Today was a bad day, in fact this week has been pretty difficult. It’s week 4 of half marathon training, the mileage has gone up, my body feels more tested and I’m plagued with the thought of why exactly am I doing this? The half marathon blues perhaps? In any case, I pushed through all feelings of lethargy (thanks to a really cool song by Foxes,) to get in today’s workout: Level 2 of Jillian Michaels Ripped In 30, an hour of Tae-bo II (get ripped) followed by Silje Norendal’s 15 minute workout on Nike Training Club. All in all, a very jam packed morning! I am a HUGE fan of  workout DVD’s. When I was in high school and I couldn’t afford a gym membership, Jane Fonda and Billy Blanks were instrumental in getting me in shape. When I moved to London in 2008, I avoided the dreaded weight gain that comes from starting university with these DVD’s. I don’t find it as challenging as before…on some days haha but I love the cardio burst that I get. I’ve also found that by increasing your weights, your muscles definitely work harder. Last year I was using 3kg weights and this year I jumped to 5kg. I must admit, rather ashamedly that my upper body strength is rather pitiful haha. I’m a work in progress, aren’t we all?

Did I mention that I still have to squeeze in a 6k run this afternoon?