30 Days of Yoga with Erin Motz - Day 3

Today I did Day 3 of Erin Motz's yoga challenge.  Today was about using yoga to improve posture by lengthening, stretching and strengthening the muscles of the back.

This was quite a tough one, but well worth it.

Inhale peace, find space and exhale love.

xoxo

Foxy

30 Days of Yoga with Erin Motz - Day 2

I didn't manage to make it to the gym today as it was an extremely busy day.

So again, I took to my yoga mat to find some calm and tranquility to bring the day to a close.  I didn't plan to do yoga at sunset, but it worked out that way,

Day 2 with Erin Motz's 30-Day Yoga Challenge was fun and indeed challenging.

I am stiff from yesterday's upper body weights session, and I definitely felt that I needed this yoga routine to stretch and lengthen my muscles.

Enjoy

xoxo

Foxy

Berry Smoothie with a Kick

I decided to continue playing around with berries, this time adding a few more ingredients to add a healthy dose of nutrients to the finished product.

Foxy's Berry Smoothie

1 cup of milk
3 strawberries
8 raspberries
10 blueberries
1 teaspoon (5ml) ground chia seeds
1 teaspoon (5ml) ground flax seeds/linseeds
2 tablespoons (30ml) vanilla protein powder

This was my breakfast this morning, and I can confirm that it was yummy.

xoxo

Foxy

Berry Smoothie Recipe #2

I have a decent supply of berries in the freezer and wanted to experiment with a slightly different berry combination.

The short list of ingredients makes this a very quick and simple smoothie to throw together.

Berry Smoothie

2 cups milk
3 strawberries
20 blueberries
2 tablespoons (30ml) vanilla protein powder

Result of experiment:  Delicious smoothie - huge success.

xoxo

Foxy

Tropical Fruit Smoothie Recipe

This is yet another of my creations.

This is a great smoothie for summertime lunches.  I increased the quantity of ingredients in this recipe because it was made for two people.

Tropical Fruit Smoothie

3 cups milk
1 apple
1 mango
3 slices pineapple
1 slice cantaloupe
2 tablespoons (30ml) vanilla protein powder

It was delicious, and the frozen pineapple added a lovely texture.

xoxo

Foxy

30 Days of Yoga with Erin Motz - Day 1

While I was browsing Pinterest a couple of weeks ago, I came across a post regarding the correct alignment and body posture of a few yoga poses.  This post was by Erin Motz, and I saw that she made mention of a 30-Day Yoga Challenge.  This piqued my curiosity and I searched for it online.

The challenge was released in June last year and proved to be hugely popular, with thousands of people signing up to be part of the community who were doing each video as it was released.  The videos are still available for people to progress through in their own time.

So, as mentioned, yesterday I didn't go to the gym.  Instead, I took to my yoga mat to find some space and some zen.

Day 1 was not too challenging and serves as a lovely introduction to both the 30-day period as well as to a peaceful headspace in which to appreciate these practices.

If one is new to yoga, this is a good introduction to the discipline and I highly recommend it.  It's such a great challenge to do, and Erin is a super guide.  Day 1's video is below.

xoxo

Foxy

Workout Thurs 15 Jan 2015

I hit the gym earlier than usual today and managed to fit a workout into my day before lunchtime.

Today was upper body day and my programme was as follows:

Workout time:  8:30am - 10:10am

1.  Spinning bike  - 10 mins (no km recorded)

2.  Underhand cable pulldown - 3 x 12 - 22.5 kg (done on the wide-grip lat pulldown machine)

3.  Flat bench cable flyes - 3 x 12 - 5 kg each side

4.  Bench press - 3 x 12 - 10 kg

5.  Bent-over barbell row - 3 x 12 - 15 kg

6.  Barbell curl - 3 x 12 - 10 kg

7.  Tricep pushdown - 3 x 12 - 25 kg

8.  Cable row - 3 x 12 - 22.5 kg

9.  Standing oblique crunches - 6 x 12 - 6 kg (done with kettlebell)

10.  Crunches - 3 x 12 - 6 kg (done with kettlebell)

There was no workout yesterday, but I did do something noteworthy instead of going to the gym.  I will write more about this in my next post.

xoxo

Foxy