*QR FIT*

Wednesday:

Happy Hump Day! It was another busy, yet productive day. On top of that, I had a bad tummy for most of the day. 😣 I’m not sure what brought it on, I’ve been really mindful of all the IBS food triggers. But, other things play a role too: stress, lack of sleep, hormones. I was starting to feel better by early afternoon, so I decided to try some cardio step!

I also had another fitness necklace I wanted to try out for this workout! And, I like this one even better. It’s silver, lighter weight, and has a kettlebell charm. I barely felt it or noticed it at all during the workout! The materials hold up and design works well. I wore it during 50 minutes of step aerobics on single risers. So, there was plenty of sweating going on!

The step workout was fun, yet complicated! It has a lot of tricky footwork and intricate choreography (see preview below). I hadn’t done this one in over a year but, muscle memory has a long shelf life! So, I was able to blow right through it with very few errors. 😏

Total calorie burn = 351 kcals 🫶🏽

Not bad for a cardio only day! Over the hump and two days to go in the workout week!

Tuesday:

Happy Tuesday! It was a fairly busy day with course work, college forms (international student style 😵‍💫), financial planning and every day responsibilities. However, I did manage to put in more than an hour in my home gym! Which, I consider a big win. 🙂

I started off today’s session by wearing my new fitness necklace from SleekFit! I got in on Etsy. It’s supposedly sweat, tarnish, and water proof. It feels lighter than you’d think! And, it doesn’t hit you in the face. Plus, I love the cute little dumbbell charm/clasp. It doesn’t really serve any function; other than it made me feel extra tough during my weight training session! But, I put in just over 40 mins and it held up quite nicely. 💪🏽

I then tried wearing it for my HIIT session; which I felt was a real test of its wearability. It worked out surprisingly well! I never felt like it was bouncing around or distracting me. I did 40 second intervals with 30 seconds recovery. I ended up doing about 35 minutes + cooldown and stretching. 🧘🏽‍♀️

Total calorie burn = 447 kcals 🥳