by Jen
on December 13, 2015
Happy Sunday!
I didn’t exactly have the most relaxing start to the day. Zoey ate about 15 miniature red velvet cupcakes off the counter on Friday morning (wrapper and all) so her tummy is still paying the price for those two minutes of glory. We were in the shower together at 8 a.m. cleaning up from an upset stomach. Without going into too much detail, let’s just say that while golden retriever feathers might be pretty to look at, they are not helpful when things are loose. Ahhhhh. It was definitely one of those non-glamorous dog mom moments.
I just looked into her sweet (and mischievous) little eyes, gave her a kiss and got to work.
Okay, I have a new Spotify Playlist to share today to help power you through all of your December workouts!
You’ll find 30 of my favorites from playlists that I’ve put together over the last month or so. These songs are great for running, power yoga and gym workouts! The playlist starts and ends slowly to help you warm up and cool down and builds in the middle to keep you motivated and energized.
Enjoy! And as always, I’d love to hear your current song recommendations.
Here’s a look at this week’s workouts.
Monday
Strength
3 sets:
10 bench press (65#)
10 single arm dumbbell row (30#)
10 single leg deadlifts (holding one 25# dumbbell)
10 dumbbell seated single arm overhead press (20#)
10 dumbbell bicep curls (20#)
10 dumbbell tricep kickbacks (15#)
10 dumbbell side raises (15#)
10 barbell back squats (115#
Tuesday
Hot Yoga
Wednesday
REST
Thursday
Hot yoga
Friday
4.5 mile run
Saturday
Hot yoga
Sunday
5 mile run + teach Total Strength
Have a wonderful day!
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