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Vary your workout...your body will thank you!

9/9/2018

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The big thing I have done in the past few weeks is add more cardio to my routine. Everyone says cardio helps you lose weight. However, I was doing HIIT (high intensity interval training) CrossFit workouts every day for at least 30 minutes, 6 times a week. The scale wasn't moving. Well 4 weeks ago, I decided to change things up a little bit. Now this is my routine, although it does vary by day, so this is a rough estimate:

Monday: rest day
Tuesday: Spin class for 45 min, sometimes I do an extra 15 minute CrossFit workout too
Wednesday: 30 min CrossFit workout
Thursday; 30 min CrossFit workout and 30-50 minutes of rowing
Friday: 15-30 min CrossFit workout
Saturday: 20 min CrossFit workout
Sunday; 20 min CrossFit workout and 30-50 minutes of rowing

I also intersperse strength training into those days. 

Well, my body has been way happier with a change. I didn't do as much cardio rowing/spin as I am currently doing. I knew the science behind mixing up exercises, as I do it with my patients every day, but I didn't do it enough myself. I mix up my workouts and my strength training, but I didn't add more cardio. Now that I have, the scale has moved again!

So if you are working out, and you are stuck, try mixing things up. The cardio really gets your metabolism firing. I have also stopped calorie counting and am just eating what I desire. It is making me eat more, which I think my body needs, as I usually under eat. So overall, I am not trying a "listen to my body" approach, and so far it is working. Once my next plateau hits, I am sure I will change it up again, but this is what is working for me at the moment, and that is all that matters. 

​What is working for you?
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    My name's Amanda and this is a blog about my story and my life. My hope is to motivate some of you to get going on your weight-loss journey as well as help people along the way. If you have questions about how to get started, or anything else, feel free to ask. 

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