Monday Workout: Multi-Joints!

I love those multi-joint exercises.  They get the heart rate up and boost metabolism.  Three rounds.

suitcase swings	30
squats	20
skullcrushers	10
(lunge) punches	30
deadlifts	20
reverse flies	10
plyojacks/jacks/mod jacks	30
rows	20
pretty princesses	10

Kisses...

I love complicated systems.  Except sometimes the systems get too complicated.  That’s the moment when the KISS principle comes in handy.  I’m sure most folks have heard of it before, but just in case, it stands for “Keep It Simple, Stupid.”  (Or, if we are trying to be nicer to ourselves, we can call ourselves silly rather than stupid…)

For fitness, KISS comes down to this:  get moving fast enough to get sweaty and breathe hard, move some heavy-ish stuff, and stretch.

Go.

Stretching a Point and the Point of Stretching

I have been sitting more than usual lately, partly because of a big sewing project, partly because of studying.  I feel like I am accomplishing things, but I also feel… stiff.  I feel stiff even though I do all the things:  I drink lots of fluids, so I have to get up and go to the bathroom every half hour or so.  I stand up and stretch.  I multitask, so I move to change the laundry or do some cooking or put stuff away.

What helps is spending quantity time on Pilates and yoga.  Things would be worse if I didn’t stretch a bit here and there, but what I really need (and I think I am not alone) is enough time and space to allow the muscles to relax for real.  It’s worth the investment of time and energy.  Let’s do it.