The Morning Workout Evolution Begins!
One thing that has evolved over the last two weeks is my morning workout. When I decided to get in shape back in January my morning routine consisted of six minutes of Kundalini yoga, followed by six minutes of light weights and six minutes of resistance bands.
Evolution Number One – Dance
Then I added some movement. A few minutes of dance cardio. My weight started to drop and I started to loose inches. Soon my routine consisted of 12-14 minutes of dance cardio, followed by six minutes of light weights and kettle bell, six minutes of two types of resistance bands and four minutes using resistance boxing bands. The entire workout took about thirty minutes. I was.burning close to three hundred calories doing this routine.
Evolution Number 2 – Stabilty Ball and More Dance
Over the last few week I added more to the routine. First came a series of exercises using the stability ball. Then I added more dance-cardio. This increased the overall time of the workout to 40 minutes burning around 400 calories.
Calisthenics are added
Finally over the last few days I added more to the last portion of the workout. During the dance cardio I have been doing jumping jacks, squats, burpees, and other other day I added push ups and sit-ups. Considering anytime I used to do squats of any kind I hurt for days after, the fact that I can do a couple reps of 12 and feel no pain is an improvement!
My last workout on Saturday morning was 54 minutes and resulted in burning 462 calories. Ok 60 minutes and 500 calories here I come.
Now over these last two weeks my weight has dropped to 170 and held steady there without running. My last run was two Sundays ago. I have had some pain in my right foot which seems to be better. I think I will give it this week to see if it goes away completely.
So while I stilll have a long way to go to be in the shape I want to be in I have made remarkable progress, in my humble opinion, since the start of the year! But I better watch out because it seems that I am moving towards an exercise addiction. But I guess there are worse things to be addicted to, eh?
More Changes to Come?
The one thing that has suffered is my meditation and yoga. Back in January Kundalini yoga was part of the routine. Prior to that my morning workout was mostly yoga. Plus whatever routine I did was followed by a 10 to 15 minute meditation.
What I may do is do yoga in the morning on the two days I work and on the other days try to do an evening yoga routine. I will follow each with a short meditation. That seems like a plan! So wish me luck!
