Zumba Oops

The girls begged to do Zumba with me.  After 15 minutes, when I'm just about ready to die, Abby says, "I wanted to do the level with the rain."  And I had no idea what she was talking about.  Then Selena says "The one with the carwash."
They wanted to do Disco Sweat with Richard Simmons!
Maybe tomorrow!

Bike

I've been riding my bike a few times a week.  I can still only do 15 minutes before my legs are on fire.  I'll keep it up and hopefully build up a bit more stamina.

Bike

I had help figuring out my tire pump the other day, so with freshly filled tires, I rode on my bike for 15 minutes tonight.  I know it isn't much, but it is more than I've done in a long time (and by long, I mean like over a year).
I'm going to try to get on it everyday and increase my time.  I'd like to get my wireless speedometer on the back tire so I know how fast/far I'm going.

The Gym!

I didn't want to go, but I was forced to.
It's been a long time since we went to the gym together, so we lifted weights.  We did a bit of everything, even some rowing and bike.
The girls had a good time, so I'm going to try to take them Monday morning.  We'll see how that goes.

Where Are All The Posts?

I am trying to do something everyday still.  Working on this since before the holidays.  I mix it up with yoga with the kids, Zumba, Wii Fit Plus, and EA Active.
My back was really hurting me (is really hurting me) when I do certain things, so I'm doing low impact things for now.

Continuing to Improve

I've done six days of at least 30 minutes of exercise now, and it feels good to be doing something regularly again.  The girls and I did Zumba together the other day, and we just finished yoga.
My knee is feeling better as well.  Only getting sore after sitting cross legged or standing for long periods.

Follow Up and Wii

After the appointment with the surgeon, xrays and an mri, it has been determined that there is nothing wrong with me.  The fact that my knee gives out without warning, hurts too bad to walk sometimes, and generally is a big pain in the you know what, there is nothing wrong with it.
The doctor wants me to do physical therapy.  I'm just going to work out gently and see what happens.  I've done the easiest form of exercise the last few days, Wii.  It was nice to get on the board and not have gained weight since the last time I played.  I've even lost a few pounds.  I did about 40 minutes yesterday of the rhythm kung fu and parade, with a bit of skateboarding.  I was sore in strange places today.  Today I did step aerobics, rhythm boxing and hula hooping.
I'm going to try to do at least 30 minutes of something everyday.  Wii, Pilates, etc.

Knee Surgeon

Tomorrow I have an appointment with my knee surgeon to find out why I’ve been having so much pain and been having trouble walking.

I had surgery 11 years ago and I was hoping not to have to do it again. 

Guess Who Went to the Gym

Me, that's right, ME!  I got in the pool for half an hour and stretched my poor aching body out.  My knee has been bothering me so bad since the weather changed, but a little swim and resistance walking in the pool made me feel so much better!

And whats even better than that?  The first hour of your workout is now free for the kids club!  So I don't have to pay for the girls to go while I work out!
Double Yeah!

We've decided we are going to go three times a week during the day, and a day or two with dad.  We'll see how that goes :).

2012 Girls Triathlon

This summer, I’ve been more of a coach than an athlete… here are the results :)

Hmmm.....

Still haven't done anything other than play with the kids in the pool.  Where has this summer gone?

Exercise??

So, after camping from July 5th to August  5th, with a short break in between, we are home.  And probably home for the rest of the summer.  In the short three days before we left for Oregon, I sprained my ankle, and had to use crutches!  For the first few days, the swelling was bad, but by the 5th day or so I could walk without wrapping it and without it swelling like a balloon.
My truck got broken into and my laptop got stolen, along with other more sentimental items.  I just got word that the journals and other papers were recovered by the Lincoln County Sheriff and would be returned after evidence processing.  No luck with the laptop as of yet, so I'm relegated to the basement office to use the computer to do work and blog.
We didn't do quite so much hiking on the Oregon trip, since my foot was out of commission and all.  Since we've been home we've been swimming for fun and that's about it.  I don't exercise when the temp outside is over 90!  Which means, I can maybe do something on Monday... ha ha!
The new school year is starting and I'm working on getting my lesson plans in order.  We are planning on studying dinosaurs as our next big theme, and I'm going to try to take the girls to the Museum of the Rockies again to see the dinosaur bones and displays.
Wow, this post has said nothing about tri training, except I'm not working out...  So, back on topic

I skipped all the local races this year.  I didn't get my bike off the trainer, in fact it hasn't been off the trainer since the last race of last year (over a year now).  I haven't swam race distance since February, haven't attempted to even jog 1 mile...  I feel terrible about the state of my fitness right now, I'm tired all the time, I feel exhausted after the least bit of effort, and I'm just plain lazy.  Once the weather cools off, I'm going to make more of an effort to be active.

Trip Hiking

Here we are on day 11 of our first camping adventure of the summer.  We've hiked to Sol Duc Falls and Cape Flattery, hiked at the Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge, Shipwreck Point, Tongue Point, and Hollywood Beach.  We also hiked the Hall of Moses and Spruce Nature Trail in the Hoh Rainforest, walked along Rialto, Ruby, Kalaloch, Westport Light, and Grayland beaches.  At Mt. St. Helens we did a super short hike as well.  Here at our camp there is a nature trail, if it ever stops raining we may get to go for a walk.  We didn't use the trailer stroller once, but it was nice to know it was available.  If you want to read about our adventures, they are here at my homeschooling blog.  We didn't seem to get a whole lot of exercise, but we've been having fun!

Father's Day Swim

We took the kids to the YMCA to go swimming on Father's Day and I got to swim a few laps.  I was the only one in the lap pool and it was glass smooth!  After a few laps I could tell that I'm totally out of swimming shape.  Time to get back in the pool!
The girls and I are taking some long camping trips this summer and I'm trying to decide if we should take the bike.  I'm thinking just the trailer/stroller and do a lot of walking so I don't have to worry about finding a spot to lock the bike up everywhere.  We are super excited to visit the beach, tide pools, rain forest, mountains, and Mt. St. Helens!  Time to practice our hiking skills!  Over the last few years, the girls have been able to hike up to a 2 mile hike somewhat happily (depending on the scenery).  This year, I'm planning on 3 mile or less hikes, and only one per day (minus the walking on the beach fun).  I think they can manage!  We will have to take some practice hikes in the Dishman Hills or at Mt. Spokane.

Flag Day Bike Ride

Since we had so much fun on Monday, I decided to take us on another bike ride to the park.  This time WITH swimsuits!  The ride went much quicker this time and it felt pretty good!