Recovery

So yesterday was our "recovery" day. No, that doesn't mean we got to sleep in. It means that instead of a turbo intense cardio workout that has you panting and gasping for breath in the first three minutes, it was a slower paced, controlled, targeted workout.

The focus was on all the large muscle groups (quads, glutes, biceps, triceps, abs). Each exercise is repeated slowly, carefully, and is heeeeeeld for.ever. There is a lot of stretching and a lot of intense burn. It was fabulous to have the day where I could actually breathe through the whole thing and the stretches felt SOOOOOO good. I will warn you, squat and lunge pulses are pretty killer, but you really CAN make it through the whole thing. My push-ups still need a lot of help, but at least I was able to do some during this routine (and moving push-ups, mind you).

Don't be fooled by the title "recovery," though. It is still a very intense workout that will leave you sweating and sore, but very stretched out and you won't collapse on the floor. I am amazed at how much more relaxed my muscles are today. For the workouts on day 2 and 3, everything was stiff, contracted and some parts were very, very sore.

Another thing I have noticed over the past few days, I'm not nearly as cold. Because of some other  health issues and a lower internal temperature (yes, I have a fever at 98.6), the months of October-March are pretty miserable for me. No matter how many layers I put on, or how many pair of socks, I am still pretty much always frigid and shivering. I realized last night that it had been four days since I'd even needed to put a pair of fuzzy socks on at all! Whether or not this is directly related to Insanity or not, I'm not sure... but I'll take it!

I did take today off from Insanity, but it was not without it's own rigorous workout. 2 hours of kickboxing class and a full afternoon of running around on errands definitely makes up for it. Though, I must say, I am looking forward to sleeping in t'morrow for my rest day. Then back to it Monday morning!!! Can't wait!

Happy weekend!