Wednesday, December 25, 2013
Thursday, April 18, 2013
LVAC Fitness Festival
The first annual fitness festival at LVAC was amazing! It was an almost week long event... We kicked it off with a Zumbathon on Tuesday night. So much energy in the huge 20,000 sq ft tent at the bottom of the Rainbow property. Wednesday night was 8 Strikes with Alan Giron....crazy time! Squats, kicks, punching, lunges, burpees, ab work.....it was awesome.
LVAC teamed up with the LES MILLS mega quarterly so there were trainings and other events during the day and evening. A 300 bike, indoor bike ride that I didn't get to do, but plan on next year. The fitness buzz was in the air. I wasn't planning on it but got antsy on Friday night so I went back for more. The LES MILLS dance explosion featuring Shbam and BodyJam was fun.
A different kind of workout than Zumba but a lot of sweaty fun. We did get to represent with one Zumba track and just before, ZES (master trainer) Abraham asked if I would go on stage with them so that was unexpected! Glad I dragged my tail there for one last hurrah!
LVAC teamed up with the LES MILLS mega quarterly so there were trainings and other events during the day and evening. A 300 bike, indoor bike ride that I didn't get to do, but plan on next year. The fitness buzz was in the air. I wasn't planning on it but got antsy on Friday night so I went back for more. The LES MILLS dance explosion featuring Shbam and BodyJam was fun.
A different kind of workout than Zumba but a lot of sweaty fun. We did get to represent with one Zumba track and just before, ZES (master trainer) Abraham asked if I would go on stage with them so that was unexpected! Glad I dragged my tail there for one last hurrah!
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Body pump training
I had heard from other BodyPump Instructors that this training was going to be "Life Changing" but I didn't understand what they meant until I went through the two day training myself.
Day one was good, lots of energy & working out, kicked it off with a Master Class with Jeremiah and David (our Les Mills Trainers, who were amazing), we did a lot of breaking down form, reviewing technique and going through the way to teach BodyPump. It was good and exhausting!
Day two was the life changer....we began with a warm up that already had my legs hurting because of the two plus classes from the day before....more paper work/study/talking then the game changer.....THE BODY PUMP CHALLENGE...we began with a short mile or so run (as a team - no one left straggling) then back to the room where we partnered up. I ended up with two awesome ladies....Jen & Jewel. It's hard to describe certain feelings about this challenge but what I learned about myself was overwhelming. We had rotating stations where we did challenged ourselves with the weight we choose and did repetitions of 20/25/30 of various exercises - weighted squats, lunges, push ups, crunches, triceps, chest press. My team coaches were encouraging and motivating. Both ladies were so strong physically that they made me work harder. Of course my adrenaline was pumping so I felt like superwoman! After the first round I was beat....so tired and sore and then Jeremiah announced we were doing it all over again...WHAT??? It was like something magical happened on round two...I felt stronger, I lifted more, I challenged what I thought were my limitations and I couldn't believe the strength and commitment I had to finish that second round.
We worked for over an hour!!
I remember when I ran my first 5K and the feeling I got as I crossed the line....I couldn't believe that I had done what seemed like the impossible for me. I remember collapsing in tears that I...Kim....had run that far. I never ran like that before. That same feeling overtook me as we finished the challenge. I never thought I was that strong physically and could push myself....and yes, I cried after the pump challenge too. I learned so much during that challenge. I learned that coaching others is so important for them to achieve their goals, believing in them and cheering them on makes all the difference. I learned that what we tell ourselves in our heads changes how we approach challenges. Positivity is the key. We can do anything we set our minds to and work for. I could see then why everyone had described the training as life altering. In that moment something within me changed about myself and the way I will help others with their goals. When they told me at the end of day two that I was passed to teach, I was ready to tackle the world!
Day one was good, lots of energy & working out, kicked it off with a Master Class with Jeremiah and David (our Les Mills Trainers, who were amazing), we did a lot of breaking down form, reviewing technique and going through the way to teach BodyPump. It was good and exhausting!
Day two was the life changer....we began with a warm up that already had my legs hurting because of the two plus classes from the day before....more paper work/study/talking then the game changer.....THE BODY PUMP CHALLENGE...we began with a short mile or so run (as a team - no one left straggling) then back to the room where we partnered up. I ended up with two awesome ladies....Jen & Jewel. It's hard to describe certain feelings about this challenge but what I learned about myself was overwhelming. We had rotating stations where we did challenged ourselves with the weight we choose and did repetitions of 20/25/30 of various exercises - weighted squats, lunges, push ups, crunches, triceps, chest press. My team coaches were encouraging and motivating. Both ladies were so strong physically that they made me work harder. Of course my adrenaline was pumping so I felt like superwoman! After the first round I was beat....so tired and sore and then Jeremiah announced we were doing it all over again...WHAT??? It was like something magical happened on round two...I felt stronger, I lifted more, I challenged what I thought were my limitations and I couldn't believe the strength and commitment I had to finish that second round.
We worked for over an hour!!
