May 26, 2012
Memorial Day: We will be offering one class on Memorial Day – 10:30 a.m. After that, we are back to our regular schedule.
Other fun stuff!
June Nutrition Challenge: Exercise is only one component of a healthy lifestyle. It is a small part compared to the things you do the other 23 hours in the day, such as nutrition and rest/recovery. Additionally, many people find that changing their nutrition helps them achieve body composition goals, i.e. “abs are made in the kitchen.” If you are interested in participating in our June nutrition challenge and haven’t let me know already, please send me an e-mail! I’ll be sending out more details later this week.
Saturday workouts: We will be offering free park workouts for the next 3 Saturdays – June 2, 9, and 16. Friends and family are welcome! We will be doing team-based workouts that should be fun for everyone.
Have a safe and fun holiday weekend!
May 23, 2012
Strength: 4x max effort supine ring pullups
Scale these as necessary
Work: Tabata sprint for max distance
8 rounds of:
20 seconds work
10 seconds rest
Core: 50 knees to elbows
May 22, 2012
My mom recently sent me some Ethiopian recipes that have become household staples; one try and Michael and I were hooked! Not only was this cabbage dish easy and delicious, it is also a great way to have a cheap, filling dish.
The recipe for the cabbage needs minor tweaks: I suggest you halve the oil and double the turmeric and cumin. It’s very versatile and also makes great leftovers. Need some meal ideas? Serve it with gomen (a collards dish) and grilled chicken or pork for a fantastic dinner, or heat it up for breakfast and put some sunny-side up eggs on top. Enjoy!
What recipes do you have that are household staples?
May 16, 2012
Just wanted to remind everyone that we are NOT meeting in groups on May 17-23. We will resume the regular schedule on Thursday, May 24.
In the meantime, what should you do? Just because we’re on vacation, doesn’t mean we’re not working out!
Hit up these workouts while we’re gone:
- 100 burpees for time. A short, sweet classic. Most of you have done this before, so compare to prior times and see where you are!
- 3×300 m shuttles. Rest 5 minutes between shuttles. Shuttles are completed as six fifty (50) meter sprints. Set up two cones 50 meters apart. Focus on acceleration, decelerating into the turn, and planting and entering into another short sprint.
- AMRAP 10 minutes: As many rounds as possible in 10 minutes of 3 pushups, 6 situps, and 9 squats. Focus on quality of repetitions here. On the pushups, externally rotate your shoulders to get your elbows back and keep that plank nice and tight (no droopy butts!). Scale these as needed. On the squats, don’t cheat depth and perform them slowly enough that you can keep focused on three things: chest up, butt back, and knees out.
Post times to comments.
Not enough? Get outside and play!
May 16, 2012
Thanks to a freakishly warm winter/spring, we have been flooded with strawberries a few weeks earlier than usual. They make a fabulous way to satisfy your sweet tooth throughout the day, plus I appreciate the beneficial effects of their high vitamin C content on my still wimpy immune system. If you are itching for something more than just plain strawberries, Michael and I found a few ways to enjoy our recent haul from Chiles Peach Orchard.
Strawberries with baker’s chocolate. Strawberries and chocolate are not exactly a novel combination, but I wanted to see if we could enjoy the two without any of the sugar and dairy that often accompany them. Enter unsweetened baker’s chocolate. Normally overwhelmingly bitter on its own, I used a microplane grater to shave a small square onto a bowl of sliced strawberries. The natural sweetness of the berries helps bring out the rich, dark chocolate flavor.
Strawberry-rhubarb crumble. We used to think you had to kill rhubarb with sugar to tolerate its tart, tangy flavor….not true! This recipe opened our eyes to an entirely new world of delicious strawberry desserts. I sprinkled cinnamon in the topping to add some flavor and you could try adding some chopped dates to the mixture for some additional sweetness. If you really want to treat yourself, some coconut cream or whipped cream on top would probably be divine, as well.
