Abs

So today instead of my regular 10-Minute Trainer resistance training I did the 10-Minute Abs.  I got a good workout - I was definately feeling it - but an honest review would be that this workout is not geared towards beginners who don't have much core strength.
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I used it because I know I don't have much core strength and wanted to work on that.  But in order to do even the modified versions it took more that I had.  I have no doubt I can work up to them but it just felt awkward trying to do modified versions of the modified version!

I'm not giving up on it after just one test run.  I'll definately do it again but probably after adding some other ab moves to my regular routine until I have the basic strength it takes to do the modified version at a minimum.
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I leave on Saturday for my 2 week vacation and I'm getting nervous about my lack of structured routine.  My cousin has agreed to my emphatic decree that we be active on this trip but I know for myself I do so much better with structure!  And spending 4,000 miles in my truck will surely be a test for me!  I'm a travel snacker with the bad habit of mindlessly snacking to pass the miles!  Our plan is to stop and buy fruits & veggies for snacking.  I have a feeling that I'm going to be consuming a LOT of carrots on this trip...... :)

I seem to be pretty much out of my "funk" and am really looking forward to my walk in the morning!  I've been doing a lot of visualization lately and it's been an incredible help!  When I hit a tough stretch of road I just imagine myself running and it's amazing the burst of energy & motivation it give me!
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Tomorrow and Saturday will probably be my last outside walks for now since when I return it will most likely still be dark at 5 am.  So it'll be a move to the treadmill.  Not my favorite BUT I am excited to be starting the C25K program!



"You must see your goals cleary and specifically before you can set out for them.  Hold them in your mind until they become second nature" - Les Brown

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"See things as you would have them be instead of as they are" - Robert Collier

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"Make sure you visualize what you really want, and not what someone else wants for you" - Jerry Gillies

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"We are what we think" - Buddha