I like a good challenge every once in a while, and the following exercise whips me every time–I literally can’t even do 10 of these. I’m lucky if I can do 5!

Plank to Push-up

Start in a plank position. (Yikes! My face is already red!)

Then push yourself into a push-up position.

After getting into the push-up position, lower yourself back into the plank position. Repeat until exhaustion sets in!

Seems easy enough, right? Well, not so much. Give it a try and let me know what you think!

Workout

This morning I finally got outside to do an early morning run, and it was wonderful! Yes, I was quite tired when the alarm went off, but once I got outside running, I was so thankful I was actually able to be out there running. (An injury will do that to you!)

It was dark though, which always leaves me super paranoid a moose is lurking in the darkness. I don’t know how many times I startled myself thinking I saw a moose when in reality it was just a bag of garbage!

This morning I ran 2 miles to the track to do some speed work.

At the track, I did 2 x 800 meters and 2 x 400 meters with a 400 meter recovery in between each repetition. (1 lap = 400 meters)

I cooled down by running 2 miles back home.

I didn’t push myself extremely hard because I am running the Kenai River Marathon Relay with three other friends on Sunday, but since I am able to run again (No more arch pain!), I wanted to give my legs a little bit of a speed workout before Sunday.

Breakfast

Instead of having milk on my cereal, I used yogurt! Trust me; it is good!

Plain yogurt, Kashi – Honey Sunshine cereal, Multi-Grain Cheerios, and frozen wild Alaskan blueberries.

Last night I made up the yogurt base:

- Nancy’s Nonfat Plain Yogurt

- chia seeds

- ground flaxseed

- agave nectar

- pure vanilla extract

This is pretty much what I use each time I make overnight oats or a yogurt bowl. It is a great base for so many different creations!

This is what it looks like before I actually eat it. Not very appealing, but very tasty!

Lunch

Somewhat of a repeat from yesterday.

Leaf lettuce salad topped with tomatoes, mushrooms, and cashews.

Turkey sandwich on whole wheat bread with flax, reduced-sodium turkey, provolone cheese, tomatoes, leaf lettuce, and basil.

The funny thing is that I forgot I put the basil on, and while I was eating it, I couldn’t figure out why my sandwich tasted different than usual. LOL – oops!

Food Should Taste Good Multi-Grain chips.

Half of a grapefruit. One good thing about winter: citrus fruits are in season!

Tonight I am actually going to make dinner! Yeah, I’m excited! We’ve had so many leftovers in the fridge that I haven’t had to make anything the past couple of nights.

Question

Name one exercise that leaves you feeling exhausted.