Spring cleaning

It is officially spring although you wouldn't know it by the weather here. I still cross country skied on Sunday and there was a lot of powdery fresh snow!

It is time for spring cleaning..and that includes my diet.  I was struggling yesterday in my workout and decided that my bad eating habits weren't helping.  I had a super fun weekend and ate and drank a lot.. and didn't sleep much. Well, I sure felt the consequences. It was super worth it, but now it's time to get back on track.  After the workout I went straight to the grocery store to get a big huge bunch of kale. I also got frozen berries, almond milk, carrots..anything healthy and delicious I could get my hands on. nom nom nom


Bring on the healthy eating.

My workouts have been inconsistent. I was sick for a few days and was slow to get back into a routine after. I have been a lot more slack, working out about once ever 2 days or so.  I have done a mix of skiing, conditioning, and squash..with a little running and spin sprinkled in. I want to add back some yoga and get back into daily workouts. Hopefully the weather warms up and I can start building up my runs again!

What are you doing to kick start spring?

Time to catch up

So the last time I posted something was over a month ago.

Let's recap. So I had started level two pole dancing, I had started my boxing and I had started my super stretch course. Since then I have completed my level two pole dancing course and my super stretch course. I have however started pole dancing level three and I completed a booty shake course this weekend.

Yes a booty shake course, it's exactly what it sounds like just way more dirty I thought I could learn some new clubbing moves I was wrong... these moves are for special people only :p

I've also continued with boxing (of course) it's still only me with a group of guys sometimes 3 sometimes 8 it varies... I have also finally gotten my boxing gloves. They're my babies and I LOVE THEM! 

I've also been trying to do sport every day for example :

Monday - Boxing
Tuesday - Gym Training
Wednesday - Gym Training (or my day off)
Thursday - Pole Dancing Level III (morning) and Boxing (evening)
Friday - Gym Training
Saturday - Gym Training (day off)
Sunday - Gym Training

I try to get at least 1-2 rest days in my schedule just because I do wake up super early every morning and am at work all day everyday so I don't do much for myself except for when I'm at the gym...

Hope to be posting some photos soon :) Oh today I went for a quick 6km run outside because the weather was so beautiful ! I couldn't have asked for a nicer day :)

How does your workout schedule look like?

About time...

So it's been a while since I've posted. I have been active though! So let's start:

When I got back from "Christmas Break" I went to the gym in the evenings, I then started boxing again on the 12. of January, sadly I wasn't able to make a couple of sessions and only went again last Thursday the 29. It was me against the world.. no not really but I was the only girl to 6 guys and I must say I held my head up high and kept up with the lot.

The last time I went for a run outside was January 20th, I felt like speedy gonzales going 5:23 per km and managing 5,5 km in 29 minutes. I then went for a run on the treadmill on the 25. since then nada. 

I have started pole dancing level two though and have been going to a super stretch course on thursday mornings from 7:00-8:00 am! eeeek

I must admit that i'm not feeling more flexible but I feel nice and pumped up ready for the day once the class is over :) I've signed up for Pole Dancing level 3 now as well which will be Thursday mornings from 8:30-9:45 right before work wohooo and then i'll have boxing in the evening. laaaaf it. Give it all or nothing right?!

I've also signed up for a booty shake course which should be fun unts unts unts. 

Oh right I've started drinking protein smoothies. I just use a normal hand mixer, almond milk and some chocolate flavoured protein powder, sometimes well 99% of the time I add peanut butter cuz I just can't get enough ;)

Btw I was in London and ran into an H&M, discovering their sports collection!!! It's amazing! I LOVE IT! I bought myself this long sleeved running top and used it the second I got back to Vie. It's light, comfortable, keeps one warm and doesn't cost the world. I highly recommend H&M sports products!! I've also discovered that they have a sports corner in Vie as well so I'm deffo hitting it up sometime this week. 

Time to get to my sunday workout session :) enjoy! xx

Dance Dance Revolution!

Wow thanks El for the new design for this blog it looks amazing!!

And despite my total blog slacking, January has been/ was actually a decent working out month!
My only real workout goal so far for 2015 has been to try something new and I already did...in the form of a cardio dance class!!

Total disclaimer, I look not one bit as coordinated/ put together as the ladies in this photo! As Katy can attest to, because bless her heart she tried it too...and we have actually sort of ( albeit drunkenly) agreed to go a second time, and possibly convinced someone else to go with us!!

I have more updates to share but will have to be when I'm more awake :)

Workout Update

I can't remember where I left off on here.. my workout schedule has gone something like this:

Mondays: Douvris

Tuesdays: JM workout video, sometimes a run on the treadmill

Wednesdays: Douvris, sometimes a workout video

Thursdays: Workout video or rest

Fridays: yoga or spin, and soccer

Sats: cross country ski (once), sometimes curling (is this exercise?)  douvris

Sundays: cross country ski

This past weekend I was in Boston. Friday and Saturday Claire and I did fitness blender workouts. It is so cool, its a husband/wife team of trainers and they have so many awesome and free videos. Claire is following an 8 week fat-loss for busy people program so we did the workouts in her plans. She kept telling me how cool the fitness blender site was and for some reason I hadn't wanted to try it, but now I really like it. It turns out my boss also does the same videos- ha!

Sunday we went to Health Works, what a  great gym!!

We did a trampoline class and it was a lot of fun.

Since I've been back:

Monday: Lazy Mclazierr , was tired and felt like I was getting sick, so rested

Tuesday: 5k treadmill run at lunch to get out of my slug mood, and squash at night- soo fun!! hadn't played in years.

Wed- today: this morning Tamara and I did a quiet cardio for apartment workout on fitness blender, which included "quiet burpies". Spoiler alert: they suck almost as much as loud burpies. Tongiht I am going to dourvris.

On the nutrition side, my "diet" has been absolutely atrocious, I need to start planning healthy, filling meals so I eat less junk.

How's everyone else doing? Making it through the winter ok?  

Travelling

I am sitting in the airport waiting for my plane to board to Boston and It is taking all my willpower not to go buy a muffin/donut/croissant/ who knows what at Tim Hortons! There is no reason for me to do it. I ate a half a bagel and half a yogurt on the way to the airport and now the banana i brought with. I am also sipping on a half coffee half french vanilla.. To keep me awake. Lots of halfs today..

There is just something about travling that makes me indulge (food) and splurge (spending). Am i the only one? 

I am sure i will eat lots of delicious unhealthy food, but will try to not start it out with a 500 calorie muffin before I even get on the plane :p 

what is worse..

 ..than doing 50 burpees as fast as possible for time at the beginning of a workout?

that's right..doing another 50 at the end! Aiiieee. I was in shock.

I was so sore from the workout last night that I was up at 3-4 am because I couldn't sleep I was so sore. Mostly my legs from so many thrusters, weighted squats and jump squats.

No pain no gain.