4:30 is early

I generally work 7-4 Monday through Friday. I like to try to fit workouts in during my lunch break, but then you get all sweaty and have to take a shower, then my hour lunch turns into a longer lunch, then I have to stay late, etc...... I still do lunchtime workouts, but not everyday. I like being a member of the YMCA because they have child care during certain hours which I try to take advantage of. So, sometimes I workout after work, but that throws off dinner or I wait until after dinner and then my son's sleep schedule is thrown off.                                                  

Soooo, I voluntarily get up at 4:30 in the morning to go workout at the Y.

Let me tell you, when that alarm goes off the last thing I want to do is get out of bed. But yesterday I had the best workout. I usually go to the Y and then back home to get ready for the day. Yesterday I took everything I needed to get ready for work. Oh. My. Gosh. I can't believe the difference it made! I was able to get in a quality workout that was 50 minutes long, shower, get ready, and I even got to work early! It felt great to get in such a good workout before starting my day.

What kind of workout did I do? The treadmill. Yippee! I am starting back at week three of a C25K program for some upcoming 5ks I have signed up for. It was a pretty simple run of 1.5 min running, 2 min walking, 2min running, 2 min walking intervals. I just extended it beyond the designated 26 minutes and alternated walking and running for 45 minutes. It was a great workout. It pushed me, but not too hard, plus I burned almost 400 calories in 50 minutes! I may actually have to consider this run/walking thing my sister is doing.

The only bad part was that my foot is hurting. It has hurt since the weekend and although it didn't bother me while I was running, walking is painful. I've been icing it and taking Aleve. It already feels better today, so I'll try to baby it a little bit longer. I brought my ice pack to work with me today, so that should help.
I was told to take it easy today, no running. So I am going to head to the Y during my lunch and do a cycle pump class. I love the intervals and intensity of this class. The instructor is great and very energetic. It looks like I will be working late today, but it will be worth it. :)

I hope you are having a great day!