Week 2 | 12 Week Fitness Challenge

After re-reading “The 12 Week Year” by Brian P. Moran and Michael Lennington, I decided to embark on a 12 week fitness challenge to get back into shape after childbirth. Here’s how week 2 panned out.

Week 2 Workout Plan

  • Run: 0.5mi run x 2
  • Stationary bike: x 3
  • Plank: Every day
  • Walking: Every day

Week 2 Workouts

  • Monday: Walk, Plank (30 sec), Bike (15 min), Run (0.5 mi)
  • Tuesday: Walk, Plank (30 sec), Bike (15 min), Run (0.5 mi)
  • Wednesday: Walk, Plank (30 sec)
  • Thursday: Walk, Plank (40 sec), Run (0.5 mi)
  • Friday: Walk, Plank (40 sec), Bike (15 min)
  • Saturday: Walk, Plank (40 sec)
  • Sunday: Walk, Plank (40 sec)

Workout Totals

  • Run: 0.5 mi run x 3 βœ…
  • Stationary bike: x 3 βœ…
  • Plank: Every day βœ…
  • Walk: Every day βœ…

Conclusion

  • Weight Change: 0 lbs
  • Waist Change: -1 inch

This week, I front-loaded my workouts which was a good idea because the baby spent the latter half of the week crying hysterically almost non stop for 4 days. Phew. My HP is 0!

I bought new shoes, but they didn’t fit the wide parts of my feet, so went back to good old Brooks! Got 2 pairs so I should be good to go for a while!

I might be cheating with the waist change, because I measured in the morning and my first measurement was at night. But I realized it’s much more consistent if I measure in the morning before I eat because it seems like my abs have melted, and when I eat, my stomach protrudes with all the food super quickly!

I will admit I’m drinking too much Starbucks. Need to stop that πŸ˜‚ I’m pretty sure that’s not helping my case at all… But we have a 3 mile walk loop we take with the baby that gets us to and from Starbucks and… man, raising a baby is hard and we treat ourselves πŸ˜‚

According to Strava, I logged 26.46 miles of outdoor walks over 10 hours, 47 minutes of bike riding, and 1.53 miles of running over 20 minutes this week!