Victoria Klein
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Phase 2, Day 60 (aka Day 72): Thursday, August 30th, 2012
Walk:
Yoga:
FAIL!
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Phase 2, Day 61 (aka Day 73): Friday, August 31st, 2012
Cardio:
Yoga (@ Yoga Oceanside): 60 minutes
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Phase 2, Day 62 (aka Day 74): Saturday, September 1st, 2012
Cardio:
Yoga (@ home): 24 minutes
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Phase 2, Day 63 (aka Day 75): Sunday, September 2nd, 2012
Walk:
Yoga:
FAIL!
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Phase 2, Day 64 (aka Day 76): Monday, September 3rd, 2012
Cardio:
Yoga (@ Yoga Oceanside): 60 minutes
Comments: OK, it’s time for a change. With my new 5-classes-a-week teaching schedule about to start, my time + fitness needs are going to change … so this is the end. The end of the Walking + Yoga DAILY challenge!
Don’t be sad! The Yoga Journal 21-Day Fitness Challenge starts on Monday, September 10th. Along with starting my new teaching schedule, I plan to do the challenge … my schedule will be crazy!
After that, I’ll be getting more strict about a daily Yoga practice (both at home + taking classes) since it is part of my profession … then I have to find time for running. One thing at a time :)
Phase 2, Day 52 (aka Day 64): Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012
Run/Walk:
Yoga:
FAIL!
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Phase 2, Day 53 (aka Day 65): Thursday, August 23rd, 2012
Walk:
Yoga:
FAIL!
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Phase 2, Day 54 (aka Day 66): Friday, August 24th, 2012
Elliptical (at gym): 27 minutes; 2.4 miles @ Resistance 5
Yoga (at home): 61 minutes
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Phase 2, Day 55 (aka Day 67): Saturday, August 25th, 2012
Run/Walk:
Yoga (at home): 33 minutes
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Phase 2, Day 56 (aka Day 68): Sunday, August 26th, 2012
Walk:
Yoga:
FAIL!
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Phase 2, Day 57 (aka Day 69): Monday, August 27th, 2012
Run/Walk:
Yoga (at home): 33 minutes
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Phase 2, Day 58 (aka Day 70): Tuesday, August 28th, 2012
Walk:
Yoga:
FAIL!
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Phase 2, Day 59 (aka Day 71): Wednesday, August 29th, 2012
Run/Walk (on treadmill): 35 minutes; 2 miles @ Incline 2-3
(P.S. it was also 90 degrees in the gym - A/C was broken!)
Yoga (at home): 30 minutes
Comments: Wow - you don’t realize how little you’ve done until you type it all up! It has been a crazy few weeks as I meet with Yoga studios owners + gear up to start my new Yoga teaching schedule. Needless to say, I need to work harder/make a better effort to put “taking care of myself” at the top of my to-do list … let’s see how next week goes!
Phase 2, Day 44 (aka Day 56): Tuesday, August 14th, 2012
Walk (outside): 35 minutes; 2.1 miles
Yoga (at home): 41 minutes
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Phase 2, Day 45 (aka Day 57): Wednesday, August 15th, 2012
Elliptical (at gym): 45 minutes; 3.9 miles @ Resistance 5
Yoga (at home): 47 minutes
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Phase 2, Day 46 (aka Day 58): Thursday, August 16th, 2012
Walk (outside): 33 minutes; 2 miles
Yoga (at home): 33 minutes
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Phase 2, Day 47 (aka Day 59): Friday, August 17th, 2012
Run/Walk:
Yoga:
FAIL!
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Phase 2, Day 48 (aka Day 60): Saturday, August 18th, 2012
Run/Walk:
Yoga:
FAIL!
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Phase 2, Day 49 (aka Day 61): Sunday, August 19th, 2012
Walk:
Yoga:
FAIL!
