I dealt with a humidity-induced migraine for a good portion of this week, so I kept things pretty subdued. I did complete week 2 of the Pelothon 2020 challenge. Here’s a quick run down of the week’s workouts.
While Week 1 was all about taking classes with your team’s instructors, for this week, the challenge was to take two live classes with any of the instructors. This took a little more coordination to fit in live classes with my work schedule.
Monday — Strength Training and PT exercises. I doubled up on a couple of classes with the #BreakthroughCrew instructors along with my PT exercises. My hip has been hinting that it’s a little unhappy lately so I know it’s time to get back to prioritizing my PT exercises.
Tuesday — Rest Day. Migraine kicked in big time, so no working out.
Wednesday — 3-mile progressive run & Core. Coco had posted about the Peloton foam rolling classes so I added that to the mix as well.
Thursday — Yoga. Finally got my first live class of the week with this 30 min flow yoga session focused on glutes. My migraine was finally starting to subside, and after a long workday, this class was just what I needed.
Friday — Strength training via yardwork. Weeding…just so much weeding!
Saturday — 3-mile run & Core. My second live class was a fun “Broadway Run” – I’ll admit I was a little skeptical going into this run but the instructor Matty proved to me that you can in fact run to show tunes.
Sunday — 3-mile run & Core. The humidity today was worse than yesterday, and I almost skipped this run altogether. Instead, I opted to keep it to another short and sweet 3 miles.
Nothing wildly exciting, but I am happy that despite a migraine that lasted a few days, I was able to keep up with my workouts. For the upcoming week Peloton is challenging us to complete classes 5 out of 7 days with any of their instructors. The forecast is showing some extreme temps ahead so this might be a good chance to check out some new strength or treadmill run classes.
I’m linking up with Deborah and Kim for the Weekly Run Down.
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Oh no, so sorry to hear that you had a migraine most of the week. The humidity was just so relentless too, but I did hear that we get a break in the heatwave around Tuesday next week.
I am going to try some of the Peloton foam rolling classes this week. I’ve got a knot in my calf that just won’t go away – hopefully foam rolling more helps.
Congrats on completing week 2 of Pelothon!
I keep hoping we’ll get a break on the humidity – it’s just been crushing!
Glad to read you are feeling better. This humidity is really debilitating and exhausting for sure. Way to finish week 2 of the challenge. Half way there! Thanks for linking
Thanks Deborah – it has been tough this summer for sure!
Sorry about the migraine. We had a thunderstorm yesterday and I’d felt off all day so at least knew why. Nothing like the heat and humidity you are getting though. Well done for getting through the week!
Thank you Liz!
Aw I’m sorry Michelle. I haven’t had a migraine in a very long time and I don’t miss them. Definitely a deal breaker for working out and just about every other activity. Congrats on week 2!
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It’s been a while since I have had a migraine and almost forgot just how bad they can be 🙁
I went looking for the foam rolling classes & couldn’t find them!
Nice job getting it done despite the migraine (so sorry you had to suffer through that).
I do actually have a 20 day Peloton streak going (some days it’s just meditation, though, not gonna lie).
Nice job with your Peloton streak! The foam rolling sessions are under Stretching – lower body.
It sounds like you’re getting the ridiculous weather we’ve been having. We came home early from the lake because it was just too hot, lol! I spent the day in the basement purging the playroom. I guess it’s time, right?
Stay cool!
This weather has been miserable – hope we all get a break soon!
So sorry about that migraine! Glad it subsided and you were able to stay on track with your fitness. We got a tiny bit of rain this afternoon, but it didn’t cool anything off…in fact, I think it feels even more humid.
Thanks Kim – I was happy to still be able to keep some workouts going.
Ugh, that migraine sounds tough! Glad you’re feeling better and that you were still able to do the Pelothon! Seems like all the bloggers are doing it 🙂
The Pelothon challenge has really been a lot of fun and it’s a nice bonus to have other bloggers doing it too!
Our weather was brutal this week too. As a #breakthroughcrew teammate I’m glad you were able get in your two live classes. 😉 I love running to the Hamilton soundtrack, so I’d be excited for that Broadway run. He has an outdoor broadway run I liked — although I wouldn’t mind if he “talked less” so I could “listen more.” 🙂 Hope your migraine stays away.
Ha! Matty is a bit chatty 😉 Oh I bet the Hamilton Soundtrack would be a great one to run to! I need to download that soundtrack.
Glad you’re feeling better – that just sounds awful. Glute yoga, I need to look into that.
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Thanks Cari. The glute yoga class was so needed!
Wow, that must be hard to stick to a fitness schedule with a migraine!
I once had a colleague at work who was suffering from migraines and he had to lie down in a dark room. He was literally immobile for days until he was alright again.
Well done, Michelle!
Oh I have had migraines like that where only a dark room will do. Thankfully this one wasn’t that bad!
Ugh on the migraine! Just a headache alone is bad enough.
I also took that Broadway Run class but not the live one. I actually liked it but recognized maybe 1 or 2 songs. Sigh, oh how I miss seeing musicals. When we are able to see them again, for sure I will make every effort so see as many as I can!
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Matty played a couple of “new to me” songs and I had the same thought – I can’t wait to be able to get back to seeing live shows.
Oh man so sorry about the migraine. The heat this summer is totally off the leash! A foam rolling class sounds pretty good about now.
While I never want to wish time away, I am really so over this summer!
Ugh, sorry about the migraines! I hope this week is better. The live peloton classes were fun, this is the first time I tried live classes. I’ll probably still do mostly non live classes since they can be done on my own schedule but I’ll look for live classes that work out for timing. I didn’t know there were foam rolling classes, I’ll look for those!
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The live classes were fun, but I agree I will probably stick to the recorded classes because they just work better for my schedule.
Boo on the migraines! I have never had one, but I know they are no fun! Congrats on getting week 2 done!
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Thanks Lisa!
I didn’t feel great for part of last week either and I think the heat and humidity had alot to do with it. Glad you have some indoor workouts to do!
Hopefully we’ll both be feeling better this week!
Boo for migraines. They can be so debilitating.
I confess that I love running to Broadway soundtracks. Most of the time, the music has a good tempo, and there is a forward movement to the story that helps time pass. Kind of like a musical podcast.
That’s great that you enjoy running to Broadway! Let me know what some of your favorites shows are to run to.
I hope your migraine is in the rear view mirror by now. Despite it, you still got in some great workouts!
Have a great week, Michelle!
Thanks Deb – You too!