Fit(ter) in 15: Week 5

January's challenge is complete!

The goal was to do 6 days of exercise each week, including the following:

• Monday/Thursday: 100 push-ups
• Tuesday/Friday: 100 squats
• Wednesday/Saturday: 100 crunches

How did I do this week?

• Monday: Oops... Getting back to the normal routine of daycare/work/cooking I sort of forgot the push-ups.
• 2 mile run
• Tuesday:
• 100 push ups
• 100 squat-to-leg-lift
• Wednesday:
• 4.25 mile run
• Thursday:
• 100 push-ups (including 10 walk-down push-ups... Getting ready for the February challenge!)
• Friday:
• 100 squat-to-leg-lift
• Saturday:
• 100 crunches (20 with a toddler bouncing on my belly. Ouch!)
• Sunday:
• 4 mile run while pushing 50 pounds of toddler-in-jogging-stroller

So, this week was a roaring success, but how did I do for the month?

During the stomach bug week from hell, I fell behind on my workouts. I wrapped up the week with 200 push ups and 200 squats, but I completely skipped any additional core work. (I didn't eat solid food for 3 days, so I'm not even going to pretend I feel guilty about taking a few days to rest and recover!)

Otherwise I hit every workout as planned, for a total of (drumroll please!):

• 900 squats
• 900 push-ups
• 700 crunches
• 31 miles run

Next month's focus: ARMS!

For more posts in this series see Fitter in 15.