Except I added calf raises (b/c I like them) and did exercise bike sprints instead. I think I’m gonna rotate machines for the interval part every time that I do it – that should help stave off boredom a bit. I love that this workout is so fast (about 40 min. total) and yet remains genuinely challenging for me, at least for now.

One mistake: since I did an earlier workout today, I thought it might be fun to have coffee prior to it. Caffeine makes me really want to move, and makes it easier to push harder. However, I forgot that LOTS of caffeine also makes me jittery, nauseated, and generally unhappy, especially during/after anaerobic exercise. I did the whole routine and really did push myself hard, but felt somewhat uncoordinated for the whole thing, and uncomfortably shaky and pukey for the last bit of it. Kind of ruined the fun of the endorphins.

Oh well, live and learn. I won’t be doing that again any time soon. Gonna go make some iced ginger and lime tea to calm everything down a bit.