Judith Forman: I Never Stop Working Out
Photograph by Trevor Reid
Judith Forman
Age: 39
Occupation: Mission development officer at Combined Jewish Philanthropies. Devoted commuter. Single mom of a toddler.
Passion: Fitness of all kinds. Runner of 10 marathons. Whole 30 devotee: no soy, legumes, grains, sugar, or alcohol.
It Helps That…: She once worked as a personal trainer.
Tools of the Trade: A shatterproof schedule that revolves around constant movement and a meticulous diet.
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Monday
6:35 a.m. Coffee with coconut milk.
8:50 a.m. Walk one mile from the train, plus seven flights of stairs up to the office.
1 p.m. After lunch, a brisk half-mile walk to Roche Bros.
7 p.m. Put daughter to bed, then get a total-body workout to Jillian Michaels’s Ripped in 30 DVD, complete with shoulder presses, running lunges, side planks, mountain climbers, pushups, and jump squats.
Tuesday
6:30 a.m. Pack a workout bag along with roasted squash with raisins.
12 p.m. Grilled-chicken-salad lunch with hard-boiled egg.
4 p.m. One-mile walk to the train with 8 pounds of vegetables from Community Supported Agriculture.
7 p.m. Barre class at the Energy Barre in Beverly. I’m the only one doing pushups on my toes.
Wednesday
5:45 a.m. Another full-body barre class at the Energy Barre.
11:10 a.m. Thirty-five squats while waiting for a colleague.
5:30 p.m. Three-mile run along the Beverly coast before picking up my daughter.
Thursday
6:20 a.m. Sacrifice shower for a breakfast of scrambled eggs with veggies and fruit.
1:30 p.m. Sit on Definity stability ball to work the core during a meeting.
8:05 p.m. Get in a 25-minute cardio workout at home to Shaun T’s Focus T25 Alpha Cardio!
Friday
12:15 p.m. Power-walk a half-mile to Downtown Crossing to do some shopping.
4 p.m. Do laundry while lugging a 30-pound toddler up and down the stairs.
8:20 p.m. Dinner: ground turkey and veggies with dried apples.
Saturday
7 a.m. Baby Boot Camp with my daughter. Think: burpees, squats, running, and hammer curls.
5 p.m. Fuel up for tomorrow’s 10K: two burgers from Five Guys (between lettuce, no buns) and a big side of squash.
10 p.m. Lights out.
Sunday
7 a.m. Pre-race breakfast: eggs, avocado, and squash.
10 a.m. Finish at 52:59 (8:31 pace; 19th out of 103 females).
12:30 p.m. Off to Trader Joe’s.
