Fit Mumma

Where have you been, what have you been up to?...

Sorry I'm not doing so well at keeping up this here blog with my day to day sweating activities.

I assure you I am doing a lot of it.

This past weekend I did a 7.5km bush run with my FIT gal pals, I burned some 712 cals. Nice! It was a fantastic girlie weekend away down the coast. 8 of us celebrating our Round 1 of 2012 accomplishments, and dreaming up some plans for the future.

Running again felt SO very good, a bit niggly on my injury, but otherwise pretty fabulous.

I have been doing some intense training sessions with my PT, Fiona, involving TRX cables & kettlebells.  I love to hate TRX, so much so, that I am thinking of getting myself some for traveling workouts. The best things ever. My favourite? the pushup+tuck combo= solid abs. I also love the never-ending variations for so many workouts.

My other PT, Paul continues to challenge me with core stablising and correcting workouts and techniques. LOVE IT.

I've also been doing some (75km, 40km, 85km) road rides with IronMum. This weekend she is doing her IronMan race in Port Macquaire, and I will be there to cheer her on ever step of the way. So exciting!

Then there is the indoor RIDE class, which one can NEVER underestimate, seriously HARD some of them classes. Some I have nothing in the tank and I just have to TRY and finish. Either way I leave the room dripping in sweat feeling accomplished.

Today I will do this in my living room, and perhaps do a quick RIDE class at lunch time?

Oh, and not at all sweat related, I've dyed my hair purple {well some of it!}:

And for those of you scales curious... I am at 63.5kgs as of this morning... slowly getting back down to my ideal of 57-58kgs. I am happy with where I am at right now. All is well and good in my world these days as far as my weight, health and fitness... my sweaty sweaty is going :)

Sadly it looks as tho my dear friend is in his last weeks, a few, or several, we don't know... in losing his battle with cancer. I brace myself as best I can.

Love out...

Bxo

Art Journal, Week 18: Magazines, do you read any for inspiration?

Yeah, I dooooo.

A few, here and there.

For inspiration, motivation, latest product information.

These are a few of my all time favourite ones:

220 Triathlon Australia

Ultimate Cycling

Runners World

Oxygen

UltraFIT

I also enjoy a few other more trashy style workout magazines... which are fun and seem to recycle a lot of the same articles etc.

Naturally I get anything with Mish on the cover :) ha!

Do you get magazines to inspire or motivate you on your health and fitness journey, which ones?

Bx

Art Journal, Week 17: What is your greatest fear?

Journalling reads: I am not afraid of pain, or hurting... but an INJURY I am VERY afraid of.

If you've never been injured, you may not understand how deep the fear can be... if you've had months and months away from your favourite sweat inducing fun... then you'll get exactly what I mean.

I have to say, it's been a major hurdle to me getting back into my running at a serious level. 

What about you... what's your greatest fear in relation to your health and fitness?

Bxo

Art Journal, Week 16: What would you do if you knew you could not fail?

It's a good, thought provoking question... and one I answer differently each time I ponder it.

If my job, my lifes work could be an Art Cafe: a cafe, studio and art supplies store all in one... that would be a pretty magical existence I think.

I would still get my sweat in early in the morning while my family slumber on, as I do now. Then home for breaky with the tribe before heading off for a day of creative fun.

Life would be super sweet.

If my response had to be a sweat worthy response, I would say: marathon, ironman... ultra marathon... any and all of those?

What about you... what is something you would do if you knew you could not fail?

Hugs

Bx

Group classes are NOT easy...

... Anyone who tells you they are, is either lying to you, not really trying ... Or have never done one!!!

In the Adelaide hills today, I took a "body bar" class this morning & burned some 440 calories! Nice!

The class itself made my muscles burn and scream as only numerous SLOW reps can do. Ou-ch!

It was no super session Saturday - but if the alternative is nothing - I'll take my mere 440 cal burn.

Hope you had a good one!
Bxx

A good morning...

