This morning it was tough to get out of bed. It was dark, cold and windy. I even slept in an extra half hour and still didn’t want to get out of bed. I somehow managed the energy to roll myself out of bed and get dressed to go to the gym.

There were no Group Fitness Classes at Lifetime Fitness this morning that were appealing to me. Even if I wanted to go to one I couldn’t because they started at 5:30AM and I got to the gym at 5:45AM. So I hopped on a treadmill.

Treadmill Interval Workouts are something I really got into this year. Instead of running at a steady 6.5 speed for 50 minutes, I very my speed incrementally. Running intervals gives you a better workout because you are raising and lowering your heart rate which causes you to burn more fat. (This is something I recently learned.)

Side note- Did you know, if your nose starts running during a workout that is a sign you are burning fat?

This mornings Interval Run was very random-

• 11 minutes at 6.0 speed
• 3 minutes at 6.2 speed
• 2 minutes at 6.5 speed
• 2 minutes at 7.5 speed
• 2 minutes at 5.5 speed
• 2 minutes at 6.5 speed
• 2 minutes at 7.5 speed
• 1 minute at 5.5 speed
• 2 minutes at 6.5 speed
• 2 minutes at 7.5 speed
• 1 minutes at 5.5 speed
• 2 minutes at 6.5 speed
• 2 minutes at 7.5 speed
• 1 minute at 5.5 speed
• 1 minute at 6.5 speed
• 1 minute at 7.5 speed
• 1 minute at 4.0 speed

Total of 38 minutes- running a little over 4 miles

In addition to the treadmill workout, I decided to get my jumping jacks on. I did 4 sets of 30 jumping jacks. To make the jacks harder- I did them at home, in my socks on my slippery kitchen floor. The slippery surface causes you to squeeze your leg and glut muscles more. You should give it a try. Just make sure you close your blinds so your neighbors don’t think you are crazy

How did you sweat today? Any good stories?

Amy