Hey everyone!
I started feeling a little bit symptomatic last night after dinner - dry throat, stuffy nose etc.. So I finished up my cleaning and laundry, drank a big cup of garlic (anti viral) honey (general anti microbial) lemon (Vit. C immune booster) tea and passed out. I woke up this morning naturally at 9:30 with the dry throat relieved, and the nose is more drippy now. I feel so much better already. I have consumed another cup of the tea, and will be effectively giving myself a low grade fever by doing a BodyRock workout a bit later. (Fever = best way for your body to KILL KILL KILL pathogens)
I use the word symptomatic and not sick for a reason. Sick people have recurring symptoms for weeks months years. Symptomatic people have bodies that are reacting and responding to the a stimulus or non-self the way they're supposed to. I am actually very well, thank you, and am supporting my natural ability to fight off crap by bolstering my immune system. A well functioning immune system will kill off sneezy sniffly bullshit faster than anything else.
Anyway, the workout of the day is
Red Hot Workout (revisited)
8 min abs
Now. Back to bed and tea. Then when I wake up, MKBBF will be here. Thank. GOD. I haven't been consciously miserable without him here, it's more that I just don't function as well on a physiological level when he's gone. Sleep and digestion are what are usually most affected. So he'll be here, then I'm going to pack and we're going to head out for my favorite place on Earth - New England!
ROCK!
Showing posts with label Wellness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wellness. Show all posts
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Friday, March 11, 2011
Been busy and have LOTS of news!
Hey everyone!
Long time, no see. Sincerest apologies for my garbagey blogging attempts lately. Turns out these entries take more time than I thought.
I have also admittedly been less than committed to my home workouts. FOR. SHAME.
I have been going climbing though and I did spend the earlier part of this week on the road, which made it difficult.
BIG NEWS 1:
I GOT A NEW CAR! I am not really one for a flashy car. Or flashy anything. My favorite cars are ones that look totally normal on the outside and are knock your socks off nice on the inside. My first car (the one I drove until about 4 days ago) was a 1999 Jeep Cherokee Limited. So from the outside looked like your generic All American box on wheels, but inside had a killer two tone leather interior and a good deal of wood panelling.
I wanted the same general idea for my new car - a nice but not flashy car with a great interior, switch to a manual transmission, and better gas mileage. Those parameters along with the necessity of AWD landed me in Subaru Outback territory. Unfortunately, finding a Subaru Outback Limited with a manual transmission that is NOT turbo (premium gas? no thanks) and less than 55K miles (I like to keep cars for 10 years) is next to impossible. But I did. The downside was that my dad and I had to drive all the way to East Texas to pick it up and then drive it all the way home (which I, realistically was happy to do :) ). Moral of the story is, my dad is easily the most generous person I know with both money and time and willingness to involve himself in what could have been a logistical nightmare.
Turned out not to be a nightmare. And the car is beautiful. My favorite parts are: how smoothly it runs, leather seats with seat warmers, and an EPIC sunroof. The car itself is also really big, 18 inches longer than my Jeep, but to drive it is more like a Honda. It has a great balance of agile handling and cushy suspension. Also, because the space behind the back seat is so huge, both dogs can be back there behind the partition comfortably without my having to deal with them tromping all over the seats. Win!
Here are a few photos:
Drivers Side
Radio controls and such.
Front seat from the other side.
Sunroof goes all the way over the backseat. Awesome. With the roof closed and the cover open, it feels like driving outside, except it's quiet and peaceful :).
Blocked MKBDad's face out because I didn't ask his permission to put it on here. Oh, and yes. It was overcast. And yes, my eyes are pale blue. So yes, I was squinting in the photo like a 5 year old :).
So jazzed here, so thumbs up photo of me in drivers seat HAD to happen. Again, squinting. And asymmetrically, too hah.
BIG NEWS 2:
I GOT A JOB! I got a job doing marketing and community outreach at one of the largest chiropractic practices in the state of Georgia. I start next week and I could not be more excited to combine my existing skill(z) with the message of wholesome/natural wellness. WOOHOO!
The workout for today is the one I set out to do in my last post but never completed, because MKBBF and I decided to go climbing last minute instead.
