Health and Fitness

Health and Fitness, Let's look, Self-care

Let’s Look

Posted on May 14, 2025May 15, 2025 by jgalvinwhite

Hello and happy Wednesday!

Y’all this week is going to age me ten years. I just feel like I’m running around like a chicken with my head cut off from sun up to sun down. We have state testing this week, so every day is different and our evenings aren’t much calmer either!

Anyway, it’s already the second Wednesday of the month, so I’m linking up with Shay and Erika for Let’s Look.

So far this year, we’ve looked at…

Low level goals for 2025 in January
How you work on your marriage in February
How you reset for the week on Sunday in March
Maintaining friendships in April

This month we’re looking at…our wellness routines.

What is wellness? haha! I often joke that I’m “unwell.”

Here are a few things that came to mind when thinking about wellness, both for body and for mind:

Morning quiet time: I share this often, but I can’t start my day without easing into it. I need quiet and my morning coffee to get my mind set and set myself up for a successful day.

Decompress after school. On the other side of the daily spectrum is giving myself a bit of time (if I can) after school to decompress. Honestly, just a few silent moments will do, but really, if I can come home and sit on the couch for a minute or shut my eyes for ten minutes, it helps me regroup for the evening ahead.

This time of the year, I love sitting on the front porch when I can.

The number of times I hear my name said in a day, the number of times I repeat myself, answer the knock at my classroom door, answer my classroom phone and more…it takes a lot out of me, and I don’t want to be frazzled and exhausted for my own kids once the school day is over.

Hydrate. I’ve been pretty good about drinking water through the years, but even more so over the past few years. It may sound lame and my family makes fun of me, but I take my tumbler everywhere. I’ve had this tumbler in the lilac color for almost two years, and just purchased a new sea glass green one. I take it to school, to games and track meets, on vacation and even if we go out to dinner, I bring it in the car to have some water to and from. I fill it up at least twice a day, but sometimes more which means I’m drinking at least 80 ounces of water every day.

Through the years, I’ve taken vitamins and added collagen to my coffee, but for whatever reason I’m not always the best about re-ordering when I run out. Right now, I’m two for two taking my daily Vitamin D and putting a scoop of collagen in my coffee every morning.

Work out/walk. Of course, getting some movement is good for my wellness. Again, I’ve been good and bad with being consistent about working out or getting my steps in, but overall, these past few years I have maintained a decent routine.

Just this week, I’ve gone to the gym or gone for a walk, both after dinner when I didn’t have tons of time…but told myself to make it happen.

I am ready for summer when I will have more time for workouts, but fun fact about me…I tend to be better about getting workouts in when I have a more structured schedule. We’ll see how it goes!

Sleep. I love to sleep, but most nights I’m going to bed later than I want. I’d love to be in bed by 10, but most of the time that’s 10:30 and then asleep by 11. I could get a few more minutes if I didn’t get up so early, but that’s important to me as well.

When I got a new Apple watch for Christmas, I started wearing the watch to bed to track my sleep. It is somewhat motivational for me to try and keep my weekly sleep average above 7 hours…meaning sometimes I will think of that around 10, and try to get to bed. Haha

What’s your best “wellness” tip?

Friday Favorites, Health and Fitness, Kids, Meals and Recipes

Friday Favorites {#251}

Posted on March 28, 2025March 27, 2025 by jgalvinwhite

Hello and happy Friday!

How is it already Friday? I feel like this week flew by which is actually just what I needed. After a busy weekend last weekend, this upcoming one isn’t too over-scheduled!

As always, I’m linking up with Andrea and Erika for this week’s Friday Favorites.

Here are some favorites from the week:

Track is in full swing, and Hayden had a race in Bardstown, KY last Friday night. We left as soon as we could after school to make it in time. While Hayden didn’t have a PR, he ran a fast race and placed 8th overall. It was SO windy that I think the runners felt like the were running into the wind no matter which direction they rean. The first lap around the track, I didn’t even recognize him. He looks so much older all of the sudden!

After his race, we drove to Louisville for the night, and stayed at Trav’s mom’s house. Hadley had to be at volleyball in Louisville at 7:30 AM. Her team played well overall and made it to the gold bracket on Sunday.

