workout recap | 2.2.15.

I’m probably going to hate myself for doing this.

BUT. Oh well.

Long story short - I want to start recording my workouts here on GML. I’m am the classic GO GO GO 100% for 2 months then don’t even look at my sneakers for 2 months kind of person. So I need the accountability.

Don’t get me wrong - if there are weeks (or even months) where I don’t exercise at all, I’m perfectly okay with that. But I like the idea of recording how my workouts make me feel (especially after tracking my Whole30 experience. I liked that).

So rewind to last week…

Sunday & Monday 1/25 - 1/26 - off

Tuesday 1/27 - 40 minutes Stair Master at the gym. I wasn’t planning on exercising this day, which made it all the better of a workout. The Stair Master is my favorite cardio machine - it never fails to make me a sweaty mess. I do intervals of speed and skipping steps (and avoid holding onto the machine as much as possible).

Wednesday 1/28 - 1 hour class at New York Pilates. I just posted about that here.

Thursday 1/29 - 20 minutes on the Stair Master, same routine as usual. I was going to workout in the morning but decided sleep was more important (for the most part, it always is), so I squeezed this in during lunch.

Friday 1/30 - 45 minut Cyc class. I recently started getting into spin, so I was excited to see that there were so many spin options on ClassPass. Cyc was the first one I tried, and it was great! The studio is in David Barton Gym, which is an experience in itself (seriously, it feel like you’re in a nightclub. And the locker room was heavenly). I hate to compare Cyc to SoulCycle but, it’s kind of hard not to. They’re pretty similar, but both great workouts. Cyc definitely kicked my butt - super high intensity, great use of weights, decent music.

Saturday 1/31 - 1 hour Vinyasa class at Y7 Yoga (their Soho studio). I really liked this yoga class. I’ll be honest - yoga isn’t really my thing (or so I thought). I tend to get bored, and I like to sweat, but not in a Bikram Yoga sort of way. This Vinyasa class was a perfect balance - it was warm but not too hot (so I got to sweat), challenging but not overly so, and restorative all at the same time. I also liked that the studio was extremely dark, I enjoyed the choice of music, and the instructor (Dina) was great too.

Sunday 2/1 - 45 minute SoulCycle class. I’m so biased. This was totally the highlight of my workout week…and maybe even of my week in general. I’ve only been to about 5 SoulCycle classes so far, but thankful I have Rachel guide me to the best instructors (she’s a SoulCycle aficionado, to say that least ;)). So yesterday I went with her to Charlee‘s class at the Tribeca studio, and it was so. freaking. good. I never thought that such a crazy hard workout could be one of the most fun experiences ever at the same time.

I think the reason I like SoulCycle so much is because I’m just a sucker for the SOUL side of it. I’m a heart person through and through, so if I can connect heart-wise to a workout, I’m 100% in it.

Monday 2/2 - might as well include today because I just got home from the gym. I did some arm and butt exercises at home, then I went to the gym and did 40 minutes on the Arc machine. I actually never use that machine, but it was pretty kick-ass. I pumped the resistance up like crazy and could tell it was a great butt workout. Because glutes.

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So there you have it! Completely TMI about my exercise life 😉 Let me know if this is something you guys enjoy…?

What’s your absolute favorite form of exercise?