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ZWOW!

Zuzana is back. I used to do her workouts when she was on Bodyrock but they got a new girl (who is not as classy as Zuzka).

She has been back for a few weeks but I only just got around to doing one of her workouts tonight. This workout was:

  • Split squat jumps (in lunge position, jump up and down X times on one leg; then switch to other side)
  • Single leg lunges with back foot on a chair (X times on one leg; then switch to the other side)
  • Superman pushups (do a pushup, but come down to the floor and do a superman, then another pushup, floor, superman, etc…)
  • Skaters

It was a pyramid scheme where you go through the rounds and do 5 reps, then 10, then 15, then 10, and finally 5 again. I just did it along with Zuzana and if I finished ahead of her I did jumping jacks. This workout took me about 18.5 minutes.

Here is me afterwards, sweaty face and all:

I definitely would like to build up some more tone, but I have stayed in shape from all the yoga. I can do pushups better than ever before.

And here is how I fueled up afterwards:

Roasted (no oil) kabocha and butternut squash. I stuck them in the oven at 475F right before I started the workout and they were ready 25 minutes later. I snapped the pic using this awesome app I just found called The Eatery. You take a picture of your food and other people judge whether it’s healthy or not.

So far for the week my other workouts have been…

  • Monday – off (as planned)
  • Tuesday – 3.75 miles running/incline walking (on treadmill)
  • Wednesday – 1.5 miles walking (on my lunch hour) + some additional walking after work (1 mile or so) = 2.5 miles total
  • Thursday (today) – 1ish mile walk at lunch, and the ZWOW I just finished.

What are your workouts of the week? Have you done a ZWOW yet?

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Manhattan Mornings & Walking Routines

Sometimes I walk along Central Park in the morning before work, and this is what I see.

The view up the east side of Central Park

The view down a side street (72nd or something) from the park

I think I prefer walking to all other exercise. BodyRock was a good experiment, but I only stuck with it about 2 weeks. I just like walking better, and too much intensity is not fun for me. BodyRock is a great workout if you are into that kind of thing though.

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What did you do this weekend?

On Friday night I had a dinner party and had people over, yesterday I got a facial and then spent the day with various friends, and today I will probably be spending the day with friends and running some errands. Friends are the best part of living in New York.

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Weekend Link Love – 07.17.2011

Food & Health Links

Life Links (err, images…)

Source

What I Did This Weekend

  • Sacred Chow (Saturday lunch)
  • Chelsea Market (Chelsea Thai for dinner)
  • Ping Pong @ Fat Cats
  • Looooots of walking (Saturday and Sunday)
  • Apartment hunting (Sunday)
  • Aroma Espresso Bar (Sunday lunch)
  • Family-style dinner @ a friend’s (smoked ribs, mac and cheese, mashed potatoes; cream puffs and fruit for dessert!)
Sacred Chow brunch pictures… (from this time and this time)
^Scramble^
^Breakfast Sandwich^
^Big Beautiful Salad^

How was your weekend?

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Work It Out Wednesday! Yoga + BodyRock + Walk

Work It Out Wednesday

Last week I shared my workouts with you and now I’m doing it again. This week looks a wee bit different than last week though! The first couple days I BodyRocked but the next were more yoga and walking-centric. I am in a yoga groove again.

Wednesday, 7/6

  • Walk home from dinner (@ Candle79) – 1 mile
  • Abs workout from BodyRock – 11:20 time challenge, and then my reps for the interval training were: High Knees – 74, 58, 67, 70; Pendulums: 40, 38, 41, 42

Thursday, 7/6

  • BodyRock Cardio Legs & Core (~15 minutes if I remember correctly)
  • Jumping jacks (just regular): 30, 32, 34, 34, 34, 34, 35, 35, 35 = 303 total
  • Dead lift (right): 10, 9, 8, 9, 9, 12, 10, 9, 9 = 85 total
  • Dead lift (left): 10, 9, 9, 9, 10, 10, 10, 9, 9 = 85 total
  • Jump lunge: 24, 23, 24, 23, 21, 21, 19, 18, 16 = 189 total

Notes: Used a backpack with weights and books in it as the sandbag. Maybe 10-15 pounds.