While the early call time was brutal, she was finished playing around noon. We went out to lunch with Trav’s mom and sisters before heading back to Lex. Boomtown Kitchen was good…the spinach artichoke dip was delish…so good that I ordered the grilled cheese that had the dip on it as well. I had half for lunch and then half for dinner that night.

Saturday night, Hayden and a friend went to he NCAA basketball games that were at Rupp. He saw Auburn play Creighton and then Tennessee played UCLA.

They had some good seat, and Travis picked them up at halftime of the second game which was close to 11:00. I was in bed. haha

After Hadley’s games on Sunday, we tried “Swig” in Louisville. I’d heard of it, but didn’t know all the details. They have lots of soda mixes. I had the “Texas Tab” which is Dr. Pepper + vanilla + coconut cream. It was delish.

Hadley slept most of the ride home on Sunday. We were all beat. It was a long but good weekend of volleyball.

Tuesday was the first outdoor track meet of the season. The kids looked nice in their new school warm-ups…but we needed a bit more clothing to stay warm once the sun went down.

They both had a great first meet. Hadley had a PR in the 400m, and Hayden’s 4×800 relay team placed first.

I’m not much for body spray, but picked up this Sweetest Song scent when Hadley and I went to Bath and Body a couple of weeks ago. I keep it in my purse, and it’s been nice to have on hand if I feel like I need a refresh.

I’ve seen many influencers share Colleen Rothschild products, and when Jen Reed shared this tinted eye cream, I bought it. It’s reasonable priced, a little goes a long way, and I like the lightness of it. I’ve applied it after I finish up my make-up.

I had to order a few school supplies to get me through the rest of the school year, and these paper clips were just what I needed. How cute are they?

Speaking of cute, my new Easter towels from the Target dollar spot are super cute. I hope to put out the rest of my Easter decor (just a few things!) this weekend.

Yesterday was the opening day for baseball, and the Royals had their first game. Hayden has had this date “circled on the calendar” for quite some time. I hope the “boys in blue” have a better year than the outcome of yesterday’s game. Oh well…plenty of ball left in the season.

New Fave Influencer:

I’ve been following Athena (@lightandlifestyled) on Instagram for a few weeks, and she’s a fun one to follow. I love her day in the life reels and her outfits are too cute.

Favorite Recipe:

I tried this recipe this week and it was a 10/10 as they say. Bonus was that I had leftovers that I could take for lunch yesterday and today.

A few tweaks I made were:

I did two pounds of ground turkey because where does the ground turkey go when you cook it? I feel like a pound doesn’t amount to much. haha
I put the chopped zucchini in the skillet with the ground turkey for the last couple of minutes of sauteing.
I cooked some Trader Joe’s Jasmine rice and added that to the casserole dish when I added in the ground turkey and mixed everything together before the final amount of baking time.
Besides shredded Parm, I also added some shredded to Mozz to the top of the casserole too.

Enjoy!!

Favorite Mom Meme:

You know as soon as I sit down, someone says, “Moommm. Will you come here?!”

Bonus Fave: Flashback Friday:

When a new season of Royals baseball starts, I always think of the 2014 and 2015 seasons. Winning the World Series in 2015 was so fun…and these kids were so little! Hopefully, they won’t have to wait too much longer for a World Series championship.

Weekly Recap:

Here are my posts from the week:

Monday Memes

March Books

What’s Up Wednesday

Typically, this would be our final day before spring break…but we still have one week left! I’m not sure why our calendar is different this year, but check on your teacher friends who haven’t had spring break yet! We’re barely hanging on.

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Workout Diaries: July 2024

Posted on August 1, 2024August 1, 2024 by jgalvinwhite

Hello and happy August 1st!

Fun fact about me…August is my least favorite month. haha!

This might explain why:

The transition back to school is always a little rough, and it’s just a month where I always feel like there’s a lot on my plate.

Anyway, I did get another month of workouts in, and I’m chugging right along.

