Category: Fitness

Beginning Weight:  209 (+3 pounds)

Monday December 29th – Week 5, Day 1
WiiFit Age 32

Chair
Rowing Squat (30 reps)
Single-Leg Twist (20 reps)
Half-Moon
Dance
Standing Knee
Single-Leg Extension (20 reps)
Jackknife (30 reps)
Bridge
Spinal Twist
Cobra
Plank (60 seconds)
Warrior
Lunge (20 reps)
Advanced Step
Super Hula Hoop (6 minutes)

Total Workout Time: 45 minutes

Tuesday December 30th – Week 5, Day 2
WiiFit Age 32

Tree
Single-Arm Stand (10 reps)
Sideways Leg Lift (10 reps)
Sun Salutation
Warrior
Lunge (20 reps)
Tricep Extension (20 reps)
Palm Tree
Bridge
Jacknife (30 reps)
Spinal Twist
Deep Breathing
Advanced Step
Basic Run (Island Lap)
Ski Slalom

Total Workout Time: 45 minutes

Thursday January 1st – Week 5, Day 3
WiiFit Age 32

Triangle
Torso Twists (6 reps)
Arm and Leg Lift (20 reps)
Cobra
Plank (90 seconds)
Tricep Extension (20 reps)
Palm Tree
Bridge
Jackknife (30 reps)
Spinal Twist
Free Run (10 minutes)
Advanced Step
Soccer Heading

Total Workout Time: 45 minutes

Weekly thoughts: I attribute my weight gain to the holiday season.  Needless to say, I’m going to watch my weight more this week to make sure those pounds don’t take up permanent residence.  Oh, and about that 90 second Plank (on Thursday), I was feeling quite suicidal when I did that.  After 60 seconds, I was ready to drop, but didn’t.  With 15 seconds to go, my body was ready to give out.  It was only sheer willpower keeping me from falling.  I got a Couch Potato rating on that exercise, but I don’t mind.  I’m just proud that I lasted through it.  Now that I did it, however, I won’t be trying it again for quite some time.

Beginning Weight:  206 (-1.5 pounds)

Monday December 22nd – Week 4 Day 1

Shoveling (45 min)

Wednesday December 24th – Week 4, Day 2
WiiFit Age 31

Warrior
Lunge (20 reps)
Tricep Extension (20 reps)
Palm Tree
Dance Pose
Standing Knee
Single Leg Extension (20 reps)
Advanced Step
Advanced Hula Hoop (10 min) [3323 spins.. Can’t spin hips anymore!!!)
Deep Breathing
Soccer Heading
Ski Jump

Total Workout Time: 38 minutes

Saturday December 24th – Week 4, Day 3
WiiFit Age 30

Triangle
Spinal Twist
Torso Twist (6 reps)
JackKnife (10 reps)
Bridge
Warrior
Lunge (20 reps)
Tricep Extension (20 reps)
Single-Leg Twist (20 reps)
Half-Moon
Dance
Standing Knee
Single-Leg Extension (20 reps)
Advanced Step
Advanced Hula Hoop (6 minutes)

Total Workout Time: 45 minutes

Weekly thoughts:  Last weekend, we had quite a big snowfall.  While I did as much shoveling as I could on Sunday, there was still more to do on Monday.  So I spent 45 minutes shoveling us out.  I decided to count this as a workout more formally than I did last week.  On Wednesday, I attempted the 10 minute Advanced Hula Hoop workout.  3,323 spins later, I could hardly stand.  I think I’ll be sticking to the 6 minute version for awhile.  I’ve also come to the realization that I’ve got to set a firmer time to workout.  Too many nights, I wait until 11:15pm and then reluctantly pull the balance board out.  I get into the workout quickly, but I need to schedule it to get me over the "do I really want to lug the balance board out/maybe I’ll just check one more thing/it’s so late now" hump.

