Just a roll of the die

Hello 2012!

2011 was a great year. Matt and I celebrated our 2nd anniversary. We went to Denver, CO in June, and Minnesota in October. After we returned from our lovely Colorado trip we adopted a wonderful dog, Maggie. She is a German Shepherd mix and loves to talk and cuddle. My Grandma Lilia passed away and went to be with Jesus. Matt is enjoying his new job and I am in my 3rd year interpreting.

I stopped going to the gym around September, so we canceled by membership to LA Fitness. I joined to be able to use their swimming pool, but it was either being used for classes or having maintenance done. And when I did get a chance to get in, it was cloudy and had tons of hair balls floating around. Gross. I tried to lift weights, but I didn’t have a plan. I used the stationary bicycles and treadmills, but that gets old fast. I went to some of the classes like spinning and Zumba, but it was boring going by myself and too hard to coordinate with friends to go. I bought my own yoga mat thinking I would love yoga, but I only liked one of the instructors and she taught during the week in the middle of the day. So, without a plan I did nothing for a few months. But I have a New Years resolution that should get me off the computer.

This plan involves chance.

I would get so bored doing the same thing over again or try to get out of doing something I knew would be a tough work out.

So I devised a plan that would never get boring nor would I have any clue what the next work out would be. Win, win. I am doing something rather than nothing. Win, win, win. And I won’t feel guilty eating so much now. Win, win , win, win.

So here it is:

Laps:

Roll 1,2 = 1 lap     Roll 3, 4 = 2 laps      Roll 5,6 = 3 laps

Push ups:

Roll = # x 3 sets

Crunches:

Roll x 5 = # x 3 sets

Lunges (each leg):

Roll x 5 = # x 3 sets

Plank:

Roll x 10 = # seconds x 3 sets

Hope this inspires you to get fit this year!

Rachel