While I did have good intentions for April, the month seemed
to slip by without any major accomplishments in my workout regimen. However, I
recently transitioned to a new role at my workplace, which will allow for me to
work 75% remote and 25% at the office. For my workout routine, this is HUGE! I
can now go to early morning crossfit, pop home for a quick shower, and get to
work without the hassle of commuting and dragging all my gear for the day.
Honestly, I have been hoping to find a position that would allow for a schedule
that accommodates my most productive hours of the day. Wouldn’t it be great if
everyone could work when they know they are at their best? I’ll still have two
mornings (Tuesday/Thursday) where I have to get into the office, but I head
home midday, so I again don’t have to pack my whole house. Since moving to
Hopkinton in July, I’ve had to carry 3-4 bags out the door in the morning to facilitate
morning gym/shower, midday exercise (which rarely fit in), and then the gym
after work. As you can imagine, this was tedious and required so much
preparation that I often just opted out of everything for the day. Today marks
my first day on the new schedule, so I’m looking forward to a renewed enthusiasm
for morning workouts. In turn, this should amp up my energy levels and boost
productivity!
On another note, my knee is being difficult this spring. As
soon as I started to do some running, the left knee started to hurt. I’ve done
some research on it and feel it could be related to weaker quads, poor focus on
flexibility over the winter, and sitting at a desk WAY too much over the very
long, cold winter. Therefore, it is time to get back into yoga and start taking
care of myself. I contacted my favorite yoga instructor, Karen Kenney, and hope to get back into some
of her classes in the next week or so. Additionally, I am considering Pilates,
but I already have quite a bit on my plate for gym memberships, so I may need
to work with what I already have. Ultimately, this means I am going to have to
get over the fact that I put on some winter pudge and get into the pool again.
Swimming will help the leg strength without irritating my knee. I needed some
pool inspiration today and found a blog post from Gluten Free Running Mama called “I’m a
VERY self-conscious swimmer!” It is a great post because she takes you
through her stream of consciousness while she is attempting to get a swim in.
Swimmers can be quirky—especially those that have been consistently in a
routine. Since I’ve fallen out of my routine, some of my former confidence morphed
into concern over what others will think of me. Oh well, time to get over that
and back into the pool for some rehab swim workouts.
Finally, I’ve been making some progress with my pushups
again since resetting in January. This week I’m doing sets of 13, so by the end
of the week, I’ll have completed nearly 400 pushups. I’m glad to be back on
track with this and it should be easy to maintain now that I’ll be in my home
office without people looking at me like I have ten heads. Seriously, people
have given me some bizarre looks in the hall at work when I drop and do pushups
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In June, you’ll be able to read about a Vega product that I’m testing out here on I Tri Training—stay tuned to #fuelyourbetter!
Check out my sweet office set up! I’ve got a stability ball
to work on improving my core and posture. I have to alternate with a chair as
it is way harder than expected—maybe I do need to get to Pilates.
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~Laura
