Mamavation.com's #2WeekChallenge Day 1--Burn It

By Thepracticalmommy2 @PracticalMommy2

Today is Day 1 of Mamavation.com's #2WeekChallenge. The name of the workout for today was Burn It. 

Boy, did it burn! 


To start the day, I walked 1.14 miles with the kids in the double stroller. I then started some heavy cleaning (switching the kids clothes for the seasons and moving some furniture). 

Needless to say, I was pretty tired, and I didn't even get to do the workout yet! 

The workout looks like this:


  • Burpees x10
  • Squats x 10
  • Alternating Lunges x10
  • Mountain Climbers x10
  • Same x3 
When I finally got to do the workout, I started with the first exercise, which are Burpees. For those of you who aren't sure what Burpees are, they look like this: 

Easy enough, right?

Let's just say that I got through just a half of a Burpee. When I transitioned from the squat to the plank position, I felt every inch of my c-section incision scar tear...or at least it felt like it was tearing. Ouch. I just had the baby 6 months ago, and you would think it was completely healed, but not for another 6 months I guess. Yeah, I don't think I'll be doing those again... I decided to program the workout with some modifications into my EA Sports Active 2 exercise game on the Wii. In place of the Burpees, I did jumping squats, foot fires, and rope skipping. I then did what else was on the list, plus a warm-up and a cool down. 


It ended up being a great workout. I liked that I had something that measured my form and kept track of everything. I had to skip one exercise since my leg controller died, but I did everything else. I ended up doing more reps for each exercise since I had the game set up on medium-hard, but that was fine for me. According to the game, I burned 143.9 calories.  While I was at it, I programmed in the next few workouts I need to do for this challenge. I'm looking forward to tomorrow's workout!  Do you have any fitness goals? What are you doing to reach them? Let me know below! 
Marissa is a stay-at-home mom who writes pregnancy and parenting articles on HubPages as ThePracticalMommy, as well as shares her motherly escapades on Mommy Knows What's Best. 
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