Running - Day 6

I enjoyed a good evening run. There are tornado warnings north of the city, so the winds have really picked up - like the simulation of sitting right in the middle of 10 electric fans. Weeeee!

I managed to run for 20 minutes and then mapped it out - 2.5 kms. Not bad! I hope to work up to a longer distance at a fast, consistent speed. I think I'll start using the gym at work during the lunch hours as the days grow colder. But for now, I'll enjoy the outdoors and cement terrain.

🌴🌴🏁🏁🏁🌴🌴

Bootcamp - Day 4/5

I did Bootcamp at lunch today!

We did Bootcamp games, to be exact. I liked the spin they put on it because we got into teams and got into competition mode!

Our team (blue) tied with the red team before we had to do a tug of war tie-breaker. Then we lost. But we did pretty well because we only had 4 people on our team and everyone else had 5! Not bad for 2nd place.

I'm glad I signed up for this because it forced me to do more upper body challenges. Otherwise, I'm all good with lower body/legs and core strength. Just gotta keep working on all target areas.

I'll count yesterday (Day 4) as my "rest" day since I had a stomach ache and did not have the ability to get into a workout. Looking forward to next week!

This is where we did Bootcamp. Best view of the city. We are so lucky!

...sting like a bee - Day 3

It is at a "feels like 30C" temperature at 10:00 p.m. I don't know how I even did this workout...!

"Beach Legs" was a great focus for today. I felt the muscles tear a lot with these sets. Definitely hurts/stings like a bee. So let the fat covert to more muscle!!!

My goal is to get a higher/toned butt and this helped to build the muscle underneath to push everything up. And I like the squats so the muscles tame my hips!

I also did 5 minutes of booty rockin' from Shaun T. It was hard. But I like that he does pulses. Seems effective!

Now, time for sleep. Lame...!

Float like a butterfly... - Day 2

I am currently dripping sweat. Feels like I'm in a sauna/furnace!

Got a late start to the workout. It was too hot after work to do anything, so this was the only logical time to begin. 

I did "Box Smart" which had a lot of side-to-side sets. Perfect for toning my hips! Feels good! Lots of leg work. I felt inspired by Muhammad Ali throughout. 

The newest: a friend at work passed on info that there are free Bootcamp classes from now till end of August every Friday at lunch, so I will be adding this weekly routine to my workouts! Very excited, but also very scared. But it will be worth it. I don't care if I'm still fat or don't lose any weight. I just want to be rock hard and not have any flab jiggling on the beach this summer!

And with that, I shall collapse. 

Return of the Mac - Day 1

In order to motivate myself to look better (half) naked, I am challenging myself to workout 6 out of 7 days a week until the end of August.

Today, I went back to beginner mode in the "Get Lean" category. I went for the Sweat and Shape workout to target all areas of my body.

Today was a little surprising. Being that we did a successful run at the Spartan Sprint last weekend, I thought I was more fit than how I feel right now. It hurts!

I could really feel my legs had lost their strength and my upper body is lacking as was usual. I am definitely going to feel the effects of this workout come tomorrow afternoon.

For now, I'm just glad I got back into the groove. My main target areas are abs and legs. However, after the Iggy Azalea concert last night, I don't mind rocking a toned badunkadunk!

4 out 5 stars!

Yoga Toning - Day 40

I remember doing this workout before and finding it difficult.

Today, it was a much better effort. I managed to do all of the poses, even the Crow pose for 2 seconds.

I had to remind myself to be aware of all the muscles I should be flexing in each pose, but it was good when I focused.

Next time, I will push to last throughout all poses!

15 minutes and 4 stars!

DIVA Class #1

It was good to get back in this class since the initial "preview" class in March.

Although it was not as difficult of a workout, it was a good challenge to work up a sweat. We did body isolations, diva walk, hip hop and choreographed steps.

Did some moves to Ciara's "Like A Boy" and it was fun. Looking forward to next week's class...!