Outside, 101º, inside the gym 80-something ...?

Today's exercise:

Full body circuit training weight workout

45 minutes on the elliptical trainer, zone 1

Another scorcher in Seattle. The temperature readout on my car actually went to 105º at one point while I was crawling along I-5. Someone asked me if my gym has air conditioning and I said I didn't know ... after today's workout, I'd have to say probably not. The first floor wasn't too bad, but the second floor -- where I did my circuit training weight routine and the elliptical trainer today -- was a bit suffocating. I was really happy that the circuit training came up today; it's my least intense weight workout and even at that, it felt a bit tough in today's heat. I wrapped up with 6 kinds of ab exercises, two sets of 20 each. I'm especially in love with a side crunch that Austin (my favorite trainer at the gym) taught me ...

Side crunch:

Lay on the floor with knees slightly bent, extending the lower arm straight out and cupping the ear/back of head with the hand of the other arm. Simultaneously raise knees and shoulders off the floor, then lower back down. Do two sets of 20 and you will really start to see a difference in your obliques. I love feeling those muscles when I've got a hand on my hip and start laughing about something, they pop right out and make me feel like a macho badass!