Exercise Challenge: Day Three

The fabulous & inspiring Callie Camp of Fit 4 Two gave me a good idea for a way to squeeze a bit more exercise into my routine. She suggested squats & lunges while I'm wearing Sprout or pushing him in the stroller. This is something we often did in all the stroller fitness classes I went to last year.

When left to my own devices, I tend to pick a simple thing like walking, running, skating or cycling & just go. However, none of those activities are really great full-body workouts. Besides cardiovascular fitness & perhaps some flab reduction, I need to work on upper body strength to avoid wrist, back & shoulder injuries from lifting little Sir Eats-a-lot. Since I've actually been to a lot of fitness classes in the last couple of years--which is why I know Callie--I can't use the excuse that I don't know what kind of exercises to do. It's more that I'm too lazy to think up a plan of activities, reps & so on.

Though I've gotten going on the exercise challenge before I finish the semester, I think I will leave this part--figuring out a routine of upper body stuff, resistance training, etc--for when I'm finished classes.

Here's my exercise summary for day three:

• 16 minutes of hauling a stroller up Fraser Street's hill, with lunges at each stop light that I had to wait for
• moderate level that got my heart rate up & made me need to ditch my coat
• I felt a bit silly to be doing lunges in public, alone, but felt more awake afterward (I was nearly nodding off en route to pick up Sprout)

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What is this Exercise Challenge, you ask? Read my post on Day One for details & how you can get involved too.