Exercise, Exercise, Exercise

That has been me over the last few days, it's been all about exercise!

On Friday morning, I got up and completed another workout on the Xbox, I am really starting to get into this game (Your Shape Fitness Evolved 2012) and I am starting to push myself a little more with it as well.  I have been doing more running and skipping, and I even tried out the cardio workouts as well.  There is still so much to get through and try, but I love being able to do a cool down with Tai Chi.  I have fallen in love with it so much, I was even trying to find a local community group that does Tai Chi, however I haven't had much luck thus far.  I love that even though I am at home, and I am picking my own workouts, I still burned 482 calories!

London Bride Arch

On Saturday morning, the Canberra group was doing a ride around the Lake, and as much as I wanted to participate in that, I simply couldn't as I needed to be back here for our knitting group which I attend every Saturday morning.  So, Carrie and I decided to do a bush walk out at Googong before we had to catch up with our friends.

This bush walk was of the London Bridge Arch, and it really was a bush walk!!  We were driving on dirt roads to get to the starting area - and I have to say that I am too much of a city slicker in my little beep-beep car to drive there again... I am just not a fan.  The walk was ok, it wasn't overly hard, but it wasn't signposted that well.  We did get to see quite a few kangaroos jumping around and we even got fairly close up to a few of them as well!

We had intended to do the 3.4km walk, but I have no idea where the add-on was as the loop seemed to be of the smaller track and we didn't get to see the homestead.  Overall, I burned 292 calories, it's not much but at least it was something!

Instrument of pain!

And then finally today... There were a few different activities going on around Canberra, but I decided to do something I hadn't done in years!!  Carrie and I decided to do an RPM Class!  I tell you what - those RPM bikes are an instrument of pain!!!  Not even in the sense of working out, but just sitting on them!!!  Wowee do those bike seats hurt!!!!  There were times during the class that I wanted to cry or call out everytime I had to sit back down in that seat!  I think that I must be one of a few people who actually enjoyed the standing up and riding!

I think that I actually did quite well for my first class back.  I have only done a couple before, and the last one I did, I pushed myself too hard too early and really struggled through the class.  In saying that, I struggled through this class, but my strategy was much different.  I had decided to find a resistance level that I felt comfortable at (it wasn't too easy and not too hard) and I stayed at that level throughout the class. I rode fast (when I could lol) and slow at that speed as well as standing up in the bike to push it a little bit further.  I had sweat dripping off me (btw - I am totally buying some sweat bands, so if anyone knows of any nice ones, please let me know) and by the end of the class, I could barely stand when I got off the bike.  I burned 535 calories!

While the class was hard, I will be doing it again.  I am considering doing the same class every week (make it my Sunday workout).  It will be a great one to see myself improve in!