Workout Descriptions
More Tabata & Abs
“You can’t get much done in life if you only work on the days when you feel good.” ~Jerry West My left leg was still tight this morning, but after I took Trey for a walk it started loosing up so I figured I might as well get my butt to the gym and do […]
Tabata training…
Since the aim is to increase my cardio and I went pretty hard yesterday, today’s workout was a series of Tabata exercises followed by a half-hour swim. I read the Men’s Health article showing a few Tabata options the other day so I thought I’d try it out. Danny was up for it as well […]
Got my butt kicked…
I went to the gym today and tried a Nike Training workout. I knew I wouldn’t be able to do the most advanced one but figured I could do a 45 minute workout…I’ve been working out doing yoga and swimming but not much cardio and today it showed…I was out of breath, struggling to keep […]
Moon Salutation…
I had a request from a student in my yoga class for the Moon Salutation. Thought of as the opposite to the Sun Salutation, I have to admit that I hadn’t done it in a very long time and had to look it up again to remind myself of the sequence. As I read more […]
Laughter Yoga…
“Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.” ~Victor Borge As part of team building at work, we had Laughter Yoga. I had never heard of Laughter Yoga before, but I have heard that laughter can boost the immune system and helps relieve stress. Having done yoga for many years, I was very intrigued to see how laughter […]
Back from vacation…
“No man needs a vacation so much as the person who has just had one.” ~Elbert Hubbard My week long vacation in Cuba was awesome! I had all the best intentions to train there, I brought workout clothes, my iPhone to run to, my workout schedule…I was ready and pumped! Day 1 I went for […]
Spinning away…
“A vacation is having nothing to do and all day to do it in.” -Robert Orben After my 10km run on Sunday, I did a yoga class yesterday and I taught spinning and yoga tonight. It’s only my 4th week teaching spinning so the people in my class are still relatively new to spinning. As […]
Slim Effect…
Today’s workout was picked by Cris, my Nike Training Club guru. It’s the last 30 minute workout in the Intermediate Series of Get Lean and it was pretty tough! By the end of it we were counting down by 10 reps, trying to wipe the sweat from our eyes and resorting to swearing! Here were […]
Back at it…
“The will to win means nothing without the will to prepare.” – Juma Ikangaa, Tanzanian marathoner After my 3 crazy workout day on Tuesday, my hamstrings were screaming at me yesterday so I took the day off. This morning, I was adamant to get back into it so I went to the gym. Having arrived […]
Full body workout…
Since I couldn’t get to the gym to do weights today, I did the Fast and Fierce, Nike App workout again to see how I found it this time. It’s a 45 minute full body workout with exercises ranging from 30 seconds – 2 minutes in length. Here’s how it went: 1 minute light jog […]
Yes, I’m stubborn…
I was supposed to run today but since I was home with Trey, I didn’t want to take him on a 10km run with me as he can’t maintain my pace. Instead, I went back to the Insanity workout I did a few weeks ago to try it again…the Max Interval Circuit video, AKA 60 […]
With a little help…
“Success in anything seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes but don’t quit. They hang on after others have let go.” – Unknown Today was a tough one…my schedule was thrown off as I wasn’t able to workout in the morning and I didn’t have time to go to […]
Triple workout…
I was planning to go for a light run yesterday but the wind warning in Toronto was a little much and I didn’t feel like risking an obstacle course of broken branches and garbage cans …although that might have been great training for Tough Mudder… So instead, I woke up early today to do a […]
The 3 minute plank….
Since I asked for new ab workouts to challenge me, CultFit (an amazing blogger that I suggest you start to follow) gave me an ab test to try out yesterday to see where I stack. His instructions: The Test: Hinge, Walk Out to a High Push Up Plank…Feet together, Hinge, Walk your Hands out to […]
Core synergistics…
“You can’t keep a good man down — or an over affectionate dog.” -Anonymous My soccer game last night went pretty well, my legs felt good, my cardio was up, I even scored 3 goals, which is the most I’ve scored in one game all season. It was the last game of the indoor league […]
Insanity…
“Insanity is knowing that what you’re doing is completely idiotic, but still, somehow, you just can’t stop it.” – Elizabeth Wurtzel I’ve decided to take it a bit easier this week and do less pounding on the pavement in preparation for my 10km run on Sunday…I want to make sure that nothing’s tight, pulling or […]
Visit to the chiropractor…
“The art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.” -Voltaire Today was a pretty crazy day. I took up my friend Julia on her offer to treat me, she’s in her 4th year of study at the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College in Toronto. She told me the first session would […]
Fast and fierce…
“Spirit … has fifty times the strength and staying power of brawn and muscle.” – Unknown I decided to take it easy today to give my quad a break so instead of going for a jog I tried a workout from the Nike Training app, recommended to me by my friend Cristina. It’s free from […]
Weights, upper body…
I’m still going to be keeping the same principles in mind as my original workout, I’ll be doing 2 sets of everything, quick reps with minimal rest in between to increase my stamina and endurance. I’ll start with one set of each group of exercises and then repeating a second set before I move onto […]
Bikram yoga…
Bikram Yoga is a series of 26 postures repeated twice during the 90 minute class…in a room set at 40 degrees Celsius (105 degrees Fahrenheit) basically a sauna! You’ll need to bring a yoga mat, large towel to cover the mat, large bottle of water and as little clothing as possible! Be prepared to sweat […]
