Sneaking in Extra Exercise

The past few months I've really been concentrating on getting more exercise. I started playing on a Women's 30+ indoor soccer team and it's been great exercise! We have an hour practice on Monday evenings and games on Wednesdays. I have seen a huge difference in how my clothes fit (down 2 sizes in jeans!) and how I feel.

I've had a quad/leg injury that has just healed after 6 weeks! Talk about frustrating! Although the injury has hampered my running in a big way, I'm happy that the results I've seen from soccer has motivated me to get extra exercise whenever (and where ever) I can. Matt and I have been walking 5 mornings a week, doing soccer twice a week and (now that my leg is better), running at least twice a week.

In an effort to try to get the rest of the family to hop on the exercise bandwagon, Alie has been walking with us most mornings (the puppies are great motivation for her) and Alie and I have been using the Wii Active at least twice a week as well. Colby is getting in on the exercise action by lifting some weights (too cute to watch my skinny 8 yr old boy lifting 3 pound weights) and hitting the heavy bag we have hung in the basement.

My goal is to exercise twice a day 5 days a week and to get at least one (hopefully two) workouts in on the weekend.

I am also sneaking extra exercise in where I can. While my coffee is brewing (not a lot of brew time with Keurig), I'll do some pushups against the kitchen counter. The daily goal is to do 2 sets of 15 each, working up to 3 sets of 15 each. While I'm watching tv, I'll do some cruches or other ab exercises on the couch or in bed. Sneaking in these few exercises everyday is giving me results already - and I don't feel like I'm really working out!

Being more conscious of how often I'm exercising and how much extra movement I'm doing, is helping me get winter off to a great start!