Workin' On My Fitness + Playlist

Hi there! How's everyone doing this week? Mine's flying by- I always love the short weeks following a long weekend. Although it stinks to fit 5 days of work into 4, I'll find a way to survive. I promise. I've been trying to commit to work on my fitness over the past month, and am working hard to become more healthy. I feel as though I do make mindful and healthy choices in most aspects of my life, but I have the most room for improvement with my workouts. I am pretty inconsistent and easily fall off the bandwagon with my routine (when I have one!). This has been a consistent challenge for me over the past few years since I've entered the workforce full time.  I'm not a morning person and I know that I'm not able to hit the gym before work. I work a pretty sedentary job and am just exhausted most days when I get home. This makes it even more challenging to get back out of the door to go workout.

With that being said, I've been moving in the right direction thanks to a few changes. I try to hop into workout clothes as soon as I'm home from work. Even if I don't go to the gym immediately following my outfit change, I'm more likely to go if I'm already dressed for it. Also, I've been honing in on some great music to work out to. This really helps to distract me from my task at hand, and has allowed me to go further and for longer than I could before I paid more attention to my music.

Currently, my focus is on running. I've always HATED running as a workout. I did gymnastics and then competitive cheerleading up through my senior year of high school and running was used as a punishment in both of my trainings. To make things worse, I'm slow and have honestly never tried to enjoy running. But I am determined to change that. I don't have a date yet, but I'm working towards being able to comfortably run a 10k race. I've been making good progress so far but still have a ways to go- and I'd like to get faster while I'm at it!

I wanted to share a few of my favorite workout songs with you! I like to listen to pop music when I work out- I just need something upbeat and mood lifting! I don't care if it's from the 90s or if it's on this week's Top 40. As long as it's fun to listen to, it's good in my book! I hope y'all enjoy!

What do you do to stay fit? What goals do you have for your fitness? Do you have favorite songs to workout to? 

My Favorite At-Home Workouts

Although I haven't been doing as good of a job as I'd like to lately, staying healthy and fit is important to me. As of now, I don't have a gym membership. My typical workouts include catching a yoga class when I'm down near my old studio {located where I stayed before I found my apartment}, using my apartment gym, or doing an at-home workout. If I'm too tired to commit to a full workout, I will call a family member and take a walk around my neighborhood {gotta keep up my fitbit steps!}. There are a bunch of different options to pick from to work up a sweat in your house thanks to Pinterest, and I wanted to share a few of my current favorites.

I am always sore after doing this ab circuit.

I love this no-equipment needed workout! These moves are great for traveling.

This upper body workout is awesome to tone up your arms. Perfect for my small apartment!

Make your workout 'all about that bass' with this booty targeted circuit.

When I can't make it to the studio, I love doing one of these yoga videos at home. The instructor is awesome and I feel so refreshed after completing one!

Do you workout out home? Do you have a favorite website or instructor to find new routines? Have you tried one of these?