the warm up

Today's routine is modified from yesterday. Work out gear is on. Time to stretch it out before my morning jog! I know... its saturday. I should be relaxing. But, It is starting to be automatic now.

8 sets of 8 sitting leg straddle stretches in 3 directions. forward, to the left and to the right

5 sets of 16 flaps from the sitting leg butterflies

3 sets of 8 medium arm circles

5 sets of 5 repititions- a partial crunch lifting my head without lifting my back, 1 full crunch curling my back and lifting my head to my knees, and 1 crunch lying flat on my back and lifting my knees to my head. I feel the burn. When I get to the point where I can do these with no problem. I will increase my sets.

1 set of 8 repititions switching each time- arm curls with 8 pound weights in each fist

3 set of 8 repititions switching each time- a quick fist jab, a knee to chest raise and a head level high kick that I picked up from a Tae Bo fitness tape.

Now I get a glass of lemon water and wait for 7am sunrise to go for a jog before work. Let me grab my ipod to fire me up again!