I hit the weight room last night, and then this morning did one of my favorite 'chore cardio' things: Lawnmower Cardio. This consists of the following routine:
1. Have a lawnmower that requires some effort, whether reel, heavy gas, heavier electric, etc.
2. Mow that lawn like you MEAN IT. That is to say, FAST.
3. If you're not breathing hard at the end, you're doing it wrong.
Treating mowing a reasonable-size lawn with a push mower like the cardio exercise it is - and then raising the intensity by deliberately going fast - is a very rewarding experience: you get a good cardio workout of a somewhat unusual type, and your lawn is mowed!
Bracken_Joy should totally read this part!!
Ha! I love it. Yet another reason my choice of reel mower was totally badass ;) And maybe will slightly redeem the check-in I'm about to do:
This month has, by and large, sucked for fitness. Well, for lifting at any rate- fitness in general is debatable. I just completed my THIRD weight lifting day for all of August. Seriously. With moving, stepping back up to full time for work, and my coach (DH) working so much more, it just hasn't been happening.
Things that make this slightly better: I have been doing a LOT of the "chore cardio". Steam cleaning the whole house (hallways twice), mopping everything, deep scrubbing both bathrooms including the grout, scrubbing the baseboards, and not to mention the actual moving of heavy things. Also, there is a "yoga room" in our house where I leave my mat out all the time, so most days I've hopped on for a couple basic sun salutations to keep things moving.
Things that make this worse: I have no idea how or if this will improve. I have good motivation to sort it out quick though: our timeline for starting to try for a family is fast approaching. While I have no intention of scaling heavily back on fitness during pregnancy (assuming it's medically uncomplicated), you're also not supposed to *expand* your routine during that time either. So whatever I've got headed into it all is what I've got to work with pretty much!
Anyone on here (or your partner) stay active throughout a pregnancy? I'm reading "The Pregnant Athlete", but personal experiences are always appreciated.