Life Outside Of Teaching: Hobby #1

My After School Workout Routine

There is nothing that I look forward to more than my after school workout routine after a long, sometimes stressful day of work. While most people may prefer to workout before work, I am not a morning person whatsoever. On the weekends however, I prefer to do my workout first thing when I wake up because I obviously sleep in later than seven in the morning. I give people that workout before work so much credit as this is something I currently cannot get myself to do. In this blog, I will share my after school routine that gets me ready for my workout, the workout program I use, and how I organize my workouts!

Step #1: Pre-Workout Fuel

When I get home, the first thing I recommend doing is having a healthy pre-workout snack. I know this may sound backwards as most of the time people have a protein shake after a workout. However, after coming home from a long day of work, it is important to fuel your body with nutrients in order to set yourself up for a successful workout. One of my go to snacks to have is a protein shake. I typically make my own with one cup of fruit, water, and one scoop of protein powder. I have tried and used many different protein powders but lately, I have been using a plant based one called Orgain Protein. This protein comes in a variety of different flavors but my two favorites are chocolate and vanilla. When I am not making my own smoothies at home, I love to support local businesses around me that sell tasty protein shakes such as Foxboro Nutrition, Playa Bowls, and Juice on Main.

Step #2: Online Workout Program

Before the pandemic, I had a gym membership at a gym called Fit Factory that I went to every single day. When the lockdown took place, I no longer felt comfortable going in person to workout. Luckily, I had a mini gym in my basement that my Dad made for us. Our little gym had a treadmill, a bike, a squat rack, dumbbells, and other lifting equipment. One day, my sister was doing some research on her computer and found an online at home workout website called Beach Body. When she first told me about it, I was a little unsure if I wanted to join with her since I was so used to creating workouts on my own. What intrigued me the most about this website was how much cheaper it was a year than my previous gym membership. I highly recommend beach body as it offers a variety of different workouts such as dance, cardio, high intensity interval training, weight lifting, kick boxing, and yoga. There are a variety of different programs and instructors so you do not have to worry about getting bored of the same workout videos as there are so many to choose from. 

Now that I spent some time giving background information on the workout site I use, it is time for me to share one program that I highly recommend. First and foremost, I like divide my lifts by focusing on working different muscle groups on different days. I have included a sample lift schedule below that is from one of my favorite eight week beach body programs called LIIFT MORE. 

Monday: 

Chest and Triceps

Tuesday: 

Legs (Quads and Calves)

Wednesday: 

Back and Biceps 

Thursday: 

Legs (Hamstrings and Glutes)

Friday: Shoulders 

As you can see, each day focuses on a different muscle group to ensure one part of the body is not being overworked. Lifting is not the only workout I do, I always try to incorporate some kind of cardio every day whether it be walking or going for a run. Next week, I will go into more detail about the lifts I listed above but for now as well as how long each workout typically is. Please feel free to post any questions you have about my after school routine and the online workout program that I use. Thank you so much for reading my blog! :)