As a refresher:
The Trainer Who Loved Me Workout (revisited)
Then:
5 rounds of 10 seconds rest 20 seconds maximum effort skipping
50 Sasha Swings for time
x2 rounds
So I've got: a staggeringly generous dad, a loving boyfriend, 2 smooshy face dogs, a sweet car, a job that means something to me, and academic success.
Damn. I am SO. Lucky.
ROCK!
*******UPDATE*******
I completed The Trainer Who Loved Me workout in 27:37 with all unmodified exercises and pushups. The first time I did this workout took 33:43.
SWEET
Long time, no see. Sincerest apologies for my garbagey blogging attempts lately. Turns out these entries take more time than I thought.
I have also admittedly been less than committed to my home workouts. FOR. SHAME.
I have been going climbing though and I did spend the earlier part of this week on the road, which made it difficult.
BIG NEWS 1:
I GOT A NEW CAR! I am not really one for a flashy car. Or flashy anything. My favorite cars are ones that look totally normal on the outside and are knock your socks off nice on the inside. My first car (the one I drove until about 4 days ago) was a 1999 Jeep Cherokee Limited. So from the outside looked like your generic All American box on wheels, but inside had a killer two tone leather interior and a good deal of wood panelling.
I wanted the same general idea for my new car - a nice but not flashy car with a great interior, switch to a manual transmission, and better gas mileage. Those parameters along with the necessity of AWD landed me in Subaru Outback territory. Unfortunately, finding a Subaru Outback Limited with a manual transmission that is NOT turbo (premium gas? no thanks) and less than 55K miles (I like to keep cars for 10 years) is next to impossible. But I did. The downside was that my dad and I had to drive all the way to East Texas to pick it up and then drive it all the way home (which I, realistically was happy to do :) ). Moral of the story is, my dad is easily the most generous person I know with both money and time and willingness to involve himself in what could have been a logistical nightmare.
Turned out not to be a nightmare. And the car is beautiful. My favorite parts are: how smoothly it runs, leather seats with seat warmers, and an EPIC sunroof. The car itself is also really big, 18 inches longer than my Jeep, but to drive it is more like a Honda. It has a great balance of agile handling and cushy suspension. Also, because the space behind the back seat is so huge, both dogs can be back there behind the partition comfortably without my having to deal with them tromping all over the seats. Win!
Here are a few photos:
Drivers SideRadio controls and such.Front seat from the other side.Sunroof goes all the way over the backseat. Awesome. With the roof closed and the cover open, it feels like driving outside, except it's quiet and peaceful :).
Blocked MKBDad's face out because I didn't ask his permission to put it on here. Oh, and yes. It was overcast. And yes, my eyes are pale blue. So yes, I was squinting in the photo like a 5 year old :).
So jazzed here, so thumbs up photo of me in drivers seat HAD to happen. Again, squinting. And asymmetrically, too hah.BIG NEWS 2:
I GOT A JOB! I got a job doing marketing and community outreach at one of the largest chiropractic practices in the state of Georgia. I start next week and I could not be more excited to combine my existing skill(z) with the message of wholesome/natural wellness. WOOHOO!
The workout for today is the one I set out to do in my last post but never completed, because MKBBF and I decided to go climbing last minute instead.
As a refresher:
The Trainer Who Loved Me Workout (revisited)
Then:
5 rounds of 10 seconds rest 20 seconds maximum effort skipping
50 Sasha Swings for time
x2 rounds
So I've got: a staggeringly generous dad, a loving boyfriend, 2 smooshy face dogs, a sweet car, a job that means something to me, and academic success.
Damn. I am SO. Lucky.
ROCK!
*******UPDATE*******
I completed The Trainer Who Loved Me workout in 27:37 with all unmodified exercises and pushups. The first time I did this workout took 33:43.
SWEET
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Pitiful blogging week!
Hey everyone!
Sorry for being MIA for the last few days, life has thrown me kind of a huge curveball. I'll just say I have a very small highly localized cluster of abnormally dividing cells. The doctor said in 90% of cases it's totally reversable and the immune system squashes it. But I'm not messing around with it. I'm going to kill it mother fucking DEAD. So I'm having to really turn my life on it's head by sleeping A LOT. RELAXING. And last but certainly not least, super alkalizing my diet and upping my intake of anti-oxidants. Abnormally dividing cells can't survive in a pH above 8, so the goal is to eat foods that have a net alkaline effect on the blood and cut those which have a net acidic effect.
