I am still missing the gym environment and my Burn Boot Camp classes but it seems like everything with the pandemic is improving in our area. I’m curious to know how things are where you live right now. Are you working out in a gym in person? Sticking with home workouts? Our gyms are open and have been for months but I’ve opted for home workouts and am admittedly feeling the itch to return to workouts outside of our garage. I’m not sure when I’ll take the plunge but it feels nice recognizing that it is at least on my radar again.
As for today’s blog post, below you will find a roundup of my workouts which looked primarily like strength training paired with rest days that included a lot of walking and chasing kiddos around!
Week of Workouts: March 2021
Monday: Off
I kicked off the week with a rest day! No traditional workout for me but I did go on a walk with the boys and Sadie which is almost always on our daily agenda.
Tuesday: Dropset Biceps / Triceps / Shoulders Workout
I love a good dropset workout because changing up the number of reps for strength training exercises is a great way for me to stay engaged in a workout and keep boredom at bay. Tuesday’s workout focused on my biceps, triceps and shoulders and alternated shoulder and triceps exercises with a killer biceps drop set that had my biceps on fire!
I followed up this workout with a quick one mile run/walk with Sadie since I’m slowing incorporating running and some plyometric exercises back into my life now that I’m 6 months postpartum. It’s humbling for sure but it feels good to be working back up to exercises I enjoy incorporating into my workouts.
Wednesday: Off
Wednesday was another rest day and I just focused on just moving my body through walks and playing with the boys and Sadie outside.
Thursday: Burn Boot Camp Push/Pull Workout
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On Thursday I followed a past Burn Boot Camp workout video via their YouTube channel in our garage. (The workout was very similar to this one.) The push/pull workout focused on my chest and back and I swear something about the chest fly exercise always leaves me feeling so sore! My chest was sore for several days after this one!
Friday: Superset Leg Workout
On Friday, I took myself through a superset leg workout that emphasized deadlifts and glute bridges – my two favorite lower body exercises! The above workout is one I previously shared on the blog because I loved it so much and knew I’d want to do it again. It was just as good the second time around!
Saturday: Upper Body Circuit (with a Little Core Work)
On Saturday morning, I went through another throwback PBF workout! It was oddly fun for me to do one that incorporated some BOSU burpees and mountain climbers in the mix and reminded me how much I enjoy workouts that pair some higher-intensity movements that spike my heartrate with traditional strength exercises. (Note: I swapped out the triceps cable press for resistance band triceps presses instead based on the equipment I had on hand.)
Sunday: Off
I wrapped up the week with another rest day and now I’m heading into this week feelin’ nice and fresh… well, for the most part, because the time change with kids in the mix is just a little bit killer. Ha!
Question of the Day
Where are you working out these days?
What does a week of workouts look like for you right now?
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Peloton workouts at home. Loving the tread boot camps
I go to Burn Boot Camp Clifton Park and have been “going” this whole time. Virtually until the end of May, in the parking lot from May to September (when it was too dark at 5 am), and inside with a mask since then. People within the gym have had COVID but it has not spread around the gym at all, so I’ve felt very comfortable between the masks and the social distancing protocols! It is literally the only time I leave my house and my kids (wfh mom of a 3 and 5 year old), so I’m thankful I haven’t had to give it up!
We got a peloton over the summer and then I have been also doing nourish move love youtube which have been great. I am 29 weeks pregnant so haven’t been comfortable going back to the gym, although they have been open. I am now fully vaccinated but probably will just wait until after the baby at this point.
We got a treadmill last July and I’m loving the Peloton app, specifically tread bootcamp classes. I’m vaccinated but don’t feel like risking going to a gym now, and with two very young kids, I don’t have the time/childcare.
I’ve been doing Facebook workouts from my gym since last March and Beachbody. We got a treadmill over the summer and have a Peloton coming next week. I received my first shot over the weekend, but will only return to the gym when the pool opens this summer to take my 5 year old. I’ll wait and see how things are by fall, and then anticipate working out from home most days. It saves SO much time.
Being immunocompromised and despite now having my first of two vaccine doses, I will continue working out at home even when fully vaccinated. Our 17 soon to be 18 year old who has Cerebral Palsy can not receive the vaccine because of severe allergies and landing in the PICU after a flu vaccine. So my husband and I have to be extra vigilant regardless once we are fully vaccinated so as to try not to pass anything along to him.
Gyms have been open on and off here for a while and while I have been keeping up with at home workouts, I just went back last week for my first in person class and the energy/motivation improvement was significant! My studio keeps classes very small in a spaced out room with windows open and we all wear masks. These factors all make me feel safe, and I wouldn’t be comfortable going back without all or most of them. Definitely do what makes you feel comfortable and ask questions ahead of time, but I know it felt good for me to be back.
I live in Western Australia where we don’t have COVID (I understand how blessed we are to be able to say that) so despite an 8 week lockdown in April we have been back living as normally since then. But I have transitioned to home workouts and love the convenience and free options.
Do you have a post on how you set up a week of workouts? I mix running with YouTube strength videos and never know what to pick – do you just do a few all body workouts? How many days legs vs arms etc.
Thanks so much! xxxx
I did your dropset upper body workout yesterday and am feeling it today!! 🙂