..and so I ran: I want to Whittle My Middle... SAY WHAT?

Saturday, January 2, 2010

I want to Whittle My Middle... SAY WHAT?

Today I decided to take a rest day from my Run/Walk sessions, My Legs were still a little sore from yesterdays 10k walk and I don't want to push it too hard since I'm just starting out.
I did a 20 minute Yoga for Runners Class from YogaDownload, which you can also find on iTunes.

You can print a pdf Pose Guide to help you along with the Audio, I find this a great tool.

I truly needed a good stretch after yesterday and these Yoga posses really hit the spot.

Next up was my Whittle My Middle Challenge

Angela at Oh She Glows is hosting a challenge from January 1st to January 31st.

Here is what you need to do;

1.PICTURES: Before and after pictures on Jan 1st and Jan 31st

2.MEASUREMENTS: Before and after measurements of my ‘smallest’ waist, widest waist (3″-4″ lower approx.), and hips (over fullest part of butt)- same dates as above.

3.CORE WORK: 5 days a week 6-10 minutes a day, doing the following exercises:

Front Plank with fully extended arms hold for 30-90 seconds

Side Plank with bend arm, alternating arms hold for 30-90 seconds

Torson Twist 15-25 reps alternating right and left sides (I used hand weights)

Plank-Ups 10-20 reps alternating legs (I did not raise my legs, just kept it simple)

Boat Pose hold for 30-90 seconds or ring your knees in to my chest and extending them back into boat pose (one rep, hold for 1-2 secs), keeping your feet off the ground.

Side Plank Rotation/Twist do 8-15 twist on each side

Bicycle Crunches do 2 sets of 30. Increase reps are you get stronger

Please visit Oh She Glows to get a better idea of each exercise.

Here is how I did today;

Jan 2nd, 2010