Mud Hero

4 more days to prep and plan for Mud Hero... do you think I can train for a 6k obstacle course in 4 days?

I'm an optimist, but COME ON. I dropped the MUD ball.

I also JUST looked at the website to gain some perspective. It looks like -- shit, it looks tough. A fun kind of tough, but tough. Am I really up for crawling through mud during what is supposed to be a THUNDER STORM? I am as hard core as the next guy, but my fingers get cold. I know... talk about random. How am I supposed to  climb a cargo net with numb fingers? It's not even possible, I'm just saying.

Think of me on Saturday... Think warm finger thoughts.

xo

What's the best?

You know what's the best??

Things that aren't.

Yup, that's a thing.

Are you with me?

Things that you should be doing, but don't want to. Things that you can secretly do without doing. Those types of things include exercise.

I love exercise that isn't.

I mean something that gets your heart rate up and makes you feel warm and sweaty, but isn't exactly exercise; its a decision to take the long way around.

My daily no exercise includes parking as far from the subway as I can, opting to take the stairs instead of the escalator and walking to co-workers offices instead of sending emails.

There is nothing pretty about taking the stairs

Some days, the good days, my no exercise is walking to the park and actually engaging in activity with the babe. Up and down the slide, swings and climbing walls. It's my decision to carry Thomas instead of bringing the stroller and he does make me huff and puff, especially when we take the stairs. 24 pounds of baby, plus my purse, car keys and diaper bag. Thomas even helps with my arm workouts when he squirms uncontrollably.

No exercise is all the exercise this old body has time for these days.

What's your daily no-exercise?

xo

PS. As I type this I am squeezing my abs in a no-crunch. *grunt*

And now… 3 minutes a day to sculpted arms!

Remember I said ‘Every Fad’, I buy into EVERY. SINGLE. FAD… unless it costs me money. Although come to think of it, the only thing I have bought is the 90-day challenge and that helped me lose 30+ pounds. So, maybe I should be a little more critical, but a little less cheap.

Anywho… this week’s fad is 3 minute workouts.

I am not expected to drop dozens of pounds or inches with this, but if I can maintain the arms I have with 3 minutes a day, I’m in.

Oddly enough this was tough. Granted I hate Push-ups and it’s only been one day, but I got a little sweaty. #win

It’s HIIT so you aren’t ‘slow and steady’ing this… you’re going as fast as you can for 30 seconds.

I am sure I will tire of this in 24hours, but that’s today. It might work.

Xo

PS. Follow this link to the actual article which says you should do three consecutive sets… so it’s 9 minutes. I’m still only doing 3.