Here’s my Bodi tracker for July:

Here are my workouts this month:

July 3: walk 40 minutes track by my dad’s house
July 4: walk 40 minutes track by my dad’s house

July 5: walk 40 minutes near my mom’s house

I will be honest that it was difficult for me to get motivated to workout this month. A good compromise were these Xtend Barre Express workouts and a walk around the block later in the day. I’d completed Andrea’s other barre program, and I like her as an instructor…and I like the convenience of my basement to try out her barre workouts…because let’s get real…I’m not ballerina! haha

July 8: Xtend Barre Xpress: Xtend Signature Express
July 10: Xtend Barre Xpress: Cardio Express and walk
July 11: Xtend Barre Xpress: Ballet Sculpt Express AND Core Express
July 12: Xtend Barre Xpress: Sculpt and Define Express and walk
July 16: Xtend Barre Xpress: Legs Express and walk
July 18: Xtend Barre Xpress: Flexibility and Balance Express
July 23: Xtend Barre Xpress: Booty Express and walk

July 24: Fire and Flow: Mobility Flow 1 (It felt good to stretch!)

July 25: Sure Thing: Hybrid Strength Circuit
July 29: Sure Thing: Strength and Stability (such a hard but great workout!)
July 30: Sure Thing: Cardio Conditioning (I don’t think I will never not hate cardio, but I do try and “push play” at least a couple of days a week with cardio workouts.

July 31: Job 1: Finish Stronger: Arms, Shoulders, Legs

This month I did earn my 300 total workouts badge from Bodi. I joined Bodi a few years ago, so while it’s probably taken me some time to earn the 300 workout badge, I’d say in the past year and a half, I’ve used their various programs pretty consistently.

July has 31 days, and I did 15 workouts. I wish I’d squeaked a few more in, but I did start the month being out of town, and there were a couple of days that I chose the pool or was just lazy! While I know I never regret working out, I also know that as July ticked on, I didn’t mind watching a show, reading a book, taking a nap, or staying at the pool a bit longer.

August tends to be a hectic month with back to school, but I’m going to try to start off strong knowing that the second half of August might be a bigger adjustment juggling kids’ after school activities with the start of school exhaustion.

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Workout Diaries: June 2024

Posted on July 3, 2024July 3, 2024 by jgalvinwhite

Hello and happy Wednesday!

Well, before we get too far into June, I want to share my workouts.

I’m proud of my effort in June for being such a busy (summer!) month for us. This month’s workouts include a mix of Bodi as well as some of our days on vacation where we went for hikes or days I got lots of steps in!

Here’s my Bodi tracker for June:

Here are my workouts this month:

June 2: Sure Thing: Lower Body Power

June 3: Bomb Body: Power Punch (This was a new workout I stumbled upon, and boy was it tough!)

June 4: Sure Thing: Hybrid Strength Circuit
June 5: 45 minute walk while in KC
June 6: 45 minute walk while in KC
June 10: Job 1: Start Strong: Shoulders, Arms and Glutes

June 11: Sure Thing: Combination Strength
June 12: Sure Thing: Strength and Stability
June 15: Fire and Flow: Lower Body Fire 1

June 18: Job 1: Start Strong: Shoulders, Arms and Glutes (As I was doing this workout, I was thinking, “This seems familiar,” and I realized I did it the week before. Oh well.)
June 19: 21 Day Fix Extreme: The Fix Challenge. Let me just say this was one of the hardest workouts I’ve ever done. Each round we’d learn a new move and then continue to add it to the rotation. This was non-stop for the 30 minutes. I’ve completed the entire 21 Day Fix Extreme program a few years ago, and I don’t remember that one!!

June 20: Sure Thing: Power Strength Circuit
June 21: 21 Day Fix: Dirty 30. (This was the day we were leaving for vacation, and since I didn’t know what to expect for vacation workouts, I wanted to get one in before we left. I’m glad that I did.)
June 22: Busy day in Portland, including some hikes on “Waterfall Alley.” What a pretty way to get my steps in.

June 23: I did the elliptical for 30 minutes at the hotel gym, and then that day I got 15,000 steps in thanks to the elliptical and sightseeing.
June 24: Thanks to sightseeing in Eugene and walking around during the Olympic Trials, I got 10,000 steps.

June 27: I got over 10,000 steps in on this day, most of which thanks to a hike in a rain forest in Olympic National Park.

