Early to bed, early to gym

Good morning !

In my last post  I made quick mention of how wonderful going to bed early has been for me.
I feel like expanding on that... I recorded a quick video of myself last night at around 9:50 pm looking absolutely dead... hehehe... Which is awesome because in the past, that was party time.
It does change your social habits quite a bit, but it is so worth it. Averaging 7-9 hours a night is restorative. I have a consistent look at work- no one ever asks if I am ok, or if I am sick on the days makeup is not worn.

I confess I did not make it to the gym in the morning today. yesterday, I was there from 6-8:30 pm and when the alarm went off at 5am, it was a conscious decision to stay in bed for another couple of hours... I'll go earlier this afternoon so that there is ample recovery time until tomorrow's morning workout.

With that being said, yesterday's workout kicked ass.

1. 30 min walk/jog on variable incline
2. 185 squats 
•  40 25lbs backsquats
• 40 10 lb medicine ball in hand
• always alternating between narrow, wide, sumo and plie squats
3. 150 crunches
• 15 up and side to side twists with 10 lb medicine ball
• 25 holding medicine ball above chest
4. 3 min plank 
• I still can't hold it that long, so I'd shift into downward dog yoga pose for 10 seconds when needing a break... 
5. 10 min row machine, moderate effort
6. 15 min elliptical on variable incline
7. 10 min sauna
8. 3 min ice bath 

FOR A TOTAL OF 784 CALORIES BURNED !!! As my bf would say... I love seeing those high numbers....