Today’s Workout Wednesday officially marks the last Arm Day + Recovery Run double for the foreseeable future. Bittersweet. Bitter because it’s become a staple habit for me, but sweet because it’s for the best of reasons. The next few Workout Wednesday posts will likely take on a different tone, but I’m excited to see where things go!

Top 3 Questions of the Week

What does your workout plan look like for the next phase of the IVF processs?

The plan is no real plan. I truly have no idea how I am going to feel once I start the stim shots so I don’t want to put any extra pressure on me to follow xyz plan if I’m not feeling up to it. Friday I will find out exactly what I’m allowed to do. I have LOTS of questions in a notes app for my doctor. Loosely though, I would love to continue to wake up with the same alarm during the week. From there 30-45 minutes of either walking or low-impact biking {HR must stay below 140bpm, but I won’t go over 130 just to make myself feel better}. If able, I’ll do some light weights as well. In the evenings I absolutely will have to get 20-30 minutes of walking in AFTER I do my shots–that was a specific encouragement from my doctor. One thing I know for sure? NO MORE RUNNING.

Who are your favorite Peloton instructors and/or favorite classes?

I’ll break down my favorite instructors by workout type because I have a lot of ‘favorites’ per se. As for classes, I’m all about any & every core class (10/10 recommend Emma Lovewell’s Crush Your Core Challenge — we’ve been through it twice now). Honestly, the theme classes may be my favorites because music 100% sets my mood for a workout and those guarantee a great playlist. You can NEVER go wrong with anything 90s either.

Running – Matt and Olivia. They’re both positive, but not annoying. Motivating, but not obnoxious. I feel like I’m running WITH them not TO their voice which I think is my favorite part. **Just hit my 100th RUN this morning with Oliva, too!!**
Cycling – Alex Toussaint. He is SO MOTIVATING but not in a hippy-dippy way. You can tell he’s a total badass but he turns that on you and make YOU feel like one. Plus his playlists are beyond good.
Strength – Adrian and Jess, HANDS DOWN. Neither of them put a lot of ‘fluff’ or extras into their movements. They use fundamental moves that make sense and both of them make me grab heavier weights than I *think* I can handle.
Yoga/Meditation – Aditi and Kristin. I haven’t disliked a single flow of either of theirs…same for their meditations. Both have incredibly soothing voices that have me choosing them for my sleep meditations over and over.
Bootcamp – the entire Bike Bootcamp crew ROCKS. My choice here strictly depends on my mood…a little sluggish? Robin. Feeling sassy? Cody. Want my butt kicked extra? Tunde. Want to feel like I’m training with my sister? Jess.

Just to note, there is truly not a single instructor I dislike. Definitely a few that I tend to avoid, just based on personality/coaching style, but every one of them is knowledgeable and none of their workouts are bad.

Can you actually workout in the lululemon Align shorts?

LOL this was the HOT question last night in my DMs. Yes. At least I actually do. Which is ironic since I’d never do a workout in the align leggings. Scroll through my IG workout highlights and you’ll see them in action. They’ve worked great for me when doing any sort of strength workouts as well as yoga. I wouldn’t run in them or bike in them, though. Honestly, I can feel my butt jiggle in them so no way are they compressive enough for me to run. While length/fit would be great on a bike, I don’t trust the thin material rubbing on the seat. I’m a size 2 in the leggings but because of where the shorts hit me, I find a 4 fits me more comfortably in the shorts. All of mine are in the 6″ length but I did order the 8″ black ones last night to compare…though I can see those being worn more as ‘every day’ shorts vs. workout ones.

Workout Wednesday Workout of the Week

LEG FOCUSED

What you’ll *ideally* need – a wide/thick band, 1 heavy dumbbell, set of medium-weight dumbbells, set of light dumbbells & a yoga ball. To make this easier, drop your weights and cut back to 2-3 rounds of each circuit. Tougher? Add a 400m run in between each circuit & up your weights! Your legs will be on FIRE no matter what 🙂