An early week snowstorm, a very long week at work, poor sleep, and a less than happy hip left me feeling very “off” this week. Here’s a quick rundown on the week’s workouts:
Weekly Run Down
Monday — Bosu workout.
I really need to use the Bosu more often!
Tuesday — Snow day – shoveling was my workout!
Wednesday — Orangetheory Fitness
Thursday — Lots of black ice had me hitting the gym early with my husband for 3 miles on the mill. I also made a trip to my massage therapist for some work on my hip.
Friday — The crazy week at work and poor sleep seriously caught up with me so I took a pass on my run and focused on some core work instead.
Saturday — Orangetheory – while this early morning workout was a bit of a shock to the system I loved the “seven bells a ringing” theme which included a lot of upper body work.
Sunday — Chocolate Marshmallow 5K – I had originally registered for the 10K, but as the week wore on I had it on my mind to drop down to the 5K. It was the right call – recap to come.
Despite feeling like I was on the struggle bus a good bit of the week, I am happy that I got in the workouts I did to keep the #HolidaySweat Challenge going. There wasn’t much running and I’m fine with that – I’ve wanted to mix up my workouts more, plus there’s always a little running during Orangetheory.
So tell me something about your week.
I’m linking up with Deborah and Kim for the Weekly Run Down.
I did not have the best week of sleep either! Sweet dreams to both of us this week
Here’s hoping we both catch some ZZZ’s!
Can we talk about sleep? I am so tired. I haven’t been sleeping well at all lately. I have to figure it out.
Nice job on that race and I love that INB pullover!
If you find something that works on the sleep front please share and I’ll do likewise!
Glad the 5K went well. Shoveling snow can take a lot out of you. Is that an InknBurn top? It’s fantastic!
Yep it’s an INB – I just love their stuff!
The #holidaysweat challenge is also holding me accountable and I love that.
Sounds like you made the right call on dropping down to the 5K. My sleep was also awful this week, but I had a lot of stress at work so I’m sure there is a correlation there 🙁
Sorry to hear about the work stress…this lack of sleep thing seems to be a common theme 🙁 Hope things settle down for you!
First off, that jacket for your race is to die for! LOVE it! Second, the past couple days have had me feeling a bit groggy, too. Last night I was nodding off during the Big 10 championship game, for crying out loud LOL I’m excited to hear more about that race…as I said on Insta, I love the name of it!
Thanks on the top – it’s one of my all-time favorites! 🙂
Interesting that you’ve been feeling groggy too – a number of people have mentioned having sleep issues…how odd is that!
So much shoveling last week (even with Mr. Judy manning t he snowblower).
Chocolate Marshmallow 5k — that sounds like the kind of race I want to do! Curious to hear about it.
Hope everything feels a lot better this week, Michelle.
It’s funny but I thought once my husband finally broke down and bought a snowblower that the shoveling would come to an end…not so much! LOL!
Sounds like a tough week. When I don’t sleep well, it seems to make everything else so much harder. You still go in a really good variety of work outs! Hope the sleep goes better this week 🙂
Thank you, Chaitali 🙂
sometimes it’s just about pushing through and the struggle bus seems like it didn’t win this round! hope you are having a better week already!
You’re so right Renée, sometimes it is about just pushing through.
Snow shoveling is definitely a workout. 😵 I usually just opted to walk to work instead when it snowed (also because I didn’t want to drive in the snow). I’ve since moved back to CA though. 😅
I love that jacket!
I can understand opting to walk – the driving post-snow was just crazy!
Don’t be mad, but I do love that snow!
Not too much new over here. I’m just hanging in my bed with my leg up. No big deal LOL.
Funny thing is Jenn I actually don’t mind the snow – it’s so pretty…I just don’t want to shovel it LOL 😉
Hope your hip is ok and the massage works wonders. Love that Ink n Burn top!
Thanks Marcia – the muscles around my hip have just been so cranky lately, but thankfully a massage always seems to help.
Work was insane for me last week as well, I missed dinner for three days straight. I hope your hip is OK.
Wow that does sound like a hectic week! Hope this week’s quieter for you.
I have not done Bosu in so long! I used to love it. I counted shoveling as my upper body workout last week too!!!
I hadn’t been on the Bosu in forever – I really need to use it more often!
Sorry things have been tricky but I’d totally count shovelling snow as a workout. Of course we do it so rarely here it completely flattens us with DOMS for days!
Oh yes, the shoveling gets my shoulders every time – DOMS for days!
I LOVE Bosu workouts. SO good for runners stability & balance! Love that INKnBURN pullover!
Thanks Heather – that top is one of my faves 🙂