Express that I ate with hubby for date night! So that's a step in the right direction.
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