30 Day Shred

It's really hard for me to think straight enough to eek out a blog post because my muscles are still on fire from 30 Day Shred. What's that, you may ask? Well, it was a clearance DVD at a Suncoast in Philly that was closing, and Alice had tried it. If Alice endorses it, then it usually means it's good for you. I bought the DVD earlier in January but had to wait until my parents came down (and brought free weights) so I could do the DVD. So tonight, I thought, why not?

Perhaps the problem is that I didn't stretch enough...I swim, bike, and do yoga regularly, so I'd hardly say I am out of shape. However, one of the reasons I bought the tape was that it focused a lot on strength training, and I would like to build some lean muscle. Jillian Michaels, The Biggest Loser trainer, hosts the DVD, and actually I found her to be quite motivating. The mantra? No pain, no gain. And that was true...although it was an intense 20 minutes, I do like the fact that it's a compact, effective (at least for right now) workout that I can do in my studio.

Which brings me to another point...I love my apartment, I love spending time here, but tonight I knocked in to my "heirloom" chest (bought from Pier 1, thinking it would last forever...however, it has already cracked in 5 places) while doing the DVD and it kind of hurt. So there is always some tricky positioning so that I can do chest exercises, etc.

In other news, the desk continues to be a good idea. I love the little workspace...however, it's a little dark over here. I will have to sojourn out to Target to find a nice desk lamp.

I'm hoping for a snow day tomorrow, but expecting to inevitably have to go to work. I never thought I'd get so cynical over snow.