I schedule my workouts like I schedule any important appointment in my life. They are non-negotiable unless an emergency arises, like one of my children (or me!!) is sick. I belong to a pretty awesome CrossFit Box; CrossFit En Fuego, and I prefer to workout there, but there are times when I will run or cycle outdoors as training for events or when I work out at home because of sick kids or conflicting schedules.
The reason I show you my calorie burn is because I heart rate train. Why should a person train with a heart rate monitor? The best way to improve your fitness and to see results is to train at the right intensity. So with a heart rate monitor, you can make sure you’re not over or under training, and make each session count. I use a Polar HRM as my training partner and I have evidence of my progress – which motivates me each and every time I train.
Weekly Workout Schedule June 9-June 15
Sunday Family Bike Ride 14 miles: 575
Monday CrossFit WOD: 622 Did a 500m row FOR TIME!
Tuesday Busch Gardens VIP event. Would like to try to get in an evening WOD Walked 4.1 miles around Busch Gardens burned 982 calories. Then had a 12.56 mile bike ride with the husband 501 calories. total=1483
Wednesday CrossFit WOD 534+475 cycle with my husband. total=1009
Thursday CrossFit Running Clinic 324+ WOD 310 Total=634 plus a workout #3 442=1076
Friday CrossFit WOD
Saturday
Total Calories Burned:
Reflections:
Weekly Workout Schedule June 2-June 8
Sunday Family Bike Ride 14 miles: 502
Monday CrossFit WOD: 518
Tuesday CrossFit WOD: 561 Airdyne kicked my butt! I made it just over my 5 minutes before my hammies were SCREAMING at me. Did it at the end of my WOD which had a lot of squat thrusters. Will try again PRE-Workout!
Wednesday CrossFit WOD 577!! I did the Airdyne for 6 minutes today!
Thursday-REST DAY!! Ronin had a psych appt. Formally diagnosed with ASD Level 2 :(
Friday CrossFit WOD 538 do you have any idea how many times Sting sings "Roxanne" in his song? You'll never listen to it the same way again if you have to do burpees every time he sings it! LOL. + 428 Family cycle=966
Saturday Body Pump (at home) 440
Total Calories Burned: 3564
Reflections: School got out for the kids on Tuesday and the kids had to come to CrossFit with me on Wednesday and Friday. Friday was challenging with Ronin but the CrossFit community is so supportive that Ronin was able to stay in the corner and watch me. If I had been at a traditional gym, I would have had to leave, so this was so amazing and so appreciated!!
Weekly Workout Schedule May 26-June 1
Sunday Treadmill & weights at hotel gym: 517
Monday Hike with Family 5 miles, but we went S.L.O.W. 294
Tuesday WOD 554+488 mowing lawn the hard way=1042
Wednesday WOD 520
Thursday WOD 635
Friday WOD (Murph) 624+ Family Bike Ride 390=1014
Saturday Maybe WOD, maybe rest day depending how I feel. I was SORE!! It was a rest day!!
Total Calories Burned: 4022
Reflections: Murph kicked my butt. Yes, it was hard while I was doing it, but I did it. I even managed to go on an 11.8 mile bike ride with the family later that evening. I thought I'd be able to get up and do CrossFit on Saturday morning because I had virtually NO soreness. HAHAHA!! When Saturday morning rolled around I was singing a different tune! It hurt to raise my arms to wash my hair. My armpits were even sore!
Weekly Workout Schedule May 19-May 25
Sunday-Family bike ride Calories burned: 540
Monday-CrossFit Calories Burned: 552
Tuesday-CrossFit Calories Burned: 525
Wednesday-CrossFit Calories Burned: 501
Thursday- Outdoor Cycle Calories Burned REST DAY!!
Friday-CrossFit Calories Burned: 597
Saturday-Color me Rad Calories Burned: 364
Reflections: I am really enjoyed my WOD's, and I need to get my kids to pick up the pace a little bit. They are impacting my workouts. I know it's more than just working out, it's about spending quality time with them, but I know they can do more and are holding back. Need to work on that this summer.
