A Busy Week of Solid Training and Everyday Life Hustle

What a whirlwind of a week! Between training clients and keeping my own movement streak alive, I logged plenty of strength work, core sessions, indoor cycling, and daily walks. In between workouts, home remodel design and shopping for two bathroom projects took center stage—along with a desperately needed 45-minute power nap to keep me going!

Overall it was a busy, productive, and winning week, and I’m happy to report I accomplished everything on my todo list!

 

Funny AI Disclosure

Full disclosure on Friday’s bike picture: in the original photo, I was wearing a light blue sports bra and so my readers wouldn’t have to see me wearing only it, I asked ChatGPT to swap it for a pink tank top. Well, not only did it give me a fabulous pink tank (that I now need to find and buy in real life!), but it also treated me to a little extra cleavage and even brightened up my lipstick! Too bad it didn’t smooth out a few wrinkles while it was at it! LOL While I originally planned to spare everyone from seeing me in just a sports bra, I now think a side-by-side comparison collage is definitely in order. Next time, I’ll just take the time to put on a tank for my picture!

 

Overview of the Week

Before getting into each day’s workouts, here’s an overview of my workouts from this past week. Scroll beyond the infographic for daily details…

 

Sunday

Walking: 3.06 miles
• Average pace: 15:18 minute/mile
• Surface: paved
• Elevation gain: 115 feet
• Start time: 9:18 AM
• Location: neighborhood circle
• Weather: 74° and cloudy with high humidity
• What I wore: shorts, s/s shirt, and visor

Stretching: Peloton 5-Minute Full Body Stretch with Jermaine Johnson

Even though I stayed busy and on my feet all day, my official workouts were light, keeping things simple with a nice walk and a short stretching class.

 

Monday

Walking: 3.14 miles
• Average pace: 14:52 minute/mile
• Surface: N/A
• Elevation gain: N/A
• Start time: 5:53 AM
• Location: basement
• Weather: 68° in the basement, 70° and clear outside
• What I wore: shorts and sports bra

Strength training: Peloton 45-Minute Full Body Strength: HiLit W2 D4 with Rebecca Kennedy

Strength training: 20 minutes of core and stability (bicycle crunches, birddogs, Pilates swimmer, bridge pumps, dead bugs, bear plank, forearm plank)

With only three clients scheduled, I fit in a brisk treadmill walk before my first session and knocked out my strength training before seeing my final client. In a perfect world, I’d love to schedule everyone back-to-back, but having those gaps made it easy to prioritize my own movement throughout the morning.

 

Tuesday

Cycling: 7.19 miles (Peloton 30-Minute Power Zone Endurance Classic Rock with Christian Vande Velde)
• Bike: Peloton+
• Average speed: 14.4 MPH
• Surface: N/A
• Elevation gain: N/A
• Start time: 7:21 AM
• Location: basement
• Weather: 68° in the basement, 53° and sunny outside
• What I wore: bike shorts and sports bra

Walking: 3.06 miles
• Average pace: 15:06 minute/mile
• Surface: pavement
• Elevation gain: 152 feet
• Start time: 8:05 AM
• Location: neighborhood circle
• Weather: 56° and sunny with low humidity
• What I wore: shorts, s/s shirt, and visor

Core: Peloton 5-Minute Core Strength with Emma Lovewell

With a packed schedule ahead, I didn’t have time to take my bike outside, so I hopped on my spin bike for a 30-minute indoor cycling class followed by my daily walk. Later in the day, I squeezed in a quick core session before diving into an exhausting afternoon of shopping for our upcoming home projects—browsing tile, vanities, vanity tops, and fixtures for two bathroom remodels—a workout in itself!

 

Wednesday

Strength training: Peloton 45-Minute Full Body Strength: HiLit W3 D2 with Rebecca Kennedy

Strength training: 15 minutes of core and stability (crunches, oblique crunches, birddogs, Pilates swimmer, dead bugs, straight-arm plank, forearm plank, bear plank)

I made sure to prioritize my workout first thing before things got busy! That set the tone for a packed schedule filled with client sessions, a delightful lunch with friends, and another round of bathroom remodel shopping. Despite the full agenda, I somehow managed to carve out a desperately needed 45-minute nap in the afternoon, which was the ultimate recharge. To cap off the day, my brother called after dinner, so I walked a lap around our neighborhood loop (just over a half-mile at a relaxed 21:31 pace – recorded curtesy of Garmin’s auto start) while catching up with him on the phone.

