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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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Weekly Workouts + Inspiration

This is one of my favorite quotes.

“With malice towards none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right… let us strive… to do all which may achieve and cherish a just, and a lasting peace, among ourselves, and with all nations.”

–Abraham Lincoln, Second Inaugural Address, Saturday, March 4, 1865

Workouts For Last Week

Monday, 1/16: slim & sleek, fast (45 minutes); loooots of walking (meandering for 3-4 hours)
Tuesday, 1/17: ~2 miles walking
Wednesday, 1/18: teach yoga @ lunch (45 minutes); ~1 mile walk
Thursday, 1/19: Ashtanga workshop (2 hours); teach yoga @ lunch (50 minutes); ~1 mile walk
Friday, 1/20: nothing 🙁 feeling sick
Saturday, 1/21: Yin Yang yoga (90 minutes), ~2 miles walking
Sunday, 1/22: ~3 miles walking

What exercise have you been doing lately?

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Weekend Link Love – 08.28.2011

It’s been a while since I did one of these… But first an update: NYC is recovering from the hurricane (Irene) that passed through last night. To be honest, not much happened in Manhattan. I think the major damage occurred in the outer boroughs (poor Staten Island) and New Jersey (my mom is without power and water). Our power didn’t even flicker. On the plus side, I did have a mini Reese’s cup yesterday that I got at the hardware store. I love these things.

Our weekend went well. We mostly hung out with our neighbors (friends) and ate good food together. A few of us like to cook and all of us like to eat. This morning I went for a run (a little over 3 miles) after not having run for ages (at least 1.5 years?). It felt great. The subways are still not running so we can only get to places on foot (…or taxi). They probably won’t be running for the morning commute tomorrow so I plan on walking.

After my run this morning (err, afternoon) I did some yoga stretching and took a nice shower. Then we ate brunch together (6 of us) – bacon, eggs with homegrown jalapeno, homemade bread, and some various pastries. (If I didn’t mention it already, we moved into a building where our friends live – so we hang out a lot. Just like college, and it’s great.)

Weekend Link Love – Health & Food

Totally Random Link Love

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How was your weekend? I hope anyone who was in Irene’s path is okay!
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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?