cross training

Okay, so I've been thinking about all this and I realized that even though I am active, I have a tendency to get "stuck-in-a-rut" with my workouts; hence.....

My little rant about cross training:

As you probably already know, it is best not to rely on just one form of movement to serve all of your fitness needs. Cross training (or "mixing it up" with exercise) prevents overuse injury and burnout, while providing maximum health benefits to our bodies. The 3 major fitness components are cardiovascular, muscular strength/endurance, and flexibility.

Like most people, I get a lot of one or two groups and fall majorly short in the remainder. I tend to fall short in the muscular strength and endurance portion and my goal is to include 2 additional strength training workouts per week. I'm not a fan of the gym machines, so I'll be doing old-school stuff like push ups, assisted pull ups, box jumps, some barbell work (ie...deadlifts, squats, cleans, bench press...) and some kettlebell stuff (kettle bell swings, curls, rows...)

We need to move our bodies in lots of different ways all the time! This can even be, dare I say it, FUN! Yes, fun - which brings me to my next order of business.....

By the end of the month, I am setting a goal to do at least one type of workout that reminds me of each of you and your strengths. Some of this stuff I probably wouldn't do on my own.

I'll schedule a time to swim laps in the pool (Kim), do a heavy duty weigth lifting workout (Andy), go for a jog outside, followed by a relaxing inversion (Aaron), take a pole dancing class (Brooke - HA HA!!!....ok, maybe a zumba aerobics class), take a yoga class (Mesha), take a long walk (Dad), take a salsa dance class (Anthony), hike up Cowels Mt (Mom), go to the park and play like crazy (all the kids).

Whew, I'd better get crackin'....I've got a lot to do!