Amy's Workout Plan

Working out has been my biggest challenge lately.  I used to run on our treadmill when my little girl was sleeping, but then it broke.  So I have been trying to find a workout plan that can be flexible.  The main problem for me with a flexible workout schedule is that I don't take it serious enough and I often put off my workouts and I often don't get all of them done.  But here is what I do on a perfect workout week:

1-What types of work outs do you do each week?

I run 3 days a week with one short run, one long run, and one in-between.  Then on the other two days of the week I do workout videos.  My new favorite is specifically for women, it's called the pink method.  I totally fell for an infomercial, but the videos are seriously so fun and I am so sore the next day.

2- What type of workout would you really like to try but haven't yet? What is stopping you?

I would really like to try yoga.  I haven't yet because I am not super flexible.  I know it is stupid not to try because if I really work at it I will become more flexible.  

3- What are your weekly goals with working out?

I try and workout 5 days a week.  Usually I make it 3-4 days a week, so I still have a ways to go.  I am still waiting for that feeling when you would rather workout than miss a workout. 

4-How do you monitor your calories/heart rate etc while working out?

My husband got me this awesome watch as a gift.  I have the garmin forerunner 110.  It has a GPS that can track my runs and tell me how long my runs are.  And it also has a calorie heart rate monitor.  If you are a runner I would highly recommend this watch.

5- How long do you work out each time?

Sometimes I workout during naps, bedtime, or early in the morning so I just fit in what works with our schedule that day.  If I burn at least 300 calories I feel like my workout was a success.  

*This is my ideal plan and often times i don't fit in all my workouts.  As you can probably guess the weeks that I don't lose any weight I didn't workout that hard.