I have kept up with the total gym every day but have added in a little jogging. I HATE jogging more than anything but I am trying to learn to like it a little bit.
My in-laws have a treadmill and live close so Sunday and Monday I went over there and did 20 min. on the treadmill. I kept it between 3.8 and 4.3 miles per hour. I would walk very briskly at the 3.8 and then shoot it up to 4.3 for 1-3 minutes and jog and then bring it back down to 3.8. I did this about a dozen or so times during my session. I can’t go very long at one time jogging so I have to start out this way. It also does not seem quite as bad this way.
I have still been incorporating my total gym because right now I really like working out on it. I have kept 20 min of mostly upper body and my favorite leg exercises. Because I am adding the jogging I don’t want to kill myself and do too much.
Yesterday (Tuesday) I did not want to jog on the treadmill. I woke up at 6am and did my 20 min. total gym and then later that day I put the radio on and me and my 3 ½ year old dance and jumped and chased and had a great time for about 20-30 min. It was very fun and I was sweating during and after. We played follow the leader and she likes to jump. That is seriously a butt burner for someone my age and I have a lot to take off the ground in a jump. I kept up with her and could tell that it was just as good as the treadmill for me. The BEST part is the bonding I got to do with my daughter and she loved it!