January 8- Following Resolution #7

Hello!

I didn't make it to the gym today, but I did follow resolution #7! Michael and I walked around Southampton village and had a really nice time talking about our future and what we want to be doing in the upcoming years. I want to be working exclusively producing shows, teaching classes, and working on choreography for musicals. Michael is signed up for the LSAT and hopefully that will be the start to his next 3 years! He definitely keeps me motivated to reach my goals, especially with my Evofit Loser. I want to be smokin for him because he is so smokin hot to me!! ;)

Ok- mushiness aside. I know I dropped the ball in not getting to the gym, but I did try one of Jason's awesome recipes! Did you know that he gives out workouts and recipes on their website? You don't even have to be a member to get these tips, that's how dedicated they are to your health!

http://www.evolutionhamptons.com/evofit-low-fat-tasty/evofit-low-fat-tasty-113/

This is the one I tried, pork chops and Spanish rice! So delicious, and I agree with this photo on Jason's wall:

Working on the kitchen today! Have a great one, more tomorrow :)

Working it!

Hello!

I write with good news and incredibly sore arms!

On January 2nd and 4th I made it out to Evolution Fitness to work out! I plan to go in later today as well and tomorrow to make 4 times in the first week of the year!

On Wednesday my work out was simple, it's been a few weeks since my last time working out. This fact was noted by Jason who saw me doing some evofit crunches and almost jumped and said, "hey I thought you quit workin out!" Funny Jason! Always keeping me honest and challenged ;)

But I did stay true to my reps! 80 reps of everything that I did.
-two sets of squats with 9 and 12 pound body bars
-evofit crunches
-calf raises
-military press
-tricep curls
-side crunches
And I also did a nice elliptical warm up.

Then I went to a 2 hour dance rehearsal with A&G and learned a new number! The hardest one so far! Lots of intense floor work and I was mad sore the next day.

On Friday we had another great dance rehearsal, almost 3 hours of cardio there, lots of sweat so I know it was good ;)

Then Michael and I went to Evolution Fitness! I did 80 reps of the following:
-leg extensions
-glute press
-seated bench press
-pull ups with counter weight
-tricep curls
-calf raises
-side crunches
And 15 minutes of hills on the elliptical!

Yesterday we had michaels cousin Sammy's birthday party where I found the most amazing dance video ever: Michael freaking out to confetti guns as a baby. It won't let me load a video but here is the best face ever!!

NYEvo FIT

Hello friends,

It has been a disgraceful amount of time since my last post, and it has been an even more disgusting about of time since my last gym visit. I won't even try to count my 3 trips to the Carnival cruise gym, because let's be real, a 10 minute job and a 25 minute steam/sauna just doesn't count.

But it is New Year's Eve and what better time to come back to a fitness goal than tonight!

I made a promise to myself and to the awesome staff at Evolution Fitness to get myself in shape and exemplify my own self conquest. I have one more month in my fitness challenge and that will start tomorrow morning! I will have my third and final fitness assessment and mile time trial on February 1 and I hope to reach my goal of breaking 7 minutes in the mile and shedding a few more inches all around!!

Thanks to everyone who has been so supportive of me in my efforts to accomplish these goals. I won't let you down, and most importantly I won't let myself down!

Wow...that was sappy. Ok enough of that!

Have a wonderful evening everyone! Don't drink and drive, AAA will give you a free tow if you call tonight, other local cab companies are offering rides as well so no excuses to be a dumbass. Don't drink and drive!

Peace!

Turkey Trot and EvoFit Door Buster!

Hello friends!

The great news of today has two parts! First of all I got my lazy buns back to the gym after a week and half off (but I was dancing I swear!) AND my love Michael joined Evolution Fitness today! And by today I mean veeeeery early this morning, at like 5am! He joined the ranks as a post-turkey carving deal craving maniac and jumped in on the 50% off deal that Evolution Fitness had for those brave souls able to make their commitment to join by 5am!

So we went together to commemorate the occasion and we had a wonderfully sweaty work out! I did 80 twists with the medicine ball while sitting against the wall in a squat (oh the burn!!!), I did 80 crunches up with the medicine ball, 80 calf raises, 80 squats, 80 tricep curls, and 80 of those things where you lay down and hold your partner's feet and then lift your legs up and they throw your feet down for a mad core work out! I also ran a bit, as you can see below :)

So I am proud to be back into it- I need to get my next assessment done early next week, very nervous! And also since 9 to 5 is over I am now focusing in on the next big show! The Our Fabulous Variety Show's Holiday Spectacular Spectacular!


Here is a sneak peak at one of our favorite numbers that we are bringing back!

And our Fabulous Promo form last year! Still working on this year's :)

Have a lovely night!!

9 to 5!