Basically, I am having to go to an end point on the continuum of healthy eating and cut out all of my favorite treats. Things that are alkaline are raw fruits and veggies, some cooked fruits and veggies, coconut milk and oil, flax seed and flaxseed oil, and almonds. Meats, any other high fat food (nuts/oils) besides the ones I just listed, fish, and COFFEE all cause the blood to be more acidic. Egg whites and shellfish are the least acid causing sources of protein so I'll have my three egg whites every day, and maybe a few scallops or shrimp here and there.
The thing that sucks the most is the coffee and the lack of bananas. Switching from yummy flavorful organic super dark roast black coffee to plain GREEN TEA is just not okay. I have to use three tea bags and let them steep for 5 minutes to make it taste like anything at all! BLECH. But it's full of anti-oxidants so I'll be choking that down once a day indefinitely. Bananas are indeed a fruit I'd eat raw and they are alkalizing, but they are also SUPER high on the glycemic index scale. Seems like it'd be a net of zero by contributing a good thing to the blood alkalinity, but giving the bad cells the sugar they feed on. So I'm skipping them for now.
Okay, so onto the workouts I've been doing. I got the news Wednesday, and had already done my workout, but I spent the better part of the day off and on sobbing.
Thursday I woke up and EVERYTHING hurt. Especially my head. And knees. And chest. And stomach. And eyes. Okay, so everything especially hurt hah. That is what acute stress will do. MKBBF ordered me to relax and drink some tea and take the day off from exercise since I had pretty clearly already put my body through the ringer. I obliged, guiltily.
The thing is, the guilt of not working out did not outweigh the potential injury I faced if I had half- assed it and done the exercises with poor form. Also, it was a good opportunity to allow my knees to right themselves. Going on Injured Reserve and being out for two weeks would have put a much greater damper on my training than allowing myself the rest day.
For the next couple of weeks I'm going to take it easy, and get back to the first workout strategy I used when I started to get in really good shape and see excellent results.
Short. SUPER Intense. Interval. Workouts. Did I mention short? They're short.
Here's what I did yesterday:
Survivor Workout
20 rounds of 10 seconds rest 20 seconds maximum effort jump roping.
Total time: 25 minutes
Survivor Workout Score:
Backward Lunge and Kick Up
L) 27/25
R) 25/25
1 Arm Press Up
11/12
2 Kick Ups and Breakdance Push Up
7/7
Pike Jump and Squat Jump
9/9
One Leg Squat and Jump Tuck Max Reps in 5 minutes:
40
Today I did:
10 rounds of 10 seconds rest 20 seconds max effort jump roping
On The Floor Abs Challenge
10 rounds of 10 seconds rest 20 seconds max effort jump roping
20 In Outs, 20 Squats, 20 Lunge Pulses (each leg) x5 rounds for time.
Scores:
On the Floor Abs Challenge: 8 sets - 160 mountain climbers 160 leg raise to toe touch
Time Challenge: 8:24
Total Workout Time: 26:24
Okay, hope you guys are all doing well, I'll be back on the daily wagon tomorrow.
ROCK!
Sorry for being MIA for the last few days, life has thrown me kind of a huge curveball. I'll just say I have a very small highly localized cluster of abnormally dividing cells. The doctor said in 90% of cases it's totally reversable and the immune system squashes it. But I'm not messing around with it. I'm going to kill it mother fucking DEAD. So I'm having to really turn my life on it's head by sleeping A LOT. RELAXING. And last but certainly not least, super alkalizing my diet and upping my intake of anti-oxidants. Abnormally dividing cells can't survive in a pH above 8, so the goal is to eat foods that have a net alkaline effect on the blood and cut those which have a net acidic effect.
