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Day 5*: A pin a day keeps the fat away?

*(don't ask about day 4 because it was filled with a busy day, greek frozen yogurt Ben & Jerry's 30 Rock party, and my roommate and her guy taking up the living room --> there was no working out on day 4)

Today really proved it's all about making time. I just finished February 1st's workout a few moments ago but I refused to let another day go by without a pinterest workout.

I kept up with the Before Shower Workout and I added the Flat ab February workout to the regiment. From now on, in addition to whatever other pins I have time for, I will also be doing these daily and month-long workouts. 

Since there is some over lap between the exercises in this and the Flat Ab February pin, there is some simple tweeking that can take the same old Before Shower Workout to another level. The first day of Flat Ab calls for 4 push ups, 10 sit ups, and a 10 second plank. I chose to add the 10 seconds on to my 1 minute plank at the end of the Before shower Workout. I did not choose to combine the push ups because I'm a giant baby my arms are very weak. 

Here's the workout I did: (I did not have any rest between exercises)

50 jumping jacks

5 push ups

20 crunches

20 mountain climbers

1 :10 plank

10 sit ups

4 push ups

REVIEWS:

Before Shower Workout: I don't know if it's that the amount of exercises is so small or if it's because I really feel like I get to work on my form, but I really like this daily workout. When I'm doing the mountain climbers I feel the difference from the first day. 

Flat Ab February: This daily month-long exercise plan starts off small but it's not necessarily easy. I can't even remember the last time I did a sit up, much less 10 of them. I had forgotten how much of a pain they were. In comparison the push ups didn't seem so bad. I'm looking forward to seeing how long I can hold plank by the end of February, though. This is a great exercise plan to at least try and it takes so little time to do that everyone should be trying it. I don't quite believe my abs will be flat in 28 days though . . .

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Why do you (fitness) pin?

Let's face it because we all do it. And by "it" I mean re-pin workouts on Pinterest. 

We re-pin those lists of pushups and crunches right next to the alluring recipe for the perfect chocolate chip cookie, all along knowing we aren't going to follow through on either of those promises. We think "one day I will incorporate that workout into my regiment" but that day never comes. That link you pinned for the best butt and thigh workout video EVER!!! will never be watched by you or the random college friend who re-pins it from you. 

I was struck by the image of the unused pin yesterday and I realized that there was something I could do. *I* could do these workouts. Most of the workouts my friends pin don't require anything but space, which I happen to have.

So yesterday I decided that if my friends were going to continue to pin workouts, then I was going to do them. I rallied one of my roommates and we did the two most recent pinned workouts: Tracy Anderson's Butt and Thigh Wedisode and the Daily Before Shower Workout.

REVIEWS:

Tracy Anderson Webisode: Tracy is no joke. I knew her name cause she's a big celebrity trainer. Her webisodes are definitely worth checking out, especially the butt and thighs one. The video is only 16 minutes but it took us way longer to do this workout. But we did it and it felt great to finish. The next day my butt and thighs were hurting! Totally worth it. I am definitely going to come back to this workout.

Before Shower workout: This is similar to a "list" pin. 50 jumping jacks, 5 push ups, 20 crunches, 20 mountain climbers, 30 second plank. I didn't have a hard time with this one (I even upped the plank to a minute) but my roommate was struggling a little. It did remind me that push ups are still my weakest area. A stand out of this pin is you are supposed to do it every day, that's the actual challenge.