Time for a run or two..

So I haven't posted something in a while. I've been busy. Since my last post I ran a small 6km run called the "Frauen Fun Run" Ladies fun run .. managed to finish in a bit over 33 min, which I was proud of :) These ladies also always give out fantastic goodie bags, which are of course half the fun :D

Here are a couple of photos:

I wasn't too excited about running the race tbh because no one came with me and I thought I'd be a total loner. Turns out I was wrong. The race was fantastic over 2,000 women running & nordic walking through Viennas Prater. Before the run there was a great warm-up session hosted by the Big Smile Club. It was fantastic, I couldn't stop laughing but I joined in and loved every second of it :)

I also took part in a Hip Hop Pole fusion class which was great, something new also enjoyable sadly it was only a one time two hour course. I have however also signed up to Pole Dancing LVL IV ! EEEEEK I start next thursday ..

My cousins came to visit me as well. Of course we went to Parndorf one of Austrias shopping outlets and I bought a bunch of stuff at Nike.. naturally. 

Both E and I got matching rain jackets for running outside just because it was reduced from €80.- to €20.- and it's pink... who doesn't love pink? It sure as hell pimps my fitness wardrobe, which consists of mostly black, some grey and if you're lucky a couple of coloured shirts given to me by E.

Today I went for a fast 6,55km run wearing my new rain jacket I LOVED it! :) It drizzled a bit, but I didn't get wet waheeeey ! Successful buy? I think so :)

Here are a couple of photos of this fantastic pink jacket:

It has a great pocket in back, which I didn't use but could've stuffed with tissues or a hat ? 

The closest nike has to offer to the jacket online is this I guess..

My goal for the month is to get to my next milestone on nike.com, which is only 54 km away ;) 

Wish me luck! 

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

365/365

I hope everyone's been having a great time achieving their goals and having a wonderful holiday stuffing their faces, at least that's what I've been up to :)

I've been on holiday since last Tuesday the 23rd of December and have been doing quite well I must say, the first day Tuesday I went for an hour long walk, then I went for my first winter run on Friday the 26th my second on Sunday the 28th and my last yesterday Tuesday the 30th. Daily I've been doing the Ab challenge although I've decided to take on two days in one and do one day in the morning another in the evening. On the days I haven't been running I've been doing floor work, pushups, squats, weight lunges, jumping rope exercises and more :)

For the past two days however it has been snowing hardcore and I've had to go out multiple times a day to clear the driveway so I've been building up my arm strength through that :p

Anyway today I was scrolling through instagram and discovered that you can add photos to your nike runs ! HOW AWESOME IS THAT!??? 

So I obviously had to do this and here's what I came up with :) Wishing you all a lovely New Years! x

Since then

Since my last post a lot as happened over a week has passed !

So on Saturday I had my pole dancing it was great we learned this new move called the carousel and you're off the ground eeeek! 

Sunday I went to the gym and finally did some weights :) on Monday then I had my boxing which was insaneeeee! I had sore muscles for two days afterwards .. I was the only girl this week with five guys and managed to punch one in the tummy (hihi) anyway I took a photo of my knuckles after class so you could see how much work I put into punching :)

I couldn't bend my hands the next day... On Tuesday I went to the gym as well, I did a small warm up on the cross trainer (25min) and then did my weights . 

On Wednesday/Thursday and today I sadly didn't have time to go to the gym as I had an insane amount of work to do but I'll be going tomorrow as well as having pole dancing in the evening again :)

Even though I haven't been to the gym for three days I've been walking everywhere (as usual) and I've been trying to eat healthier :) 

Can't believe the 30 day challenge is already over I still think ill keep going... 

Better late then never..

This post is about yesterday! I was planning on writing something but got too busy at work and forgot about it.. You guys know how that is right?

Anyway yesterday morning I went to the gym managed to get up at 6:20 am for that yaaaay ! 

My outfit of the day was sponsored by my dear family aka Eleanore who got me both the top and bottom from lulu lemon ! I always feel so cool wearing the clothes from there as it doesn't exist in Vienna I get to be like "boyaaaa in your face" ;)

Anyway I did a 20 minute warmup on the cross trainer which was great I took a photo of that too :p

I then went on to do 100 squats, 10 minutes of jump rope, 50 leg lifts and 50 crunches ! 

Boy did my tummy buuuurn! 

On the way to work then I stopped by my favorite supermarket called Merkur on Hohermarkt (in Vienna) and bought myself this amazing green smoothie from true fruits!

It was the second smoothie I tried from them and I went back today to get the same one again! First off it's super healthy it's filled with matcha, ginger, kale, spinach, pear, banana and apple and it tastes great none the less!!! There also aren't any added sugars and the smoothie comes in a glass bottle meaning you can reuse it as something or recycle it ! 

I saw today that they have liter bottles as well! So getting one of those for the weekend at home :)

The back label of the bottle is also entertaining to read (yes I read those! My friend is a nutrishionist and since she always checks the sugar amounts and what not I've started doing that too) 

So if you can go buy this smoothie ! I'm sure it's something wholefoods would have :) so I just did a little research on true fruits and they give you a bunch of ideas as to what to do with the bottle once finished consuming ! You can use it for oil or salt or soy sauce or God knows what! Either way they give you the option to buy different lids on their website ... I love it! Have a read here: www.true-fruits.com

As for today I'm not going to the gym or doing anything sporty as matter of fact :)

Happy weekend :) 

Midweek Wednesday

So this week started out great, I had my usual Monday night boxing session with the usual 20 minutes of jump rope. At the end of the class my trainer complemented me on looking like a professional I was so happy ! 

Today I went to the gym in the morning and completed my once a week run! The second I got on the treadmill my shins started burning, this probably has something to do with the mega long running warm up I had on Monday as everyone was late -.- anyway the longer I ran the less painful it felt so I managed to keep on going for quite a while and completed a run of 11km in 1:01:11 or something ! This is what my Nike app says on the treadmill I did 10,5km at the end and burned 750 calories whereas on the app I only burned 640... I don't know which one to trust but either way I'm happy with my results!

 

My shirt was soaked after the run, which I've come to appreciate as it shows that you've really gotten something done :)

(Yes I did just post a photo of my sweaty shirt :p) time to get motivated !

Happy goal keeping!