Weekly Workout Schedule May 12-May 18
Sunday-Mothers Day 5K with my gang. Calories Burned: 532
Monday-CrossFit Calories Burned: 512
Tuesday-CrossFit Calories Burned: 513
Wednesday-CrossFit Calories Burned: 547 AWESOME Hero WOD!! Cycled with James in the afternoon Additional 424 calories burned Total=971
Thursday- Outdoor Cycle Calories Burned: Took it as a "rest" day and walked through Busch Gardens with my trio!
Friday-CrossFit Calories Burned: 617
Saturday-Gardening Calories Burned: 840
Weekly Calories Burned through Exercise: 3985
Reflections: Took more rest days than I normally do and ate more pie and drank more beer than I have in a LONG time, but I feel okay with that decision. I needed pie. And beer.
Weekly Workout Schedule May 5-May11
Sunday-Paddle boarding/snorkeling with kids and manatees Calories burned: 1038!! Sweet :) My forearms, shoulders, and back got a nice workout today :)
Monday-CrossFit Calories Burned: 523 I PR'd a new deadlift max AND shaved 16 seconds off my HELEN time. Sweet :)
Tuesday-CrossFit Calories Burned: 689 I shaved 20 SECONDS off my 800m time! GO ME!!
Wednesday-CrossFit Calories Burned: 643 a great day for strength and endurance. I was the last one standing for Death by Wall Balls!
Thursday- Outdoor Cycle Calories Burned: 800! Booyah!! 24 miles with a negative split! 40 minutes for the first 12 miles, 37 for the return trip! The Iron Girl tri bike portion is 12 miles, and I'm feeling good already with over 3 months left to train!
Friday-CrossFit Calories Burned: 509 Lots of heavy weights today including a one rep max chest press!! 75# which is really heavy for me! That's an increase of 5lbs.
Saturday-CrossFit!!! Calories Burned REST DAY
Weekly Calories Burned Through Exercise: 4202
Reflections: Another really great workout week and I even took a much needed rest day. I'm feeling really strong. Now that the Whole30 is over I did let a couple food items back in as a test and I feel a bit bloated. I think I do much much better when I do eat a more clean diet. Beer and popcorn leave me feeling yucky.
Weekly Workout Schedule April 29-May 4
Sunday-Gardening. Did not track calorie burn, but I spent HOURS tilling, raking, packing, etc..
Monday-CrossFit and Gardening Calories Burned 1185 (hot damn!!)
Tuesday-CrossFit and GardeningTotal Calories Burned: 890
Wednesday-CrossFit Calories Burned: 653
Thursday- Outdoor Cycle Calories Burned: 869
Friday-CrossFit Calories Burned: 524 (LOTS of strength today. I worked on squat cleans for 20 minutes!!)
Saturday-SPORTING IS OVER!! I should be able to do CrossFit!!! 658
Weekly Calories Burned Through Exercise: 4779
Reflections: Man, I killed it this week, and didn't even track a calorie burn on Sunday. Awesome. And I'm feeling really good too. I am feeling like I really worked my triceps and legs this week. And again, I really enjoy having a straight cardio day on Thursday.
Weekly Workout Schedule April 21-27
Sunday-Family Bike Ride: Calories Burned: 308
Monday-CrossFit Total Calories Burned: 457
Tuesday-CrossFit Total Calories Burned: 477
Wednesday-CrossFit Calories Burned:561 I took my monitor off and then did additional core work! I should have left it going! ARGH!!
Thursday- Indoor Cycle Calories Burned: 612
Friday-CrossFit Calories Burned: 720
Saturday-Rest Day. Haley has a cheerleading competition. We finish early. Perhaps we can get in a family bike ride.
