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Week 8 Workout 2

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Workout #16 For the final workout of not only the week, but the entire blog program, we end off with a workout from Omnivox that I may or may not have already done. If I have done it, I apologize, I have done so many workouts for the last 8 weeks that I am unsure about which ones I have done off Omnivox. This workout was an AMRAP workout, featuring 10 push ups, 20 crunches, 45 second wall squat, 20 forward lunges,10 per leg and 45 seconds of plank. I will now apply the Fitt principles and starting with frequency, I would recommend doing this workout 3-4 times per week to maximize results. The intensity was moderate to high effort, because the work had short breaks between all the workouts, but it was still an intense workout on the body for this to be considered moderate to high effort. The time was 1 hour, and not as long as the first workout of this week. The type of workout was worked on basically every part of the body. The push-ups worked on muscular strength and endurance (trains...
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Week 8 - Workout 1

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Workout #15 For the first workout of this final week of workouts, I ended with a longer version of the walk around my neighborhood. The walk was done with Nicholas from our class, as for all the other walks I did. The difference between this walk and the others, besides the freezing cold temperature and wind outside, we began the walk together from his house, instead of him walking to my house first. The walk was 7.77Km and almost 1 hour and 45 minutes, my biggest and longer workout yet. I will not apply the Fitt principles, starting with frequency. This workout could be done around 4-5 times a week, just probably more used as a warm-up or rest day workout and not to be done for nearly 2 hours. The frequency does depend on your general fitness though, or whatever your desired workout plan is. The intensity was moderate, we were able to talk but slightly breathless towards the end of the workout, mostly from the cold. The time is not the usual 1 hour it has been on every other workout, ...
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Week 7 - Workout 2

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Workout #14  For the workout to round off the 7th week of workouts, I did the “2 person challenge” workout off of Omnivox. I did this workout with Nicholas, a fellow student who has been in multiple workouts throughout the weeks, because having a friend to suffer by my side makes it more enjoyable. We altered the rules of this workout, we just each did half of the workout (100 jumping jacks, 100 high knees, 4 minutes of plank, 40 push-ups and 2 minutes of wall squat). We tried to incorporate “40 smiles” in our workout, but there was not much smiling during the actual workout, lots of laughing at each other. Applying the Fitt principles, starting with frequency, this workout can be performed 3-4 times per week, depending on fitness level. The intensity was moderate to high intensity, our heart rate was elevated through jumping jacks and high knees and muscular endurance was challenged by plank, push-ups, and wall squat. The time was 1 hour, nothing more and nothing less. Each circui...
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Week 7 Workout 1

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Workout 13 For my 13th workout, I am back to my usual setting of working out in my living room. I attempted to do the AMRAP workout #2, a workout that I haven't done yet from the set of workouts posted on Omnivox. This workout targets multiple components of fitness by combining upper-body strength, core endurance and full-body stability. The warm up jumping jacks was a nice way to get my body ready for the incoming, painful workout ahead of me. I will be applying the Fitt principles, starting with frequency. You should perform this workout about 3-4 times a week. The intensity is moderate, the effort should feel challenging but also extremely manageable. The time of the workout was 1 hour, each full cycle took about 12 minutes, and I managed to complete almost 5 full cycles within the full hour session. The type of workout is strength and muscular endurance training using body-weight exercises (push-ups, crunches, wall squat, lunges, plank). I will say that I absolutely love this w...
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Week 6 Workout 2

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Workout 12 For the last workout of this sixth week, I attempted a 60 second workout posted on Omnivox. Besides being a complete full-body workout, it also forced me to look up a lot of workouts that I was unfamiliar with, which I haven't done yet for any of the past workouts posted on Omnivox. The workout in order was: Plank, Pulse Squats, Chair Dips, High Knees, Russian Twists, Alternating Lunges, Push Ups, Speed Skaters, Curl Ups, Wall Sit, Jumping Jacks, Leg Scissors, Squat Kicks, Plank Shoulder Taps, and Squat Jumps. I did the complete circuit 2 times during the 1 hour time interval because I took a few breaks in-between. Applying the Fitt principles, beginning with frequency, this workout can be performed 2-3 times per week depending on goals. For a beginner like myself, I can barely see myself doing it 2 times a week with how long it takes for my body to recover. However, for those who workout often at the gym, this sort of workout can be managed up to 3-4 times a week. The i...
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Week 6 Workout 1

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Workout 11 For my first workout of the 6th week, I went for a long, cold walk in the snow with my friend Nicholas. We have done many workouts together because we live so close to each other, and this walking workout is no different than the last walking workout we did together. We started the walk at around 5, so that's why all the photos look dark because the sun was already set. Using the Fitt principles, starting with frequency, I would say 3-4 times a week works fine for this walk. We keep a steady pace, averaging 11 minutes and 30 seconds for 1KM. It is more strenuous than I thought it would be, and the freezing cold does not help my muscles remain relaxed, I’m completely frozen while walking the entire time. The intensity was moderate steady pace, heart rate elevated but able to hold a conversation. While I would like to say it was above moderate, these walking exercises are my favorite easy exercises to get my heart pumping and my blood flowing, all while talking and hanging...
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Week 5 Workout 2

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Workout 10 Today's workout was probably the last time I will be doing a sports workout that involves me going outside in the freezing cold. I did this workout with the same friends from my 6th workout session, and at the same field because it is the only field in my area that still has a net within the goapoasts.  Playing in cold, snowy conditions added a completely different challenge to the usual routine. Right from the warm-up, I could feel my body working harder to stay warm and balanced on the slippery surface. Applying the Fitt principles, starting with frequency, I would say that you could do this workout about 2-3 times a week, although I would not recommend it in winter. The intensity of the workout was moderate throughout, there was a few minutes of running to warm-up, and obviously lots of kicking and chasing the ball, but nothing too extreme for me to say it was anything worse than moderate. The time of the workout was around an hour, we stayed a bit longer despite the ...
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