Recovery and Rest Week

This week has been a much needed break from the insanity of working out balls-to-the-wall. This whole week I have been doing core cardio and balance. We mainly work on core exercises and really focusing on balance and strenghthening the midsection and legs. It is still hard and I still sweat but it is no where near the intensity of a regular workout. Even Shaun T (the leader of the workout) said that he didn't want us to be wiped-out at the end. Otherwise, I have been working 12 hour shifts this week and this has made it difficult to get in every workout. I have done pretty good so far only skipping wednesday's. This next week, however, will be much more taxing. I am working tues, wed, thur 12 hours so finding a time to fit workouts in will be hard. Realistically, it will be better to wake up early and do them before work but that really, really sucks. Getting up at 430 to workout out like insanity wants you to is almost an impossible task for me, especially now that my kids have decided to take a hiatus from sleeping all night. I have also not eaten as great this week probably because it's a recovery week (the whole mindset thing is surprisingly important :) This next week I will begin my last 4 weeks and a whole new workout sequence so I will keep you updated. Should be fun!