Weekly Calories Burned Through Exercise: 3135
Reflections: Adding this reflection now...I LOVE having a high cardio day in the middle of my week! And wow...was I ever strong on the bike today. It was amazing!!! Even taking Saturday "off" I still had a pretty great week!! I did a lot of gardening and didn't track calorie burn for that, but I was active and kept busy!!
Weekly Workout Schedule April 7-13
Sunday-Iron Girl: Calories Burned: 551
Monday-CrossFit Total Calories Burned: 554
Tuesday-CrossFit Total Calories Burned: 444 + i I will run 26.2 minutes for Boston + 153=597
Wednesday-CrossFit Calories Burned: 630
Thursday-Trail Run with Pup: Conference. I'll bring workout clothing and hopefully I can work out in the hotel gym.
Friday-CrossFit Calories Burned Conference. I'll bring workout clothing and hopefully I can work out in the hotel gym.
Saturday-Autism Speaks Walk "Laps for Logan Running for Ronin" Calories Burned: 702
Weekly Calories Burned Through Exercise: 3034
Reflections: Despite not being able to workout 2 days this week, I did very well on the days that I was able to work out!! I'm beginning to add some additional cardio on my CrossFit days by rowing 2,000 meters at the end of each workout. I'm trying to build up my back/shoulders for triathlon season!
Weekly Workout Schedule April 7-13
Sunday-Took a total rest day with family. Well deserved 
Monday-CrossFit Total Calories Burned: 520
Tuesday-CrossFit Total Calories Burned: 324+155 dirt shoveling=479
Wednesday-CrossFit Calories Burned:562
Thursday-Trail Run with Pup Calories Burned Ella was home sick and I had a ton of errands. Rest day.
Friday-CrossFit Calories Burned:399
Saturday-Haley has a cheer competition and I have to pick up Iron Girl race packets. Would like to get in a short run. Calories Burned:
Weekly Calories Burned Through Exercise: 1960
Reflections: 3 rest days in one week? That does not normally happen. At all. I was still quite active on those rest days doing yard work and other chores, but did not track any sort of workout or calorie burn.
Weekly Workout Schedule March 30-April 6
Sunday-Trail Walk with family; geocaching: Calories Burned: 517
Monday-CrossFit Total Calories Burned: 359
Tuesday-CrossFit Total Calories Burned: 437
Wednesday-CrossFit Calories Burned: 487
Thursday-Trail Run with Pup Calories Burned:398
Friday-CrossFit Calories Burned: 487
Saturday-CrossFit Kids have football. Will try to get a circuit or dog run in. Calories Burned:513
Weekly Calories Burned Through Exercise: 3198
Reflections: Had a really nice week. Took 2 days for active recovery and spent some quality time with my dog. It was a very nice workout week.
Weekly Workout Schedule March 24-April 30
Sunday-Trail Walk with Pup through the neighoborhood- raining coming Calories Burned:150
Monday-CrossFit Total Calories Burned: 510 and Airheads Indoor Trampoline Arena Calories Burned: 383: Total 893
Tuesday- 5K Family walk and geocaching with kids and with pup Calories Burned: 326 Too cold for geocaching! We're heading to the movie!
Wednesday-CrossFit and Busch Gardens Calories Burned: 639 did not track calorie burn at BG
Thursday-CrossFit Trail walk with kids and pup Calories Burned: 313
Friday-CrossFit Calories Burned: 396
Saturday-CrossFit Calories Burned: 435
Weekly Calories Burned Through Exercise: 3152
Reflections: My kids keep me BUSY!!
Weekly Workout Schedule March 17-23
Sunday: Citrus Trail 4 mile Adventure Run 701 Calories burned
Monday: CrossFit WOD 517 Calories burned
Tuesday: CrossFit WOD 623 Calories burned
Wednesday: CrossFit WOD 340 Calories burned. 70# max bench press!! Pretty proud of myself!
Thursday: REST DAY!
Friday: CrossFit 344 Calories burned 65# dead lift. I think I could have gone heavier, but it was my first time.
Saturday:TBD. Kids have football. Did lawn work, but did not track calories!
