Category Archives: work outs

new workout class + mini pizzas

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Happy Happy Friday!
Gosh, it’s felt like Friday since Wednesday. Glad it’s finally here, huh?

Well this has certainly been a week of smoothies around here.

smoothie smoothie bowlsmoothie bowl smoothie bowl

They’ve all pretty much been nut milk + açaí + frozen banana + spinach based – then I add in additional frozen fruit and top with various fresh fruits, ground flax, and raw hemp seeds.

I also tried another new plant-based protein powder this morning. (I tried plant fusion earlier this week)
Vega Sport:

vega sport vega sport

According to Vega, it replenishes your system, repairs muscle tissue, and reduces inflamation. I didn’t realize it was a recovery protein powder when I picked it up, but I guess it’ll be good for me since I just did three workouts in a 24 hour span. Definitely not a norm around here, but it just so happened that was the way it worked out. Plus I have a lot of extra energy from having recently scaled back on my workouts and taken a week and a half off.

One of my favorite instructors was teaching a Piyo (pilates mixed with yoga) class yesterday morning and given that it’s been a while since I’ve done any yoga or pilates, I was really itching to go. It ended up being a pretty relaxed class with a lot of stretching which loosened me up for what was to come later that evening – my first spin class! I had made plans a few days prior to meet a friend for a 6pm class at Flywheel and we were both pretty excited to try. The format of the class was pretty neat – you’re in a stadium setting and spin in the dark along to loud upbeat music that really pumps you up and allows you to ride to the beat. But let me tell you…it was intense.

FlywheelSports

Following last nights spin class, I did a cardio circuit class this morning that left me in a puddle of my own sweat (great visual, eh?). So I’m guessing the recovery protein powder I mixed into my post-workout breakfast smoothie should do me some good.

Moving right along to another new interest of mine this week. Mini pizzas.

flatout

 I had a pack of flatout lying around and discovered the best use for them is to sprinkle them with cheese, veggies, and some sort of protein, then nuke it for 30-45 seconds. Lunch is served.

flatout pizza

Honestly, it would probably taste a lot better coming out of an oven, but I have no patience to wait for my lunch or for the oven to preheat. These mini pizzas are also a fantastic way to use up all the kale chip crumbles that remain at the bottom of each kale chip bag. Just sprinkle them on top after microwaving and it adds a nice crunch.

I hope theres some good weather heading your way this weekend. We’ll be hitting the mid 80s on Sunday and I can already feel summer creeping up on us down here.
Have a fantastic weekend! And if you just so happen to be a golfer or fan of golf, Happy Masters Weekend!

 What’s your favorite kind of exercise? Or fitness class?
Do you use protein powders or keep it natural with whole/real foods?

 

 

rainbows and a hike

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One of the things I love most about Hawaii is that even when its cloudy and rainy for days, it’s still a gorgeous place.

rainbow

It’s not just randomly called the rainbow state :)

rainbow rainbow

Since the beginning of 2013, 6 days, I’ve seen over 12 rainbows. Two of them being double rainbows. I do have to report that no pots of gold have been found. Yet.

Speaking of rainbows, I’ve also been eating the rainbow.

Some not so healthy.

waiola

But mostly the healthier stuff. I’m in fruit heaven.

breakfast berries

And my current fave:

papaya

Papaya with plain greek yogurt and a sprinkling of chia.
So deliciously creamy and sweet.

I’m surprised at the staying power of this papaya + yogurt combo since it totally kept me full throughout the hike/run/walk combo I did later that morning.

Originally I had planned to go to koko head, but the rain and wind kind of changed my plans for me. I drove out to Koko Head only to see it surrounded by clouds and a light drizzle and ended up driving a bit further, about 5-10 mins down the road to Makapu’u Point Lighthouse where skies were fairly clear and roads were dry.

makapuu

The rain may not have been coming down there, but that didn’t mean it wasn’t windy.

makapuu makapuu

You can tell by the clothes on my hike buddy, aka my brother, and by the choppiness of the ocean that the winds were a blowin.

It’s still fairly windy, but the random rain and drizzle has mostly subsided so perhaps I’ll eventually make it out to Koko head before I leave this colorful island.

Have a good night y’all!

What colors of the rainbow have you been eating lately? 

 

pre-sweets workout

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Happy 1st day of December!
Time to break out those advent calendars! I hope y’all got the chocolate ones :)

I’ve been meaning to share a workout with you all for awhile now, but a lot of my free time was spent in the hospital the past week visiting my sister who had surgery on Monday. As one of her doctors put it, she seems to be taking the ‘scenic route‘ to recovery. She’s had some very tough days/nights this past week, running a 103 fever for about 3 days, along with other hurdles. Tests are still being run, but she seems to be progressively getting better. At least she was able to advance from a clear liquids diet to full liquids diet on Friday. And today I snuck her some bites of a cinnamon roll ;) Still, I’m sure being in a hospital bed for nearly a week is not the most fun.

We’re currently watching friends on tv as I blog/polish off the remainder of my cinnamon ginger applesauce. And we’ll probably move on to Monopoly in a little bit.


If you like ginger, you should definitely give the recipe a try :)

So now that we seem to have charged on to the month of December, we’re basically in the midst of the joyous holiday season and we all know that involves a whole lotta indulging. Whether it be baked goods from friends {or that i baked myself…} or holiday parties and dinners, it almost seems as though I eat my way through the holidays sometimes.

Here’s a workout I like to do sometimes kind of just to get my metabolism going.


It quick, it’s easy, and it can be done as an accompaniment to another workout or just on its own.

Ok, hope everyone’s having a faantastic Saturday!

What’s your favorite thing to do to pass the time? 
Any workouts you’d like to share?