June 28: We had a full day of sightseeing in Seattle, including going to Pike’s Place Market and the Space Needle. I got in over 12,000 steps, and I was tuckered out!

Overall, I’m glad I made a point to be active wherever I was. I started the month visiting family in Kansas City, and we ended the month being gone for eight days visiting Oregon and Washington.

I’m halfway through the year, and I’ve logged 92 official workouts (either Bodi, the gym, hikes, or getting my steps in.) So, 92 workouts in 181 days = 51%…I’m happy to be a smidge over my 50% goal. (I think my math is “mathing.”)

I’m just doing the best that I can. I hope to have a more regular July before the hustle and bustle of back to school starts in August.

I should have a post on Friday, and I hope you have a great 4th of July.

Health and Fitness

Workout Diaries: May 2024

Posted on June 4, 2024June 3, 2024 by jgalvinwhite

Hello!

Summer is off to a solid start with a couple of mornings sleeping in, I started a new book, and I had some time at the pool yesterday. My school bag is still a mess, but at least the rest of life feels a little bit more back on track.

Well…another month, and another workout recap.

As expected, May (aka “Maycember”) was jam packed. I still had the goal of getting workouts in 15 days, and I fell a bit short of that.

Between track meets, volleyball tournaments, end of the year things, and more, I just did the best that I could.

Here’s my Bodi tracker for May:

Here are my workouts this month:

May 6: Piyo: Define Lower Body (Also – I was surprised that May 6 was my first workout of the month…but I guess there was a track meet on May 1 and then Oaks/ Derby weekend? I started the month slacking!)

May 7: Fire and Flow: Functional Flow 2

May 8: Job 1: Finish Stronger: Chest, Core, Legs

May 11: Sure Thing: Combination Strength (fave workout)

May 13: Job 1: 20 Minute Sweat Session
May 15: Fire and Flow: Upper Body Fire 2
May 17: Job 1: Finish Stronger: Arms, Shoulders, Legs
May 18: 21 Day Fix: Lower Fix

May 21: Fire and Flow: Cardio Fire 1
May 23: Fire and Flow: Upper Body Fire 1
May 24: Job 1: Finish Stronger: Arms, Shoulders, Legs
May 27: Sure Thing: Strength and Stability
May 31: Sure Thing: EMOM Strength (another fave!)

21 Day Fix and Sure Thing continue to be my favorite workouts if I have time for 3o minutes or more. They are both such good programs.

Now that it’s summer, I hope to click around the Bodi library a bit and maybe find a full program to try from start to finish. That being said, June is hectic getting into a routine and having a few days out of town. Maybe I will mix and match “new to me” workouts. July looks to be my most “regular” month, so that might be a better time to focus on a full out new program. That being said, I don’t want to think about July just yet! haha

I did take my measurements for a first time in a few months because I just know I’d been slipping a little. I hope to make some progress over the summer and get back on track.

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Workout Diaries: April 2024

Posted on May 2, 2024May 1, 2024 by jgalvinwhite

Hello!

Well, I kept track of another month of workouts which has continued to be some motivation for me to “push play” or go for a walk at least half of the days in the month.

This month started with lots of steps in DC, and I continued on with my Bodi workouts while incorporating shorter workouts on busier evenings when the kids had track meets.

Here’s my Bodi tracker for April:

Here are my workouts this month:

April 1: Our first day in DC, and I got in about 10,000 steps. I know some people get that many as a daily average, but my average is more around 7,000, so I will count 10k as a workout.

April 2: DC day 2 was the most walking we did, and I got over 18,000 steps in.

April 3: DC day 3 was also busy, and I walked over 12,000 steps.

April 6: 21 Day Fix: Lower Fix

April 8: Fire and Flow: Restorative Flow

My back was hurting, so I did Pilates, and it felt really good to stretch.

