Playing Catch-Up

This week I have been playing catch-up in a couple of ways ;). The first is on Sunday I did two workouts back-to-back so as not to fall any further behind (I'm still one five mile run behind). I was initially worried about trying to do two workouts in a row because they are always so intense. I was pleasantly surprised, though, that I didn't feel like fainting or throwing up during workout one or two. One of the best features of this Nike Training Club Program is the variety of workouts involved. On Sunday the first workout was more of a cardio circuit style workout and the second was more muscle conditioning and weight focused. It also didn't take as long because you only have to warm up once (not twice) and stretch once (so that's about ten minutes saved).

The program seems to have two workouts that stay relatively the same and the others change every week. This week I peeked ahead and found out that the yoga will be changing this week but it is still yoga so same type of low impact workout, but longer and probably a little harder.

I also realized that the longer runs (five miles or longer) happen every Monday (I started the program on a Wednesday). While I hate running for long periods of time on a treadmill, I recognize that cardio is an important part of any successful weight loss fitness workout. It's also good for your cardiovascular health.

The second for of catch-up is that I will be blogging twice today, this blog and another one about the long run since it happened yesterday.

I don't recommend procrastinating regularly as it leads to trying to catch up which can be tough on the body if done too often. Playing catch up is also daunting mentally and can be a short-cut to more missed workouts and quitting.

All that being said I recommend doing your best to stick to the schedule (make it flexible if it helps you follow it), but don't be afraid to double up if you need to catch up and get back on track!