Snowed In for a Week - How I Kept My Workout Streak Alive Without Leaving Home

Stuck at home for an entire week? I still worked out every single day. Here’s exactly what I did and how you can do it too.

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I Couldn’t Get to the Gym for a Week – Here’s How I Still Worked Out Every Day

Seven Minutes Away But Couldn’t Get There

I live about seven minutes from the gym. That’s it. But my neighborhood didn’t plow much. My tires were encased in ice. The roads were dangerous.

We got snow, then rain, and it all pooled together and created a very icy situation. My entire street turned into an ice skating rink.

I know because when I came outside to record this, I was slipping and sliding all over the place.

But I Still Worked Out Every Single Day

Just because I haven’t been going to the gym doesn’t mean I haven’t been working out. Every single day, I’ve been moving my body.

On Sunday, I took a Facebook Live class that Rhonda was teaching. It was hard. My husband watched me and said he didn’t think he could do any of those moves. But that’s normal for me now.

Then I did a stretch class.

Walking in Place Classes Are Real

On Monday, I did another stretch class and tried a walking in place class. I’ve been seeing them pop up in my YouTube feed and I was curious.

They say things like “walk a mile in eight minutes” or “get 10,000 steps in an hour.” And I tried a couple of them.

I was actually pretty surprised. I really enjoyed them. The music was great. It was cool to be able to get that much movement in.

The Rest of the Week

Tuesday: Zumba and low-impact cardio and toning. All online. Taught by my favorite instructor Rhonda from videos she recorded during the pandemic.

Wednesday: Another stretch class and another walk in place class.

Thursday: Tabata class online and then another stretch class.

Friday: Zumba, low-impact cardio and toning, and another stretch class.

Every. Single. Day.

The Weights Situation

The only thing that sucks is I have smaller weights at home. I’ve never wanted to invest in dumbbells until now. I have threes and fives.

At the gym, my smalls are eights and my bigs are fifteens. I’ll often use twenties when I can.

So this week, I’ve been holding multiple weights in my hands to get closer to what I normally use. I even added weights to my Zumba routines.

The Mental Health Piece

I’ve been having significant cabin fever. I’ve missed my gym people so much. But working out has been the only real thing keeping some of that at bay.

I’m so grateful I’ve been able to work out because I can tell when I’ve been sedentary too long now. My husband even asks if I’ve worked out yet because he knows I’m nicer when I have.

Exercise is my mental health medication right now.

There’s No Excuse

Though I’ve loved the fact that I can still work out online, there is nothing quite like the magic of working out with people in person in group exercise classes.

But until I can get back there, I’m making it work. And you can too.