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Phase 2, Day 50 (aka Day 62): Monday, August 20th, 2012
Run/Walk:
Yoga (at home): 32 minutes
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Phase 2, Day 51 (aka Day 63): Tuesday, August 21st, 2012
Walk:
Yoga (@ Yoga Bound): 75 minutes
Comments: Another great week … almost, haha. My goal was to get through the entire 7-day week without missing one day. It was all going to plan … until Friday came along!
My husband had to go to the DMV + he wanted me to go with him, so I did. By the time we got home, it was nearly 11am + over 90 degrees! That killed my motivation pretty quickly :(
For Saturday, it was the usual issues: had to run our weekly errands, heat wave was still roaring along, + my husband and I had a birthday party to go to that night. For Sunday, frankly, I needed a lazy day! Of course, the heat wave was still buzzing, so that didn’t help.
THANKFULLY … FINALLY … the heat wave seems to be coming to an end - it was only partly sunny today too! Heaven! :)
Phase 2, Day 37 (aka Day 49): Tuesday, August 7th, 2012
Walk (outside): 32 minutes; 2 miles
Yoga (at home): 22 minutes
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Phase 2, Day 38 (aka Day 50): Wednesday, August 8th, 2012
Elliptical (at gym): 45 minutes; 3.9 miles @ resistance 3-5
Yoga (at home): 35 minutes
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Phase 2, Day 39 (aka Day 51): Thursday, August 9th, 2012
Walk:
Yoga:
FAIL!
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Phase 2, Day 40 (aka Day 52): Friday, August 10th, 2012
Run/Walk:
Yoga:
FAIL!
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Phase 2, Day 41 (aka Day 53): Saturday, August 11th, 2012
Run/Walk:
Yoga:
FAIL!
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Phase 2, Day 42 (aka Day 54): Sunday, August 12th, 2012
Walk:
Yoga:
FAIL!
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Phase 2, Day 43 (aka Day 55): Monday, August 13th, 2012
Run/Walk:
Yoga (at home): 28 minutes
Comments: Well, the week started out well … then it stopped. My husband was due in court on Friday for a traffic issue (sadly, we lost the case). Thursday was spent preparing + Friday involved spending half of the day dealing with the case.
Normally, I would just workout later in the afternoon … but I still had a long to-do list of stuff. Last but not least, we’ve been having a heat wave all week + it’s easy to see how my motivation was waning.
Over the weekend, my husband + I just wanted to be lazy with each other - and that was the majority of the weekend, haha. We did have a friend over + swam in our apartment community’s pool on Sunday, but the app on my phone only tracks time in a pool by laps, so I couldn’t find a way to include it.
Phase 2, Day 30 (aka Day 42): Tuesday, July 31st, 2012
Walk:
Yoga:
FAIL!
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Phase 2, Day 31 (aka Day 43): Wednesday, August 1st, 2012
Run/Walk:
Yoga:
FAIL!
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Phase 2, Day 32 (aka Day 44): Thursday, August 2nd, 2012
Walk (outside): 36 minutes; 2.1 miles
Yoga (at home): 26 minutes
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Phase 2, Day 33 (aka Day 45): Friday, August 3rd, 2012
Run/Walk:
Yoga:
FAIL!
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Phase 2, Day 34 (aka Day 46): Saturday, August 4th, 2012
Run/Walk:
Yoga:
FAIL!
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Phase 2, Day 35 (aka Day 47): Sunday, August 5th, 2012
Walk:
Yoga:
FAIL!
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Phase 2, Day 36 (aka Day 48): Monday, August 6th, 2012
Run/Walk (outside): 34 minutes; 2.6 miles
Yoga (at home): 53 minutes
Comments: Yeah, I failed the majority of last week … and I was doing so well! To be blunt, last week was *cough* “that time”, and I tend to get a bit lazy + self-loathing. That translates to a lack of any physical activity. Is that good? Hell no, but it happens + I’m still working on changing it.
