Something else I’ve fallen in love with during quarantine, besides tie dye, is bike shorts! Since I only own and wear one pair of shorts, I find this a funny side hobby, but I’m here for it.
I did a try on yesterday on my IG stories, but wanted to break down the Lululemon bike shorts I tried yesterday here, for easy referral.
Boyfriend Oversized Tee || Navy Bike Shorts || Neon Running Shoes || Best Running Socks
Fast and Free
This was the first pair I tried and liked. As during quarantine, I’ve also picked up running for 5+ miles at a time, with my longest being 13 miles, I’ve found that holding my iPhone drives me crazy. A hip pocket is a must for me, since I don’t really see myself wearing bike shorts as fashion. I plan instead, like most “normal” days pre-quarantine, I just spend all day in my workout gear.
These have three pockets along the back waist band, a continuous waist drawstring and a hip pocket on each side. They come in multiple lengths, with this pair I’m wearing being the second shortest at 6 inches.
Align
These have no pockets but are the softest. I was told once that the fabric that these are made of are meant for light yoga and lounging. This makes me wonder about the wear and tear of the fabric. They also don’t have the compression that the others have, but I love the colors they come in. Different lengths also available, I am keeping the 6 inch.
Invigorate
From the quintessential Lululemon descriptive tag, these seem for lifting and yoga, whereas the Fast and Free seem to be meant for running. The fabric feels less “water proof” but still meant for sweating than the fast and free. Hip iPhone pockets and drawstring are key features.
My Weekly Workout Schedule:
Sunday:
3.9 mile outdoor run. After my accidental Half Marathon yesterday, I wanted to jog to get some of the cobwebs out and decrease chance of soreness. I set my timer on my watch for 2 minutes and put it on repeat. I would alternate jogging, very slowly, for two minutes, with walking for 2 minutes.
Monday:
Walking uphill on the treadmill with 5 lbs weights. Alternating :
12 bicep curls
12 overhead shoulder press
then just walking holding the weights when I got tired of doing the exercises.
Sweat App – PWR at Home 1.0 – Week 4 – Chest & Triceps
40 minute outdoor walk at dusk. I was feeling a little down and overwhelmed. {my emotions are so much stronger on non running days. Shows you the depth of my addiction.} Therefore, I set up dinner, made sure the kids were bathed, to make the bedtime routine extra easy, and peaced out for a solo walk when my husband was done with his work day.
25 minute indoor walk. I always suggest this to anyone looking to get motivated to work out with at home cardio machines. Pick a show and designate it only for the treadmill. I had started a show on Netflix earlier on the day on the treadmill and wanted to finish it. Therefore, the 8:30pm exercise.
Tuesday:
5.12 mile run outside
Sweat App – PWR at Home 1.0 – Week 4 – Back & Shoulders
Sweat App – Body & Mind – Hip Opener
Wednesday:
Walk outside for 30 minutes with my daughter, Madrid. My original plan was to take a slow walk outside solo, since the bottom of my foot has been hurting. And yes, yesterday’s run didn’t help. But she said she wanted to come with, with no stroller, so I took the opportunity to get outside and go for a very tame “workout.”
Sweat App – Body & Mind – Total Body. See all my workout posts, by the search bar on the right, to see my thoughts on the Sweat App and the original program BBG {linked HERE and HERE}. I’ve never done this part of the app, but it is proof that there is so much on there that I have never tried! This was amazing and I am actually quite sore in my lats and sides from yesterday’s “Hip Opener” workout. Today, I didn’t actually get to finish, due to FaceTime dates with teachers and Zoom calls. Nevertheless, is was nice to be back on my mat and moving my body in a way I haven’t done yet this quarantine.
Thursday:
Sweat App – PWR at Home 1.0 – Week 4 – Leg & Abs
Hour and 1/2 walk outside, pushing the double stroller. A causality of quarantine has been my children’s naps. We’ve been able to push up their bedtime to slightly make up for it. Yet, I do miss those productive afternoon hours. To get them to chill, have quiet time, or if I’m lucky, nap, I’ve been talking them on long walks in the stroller, while I catch up on podcasts. After the initial requests, they are comfy and tend to be calm, allowing for a mini break, everyone outside and me to sweat a little more.
Friday:
Sweat App – PWR at Home 1.0 – Week 4 – Arms & Abs
Sweat App – Body & Mind – Hamstrings. I wasn’t able to complete this, due to Leo needing my phone for a FaceTime date with his teacher, but it still felt nice to dedicate some time to move my body and stretch.
Saturday:
4.5 mile run outside. My first run since Tuesday! Being a drama queen and hypocontriact, I thought I had a bone bruise/stress fracture, thus the couple of days off. I have now realized that I’m just getting old, an aches and pains are, unfortunately, normal when you continuously push it in your workouts.
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