Basically, I am having to go to an end point on the continuum of healthy eating and cut out all of my favorite treats. Things that are alkaline are raw fruits and veggies, some cooked fruits and veggies, coconut milk and oil, flax seed and flaxseed oil, and almonds. Meats, any other high fat food (nuts/oils) besides the ones I just listed, fish, and COFFEE all cause the blood to be more acidic. Egg whites and shellfish are the least acid causing sources of protein so I'll have my three egg whites every day, and maybe a few scallops or shrimp here and there.
The thing that sucks the most is the coffee and the lack of bananas. Switching from yummy flavorful organic super dark roast black coffee to plain GREEN TEA is just not okay. I have to use three tea bags and let them steep for 5 minutes to make it taste like anything at all! BLECH. But it's full of anti-oxidants so I'll be choking that down once a day indefinitely. Bananas are indeed a fruit I'd eat raw and they are alkalizing, but they are also SUPER high on the glycemic index scale. Seems like it'd be a net of zero by contributing a good thing to the blood alkalinity, but giving the bad cells the sugar they feed on. So I'm skipping them for now.
Okay, so onto the workouts I've been doing. I got the news Wednesday, and had already done my workout, but I spent the better part of the day off and on sobbing.
Thursday I woke up and EVERYTHING hurt. Especially my head. And knees. And chest. And stomach. And eyes. Okay, so everything especially hurt hah. That is what acute stress will do. MKBBF ordered me to relax and drink some tea and take the day off from exercise since I had pretty clearly already put my body through the ringer. I obliged, guiltily.
The thing is, the guilt of not working out did not outweigh the potential injury I faced if I had half- assed it and done the exercises with poor form. Also, it was a good opportunity to allow my knees to right themselves. Going on Injured Reserve and being out for two weeks would have put a much greater damper on my training than allowing myself the rest day.
For the next couple of weeks I'm going to take it easy, and get back to the first workout strategy I used when I started to get in really good shape and see excellent results.
Short. SUPER Intense. Interval. Workouts. Did I mention short? They're short.
Here's what I did yesterday:
Survivor Workout
20 rounds of 10 seconds rest 20 seconds maximum effort jump roping.
Total time: 25 minutes
Survivor Workout Score:
Backward Lunge and Kick Up
L) 27/25
R) 25/25
1 Arm Press Up
11/12
2 Kick Ups and Breakdance Push Up
7/7
Pike Jump and Squat Jump
9/9
One Leg Squat and Jump Tuck Max Reps in 5 minutes:
40
Today I did:
10 rounds of 10 seconds rest 20 seconds max effort jump roping
On The Floor Abs Challenge
10 rounds of 10 seconds rest 20 seconds max effort jump roping
20 In Outs, 20 Squats, 20 Lunge Pulses (each leg) x5 rounds for time.
Scores:
On the Floor Abs Challenge: 8 sets - 160 mountain climbers 160 leg raise to toe touch
Time Challenge: 8:24
Total Workout Time: 26:24
Okay, hope you guys are all doing well, I'll be back on the daily wagon tomorrow.
ROCK!
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Work it out Wednesday
Hey everybody!
Woke up this morning stoked on yesterday's victory and ready to push it for an intense workout.
My Scores:
Quantum of Sweat Workout (old scores in parentheses)
1 leg skipping L - 49/34 (39/26)
Roll Over Commando Push Up - 8/9 (7/8)
1 leg skipping R - 55/41 (39/34)
Low Rope Jack - 26/26 (23/25)
Reverse Push Up and Kick Up - 16/16 (17/16)
Low Rope Jack - 27/28 (21/25)
Reverse Push Up and Kick Up - 16/14 (15/12)
No Fear Exercise Challenge Score:
46
Then I did 8 minute abs.
Then MKBBF and I headed to J. Christopher's for some omelette action :).
I have a biochem test that gets out at 4:30 so I'll be doing one workout and cramming for that beast.
Workout of the Day:
Quantum of Sweat Workout
No Fear Exercise Challenge
Ab Annihilator
Also, I am on day 16 of being totally sugar free (of natural sweeteners no honey no maple syrup etc. - still eat all the fresh organic fruit and veggies I want) and table salt free. By that I mean I haven't added salt to food for cooking or after it's been prepared as a seasoning - for over two weeks! This may not seem like a big deal, but I'm from Texas, remember that.
