Day 24: PLYO CARDIO CIRCUIT

I'm actually starting today's entry before the workout, because I am having that much trouble getting myself started. I felt tired and crabby last night, and I've been sleeping fitfully the last couple of nights. Last night I had nightmares about month 2! I also woke up sore this morning from Cardio Power and Resistance, which surprised me. I think finally being able to do most of the resistance exercises was like another shock to the body. My chest and shoulders are sore today, and so are my quads. I think a person could just keep repeating month 1 and still improve continually. I can't do any of these month 1 cardio routines without resting, slowing down, or in some other way not matching the participants. And that's good; I think it would be pointless to do something you can already do perfectly (something I tell my yoga students a lot and now have to take to heart even more). OK, back soon.

Gack. I think that like everything else in this magically sequenced program, the recovery week probably comes at just the right time. True to form, the warmup was hard and I kept thinking, "Maybe this will be the day I have to just stop and turn it off." But I still was able to push by the end of the second round of the warmup, and I think I even hit a personal best for this routine in general. I often take an extra 10-15 seconds of rest before the last round of each circuit, and on this one I forced myself not to take it at the end of round 2, last circuit. Still had to slow down some of the floor exercises a bit, but overall, I'm really happy I was able to overcome my munge. I know I have to be able to do that now to survive next month.

I'm looking forward to recovery day tomorrow even though I don't care for the routine, and I know that my joints need the yoga I'm going to tack on afterward. My knees and hips felt just the slightest bit grouchy today, so I was especially careful to land ball-of-foot first, keep the knees soft, core in, and not lean back. I'm going to write a whole post soon on joint health and form above and beyond what they tell you in this program, so stay tuned!