April 9: Fire and Flow: Cardio Fire 2
April 10: Sure Thing: Endurance Strength

April 11: Job 1: Start Strong: Shoulders, Arms, and Glutes

April 16: 21 Day Fix: Cardio Fix
April 18: Job 1: Finish Stronger: Arms, Shoulders, and Legs
April 20: Fire and Flow: Lower Body Fire 2
April 22: Job 1: Build and Burn: Glutes, Arms, and Core
April 23: 21 Day Fix: Dirty 30 (*one of my fave workouts!)
April 24: I went for a walk.
April 27: Fire and Flow: Lower Body Fire 2
April 29: I didn’t have time to workout before the kids’ track meet, but I did go for a walk when we got home. I was tired, but decided to get to 10,000 steps, and I’m glad that I did.
April 30: Job 1: 20 Minute Sweat Session (I really didn’t want to workout on Tuesday. I came home from school with a headache, so I pushed my workout to 8:00…after dinner. I never workout after dinner, but I knew the rest of the week might be crazy, and to get a workout, even a short one, in while I could.)

I was able to color in 16 of the 30 blocks in April. While I know I had a few walking days instead of workout days, at least I kept my body moving. Now that it gets darker a bit later, I feel like I will try to go for a short walk when I can if I need to get a few more steps for the day.

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Workout Diaries: March 2024

Posted on April 2, 2024April 1, 2024 by jgalvinwhite

Hello!

I hope your week is off to a great start.

Since March is over, it’s time for me to recap my workouts for the month.

This month was pretty good considering all that we tend to have going on this time of the year.

Here’s my March Bodi tracker:

Here are my workouts this month:

March 2: Lower Body Fire

March 6: PiYo: Strength Intervals
March 7: PiYo Define: Lower Body
March 9: PiYo Define: Upper Body

PiYo is a Beachbody program I did years ago. I even owned the DVD’s. I was happy to stumble upon it in the Bodi library, but there were only a few workouts.

March 11: Job 1: 20 Minute Sweat Session

March 12: PiYo Sweat
March 16: Sure Thing: Combination Strength

March 18: 21 Day Fix: Pilates Fix

March 19: Job 1: 20 Minute Sweat Session
March 21: Job 1: Finish Stronger: Chest, Back, Legs
March 23: Sure Thing: Lower Body Power
March 26: Job 1: 20 Minute Sweat Session
March 28: Sure Thing: Upper Body Power
March 30: Sure Thing: Endurance Strength

Like most months, my goal is always half of the days, and I was close with 14 workouts.

There were a couple of days where I thought I’d workout, but then didn’t end up doing so. For example, last Wednesday, I had a meeting after school, and then kind of on a whim, I decided to take Hadley and her friend to my school’s baseball game because some of their friends were playing. Then, they had volleyball. So, while I didn’t get a workout in, having time to go to the baseball game was nice.

As you can see, I did a little bit of everything. Looking back, I did have quite a few shorter workouts. I didn’t feel as motivated this month, and even some of the days I did workout, it wasn’t until 6:00…when usually I’m better about getting a workout in right when I get home from school.

I guess something is better than nothing. I still try to choose cardio exercises on Mondays and Tuesdays.

April is a busy month, but I’m going to keep chugging along…and coloring in my Bodi squares.

Health and Fitness

Workout Diaries: February 2024

Posted on March 7, 2024March 6, 2024 by jgalvinwhite

Hello and happy Thursday!

Well, before we get too far into March, I want to recap my workouts for February.

Knowing I’m going to write these posts (at least for now) have been pretty good for my accountability.

This month…workouts seemed harder to get in. We were in the thick of Hayden’s basketball schedule, and I had a week after school where I didn’t get home until at least 6:00 most days.

Here’s my February Bodi tracker:

Here are my workouts this month:

February 1, 16, 20, 29: On these days, I either walked as my workout or had a busy day with lots of steps…and took brief walk to get to 10k steps.

February 3:Sure Thing: Lower Body Power

February 5: Job 1 Start Strong: Back, Glutes, Core

February 6: Sure Thing: Cardio Conditioning
February 7: Sure Thing: Combination Strength
February 9: Sure Thing: Hybrid Strength Circuit (This is one of my favorite workouts)

Then I had a break…this was the week that I was in charge of our after school credit recovery session, and I told myself I’d at least get a couple of workouts in …but didn’t. That week, Hayden also had a couple of basketball games which made for late evenings. Anyway, excuses, I guess…but just where I’m at in life.