Weekly Calories Burned through exercise: 2525
Reflections: I started having trouble with my IT band on Sunday night which was giving me severe knee pain, so I heavily modified my running and in place did rowing! And I even took a TOTAL rest day on Thursday! My knee is feeling MUCH better, and I'm up for the challenge of Spring Break with my kids!!
Weekly Workout Schedule March 10-16
Sunday-NOTHING! 
Taking care of sick child
Monday-CrossFit Body Pump and 1 Circuit 450 calories burned
Tuesday-CrossFit Body Pump and 3 Circuits 607 calories burned
Wednesday-CrossFit Completed Day 3 of Ignition!! 408 calories burned
Thursday-Spinning SICK!!!
Friday-CrossFit 414 Calories burned
Saturday-Have to wait and see. Kids have cheerleading/football in the AM SLOW family trail walk 212 calories burned
Weekly Calories burned through exercise: 2091
Reflections: Even with sick kids, I try my best to get in a good workout. It might not be as long, or as hard as I normally do, but it works and still allows me to be mom!
Weekly Workout schedule March 3-March 9
Sunday-Walk with pup and son: 151 calories burned
Monday-Body Pump at home after TV appearance Walk with pup 200 calories burned
Tuesday-Barre Fitness 400 calories burned
Wednesday- CrossFit!!! 610 calories burned
Thursday- Spinning 690 calories
Friday-CrossFit 363 Calories burned
Saturday-CrossFit REST DAY
Weekly Calories Burned Through Exercise: 2414
Reflections: I love CrossFit. Seriously.
Weekly workout schedule Feb 24-March 2
Sunday- Gasparilla 1/2 Marathon 1997 Calories Burned
Monday- Aqua Aerobics 411 Calories Burned
Tuesday- Pilates and Total Body Conditioning 361 calories burned. Running tonight while the kids are at practice.
Wednesday- still deciding....Power Pilates, Body Pump or I might try out a new facitlity and give TRX a go! 452 calories
Thursday- still deciding...I might join a run group and then a spin and strength class. Kettlebells and HiiT 541 calories burned. Shoveling dirt 151 calories burned.
Friday-still deciding...maybe Pilates and a Masters Swim session?? trail run with the dog 474 calories burned
Saturday- family bike ride/run with pup CrossFit 370 calories burned
Weekly Calories Burned through exercise: 4757 (holy crap!!)
Reflection: My workouts were all over the place this week. I was busy trying out all sorts of new activities!
Weekly workout schedule Feb 17-Feb 23
Sunday- Hot yoga, swim, 1 mile walk
Monday- 4 1/3 mile run, Pilates- 788 calories burned
Tuesday- Zumba and Yoga- 733 calories burned
Wednesday-Power Pilates, Body Pump
Thursday-Teach indoor cycle class
Friday-Yoga and run with dog
Saturday- indoor cycle class
Weekly workout schedule Feb 10-Feb 16
Sunday- Hot yoga
Monday-Spinning and Core
Tuesday- Zumba and Yoga
Wednesday-Power Pilates, Body Pump
Thursday-Yoga
Friday-Yoga and Body Pump lunch with the kids
Saturday- Family bike ride taught indoor cycle class; 3 mile trail walk
Weekly workout schedule Feb 3-Feb 9
Sunday-4 mile run with dog, one hour yoga
Monday-Power Pilates, Pilates Reformer
Tuesday-4 mile run with dog
Wednesday-Power Pilates, Body Pump
Thursday-Spinning
Friday-Yoga
Saturday- Dirty Girl 5K Mud Run
Weekly workout schedule January 27-Feb 2
Sunday-4 mile walk with the dog
Monday- Mat Pilates, Spinning
Tuesday- Spinning, Body Flow
Wednesday- Private Event at Airheads TrampoLEAN and AiRobics
Thursday- Treadmill run 3 miles, Body Flow
Friday-Body Flow, Walk the dog 4 miles
Saturday-Best Damn Race 10K