I started to realize I was plateauing in my efforts to clean up my diet, and was missing two HUGE parts - natural sugar is STILL sugar, and salt which everyone knows will kill you where you stand. Then about a week into the sugar free thing I realized I was cracking out on raisins because they were filling that sweet void. So I cut them out too. No big deal, I just stopped buying them. Now I'm on day 8 of being dried fruit free as well. Pretty awesome.
I'm not sure I can say I have tons more energy like I could when I cut out the grains and dairy, but maybe my body hasn't acclimated yet. Either way, I'm not MORE tired, and I'm doing myself a great service in the long run, so I'm going to stick with it.
Also, I've noticed I'm much more able to taste the natural and subtle nuances of food when I'm not blanketing it with salt. Real Food. All by itself. Tastes GOOD! Who knew?!
ROCK!
*******UPDATE*******
My biochem test screamed for mercy. I destroyed it anyway.
:D
Woke up this morning stoked on yesterday's victory and ready to push it for an intense workout.
My Scores:
Quantum of Sweat Workout (old scores in parentheses)
1 leg skipping L - 49/34 (39/26)
Roll Over Commando Push Up - 8/9 (7/8)
1 leg skipping R - 55/41 (39/34)
Low Rope Jack - 26/26 (23/25)
Reverse Push Up and Kick Up - 16/16 (17/16)
Low Rope Jack - 27/28 (21/25)
Reverse Push Up and Kick Up - 16/14 (15/12)
No Fear Exercise Challenge Score:
46
Then I did 8 minute abs.
Then MKBBF and I headed to J. Christopher's for some omelette action :).
I have a biochem test that gets out at 4:30 so I'll be doing one workout and cramming for that beast.
Workout of the Day:
Quantum of Sweat Workout
No Fear Exercise Challenge
Ab Annihilator
Also, I am on day 16 of being totally sugar free (of natural sweeteners no honey no maple syrup etc. - still eat all the fresh organic fruit and veggies I want) and table salt free. By that I mean I haven't added salt to food for cooking or after it's been prepared as a seasoning - for over two weeks! This may not seem like a big deal, but I'm from Texas, remember that.
I started to realize I was plateauing in my efforts to clean up my diet, and was missing two HUGE parts - natural sugar is STILL sugar, and salt which everyone knows will kill you where you stand. Then about a week into the sugar free thing I realized I was cracking out on raisins because they were filling that sweet void. So I cut them out too. No big deal, I just stopped buying them. Now I'm on day 8 of being dried fruit free as well. Pretty awesome.
I'm not sure I can say I have tons more energy like I could when I cut out the grains and dairy, but maybe my body hasn't acclimated yet. Either way, I'm not MORE tired, and I'm doing myself a great service in the long run, so I'm going to stick with it.
Also, I've noticed I'm much more able to taste the natural and subtle nuances of food when I'm not blanketing it with salt. Real Food. All by itself. Tastes GOOD! Who knew?!
ROCK!
*******UPDATE*******
My biochem test screamed for mercy. I destroyed it anyway.
:D
Wednesday, February 09, 2011
An Ordinary Week Day at Cocina MKB
Hey everybody! I wanted to share what I ate with you today, since it's not particularly fancy, doesn't involve recipes, and is a pretty good example of typical week day (read: no time) fare around here :).
Breakfast:
Handful of plain pecans
Banana
Organic Buzz Free Coffee (brewed in my awesome Bodum Travel French Press - one of my christmas gifts from MKBBF. He gives the BEST gifts - always so practical, which I adore :) )
Lunch: Happy Plate **
3 boiled eggs - whites only
1/3 avocado sliced
1/2 HUGE grapefruit sliced
2 carrots
Paleo hummus to dip carrots (raw cashews + lemon juice + water ----> Magic Bullet)
Dinner:
Roasted Butternut Squash
Grilled Eggplant (we have a non stick grill pan but you can use a non stick skillet)
Chicken Breast cooked in skillet using water instead of oil
My hope is that anyone that thinks it is quicker to grab something on the go, than it is to eat the food your body was designed to be fueled by, will see otherwise. Nothing is quicker than raw veggies and fruit - which is part of why they're what I eat for my quick meals of the day. I have heard a lot of "well, I don't want to have to cook everyday" push back. The great news is you don't have to! The only things you need to cook are meats. I suggest boiling a dozen eggs at the beginning of the week and eating a couple or three whites on the days you don't feel like cooking. The rest of your intake can come from raw veggies, fruits, and nuts. I realize this sounds ridiculous, but my point here is to illustrate that lack of desire to cook does not preclude a wellness diet, or satisfied hunger.
