A Great Start

Good morning!  Now that Monday has happily passed us, the weekend doesn't seem so far away anymore. :)

It's supposed to be a gorgeous day here in DC: sunny, low humidity, temps in the 60s...it makes a girl want to ditch work altogether ("Yes, I have scurvy and won't be able to come in today - sorry!").

Partly cloudy °F | °C Feels like: 54°F Wind: 7 mph NW Pressure: 29.85" Humidity: 64% Dew point: 42°
	Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon --- Sunny Lo:   Hi: 53     66 --- Mostly sunny Lo:   Hi: 47     69 --- Mostly sunny Lo:   Hi: 48     70 40% Chance rain shwr Lo:   Hi: 57     69 --- Mostly sunny Lo:   Hi: 53     69 --- Mostly sunny Lo:   Hi: 48     65 --- Sunny Lo:   Hi: 46     67

But, since faking a case of scurvy isn't really an option, I want to be sure I get outside to enjoy the sunshine somehow, whether it's to eat lunch outside, take a stroll around the block at work, or get off the Metro a few stops early so I can walk part of the way home.

In the meantime, though, I got a great start to this beautiful day at the gym: 30 minutes on the elliptical listening to my course materials for IIN, and then 15 minutes of circuit training with my Jackie Warner Power Circuit Training DVD.  I love this DVD -- it has tons of different options (40 minute full-body workout, 15 minute full-body, 15 minute abs, 15 minute lower body, and 15 minute upper body), but in the interest of saving time I did the 15 minute full-body workout.

 

Until a year ago, I used to only work out in the evenings.  I often found that I was too tired to do an intense workout when I got home at night, though, so I decided to train myself to wake up early and hit the gym.  Now I love my AM workouts -- they keep me torching calories all day long, and I find that I love having my evenings free to hang out with Brandon, go to dinner with my girlfriends, or just veg out.

Hope your Tuesday is off to a good start!