Day 25: Yoga Session With Koya Webb
This amazing yoga session is the most energized flow I've experienced with Koya this past month. The program started with restorative meditation and yoga, moved to a recovery-centric 30 minutes during week two, and then skipped yoga the third week (something I desperately missed). This final session was somewhat more challenging. When I say challenging, I don't mean this is an advanced class, just that it's more of a workout this week than a recovery sesh from weeks past. Think: gentle Vinyasa status, with beginner, intermediate, and advanced options.
The cool part was I got to compare how I felt the fourth week compared to the first . . . a little stronger, a little more flexible, a little lighter in energy. I wish that my local yoga studios had 30-minute classes like this (and also had Koya teaching them).
Day 26: No-Plank Ab Workout With Jake Dupree
No planks, no problem. I don't know if anything rivals Jake's 10-Minute Ab Workout from week three (I loved how that it was so quick and effective), but this one is up there. I seriously am obsessed with Pilates, so these familiar mat moves felt really comfortable for me. Mentally, anyway. Physically, my abs were on fire. Doing the Hundreds with weights was a new challenge that felt distinctly Jake Dupree, IMO (just like his "trainer counting" — you'll get it when you hear it). Spinal roll-ups, teaser-style moves, and single leg stretches all harken back to the core-centric, ab-tastic Pilates studio classes I love, and I was able to do them right here in my living room.
Day 27: Below-the-Belt Workout With Christa DiPaolo
At this point I'm starting to feel like I can go to an actual boxing gym and not feel like a dummy. (For reference, the founding trainer at one boxing gym told me it looked like I was doing the "stanky leg" during a boxing class, so I haven't had the best flow with boxing moves.) Thanks to these super positive and energizing workouts — which, like I've said before, feel like dances sometimes — my confidence has increased. I'll definitely be coming back to Christa's workouts in the next few weeks.
Day 28: Arm Dancing Workout With Amanda Kloots
This felt like the arms section at SoulCycle (and low key made me miss Soul . . . I haven't been in ages), but extended! Amanda kept this short-and-sweet workout just the right amount of challenging after a week that had a lot of upper body work, and I definitely feel a little stronger.