So I've been doing primal instead. I like it so much better. I've been following the Primal Blueprint from Mark's Daily Apple.
You can get the ebook for free here.
So I have two strength days and one sprint day and then the rest of the week I do walking or yoga or Pilates and I LOVE it. And if I love it I'll actually do it.
Monday - I usually try to do my sprints on this day. I walk one mile, then I sprint 30 seconds as fast as I can and recover for 2 minutes and repeat for mile 2, then mile 3 I walk again.
Tuesday - Strength day - I follow the primal blue print so I do two rounds of push ups, pull ups, squats and planks (and side planks). I'm following the progression according to the plan.
Wednesday - 3 mile walk, pilates or yoga
Thursday - 3 milk walk, Pilates or yoga
Friday - 3 mile walk, Pilates or yoga
Saturday - strength day - same as Tuesday and possible followed by yoga flexibility
Sunday - Rest baby!
I also downloaded a yoga app that I really like called Yoga Studio. I highly recommend it.
Since going Paleo and reading lots of crossfit and primal things about exercise I have changed so much of my thinking. Right now I lean more that chronic cardio can actually be more detrimental than helpful. It is a tough concept to wrap my mind around since it has always been hammered in my head - cardio, cardio, cardio.
Now I'm actually eating to live and trying to think more of adding muscle than losing weight. I have a long way to go but I'm trying to get there.
What workouts are you doing?

I love CrossFit, but I can understand that it's not for everyone! I need to add more push ups into my routine, they are definitely a weakness for me and something I could easily do at home to improve. I remember when I first started reading Marks Daily Apple... it really blew my mind haha.
ReplyDeleteMy husband loves it and goes A LOT. I tried it and he keeps giving hints that he thinks I will like it but I tried it for a while and I just got stressed out trying to get there. It takes me a while to come around and I'm sure in about 6 months I will try it again. I know it would be so good for me!
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