On the plus side, I started this week off strong + I have every intention of accomplishing my goal EVERY DAY! Also, I think it is time for 1-2 Yoga classes this week :)
Phase 2, Day 25 (aka Day 37): Thursday, July 26th, 2012
Walk (outside): 72 minutes; 3.8 miles
Yoga (at home): 22 minutes
Comments: A nice walk down to the beach, around downtown, + back home - capped off with some Yoga. A good day :)
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Phase 2, Day 26 (aka Day 38): Friday, July 27th, 2012
Run/Walk:
Yoga (class at Yoga Oceanside): 60 minutes
Comments: If I had gotten up at 0700, like I usually do, I could have certainly gotten a run in. For some reason, I felt pretty drained, so I slept in. I had the car, so when I woke up a few minutes before a Yoga class was about to start, I jumped at the chance to go … and was so delighted that I did!
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Phase 2, Day 27 (aka Day 39): Saturday, July 28th, 2012
Run/Walk (outside): 121 minutes; 6.5 miles
Yoga:
Comments: Getting a run in on Saturday isn’t easy. My husband + I usually run all of our errands (filling the car with gas + getting groceries for the week) first thing Saturday morning. Yeah, I could run in the afternoon, but it’s hot as heck outside at that point!
I was overjoyed when my husband, after going on a short motorcycle ride, was open to the idea of taking a walk around downtown … he even called it “a date” :D We hadn’t gone on a date in ages, so this was a hoot!
We walked around downtown + then went to the harbor, having fish + chips for dinner … which is also why I didn’t do Yoga when I got home … but the food was very fabulous :)
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Phase 2, Day 28 (aka Day 40): Sunday, July 29th, 2012
Walk (outside): 50 minutes; 2.2 miles
Yoga:
Comments: Another walk downtown + back home - not as exciting as the day before, but still glad to get out + get moving. Why no Yoga? Got home + had dinner - you know, my usual excuse/reason ;)
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Phase 2, Day 29 (aka Day 41): Monday, July 30th, 2012
Run/Walk:
Yoga (at home): 47 minutes
Comments: Another morning that I had a tough time getting out of bed at 0700. When I did roll out of bed at 0945, I jumped at the chance to practice Yoga :)
Phase 2, Day 23 (aka Day 35): Tuesday, July 24th, 2012
Walk (outside): 53 minutes; 2.0 miles
Yoga: xx minutes
Comments: Now that I live just 1 mile from the Pacific Ocean, what better way to fit in my walk then to head to the beach? It was a very nice jaunt + I highly enjoyed it. I have a feeling I’ll be doing it more often :)
I planned on doing Yoga when I got home, but my husband came home, we started cooking dinner, watched a movie … I got distracted, but for a VERY good reason :)
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Phase 2, Day 24 (aka Day 36): Wednesday, July 25th, 2012
Run/Walk (outside): 30 minutes; 2.5 miles
Yoga (at home): 43 minutes
Comments: Woohoo! Sweaty day! Today’s run went MUCH better than my run last Friday. I think the biggest reason is because, today, I didn’t eat breakfast before running - anytime I’ve ever done that, I don’t have a good run, even if I wait an hour or 2. Also, I went the opposite direction on the running path + enjoyed it much more. My Yoga practice today was also wonderful, including another fun Shoulderstand :)
Phase 2, Day 18 (aka Day 30): Thursday, July 19th, 2012
Walk (on treadmill): xx minutes; xxx miles @ xx incline
Yoga (at home): xx minutes
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Phase 2, Day 19 (aka Day 31): Friday, July 20th, 2012
Walk/Run (outside): 32 minutes; 2.6 miles
Yoga (at home): 28 minutes
Comments: I ran around the walking/dog path that encircles my new apartment complex - and it SUCKED! Notably, it was not the path that sucked, though it does include some uphill parts. What sucked was the fact that it was only 9am + the humidity was high, the sun was beating down on me, + I felt like I was filled with lead weights.
I’m taking this all to mean that a) I have let my eating habits slide too far toward unhealthy, b) I need to be more active!, + c) I need to stress less. I was really doing well with this challenge before I moved + now it is all in shambles. In other words, my habit got thrown off + I need to reestablish it!
