Day 12 of 21 Day Challenge: Happiness Is The Truth

It’s crazy to me that the challenge is more than half way finished. Looking ahead, day 13 and 14 are both rest days – I don’t know what I’ll do with myself, I really don’t. I’ll have to go to the gym or yoga, or maybe go back to one of the earlier Hiit workouts that I really liked. OR since it’s finally nice outside, go for a nice long walk like I did today. I was out and about all day today, which unfortunately involved a lot of driving, but at least it was sunny, and when Happy by Pharell comes on the radio, it’s just the perfect spring atmosphere. I DO feel like a room without a roof, Pharell! WORKOUT: Video used: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1DFCsABDtE Equipment needed: Click here to get your equalizer   Click here to get your sandbag Click here to get your kettle sandbells Click here to get your Hiit timer And check out the Challenge Guide and Burnout Workouts here

Workout breakdown:

8 exercises

40 seconds work – 10 seconds rest

*skip/high knees/touch downs*

1)   Bicep curl

*skip/high knees/touch downs*

2)   Straight abs

*skip/high knees/touch downs*

3)   Left oblique V abs

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4)   Tricep dips under bar

*skip/high knees/touch downs*

5)   Chest press + scissor legs

*skip/high knees/touch downs*

6)   Right oblique V abs

*skip/high knees/touch downs*

7)   Upright row

*skip/high knees/touch downs*

8)   Squat & press

Modifications:

• Loved the touchdowns, so did those for all of my cardio. Used a hefty dictionary as a sandbag.
• Used a piano bench instead of an equalizer
• In the guide it says there are 17 exercises for today, but it ended up only being the first 8 – definitely not complaining, but I did them another time around just to really get that burn.

FOOD: For breakfast I made oatmeal and added cinnamon, a bit of brown sugar, some apple sauce, and a handful of chopped walnuts. I had a whole foods lunch date, so I ate steamed veggies and roast potatoes from the hot bar, a coconut milk latte, and of course, a spelt flour pretzel. So the cauliflower pizza didn’t quite quench my pizza craving, and I thought it would be better to give in a bit now then splurge and eat a whole pizza on one of the rest days this weekend. SO, I went to the pizza place that has really small $2 slices and had one of those for dinner. THOUGHTS:

• I can’t decide if I like doing the exercises at the same time as them, or doing opposite exercises. There’s merits to both formats so it’s interesting to compare Lisa and Sean’s styles.
• I feel like I have washboard abs, but there’s just a load of laundry in – I guess that’ll be this week’s goal, to take out that metaphorical laundry.