 

Thursday

Walking: 4.35 miles
• Average pace: 16:25 minute/mile
• Surface: paved
• Elevation gain: 188 feet
• Start time: 6:03 AM
• Location: neighborhood circle
• Weather: 67° and clear
• What I wore: shorts, s/s shirt, and visor

Core: Peloton 15-Minute Standing Core: HiLit W2 D5 with Rebecca Kennedy

As per usual on Thursday mornings, I started the day with a great outdoor walk while catching up on the phone with Kim, who was stuck inside on her spin bike. Once back home and wrapped up with a client session, I squeezed in a short core class.

My Garmin tracking skills were definitely lacking during my walk, though, partially because I was so distracted by my lively chat with Kim! I totally forgot to pause my watch for a potty break and accidentally left it running while taking my collage picture after getting home. While my watch logged a 17:59 pace, my actual moving pace was closer to 16:20–16:30 based on the pace every time I glanced down during the walk.

To top off the day, I got my hair cut and my nails done. Talk about a busy day!

 

Friday

Strength training: Peloton 45-Minute Full Body Strength: HiLit W3 D4 with Rebecca Kennedy

Cycling: 26 miles
• Bike: Life Fitness Lifecycle GX Spin
• Average speed: 15.5 MPH
• Surface: N/A
• Elevation gain: N/A
• Start time: 5:58 AM
• Location: basement
• Weather: 68° in the basement, 71° and clear outside
• What I wore: bike shorts and sports bra

Walking: 2 miles
• Average pace: 15:10 minute/mile
• Surface: indoor track
• Elevation gain: N/A
• Start time: 10:35 AM
• Location: 55+ clubhouse
• Weather: nice and cool in the clubhouse, hot and humid outside
• What I wore: shorts and s/s shirt

Balance and stretching: 45 minutes

What. A. Day—and I mean that in the ultimate “pat-myself-on-the-back” kind of way! Some moron (pointing directly at myself) managed to schedule both her annual fasting physical and GYN appointment for the same day—one right before teaching my 55+ balance class and one right after.

To fit in work, appointments, and workouts, I was up at 4:30 AM and in my basement gym before 5 AM for a Peloton strength session. With a Garmin Weekend 40K badge on the line, I also pounded out 26 miles on my bike—even training a virtual client while pedaling! I showered, raced to my fasting primary care checkup, and without time to drive home and back to the 55+ community, I drove straight to the senior community. As a result, I arrived earlier than needed at the clubhouse so I squeezed in a 2-mile indoor track walk before teaching class. Fueled by just a 150-calorie protein bar and a emergency mini Clif Bar I found in my bag, after class I high-tailed it to my GYN appointment, stopped by the eye doctor to get my sunglasses adjusted, and finally treated myself to a Chick-fil-A Cobb salad followed by a grocery run. I would’ve loved a nap, but I powered through to a very early bedtime. I really know how to party on a Friday night! LOL

 

Saturday

Strength training: 18 minutes of core and stability (crunches, oblique crunches, birddogs, Pilates swimmer, dead bugs, side planks, bear plank with knee taps, forearm plank, and bridge pumps)

Walking: 3.03 miles
• Average pace: 14:39 minute/mile
• Surface: paved
• Elevation gain: 156 feet
• Start time: 9:27 AM
• Location: neighborhood circle
• Weather: 67° and partly cloudy, climbing to 72°
• What I wore: shorts, s/s shirt, and visor

Even with my alarm set for 8 AM to catch up on sleep, I woke up at 5:27 and couldn’t drift back to sleep, so I got up and got going! I do love being up before sunrise—especially when there’s no rush to get ready for clients. I spent that extra morning time working on my blog and piddling in the garden before knocking out a quick core workout and an outdoor walk. The rest of the day was reserved for pure downtime: chilling with the family and watching college football!

 

Garmin Badges Earned

Three Garmin badges made their way to me this week…

 

Last Week’s Blog Posts

In case you skipped checking in on my blog this past week, here’s what you missed…

 

Questions:
  • • Do you use AI in your daily life? ~ I have started using it quite a bit recently. Currently, I’m using Gemini to help me find items (mirrors, lights, etc.) for my two bathroom remodels. It’s been great helping with finding the right gold finish to match the bronze faucets and other hardware.
  • • How do you manage to fit your workouts in on super chaotic or busy appointment days? ~ I almost always just get up earlier to fit them in.
  • • How was your week in fitness? ~ Excellent!

 

And that’s my rundown… Have a great week!

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I’m linking up with Deborah at Confessions of a Mother Runner and Kim from Running on the Fly for their Weekly Run Down. Be sure to check out not only the hosts’ posts, but those of the other great bloggers joining in on the fun!