February 17: Sure Thing: Lower Body Power

February 18: Fire and Flow: Restorative Flow 1 (I usually don’t take the time to do the slower yoga type workouts, but this one felt good because I remember being sore from the workout the day before)
February 19: Fire and Flow: Cardio Fire 1
February 21: Job 1: Start Strong: Shoulders, Legs, Core
February 26: Fire and Flow: Cardio Fire 2
February 27: Job 1: Build and Burn: Glutes, Arms, Core.

I don’t feel like I was in as good of a rhythm as I was in January…but, oddly enough, I still like coloring in the date on the Bodi calendar.

When I go to the basement to workout, I always just click on the Bodi app and pick and choose based on what program I want to do or how much time I have to give to a workout. I “program hop” around, and Sure Thing and Fire and Flow are my two faves right now. I’ve done both of those programs in the past, so it’s nice knowing what to expect.

This month I did try to make sure I was doing more cardio type workouts on Monday and Tuesdays.

There was only one day where I “should” have worked out — as in I had planned to and had time to– but didn’t. Saturday, February 24. It was a rainy Saturday, and we didn’t have much going on…so I just decided to be lazy.

So, this month I worked out of 15/29 days. My goal continues to be to workout at least half of the days in a month. That being said, this month had more “walking” days than January. I hope in March to get back on track consistently working out before my evenings are filled at track meets in April and part of May.

I know these posts aren’t for everyone, but I think I will continue to share them because they help me hold myself accountable…except for apparently Saturday, February 24th when I knew you’d understand my need to be lazy. haha

What’s your favorite way to workout? Do you do anything different for exercise in the spring now that winter is over?

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Workout Diaries: January 2024

Posted on February 1, 2024January 31, 2024 by jgalvinwhite

Hello and happy February 1st!

November and December always feel like the most hectic months of the year for me, but I still try to get some workouts in as much as possible.

With the start of the new year, I really wanted to start tracking my workouts, and Bodi had printable that I thought would be fun to use for 2024.

I don’t know if I will recap my workouts every month, but knowing I was going to share my January workouts was some accountability for me this month.

I’m not sure what it says about me that I’m pretty motivated, for now anyway, to color in the day on my 2024 Bodi workout calendar.

I was bummed to start January off sick…so I really didn’t get started with consistent workouts until Monday, January 8th….like it really bothers me that the “J” has no days filled in. Oh well, I guess it is what it is.

Here are my workouts this month:

January 8th: Job One -HIIT It

January 10th: 21 Day Fix Real Time – Dirty 30

January 11: 21 Day Fix Real Time– Upper Fix
January 13: 21 Day Fix Real Time – Lower Fix

Then, I really picked up the pace with a solid streak of workouts. It helped that Hayden’s basketball games hadn’t started yet, so we had more free evenings.

January 15: 21 Day Fix Real Time: Cardio Fix
January 16: Job One: 20 Minute Sweat Session
January 17: 21 Day Fix: Total Body Cardio
January 18: Upper Body Fire 1

January 19: Restorative Flow 1
January 20: Lower Body Fire 1
January 23: Job One– HIIT It
January 24th: 21 Day Fix Real Time: Dirty 30
January 27: Job One: Legs
January 30: Sure Thing: Body weight Burnout
January 31: Sure Thing: Strength and Stability

Also, I did walk one day bringing my total to 16 workouts this month. I’d love to always workout five days a week, but during busier times, four is a reasonable goal I think for me.

I’m still a big fan of Bodi…can you tell? It’s still the easiest thing for me to go to my basement and get a 20-40 minute workout in depending on what I have time to complete. While I like following a program from beginning to end, it was fun to pick and choose workouts that I’m familiar with in January.

I’m glad I have a solid plan…because the Girl Scout cookies we ordered just arrived on our doorstep a couple of nights ago!

Health and Fitness

Bodi

Posted on December 20, 2023December 20, 2023 by jgalvinwhite

Hello and happy Wednesday!

It’s my first day of break, and I’m ready for a couple of weeks of no alarm waking me up or bells telling me which class period it is!

I know it’s not yet Christmas, but as the year wraps up, I always like to share a few blog posts looking back on the year. In the next couple of weeks, I will share a blog recap, books I read this year, and a look back at 2023.

Today, I’m starting with a look back on my fitness routine this year.