The show has begun! This has meant a slight decrease in my trips to the gym.... BUT the show is going famously :) 

So I know my work outs are paying off because none of these outfits fit me when we started rehearsals in September!! My next fitness assessment is coming up on November 20th, so I need to head out for a run right now and then off to teach tap, teach dances for 

Our Fabulous Variety Show's Holiday Spectacular Spectacular

and then rehearse with A&G Dance Co.! Woo!

Election Eve at Evolution Fitness!

Monday November 5

Hello friends!

I am so completely immersed in tech week for 9 to 5 I have been horrible about keeping you all updated on my progress. I just finished and posted two blogs about the past couple weeks! Now to stay current, let's chat about yesterday!

Election Eve! Half of facebook is excited for the election to be over so they can be rid of the constant stream of commercials, posts, and photos about everything in the political spectrum, half of facebook could give a poo, another half is excited and pushing for their candidates, and the smartest half is wondering where I got so many halves! ;)

I would rather read my script and practice lyrics and parts until I know them in my sleep than spend time sifting through the propaganda to find the truth. I want to add more layers of symbolism to the movements, tighten up the dances, and make sure that I know where I'm going in my upcoming show! I am voting the following way for the following reasons:

Obama- because if Romney wins I will lose my health insurance
Bridget Fleming for NY State Senate because my boyfriend Michael is financial director for the campaign and I love him and want him to have a job on November 7.

BUT- you guys didn't come here to talk politics so let us get back to the REAL WORK! (jokes people, don't hate) ;)

All right Monday! Monday was a day of reps reps reps!

80 squats
80 push ups (without stopping!!!)
80 military presses
80 bicep curls
80 full sit ups
80 side to side crunches with a medicine ball
80 jumping jacks
80 dead lifts
80 swings

And yes- these are all done with little or no weight, but as a dancer I am not looking to bulk up. Jason is working with me to get to my personal goals- lean muscles and less fat! I was sweating like a tall glass of iced tea on a hot summer day by the time I left, which is what I love most about working out!

Sandy and the Hurricanes

My week with Sandy

Sunday October 28- Storm prep begins

We decided to cancel our dance rehearsal for this evening as the wind was picking up, skies were ominous, and the weather forecasters were using "VERY BAD" to describe our best case scenario. Unfortunately they weren't wrong, things were definitely very bad for very many people.

Evolution Fitness was closed on Monday but on Tuesday October 30 I got a text from Jason letting me know the gym was open! Of course I knew this meant, I don't care if you have power, get your butt down here and work out! Which I did.

Confession time! I texted Jason on Sunday and asked for a work out that I could do at home on Monday. He responded with a great work out, several exercises to do 70 times each, and I promised I would do it. When I got to the gym and started warming up on Tuesday he asked how my workout went...and I had to confess that the unexpected day off trapped in our house, I spent it on my butt, not working out my butt. LAZY! But I made up for it with penance. I did my work out that he sent over,

70 squats
70 still leg deadlifts 5lbs
70 calf raises 5lbs
70 CrossFit push-ups
70 dumbbell curls 5lbs
70 dumbbell bent rows 5 lbs
70 over head tricep extensions 5 lbs
70 dumbbell shoulder presses 5 lbs
70 full sit ups
70 jumping jacks

Wednesday October 31 I went in for personal training at 8am and after an hour of personal training I STAYED for the class that he taught right after! The personal training today consisted of some squats to warm up, and then laps in the parking lot. How many laps? I will give you 1 guess!!! 70 times I sprinted 80-90% effort to the end and then jogged back at 40%! We got to about 10 and I was like, there is no way he is really going to make me run back and forth 70 times. But still everytime he asked how I was doing I said, "great!" and on we pushed! Around 50 reps he even said,

"You make this look easy!"

Ha! I think I make sweating look easy and I think I freaked out the people at the bank next door ;)

But I felt really great afterward! Jason's class did a lot of core work outs, my favorite was a set of balances on the Swiss ball. First to sit on it with nothing touching the floor, just find the balance. Second to get on it on hands and knees and balance. Finally to get up on your knees and lean all the way up! The first round was pretty poor on my end, but I did manage to hold up in the third stance for a bit at the end!

Another triumph- I really steered clear of (most) Halloween candy this year! Baby steps ;)

Friday November 2 Another day of personal training! We tackled my pathetic arms in this work out and pulverized the muscles with pull ups! Granted I was on the pull up machine that you step on and had the max counter weight on, but DANG this was hard. And I have been sore from it for 4 days!!

Also there is a new number...just as I was getting used to 70, Jason bumps it up to 80!!!! So 80 pull ups it was! 80 squats with more weight, dead lifts, and swings. I also learned a new exercise that combines a dead lift, a squat, and a press but I can't remember the name exactly. I'll ask Jason tomorrow when I am in! Needless to say I am still sore, but I love being sore!