Hi y’all! Today I’m finally sitting down to write this post because I see a lot of questions asking about my workout routine! However, if I’m being honest…. I don’t like talking about “workout routines” and I think it’s because I’m truly not very knowledgeable in this area.
I’d like to preface this post by saying I’m thankful to have a healthy relationship with food and my body. I’m grateful to have grown up with a mom who is so comfortable and confident in her own skin and because of that, I’ve never felt any pressure to look a certain way, eat certain things, or workout more — and for that, I’m really thankful.
To provide a little background on my health / fitness journey (which is always evolving!):
In high school, I played tennis pretty much every day and I also loved going to Pure Barre.
During college, I did Orange Theory for a little bit until I fractured my foot and then I stopped going. Instead, I started going to the gym and learned more about weight training and running.
After I graduated college in 2020, I really got in to running and doing at-home workouts due to the gym closures and whatnot.
I would wake up, run a few miles, and then follow a YouTube video for yoga, barre, or anything that looked interesting! I don’t have any favorites, I would just search “easy yoga routine” or something like that.
After Grant and I got married, I read the book Atomic Habits and it really changed my outlook and gave me a whole new motivation for working out and becoming a more “fit” and “healthy” person.
Ever since then, I’ve gotten in to a routine that is my go-to. Could it be better? Yes. Could I work harder? Yes. But for me, it’s about consistency more than anything. Working out is, of course, helpful for my physical body but it is also helpful for my mental health as well. I’m thankful to have been given this body and I’m just trying to take care of it the best I can — you know what I mean?
All of that to say, I go to the gym at 6 am Monday-Friday without fail. And here is what I do at the gym:
- Walk on the treadmill 3.2 mph for 15 mins
- Weighted workout for 25 mins.
- Monday: Chest & triceps
- Tuesday: Back & Biceps
- Wednesday: Shoulders
- Thursday: Legs
- Friday: Full body / yoga stretching
- Abs/ stretching for 10 mins
As far as specific workouts I follow, I usually pull up my Workout App (called Gym Workout Planner & Tracker in the App Store) and click on the part of the body I’m working out and it has a ton of exercises with tutorials on how to do them. I usually complete 4 exercises in a row — 3x through.
I will also occasionally follow a Madeline Moves workout — I love all of hers!
After the gym, I come home and eat breakfast (usually yogurt & granola) and then I take Remi on a walk before I feed her breakfast.
I don’t track my food nor do I have any dietary restrictions or allergies, but I do track my water (I try to drink 100 oz/ day) and try to be conscious of what I’m eating and include a vegetable here and there — lol!
We make a lot of recipes from The Half-Baked Harvest, The Hungry Hooker, and The Defined Dish. I have a highlight on my IG profile called “Eats” where I save all of our favorite recipes I make often 🙂
Around 4 pm everyday I take Remi to the park or on another walk. I include this info because since getting Remi, I get a lot more steps in — which I love! I love having a dog who helps me get outside more. Once she’s old enough, I’d love to get back in to running with her.
I think that’s it? Let me know if I missed anything in the comments 🙂
Thanks for reading!
