Working Out - Trainer Style!

So last night, Anthony and I worked out with our Trainers. I did awkward, yet, I'm sure rewarding exercises (working my lower body). I know they were working me out because not only was I pouring sweat, but my legs were shaking beyond belief - not to mention that I had to come straight home and make dinner afterward :P

I want to go ahead and share some of what I did with you so that maybe it will help you out as well! P.S. I have no idea what any of the exercises are called... I'll just make up a name that seems fitting :D

1. Step-Ups. Take an aerobic step-up bar and raise it to level three. Do 15 step-ups (lifting your knee as high as you can every time you step up). Also, you'll want to alternate between sides when doing it.

2. Lunging Squats. Put a BOSU ball (it looks like half of a bouncy ball), against the wall. Stand in front of it facing away from the wall and the ball. Get in a lunge with one foot in front and one foot on the ball. Squat up and down bending both knees as you go down 15 times and then change sides.

(Repeat these two exercises)

3. Toe Touches. Keep the BOSU ball in it's place and then touch each toe to the ball as quick as you can. You'll will end up touching each toe to the ball 15 times = 30 toe touches.

4. Squats. Place an exercise ball behind your back and against a wall, hold 5lbs hand weights to your sides. Lean into it as you lower your body. Squat 5 times. On the 5th squat, put your weights and arms together, straight out in front of you. Open your arms all the way (big bear hug!!) 3 times. Come back up and start again. Do this 5 times.

5. Lunging Squats #2. Stand straight up. With your feet together. Pop one of your toes, hold until you can focus on something, then send that leg to the back and squeeze into a lunge. Come back up and do the other side. Do 15 on each side.

(Repeat these three exercises)

I did more, but I won't go into those as they were with equipment - and I have no idea how to explain what I was doing. But I figure that the above exercises are things that you can do at home if you're a busy working mom like myself.

I did however, get on the scale this morning and was welcomed back to 201! I'm hoping that Friday's session allows me to kick off the 200s and get's me into 199??? *Finger's Crossed*

(Oh, and you DO NOT want to know what Anthony's workout was like... let's just say that at one point he was running on the treadmill at 9.5 MPH!!! I can't even do 6!!!! AHHH)