Body Weight Cardio

I had a session with Anthony this afternoon. Since I worked out last night, we do a cardio circuit of body weight exercises. The breakdown was as follows:
- 15 prisoner squats
- 12 push-ups on a step (6 each side)
- 10 diagonal lunges (each leg)
- 30 jumping jacks
- 6 vertical jumps
- 12 spider climbs
- 16 ski jumps
- 12 spider push ups
- 20 second sprint

I did the circuit 3 times. It got my heart rate up and I was sweating. Afterwards, I did a challenge on the ropes. I to pull the rope across my body for 200 ft as fast as I could. I then had to pull the rope any way I wanted for 400 ft as fast as I could. The first time I did it a few weeks ago my time was 1:39. Today, I got it in 1:26!! I was so proud of myself for beating my time. It felt great. We ended the session with some ab exercises and stretching.

It was a great work out. I burned 557 calories in one hour. I feel refreshed and ready to conquer the day!

Montreal Half Marathon

A year ago today, I ran my first half marathon. It was quite the experience. I did the Montreal Rock N Roll series. The race started on the Jacques Cartier bridge, went around Ile St Helene, the race track, pass the expo 67 houses, through the old port, along St Catherine and it ended with the brutal climb up Berri Uqam to the Parc Lafontaine.

I trained all of last summer for the race. It was something I wanted to do for a while so I just signed up for it and did it. I ran by myself and trained by myself. I had never really ran much by myself outside. It was something I wanted to try so I set it as a goal and accomplished it.

It took me 2 and a half hours to complete the race. My goal was just to complete the race so I was happy I was able to finish it in a decent time. My cardio was pretty good during the race. My back and my feet were tired by the end of the race. My whole family was waiting for me at the finish line. It was great to see them at the last marker, where I only had 1 km left to run. My boyfriend actually ran the last kilometre with me. I was so happy for his support.

I may do it again next year. I have a couple of friends who would like to do it with me. If I do it again, I would want to train more and get a better time. Maybe one day I'll set the goal of completing a marathon. If I get through this goal, I feel like I will be able to accomplish anything.

Multi-Vitamin

I've decided to start taking a multi-vitamin. Since my diet is pretty restrictive, I wanted to make sure I was still getting all my daily vitamins and minerals. On low carb days, for example, I don't eat any fruit or vegetables. Unless it fits into my macronutrients for the day, I won't be able to eat it. The added vitamins help supplement any deficiency I may have. I also wanted to take it to give me a tiny bit more energy for the day.

I decided to try Jamieson's Vit-Vim. Jamieson is a good brand and the vitamin provides me with the necessary nutrients. I take it once a day in the morning and I've been taking it for a week now. I don't see a difference in my energy levels but it's good to know I'm still getting all the necessary vitamins for the day!