**Happy Plate = boiled eggs (I eat whites only - the taste of yolk makes my stomach turn- MKBBF likes the whole egg) + 3-4 raw things (1-2 sources of good fat are a must). The name came from the first time it was ever made. MKBBF wanted to handle breakfast one morning, and I needed to crank out my morning BodyRock session before we ate, so it was perfect. I sat down and he put a plate in front of me with a smiley face he made with the food. He put sliced kiwi as one eye, sliced avocado as the other, a small clump of raw almonds for the nose, the egg whites as the hair, and a half a banana for the mouth. And he called it a happy plate - so the name stuck (have I mentioned I love him?? seriously, he's the best.). The fact that eating raw nutrient dense food makes your body happy also is just a sweet side benefit of the name :).
ROCK!
Breakfast:
Handful of plain pecans
Banana
Organic Buzz Free Coffee (brewed in my awesome Bodum Travel French Press - one of my christmas gifts from MKBBF. He gives the BEST gifts - always so practical, which I adore :) )
Lunch: Happy Plate **
3 boiled eggs - whites only
1/3 avocado sliced
1/2 HUGE grapefruit sliced
2 carrots
Paleo hummus to dip carrots (raw cashews + lemon juice + water ----> Magic Bullet)
Dinner:
Roasted Butternut Squash
Grilled Eggplant (we have a non stick grill pan but you can use a non stick skillet)
Chicken Breast cooked in skillet using water instead of oil
My hope is that anyone that thinks it is quicker to grab something on the go, than it is to eat the food your body was designed to be fueled by, will see otherwise. Nothing is quicker than raw veggies and fruit - which is part of why they're what I eat for my quick meals of the day. I have heard a lot of "well, I don't want to have to cook everyday" push back. The great news is you don't have to! The only things you need to cook are meats. I suggest boiling a dozen eggs at the beginning of the week and eating a couple or three whites on the days you don't feel like cooking. The rest of your intake can come from raw veggies, fruits, and nuts. I realize this sounds ridiculous, but my point here is to illustrate that lack of desire to cook does not preclude a wellness diet, or satisfied hunger.
**Happy Plate = boiled eggs (I eat whites only - the taste of yolk makes my stomach turn- MKBBF likes the whole egg) + 3-4 raw things (1-2 sources of good fat are a must). The name came from the first time it was ever made. MKBBF wanted to handle breakfast one morning, and I needed to crank out my morning BodyRock session before we ate, so it was perfect. I sat down and he put a plate in front of me with a smiley face he made with the food. He put sliced kiwi as one eye, sliced avocado as the other, a small clump of raw almonds for the nose, the egg whites as the hair, and a half a banana for the mouth. And he called it a happy plate - so the name stuck (have I mentioned I love him?? seriously, he's the best.). The fact that eating raw nutrient dense food makes your body happy also is just a sweet side benefit of the name :).
ROCK!
Tuesday, February 01, 2011
We can do better. Together.
"You don't catch a disease because it doesn't exist. It's you in a different state! There's no such thing as a medical condition. There's only a human condition - a state of physiology. And that physiology is not based on error. It's an adaptation. To what? Your chronically RIDICULOUS lifestyle choices. You have no genetic defense against chronic stupidity."-Dr. James Chestnut DC
Chronic stupidity = eating non natural foods, denying your body the movement it needs to keep your mental health and physiology firing on all cylinders.
It's no secret that veggies, fish, meats, and a little fruit and nuts are "healthy" foods. And yet we as a country are spending hundreds of millions on cancer water (diet coke etc) and frankenfoods. I have news for you: milk is a terrible source of calcium, and grains won't do anything beneficial for your digestion in the long run. These fallacies have been propagated for years. The facts are that when compared to Dr. Pepper and HoHos milk and whole grains come out as health promoting knights in shining armor. There is nothing. Absolutely nothing. In a glass of milk or a piece of whole wheat toast you won't get in spades in a Big Ass Salad. And without the long term deleterious effects of dairy and grain consumption on your gut lining. Win. Win!