Before I begin, here are some relatable truths:

I’ve shared a Not Just a Mom post last year about “Workout Places,” and most of it was about how much I like the Beachbody workouts.

While I will be the first to admit that I’m not the most physically fit, I do know there are benefits (obviously) from working out. I also know that I don’t always have a ton of time, so Bodi (formerly Beachbody) has been the best answer for me. Even when I don’t want to workout, I know that I always feel better afterwards. Also, the fact that I can workout in my basement with minimal equipment while streaming workouts on my TV via the Bodi app makes working out pretty convenient most days. And…I’ve used the app on my phone to do cardio workouts while out of town (since I don’t always have access to weights when I’m not at home)

Also, I love that most workouts are 30-40 minutes.

These are the workouts I completed this year:

I started the year finishing Morning Meltdown 100. This program, with 100 days of workouts, felt like a big commitment, and towards the end, I did skip some of the core and yoga style workouts. I did like the workouts though.
Then I did LIIFT 4 which I enjoyed. This workout program definitely focused on lifting weights.
Job 1 is my favorite workout find of the year. The workouts are only 20 minutes long, and they are good workouts that will make you sweat. I still do some of them now when I am limited on time.
Fire and Flow was a fun mix of cardio and weights (Fire) and Pilates (Flow). I really didn’t think I would like the “flow” workouts, but I did!
Sweat and Sculpt was a surprise to me because I loved it. This felt like barre work (focus on small muscles) that included weights and some dance movements. I truly would never do this type of class in a studio…because I would feel self-conscious of my dance moves (or lack thereof!), but I really enjoyed this program.
Sure Thing was another great program. I’ve also completed Muscle Burns Fat (MBF) and MBF Advanced with Megan Davies, and she’s one of my favorite Bodi instructors.
I’ve also completed most of the Get Strong with Kelsey Heenan workouts, but those haven’t been my favorite.
When in between programs, I liked searching the workout library and picking and choosing different workouts to try.

Recently, I’ve turned back to 21 Day Fix which I think will always be my favorite workout program. Also, due to a hectic schedule recently, the Job 1 twenty minute workouts have come in handy.

With Bodi, you can search by instructor, but they also have categories such as:

Weight loss
Strength & muscle
Lean & sculpted
Kickboxing
Barre & Pilates
Mobility & recovery
Meditation
Dance
Low-impact
Pre & post-natal

You can also search for workouts by your favorite instructor(s).

I even earned this badge recently:

Hayden and Hadley like to go to the gym, and Travis will usually take them to lift weights and do agility training. I do like going to the gym when I can to use the elliptical.

Recently, I started doing a program called TRIM. It’s similar to Faster Way to Fat Loss and LEAN that I’ve done int he past.

Right after fall break, I decided to sign up for a seven week round. I just wanted to get back on track, and not put off making mindful food choices until January. I knew having a coach to hold me accountable would make a huge difference in getting through November and December.

I’m glad I joined when I did. After the first round, I didn’t lose much weight…which I’ve noticed being more difficult to do once I turned 40. That being said, I did lose quite a few inches, and I’m glad that they remind you to take before/after pics because the scale definitely doesn’t tell the full story.

After the seven week round, my coach wasn’t doing another round until the new year, but she did continue with her VIP rounds, so I signed up for that to get me through December. Like the other programs, we intermittent fast, track macros in an app and have two low carb days and two low calorie days, and have a workout plan. With the workouts, I used the TRIM ones but mixed in Bodi workouts too.

My coach did “12 days of December” with prizes just for submitting our nutrition for the day, and in those 12 days, I won two prizes: a milk frother and electrolyte powder packets. My coach even texted me the other day because I’d forgotten to post a couple days. I appreciated the accountability without the pressure.

I can definitely say I haven’t been 100% in December with my eating, but I’m still tracking, drinking water, getting workouts in when I can, and following the eating plan. I know I’m doing better just doing what I can with this program as opposed to just “winging it” through December.

Anyway, I can be critical of myself, but I like looking back on the year to see what all I’ve accomplished. Something is definitely better than nothing…and I feel like I’ve done a lot of “somethings” this year!

What’s your favorite workout routine?