Sunday, July 31, 2011

The ABsolutely FABulous Challenge Day 10: Do The Shuffle

THE
ABsolutely FABulous 
14 Day Challenge 

14 days worth of Ab Workouts, Healthy Habits & Positive Thinking

DAY 10:

Ab Challenge:  Here is a 10 minute video of a standing ab routine.  I really like doing abs while standing and this routine made me really sore.  Exercise TV has great videos and I usually find them on my TV using Fios on Demand.




Healthy Habit Challenge:  Do The Shuffle.  I'm a self proclaimed control freak.  I'm also a little a lot OCD.  I have structured workouts with goals and playlists......I don't just GO to the gym I have a PLAN.....which can be kind of exhausting!
Instead of getting upset about it I embrace it.  Do you have workout routines structured during the week like I do?  I'm WAY to much of a structured worker outer....but not today.....I'm doing the shuffle.

What Time Is It?

It's shuffle time.  I found an old iPod I TOTALLY forgot about.  I don't even remember the music I put on it.  SO I put my headphones in and went for a run on the shuffle mode.  It was SO liberating to not have a plan and just go.  If the song was slow I walked, if the song was fast I ran.  There were SO MANY songs I forgot how much I loved.  Needless to say it was a great workout and I was happy to break my typical routine.

Positive Thinking Challenge: My mom had The Desiderata hanging by the front door of our house.  She referenced it often and while I was annoyed by it then I am appreciative of it now.  Here is one of the lines I found most useful.  

If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.



PS - I often have bad hair days am too lazy to do my hair.  My solution to this problem.....headbands.  Headbands make it look as if I put effort into looking stylish....even if I might not actually be stylish....I also call this Sunday hair.

Bad Hair

Lazy Hair



10 comments:

  1. Wow structured workouts? That's probably the only thing in life I'm not structured about. I normally work out after work and decide that day what my workout will be. Sometimes I don't actually decide til I'm leaving work. I think the spontaneity keeps it a little exciting.

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  2. That's such a cool idea to let the music decide your pace! It totally takes the pressure off of a run and I will definitely be trying it.

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  3. Sorry girlie that I didn't get a chance to email you this weekend. Things were more hectic than I thought with me trying to finish my patternmaking class! I will try and email you this week. Looking forward to it!
    Shasie of Live Life in Style
    Wrinkle In Time Vintage Giveaway

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  4. Oh my gosh.. I doubt I'd have made it through college without headbands! They saved my butt for those 8AM classes.. I ALWAYS wear them when I run too. I can't handle having my hair in my face!!

    Thanks for your sweet comments about my cookies! My friends and family get a little exhausted with all of the sweet stuff I push them to taste, haha.

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  5. Hi Sarah! I guess a person has to go with their personality. I like a fast tempo during my workouts that are very structured. I know exactly what I'm going to do at the gym before I drive there. I tweak the workout list if others are using what I planned.

    It really annoys me when I accidentally threw a slower song in the middle of the playlist!! I remake the playlist without the song.

    I use shuffle for housecleaning--because there are certain great songs necessary in life, in my opinion, that might not be good during exercise, but make me so happy.

    I know you totally agree on this, that we can't live without our favorite songs.

    :-) Marion

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  6. Thanks for the comment on my blog! I love the concept of yours-I'm constantly struggling with trying to be more active! Love the headband idea and your gorgeous maxi dress!

    thelittlestunicornonearth.blogspot.com

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  7. I love that dress! :)

    I am missing spin class now that I am training for the 1/2 marathon. My long runs are Sundays. I might have to sneak in a spin sometime soon. :)

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  8. Your hair naturally looks so good. Headbands definitely work.

    So, I fell out of my routine during July... it's been so hard to get back in. (I'm going to read some older posts of yours for inspiration.)

    And I tagged you for a top 10 award. Check it out at seven-percentsolution.blogspot.com

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  9. I've totally gotten behind on my blog reading. But I am loving this series! I'm going to start from the beginning. Love the shuffle idea. And also love your lazy hair outfit! (You have great hair.)

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  10. OMG...I use Exercise TV all the time. They have such a great variety of workouts and the best thing of all is that they are FREE!! I particulary like Kendall Hogan's workouts because he incorporates lots of cardio.

    http://thriftyandshameless.blogspot.com

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