How did it go? For 28 of the 31 days, I did it. So I didn't 100% meet the goal, but I did a pretty good job. Seeing as at least one month of the yearhas only 28 days, I would call that a success.
Where did I fail? Two of the days I missed was when I was traveling to do the back-to-back marathons. I missed that Friday, because I got up early and drove to Mississippi, and then just forgot to do it at the end of the day when we finally got to our hotel. The second time was after the two marathons when I was driving back from Mobile and didn't get in until 10pm. The third time, I just forgot. This was a day that Rob was out of town. I hadn't gone to the gym that morning because it was a weekend, and I just totally forgot at the end of the day.
How did I do it? There are several aspects to this question. The first aspect is "when did I find time?" On days that I went to the gym, I did my ten minutes at the gym. When I didn't go to the gym, I did my ten minutes in my room before bed. The best thing about a goal of doing ten minutes of abs a day is that you can really do it anywhere.
The second aspect of the "how did I do it" question is what ab workouts I used. I have found several workouts apps that work very well.
My favorite app is the Workouts app (pictured in the middle of the top row above). If you search for "workouts" in the App Store, it will most definitely come up. This app is great for ab workouts. It provides two different workouts and three different time options (5 mins, 8 mins, or 10 mins). The video shows you exactly how to do it and the voice will tell you when to switch exercises. Bonus is that it me also has arm, butt, leg, and cardio workouts too.
My second favorite workout app is the Workout for Women app. It is similar to the workouts app, but doesn't show you a video of the workout. Instead it shows a picture (in dynamic mode) and describes the exercise for you. The voice also talks you through when you're supposed to change exercises and lets you know when you only have 5 seconds left.
I also used the Ab Workout X, which is the men's alternative to the Workout for Women app. It lets you download videos of the workouts, but for some reason, they never work for me.
The last one I used was the V Abs Free app. I rarely used this one, though, because it was my least favorite.
Typically I would switch around which workout I would do. So one day I would use one of the ab workouts in the Workouts app. The next day I would do the Workouts for Women app. The next day I would do the second ab workout in the Workouts app. And the fourth day I would do the Ab Workout X, etc. switchi them up seemed to help keep it from becoming boring.
I will continue to do abs, but probably not every day. I hope to continue it at least three to four times a week.
February is my multivitamin month. Along with that, I am going to try to drink more water. On to the next adventure.
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