Photo taken in January in Mt Barker, SA.

Looks like this for me.

5:07 my alarm goes off... I leap out of bed and get dressed for my morning workout.

A not so good morning (as this morning was)... I press snooze and my husband says are you going?, I grunt a YES... then drag myself out of bed, reminding myself how I would feel if I did NOT go to my morning session.

The thought of NOT doing my workout, and how I would feel + what my morning would be like... is enough to get me going.

I burned 496 calories this morning in my RIDE class with Amy the awesome motivator.

Then a shower and arriving home fresh as a daisy, ready to start the day... gold.

After a killer early morning workout, I am set to run about and be Mumma... tending to the every whim of every family member, all day - non stop! ha!

We are off to Adelaide for 5 days... our little nephew's baptism. Not sure of my blogging opportunity. You can be sure I will be sticking to my nutrition like glue while away. Using "My Fitness Pal" to keep me on track. Hoping I'll be able to carve out some hours to get my sweat on too!

I'll also be thinking lots of my FIT gal pals who are tackling the half marathon. GOOD LUCK ladies, I hope you smash your PBs... and if you are a first timer, enjoy!!!

Love out & Happy Friday.

Bxo

1000 calorie smash today...

Yes!... my morning ride with IronMum + PT session with Fiona = 1000 calorie smash.

LOVE IT.

Here is a post workout and post shower pic for you....

HEAVENLY is the shower after a hard workout, no?

And here is a little reminder for my dedicated friends out there; who continue to count calories, do smashing workouts and strive daily {or near that!} to take their fitness to the next level:

Love out.

Bxo

6am is dark these days...

Hey everybodies.... I am here & I am sweating. And I have been the whole time, sorry for the long break from my lovely blog land... I miss you all and so I think it's time to get back into the blogging saddle so to speak.

This morning IronMum and I went out for a quick 1 hour ride. It was supposed to be 40km, but it was SO foggy this morning, zero visability... and even with our lights, not sure about how well drivers could see us. So we called it done after an hour (490 calorie smash).

It is DARK, dark & dark at 6am.... what is it going to be like in early June??? Oh dear!

Now I am off to the gym for a personal training session with Fiona. Sure to be a tough one. Will share the deets later gaters.

Love out.

Bxo

Art Journal, Week 15: What's are your top 5 MUST HAVE workout items?

My top 5 list of MUST HAVE items going into a workout:

1. Gloves, whether they be cycle gloves, or weights gloves... I like to keep my hands protected as best I can.
2. HRM, my heart rate monitor. I have two, one is a POLAR... which was my first and I know I can rely on it's figures. The other is a Garmin, and I *LOVE* it ... great for my cycling, but it's calories burned figures always make me feel I am cheating somehow... so I rather go with my more modest Polar returns.
3. Water - ever tried to do a big workout without it... not good.
4. Towel... okay, on the bike, not so necessary.... but in the gym, MUST have. Yuk!
5. 100% pure spirit {of} passion & courage (I'd like to add determination here too).

So, somedays I do a workout without all 5 of these must haves in check!! Somedays I just get the workout done, and that has to be enough.

Don't even get me started on items required for cold and dark weather conditions... oh the list just goes on and on!

If I could ONLY have ONE item... it would have to be the water. 

What about you, what are your 5 essentials for a great workout?

Bxo

Art Journal, Week 14: What's your thoughts on sugar?

I find the battle against sugar somedays to be quite difficult... especially with three young ones. Somedays are much easier than others... but I can certainly see a VERY big shift in behaviour {and optimal body function performance!} in my children post sugar intake!!!

Journalling reads:

Hiya you sweet thing... let me say you are very persuasive and you turn up most every where... a most addictive drug... I'd love to see you near gone... we are aware you are slowly {but surely} killing us all!

Living a near sugar free lifestyle is very hard to do given that it is hidden in most all our (packaged) foods. The only way is to live without packaged foods as best we can.

How about you, what do you think of sugar in your life?

Bx