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Phase 2, Day 20 (aka Day 32): Saturday, July 21st, 2012
Walk/Run (outside): xx minutes; xxx miles
Yoga (at home): xx minutes
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Phase 2, Day 21 (aka Day 33): Sunday, July 22nd, 2012
Walk (on treadmill): xx minutes; xx miles @ xx incline
Yoga (at home): xx minutes
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Phase 2, Day 22 (aka Day 34): Monday, July 23rd, 2012
Walk/Run (outside): xx minutes; xxx miles
Yoga (at home): 44 minutes
Comments: I had all of my gear ready to go running this morning. Last night, I was excited about getting up to run earlier than I did on Friday so it would’t be so hot + humid. This morning, I wake up + I don’t even want to get out of bed … FAIL!
Also, this weekend was a total bust - I just felt super-lazy + drained the whole time … but maybe going for a walk or doing Yoga was what I needed … we’ll never know.
This morning, I at least did Yoga + it was FABULOUS! Exactly what I needed - I felt refreshed + focused afterward :)
Phase 2, Day 16 (aka Day 28): Tuesday, July 17th, 2012
Walk (on treadmill): xx minutes; xxx miles @ xx incline
Yoga (at home): xx minutes
Comments: Today was one of those days that if I didn’t work out in the morning, it wasn’t going to happen … and it didn’t happen. Lots of work in the morning followed by running errands. By the afternoon, I just wanted to sit + relax (which I, thankfully, had the ability to do).
I’m just still getting settled into the new apartment + taking time to get my schedule back on-track. Hopefully, next week, I’ll nail every day!
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Phase 2, Day 17 (aka Day 29): Wednesday, July 18th, 2012
Walk/Run (on treadmill): 43 minutes; 2.5 miles @ 1.5-3.0 incline
Yoga (at home): 38 minutes
Comments: I REALLY wanted to go for a good round of run/walk cycles but, frankly, my running sports bra was dirty. Oops! Friday, I’ll be back to my running - yay!
This was my 1st visit to the gym at our new apartment complex. The machines are a bit older than those at my last complex (the reduce speed arrow doesn’t work on the treadmill!). We were told when we moved in that they were getting all new machines before the end of the summer, so hopefully, those will be in soon.
Phase 2, Day 11 (aka Day 23): Thursday, July 12th, 2012
Walk (on treadmill): MOVING IN PROGRESS!
Yoga (at home): xx minutes
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Phase 2, Day 12 (aka Day 24): Friday, July 13th, 2012
Walk/Run (on treadmill): MOVING IN PROGRESS!
Yoga (at home): xx minutes
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Phase 2, Day 13 (aka Day 25): Saturday, July 14th, 2012
Walk/Run (on treadmill): MOVING IN PROGRESS!
Yoga (at home): xx minutes
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Phase 2, Day 14 (aka Day 26): Sunday, July 15th, 2012
Walk (on treadmill): MOVING IN PROGRESS!
Yoga (at home): 60 minutes
Comments: I had every intention of trying to stick to my Yoga-only plan while moving - at least I didn’t have to worry about cardio, right? Well, best laid plan/best intentions … it just didn’t happen. Moving was quite exciting, but also quite exhausting. All I wanted to do at the end of each day was have a delicious dinner + cuddle with my husband (which is exactly what I did!).
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Phase 2, Day 15 (aka Day 27): Monday, July 16th, 2012
Walk/Run (on treadmill): xx minutes; xxx miles @ xx incline
Yoga (at home): 64 minutes
Comments: Yay, Yoga!!! I’m still recovering from all the craziness of moving, but I’m overjoyed to be in our new apartment - and to return to my Yoga practice! It quickly became obvious that I hadn’t practiced Yoga in a week, but my body + mind are starting to loosen up again.
I plan to return to my cardio plans tomorrow by at least taking a walk, then getting back into heavy sweating on Wednesday (+ to post more on Tumblr than just fitness updates!). :)