Friday, 7/8

  • BR’s Sexy Summer Body Workout… (This was really good – took <22 minutes)
  1. Prisoner Squat and Front Kick – 22
  2. One Leg Elevated Push Up – Switching legs – 16
  3. Bicycle – 36
  4. One Leg Dead Lift (right) – 16
  5. One Leg Dead Lift (left) – 16
  6. Tricep dip (assisted) – 16
  7. Side Lunge Jump (right) – 22
  8. Side Lunge Jump (left) – 22
  9. Pull Up (assisted) – 7
  10. Get Up – 11
  11. Side Crunch (left) – 21
  12. Side Crunch (right) – 20
  13. Dive Bombers (on knees) – 10
  14. Jump Lunges – 26
  15. Knee Tucks – 58
  16. Pike Press – 14
  17. Knee Raises – 17
  18. Reverse Push Up – 12
  19. Side Knee Raises on Dip Station – 24
  20. Santana Push Up – 10

Saturday, 7/9

  • Yoga for Weight Loss #2 (45 minutes) from YogaDownload
  • Decent amount of walking (at least 2-3 miles)

Sunday, 7/10

  •  2 mile walk + sailing (I didn’t do much at sailing! Bobby steered most of the time. I lazed around reading.)

Monday, 7/11

  • Yoga for Weight Loss #2 (first 30 minutes of the 60 minute routine) from YogaDownload
  • 30 block walk

Tuesday, 7/12

  • Yoga for Weight Loss #2 (second 30 minutes of the 60 minute routine) from YogaDownload
  • 2.2 mile walk (to and from dinner @ Good Health)

Today (Wednesday, 7/13)

  • Detox Yoga #2 (30 minutes) from YogaDownload
  • Tonight – hopefully a walk!

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The last week has been really hot here in NYC so maybe that is why I’m going with more relaxing exercise like yoga flows over the hardcore BodyRock stuff. I will admit though, the Weight Loss Yoga is a pretty killer workout. Lots of flow + lots of stretch = lots of my favorite kind of yoga.

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What have you done this week?

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A Week of Moving – Rocking and Walking

I thought I would share my workouts from the last week with you all today.

Tuesday, 6/28

  • BodyRock (BR) 360 Rep Badass Workout

Wednesday, 6/29

  • BR Wow Booty Workout…
  • 4 minutes of high knees
  • Time challenge: 8:20 (sandbag full body exercise)
  • 4 minutes of high knees

Thursday, 6/30

  • BR The Sexy Beast Workout…
  • Dynamic squats: 14, 14, 12, 12, 12, 11
  • Reverse pushup: 11, 11, 8, 7, 6, 8
  • Dive bombers: 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5 (on my knees)
  • Prisoner getup: 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5

Plus a walk to Trader Joe’s after work. ~1 mile.

Friday, 7/1

  • BR Booty Shaping Workout…
  • Pushups: 9,10,10,9,8,7
  • Squat-kick: 11,12,12,11,11,11
  • Knee-tuck: 12,12,14,15,15,15

Walk home from dinner – 2 miles.

Saturday, 7/2

  • BR Fierce Friday Workout…
  • My time: 14:48

Plus some walking (2 miles or so?).

Sunday, 7/3

  • (Active) rest day! So just walking. Maybe 2 miles (guess).

Monday, 7/4

Notes:

  • Most pushups on knees
  • A few squats (2nd round) with 35-pound weight (holy cow)
  • All pullups assisted
  • 2nd round of 2-minute plank took a few down-dog stretches

Plus a long walk (~2 miles).

Today (Tuesday, 7/5)

  • BR Transform Your Booty Workout…
  • High knees: 75, 72, 74, 74, 72, 72, 72, 72, 74 = 657 total
  • Squats (6 pounds): 12, 15, 14, 15, 14, 13, 13, 13, 14 = 123 total
  • Warmup: crossing arm swings, attitude leg swings (each leg), grok squat (30 seconds)
  • Cooldown: grok squat, pacing

Later – will probably do some walking.

How have you been moving this last week?