It's also no secret that you NEED exercise. It's not an option. And yet we spend millions on gym memberships we DON'T use and wonder machines and instruments which flex our muscles for us. Seriously? Get off the couch, America. Sloth is a deadly sin indeed; it's killing us off by the millions. 25 minutes of movement a day to live the other 1415 minutes of each day in a more balanced state mentally, emotionally and physically. And for decades longer, too. Win. Win!
We can easily move on the continuum toward wellness and balance together. According to Melissa and Dallas over at Whole30 eating well and living well are not hard. Hard is enduring chemotherapy, or watching someone you love die from diabetes. Eating salad and fulfilling your bodies need to move are not hard.
Let's do this.
Rock!
Monday, January 17, 2011
HELLO!!
Hey everyone! Just wanted to get a quick first post up to tell you all what I hope to accomplish with this blog. Then I'll post the workout or link to the workout for the day. I do a lot of the workouts from BodyRock.tv and if I post the workout directly here it will affect that site's traffic negatively.
Ideally I'd like this to be a kind of meeting place for anyone embarking on or continuing their wellness journey (so please leave comments!!!!!!!). I am less concerned with whether or not you ENJOY the exercise, and more concerned with your energy level, vitality, and the things standing between you and having more of both. Realistically, when I started the style of the workouts I will be posting here, I did not ENJOY them, and even now some days getting off my ass can be a real soul suck. The joy comes from the mental, emotional, (very very very lastly) physical results of pushing my mind and body to do things I never knew they could. I submit that's what the joy will be for you too.
The other main character in this blog will be my kettlebell, Sasha. I chose the name because it has the same country of origin as the k-bell (Russia) and means "defender of mankind". He weighs 35lb/16kg/1pood. Rather than specify this every time, I will refer to the exercises as "Sasha Swings" "Sasha Cleans" etc.
Today's workout: Swimming In My Own Sweat Workout. Rather than use a light sandbag and doing one arm swings, I'm doing standard Sasha Swings. I'll update later with my time. You should try the workout - improvise if you need to - fill up a backpack with some books and get after it! Having "proper" equipment is NOT necessary to get a great workout :D.
I'll fill you in on my own wellness journey to this point in my next post.
Rock!
*******UPDATE*******
Time: 19:05
Last time I did this workout I did it in reverse. This time I went down the mountain, last time I went up the mountain. My up the mountain time was 19:47. 42 seconds less this time for the same total reps. 150 burpees, 100 Sasha swings.
Ideally I'd like this to be a kind of meeting place for anyone embarking on or continuing their wellness journey (so please leave comments!!!!!!!). I am less concerned with whether or not you ENJOY the exercise, and more concerned with your energy level, vitality, and the things standing between you and having more of both. Realistically, when I started the style of the workouts I will be posting here, I did not ENJOY them, and even now some days getting off my ass can be a real soul suck. The joy comes from the mental, emotional, (very very very lastly) physical results of pushing my mind and body to do things I never knew they could. I submit that's what the joy will be for you too.
The other main character in this blog will be my kettlebell, Sasha. I chose the name because it has the same country of origin as the k-bell (Russia) and means "defender of mankind". He weighs 35lb/16kg/1pood. Rather than specify this every time, I will refer to the exercises as "Sasha Swings" "Sasha Cleans" etc.
Today's workout: Swimming In My Own Sweat Workout. Rather than use a light sandbag and doing one arm swings, I'm doing standard Sasha Swings. I'll update later with my time. You should try the workout - improvise if you need to - fill up a backpack with some books and get after it! Having "proper" equipment is NOT necessary to get a great workout :D.
I'll fill you in on my own wellness journey to this point in my next post.
Rock!
*******UPDATE*******
Time: 19:05
Last time I did this workout I did it in reverse. This time I went down the mountain, last time I went up the mountain. My up the mountain time was 19:47. 42 seconds less this time for the same total reps. 150 burpees, 100 Sasha swings.
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