I remember when I ran my first 5K and the feeling I got as I crossed the line....I couldn't believe that I had done what seemed like the impossible for me. I remember collapsing in tears that I...Kim....had run that far. I never ran like that before. That same feeling overtook me as we finished the challenge. I never thought I was that strong physically and could push myself....and yes, I cried after the pump challenge too. I learned so much during that challenge. I learned that coaching others is so important for them to achieve their goals, believing in them and cheering them on makes all the difference. I learned that what we tell ourselves in our heads changes how we approach challenges. Positivity is the key. We can do anything we set our minds to and work for. I could see then why everyone had described the training as life altering. In that moment something within me changed about myself and the way I will help others with their goals. When they told me at the end of day two that I was passed to teach, I was ready to tackle the world!
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| Les Mills Trainer Jeremiah |
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| Thanks Les Mills Trainer David for teaching us to bring HEART |
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| My Challenge Sisters, Jen & Jewel |
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| New friend - representing the British Isles - Rachel & Me |
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| My Zumba sister - Blanca, on this fitness journey together |
I'm Famous!!!
Looky here.....my sister tagged me on Instagram! I was on Fox5's More demonstrating Zumba with some of my Zumba Instructor Peeps. If you didn't get to see it click HERE
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Reset
So the new year has come and gone and as always, I have failed miserably on most of my 2013 resolutions. It seems like the pressure to succeed is enough to fail with those start of the year resolutions. I can't tell you how many times I've hit the reset button. It's usually on a Monday (start of the week that I love) or the start of a month. Well guess what? Tomorrow is Monday and the start of the the month of APRIL and BY GOSH I am gonna slay this resolution and start over....again!
Dont judge, you know you've been there. The great thing is, in the words of a famous little red-head, "the sun will come out tomorrow" yep there is always a do over when it comes to being healthy. It's never to late to reset. Now that spring break is over and my 10 hour drive to Idaho is done, all the junk food is GONE to my thighs and I am "burgered" out - I am resetting! Ok I tell a lie....I am resetting on Monday! Today is EASTER and I know I am going to eat chocolate - I will own the extra calories and the jiggle in the middle BUT I will hit it hard come Monday morning.
The plan....well I went shopping yesterday and here is what my fridge looks like.
Back to the basics....GREEN is my friend. A little fruit goes a long way, don't over do it Kim!
More Protein!!!! I've been using an app called "Lose It" It's good. I write down everything I eat and the calorie content. It keeps me focused during the day (not during spring break :)) but I notice that my carb content is always high, which makes me think I need to bump up the proteins and watch the fat/carb content in my diet! It gives a visual with a pie chart of how I'm doing. PLUS it's free!
Now to the exercise....this is not a problem for me because I love it! Zumba makes it easy - burn 800+ calories per class. Pump at least twice a week. Gonna throw in 8strikes on Tuesday and maybe if I get totally wild hit P.I.T. on Friday and see if I can get in the room without a black eye (that's another story). I really want to start running and swimming again. It's been 3 years since I did the RAGE triathalon at Lake Mead. I learned when I was training that I actually can run and I like it. I think it works parts of your body you can't hit with classes & weights. Plus this junk in the trunk needs to bobble its way off my bootay! Swimming would be great but probably not gonna happen so I'm not going to plan on it.
I'm motivated and positive - and that's where I want to stay. I know it wont be easy changing the habits of recent weeks (ahem... of my life....) but I KNOW FOR SURE it will be worth it. My goal is May. That gives me two months to be disciplined and hopefully see good (realistic) results. Wish me luck....
Dont judge, you know you've been there. The great thing is, in the words of a famous little red-head, "the sun will come out tomorrow" yep there is always a do over when it comes to being healthy. It's never to late to reset. Now that spring break is over and my 10 hour drive to Idaho is done, all the junk food is GONE to my thighs and I am "burgered" out - I am resetting! Ok I tell a lie....I am resetting on Monday! Today is EASTER and I know I am going to eat chocolate - I will own the extra calories and the jiggle in the middle BUT I will hit it hard come Monday morning.
The plan....well I went shopping yesterday and here is what my fridge looks like.
More Protein!!!! I've been using an app called "Lose It" It's good. I write down everything I eat and the calorie content. It keeps me focused during the day (not during spring break :)) but I notice that my carb content is always high, which makes me think I need to bump up the proteins and watch the fat/carb content in my diet! It gives a visual with a pie chart of how I'm doing. PLUS it's free!
Now to the exercise....this is not a problem for me because I love it! Zumba makes it easy - burn 800+ calories per class. Pump at least twice a week. Gonna throw in 8strikes on Tuesday and maybe if I get totally wild hit P.I.T. on Friday and see if I can get in the room without a black eye (that's another story). I really want to start running and swimming again. It's been 3 years since I did the RAGE triathalon at Lake Mead. I learned when I was training that I actually can run and I like it. I think it works parts of your body you can't hit with classes & weights. Plus this junk in the trunk needs to bobble its way off my bootay! Swimming would be great but probably not gonna happen so I'm not going to plan on it.
I'm motivated and positive - and that's where I want to stay. I know it wont be easy changing the habits of recent weeks (ahem... of my life....) but I KNOW FOR SURE it will be worth it. My goal is May. That gives me two months to be disciplined and hopefully see good (realistic) results. Wish me luck....
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