Once upon a time, there was a woman named Eve, who, unable to resist the luring temptation of a fragrant orchard, took a bite of forbidden fruit from the tree of knowledge. Perhaps Eve was bored. Perhaps she was ovulating and had a desperate craving for something sweet. Perhaps life in the little garden was becoming stressful or claustrophobic. Perhaps she felt out of control or lacked passion in her life and in order to numb her emotions or soothe herself from Adam's lack of attention or his ambivalence in starting a family, she chose to indulge. Perhaps Eve was an emotional eater. But as Eve soon discovered, neither the bite, nor the whole fruit fulfilled her as she had hoped. Not only did she realize she was naked but that she had contempt for the way she looked. Perhaps Eve suffered with body dismorphia. Eve tried to stop eating the forbidden fruit and eventually avoided eating altogether but that didn't work and she ended up eating until she could no longer breathe. The point of this is that Eve lost her intuitive ability to nourish herself. She no longer had balance in her life and was willing to do any and everything to get that back. Don’t you love it when you have no idea what the day has in store and you come to the end of it completely blown away by what you have just experienced?
Well today was one of those days. In fact, there have been so many of those days on this trip that I am starting to think that being blown away by life is the way life is meant to feel.
Today, we literally skied through a blizzard from Switzerland to Italy crossing peaks over 2800m. I lost all feeling in my hands and a few of my toes but it was breathtaking. I felt fearless.
After a gorgeous lunch in Italy, we got a snowmobile ride through the alps and caught the moonrise and sunset at the same time.
During my hardest times, I wondered if I would ever feel excited about life the way that I did today.
It’s amazing what happens when you make the choice to love and care for yourself…you open your heart to all that is and all that can be…the magic of life.
Get Outside and Get Moving!!
Spring is here in full swing fitblrs and I wanted to share one of my favourite outdoor workouts that you can incorporate into your weekly plan.
This high-intensity, bodyweight focused workout will shred you into lean and defined shape. Combined fresh air and sunshine, workout outdoors will uplift you and get you pumped for the summer and out of the gym for a change! Bring some friends and make it a regular event!
Warm Up:
5 min jog around the field
5 mins skipping rope
2-3 mins dynamic stretching
Training:
*repeat each set 4 times resting for 30 sec to 1 minute in between
Set 1
1 Min Burpees on Grass
15 Swing Lunges Both Sides (top of one foot on swing and lunge)
1 Min Bleacher/Stair runs
15 Monkey Bar Chin Ups
20 Walking Lunges
Set 2
1 Min Skaters (side to side)
15 Incline Alternating Pushups on bench
1 Min Plie Squats
15 Swing Pike Pushups
5 Suicide Sprints
Cool Down:
5 Min jog around the field
Cardio Options:
- For additional cardio, run hills or do bleacher intervals for 30 minutes
- Do a 45 minutes steady paced run
- Cycle to and from the park
****and then…treat yourself to a little picnic with a protein shake and a post-workout snack****
Time to Hit It: 60 Minute Incline Running + Lower Body Weights