Beginning Weight:  207.5 (-0.5 pounds)

Sunday December 14th – Week 3, Day 1
WiiFit Age 44

Warrior
Lunge (20 reps)
Tricep Extension (20 reps)
Palm Tree
Sideways Leg Lift
Sun Salutation
Dance Yoga
Standing Knee
Single-Leg Extension
Advanced Step
Island Lap

Total Workout Time: 31 minutes

Monday December 15th – Week 3, Day 2
WiiFit Age 34

Chair
Rowing Squat (30 reps)
Downward Facing Dog
Push-up and Side Plank (10 reps)
Tricep Extension (20 reps)
Palm Tree
Bridge
Spinal Twist
Jackknife (20 reps)
Rhythm Boxing
Advanced Step

Total Workout Time: 30 minutes

Tuesday December 16th – Week 3, Day 3
WiiFit Age 30

Cobra
Plank (60 seconds)
Bridge
Spinal Twist
Jackknife (20 reps)
Triangle
Torso Twists (6 reps)
Advanced Hula Hoop (6 minutes)
Basic Run (Island Lap)

Total Workout Time: 34 minutes

Weekly thoughts: First of all, I’m paring this down to a weekly thoughts instead of a daily thoughts since I might not have anything significant to say about a certain day’s workout.  That said, you’ll notice that there are only 3 workouts here.  One of them (Sunday’s) was a makeup for the previous week’s skipped workout.  Wednesday and Thursday, I  wound up skipping my workouts as well.  On Wednesday, I skipped my workout due to being exhausted.  Thursday, B and her parents took NHL to see Disney On Ice.  I stayed home with JSL and was too tired afterwards to workout.

We had an extremely snowy weekend, however.  I did at least an hour of combined snow shoveling and "wintertime running with weights" (also known as pulling kids on a sled while running up and down a snowy block) on Saturday.  On Sunday, I did at least a half hour of shoveling.  So I’m counting those as my missed workouts.

Beginning Weight:  208 pounds

Monday December 8th – Week 2, Day 1
WiiFit Age: 37
Workout:

• Step Aerobics
• 3 min super hula hoop
• Island lap run
• Single Arm Stand
• Tree
• Lunge
• Warrior
• Rowing Squat
• Chair Yoga
• Lotus Focus

Total Workout Time: 31 minutes

Thoughts: I think I focused too much on my legs this workout.  By the end of the night, they felt like jelly.

Tuesday December 9th – Week 2, Day 2
WiiFit Age: 28
Workout:

• Cobra Yoga
• Plank
• Tricep Extension
• Palm Tree Yoga
• Rhythm Boxing (Easy)
• Advanced Step
• Advanced Hula Hoop (6 minutes)
• Sideways Leg Lift (twice)
• Sun Salutation Yoga
• Short Run

Total Workout Time: 30 minutes

Thoughts: Focused on some more upper body items to give my legs a bit of a rest.

Wednesday December 10th – Week 2, Day 3
WiiFit Age: 44
Workout:

• Dance Yoga
• Sideways leg lift
• Standing Knee
• Single Leg Extension
• Sun Salutation
• Lunge
• Warrior
• Plank
• Cobra
• Plank Challenge
• Single Leg Extension (20 reps)
• Advanced Step
• Hula Hoop

Total Workout Time: 30 minutes

Thoughts: Got two curve balls thrown at me today.  First, I was told to do my balance test with my eyes closed.  Secondly, when I began training, the male trainer substituted himself for my usual female trainer.  (A quick settings change fixed that.)  Guess that’s some built-in random events to keep you on your toes.  My wife also observed this workout so she would know how to set up and take down the WiiFit balance board.

Thursday December 11th – Week 2, Day 4

Ok, I confess that I skipped this workout.  There was an awful ice storm out and I got distracted with other matters.  By the time I decided to work out, it was late.  I decided that it was less important to exercise and more important to get sleep so I wouldn’t be exhausted while driving in the ice.  I plan on making up this workout on Sunday night.