The game is 100% offense, 100% defense, and 100% special teams...

In a broad sense, most exercisers prefer either cardio or weight-lifting.  Yes, some people like both and some unfortunate souls don’t enjoy either one, but most of us have a preference.  Here’s the thing:  we all have to do the one we like less.

If you are a cardio-lover, weight training can help you burn more fat.  Your muscles will look more shapely.  You will be able to open your own jars and rearrange your own furniture.  Posing in the mirror will be more fun.

If you love those weights, cardio can boost your endurance.  Also your mood.  Mixing in cardio intervals increases the workout challenge and forces your muscles to work even harder.  Think of cardio as weight training for your heart muscle.

As Deion Sanders once said, “Both, Coach.”

Pie? What pie? I don't remember any pie...

The first round of the holidays is behind us now.  Whatever happened happened.  Maybe we ate more than we hoped.  Maybe we forgot the way to the gym.  Maybe we didn’t.   Whether we stuck to our plan or to our plates, it’s over.  Today’s mission:  forget it all.

If we did all the right things, great.  Gold star for us.  But that doesn’t mean we don’t have to keep on doing the right things.  Sadly, fitness is a continual process.  We don’t get to reward ourselves for good behavior with bad behavior.

If we dove head first into the gravy, that is also in the past.  We do not need to spend energy on wailing and gnashing of teeth; that energy is better spent lifting weights or running around the block.  Shame and blame do not help us.  That kind of psychic weight lifting does not make us stronger.

Life happens right now.  Let’s choose good things in this moment.

Monday Workout: Hidden Abs

This week, Thanksgiving being over and all, we are going to use our abs.  Compound exercises, like the lunge twists, and exercises with instability or asymmetry like the ball bench presses and single leg squats, make us use our core more.  Four rounds.

1 min cardio
lunge twists	20
ball bench press	20
step/jump ups	20
1 leg squat	20
overhead press	10
pushups	10