Spring is awakening!

ok.. who's been lazy? (lol totally not pointing fingers) the only place that's getting a workout are my fingers from all the typing which explains why they're so thin. Better yet, who has better plans? The weather has been lovely. It almost feels like spring!! woohoo. summer body, anyone?

To be honest, I have not worked out since my last post. (shame on me) Though, I did attempt to go to yoga yesterday so I sped out of the office at 5:45pm to make the 6pm class. I got to the studio at 5:59pm and the instructor had to turn me away because the class was full! #totalfail Usually, at YTTP, they close the door on the dot but this time, they closed it b/c it was completely full. (full means they've fully utilized their space and filled the studio with over 40 yogis even with the capacity of 36) Instead, I got myself a bubble tea. They're opening way too many establishments which makes it all the easier for me to buy them.

Now that the yoga classes are over, I think it's time to start on those dance sessions! Viv, how many sessions do you have left? Are we allowed to bring guests? My mom asked if she could join :P

Bit by Bit

Okay, it's been 13 days since I last updated, sorry!

Here's the lowdown:
Two weeks ago I was veryyy lazy, I went to one Hip Hop class on Wed and did some mini ab exercises.  That was it. =(

This past week, I was a bit better!  Took a Total Body Conditioning class on Tuesday and worked out a bit on Wednesday.  This past weekend, we celebrated one of my girlfriends bday at La Linea on Friday. Awesome Knicks game showing and celebration afterwards.   Dance, dance, danced my butt off lol.  Repeat performance, different location, on Saturday with new friends. =) Treadmill today.  I noticed I lost a bit of weight, yay!

Update completed.  Signing off to watch Grammys now! So happy Adele won. =)

crsie's january recap

Te Toca A Mi (I think that translates to .. It's my turn!)

Personally,  I thought I was doing well with yoga before Belize -- went 2-3x /week but when I got back, went like 2-3x total which led me to a total of 8 visits (that was half my goal #fail). Pretty disappointed with the number but it's not always about the quantity, there's also the quality of these workouts. The rudimentary classes are helpful but I don't get quite the workout from it. On the other end, the hand stand classes are a total waste because I end up doing skinny jumps in the air because I can't fling my legs high in the air like the cool yogis can. I haven't given up on yoga. In fact, I think it has helped me find my inner peace and I would say that I'm a better person because of yoga. It is amazing how that one hour in the studio can completely clear your mind of any inner negative thoughts. I've learned to calm down and think clearly before I speak, being tactful has its bonuses.  namaste.

Other than yoga, I haven't made any strong commitments to any other wellness activity other than walking which I love. Part of the reason why I love the city so much is because I have the opportunity to walk to wherever I want without taking the subway/bus/train/car and I take long strides. Anyone that walks with me knows that I walk fast but it's fun sometimes watching my mom keep up with her mini jogs. lol Kevin's getting smarter, he's taking longer strides and now I'm having issues keeping up b/c I've been so weak.

I've been so ill the last week that I had to see the doctor. Stepped on the scale and stared at the 122 lbs. wow -- talk about a 10lb gain? I bet it's all muscle :) actually, it's from all the layers that I was wearing but I was too sick to debate. I can't say that I'm totally better but the meds that I've been taking aren't strong enough so I might be heading back to the docs.

At the beginning of the year, I mentioned that I wanted to be healthy, not so much to look slammin'. My body is a bit weaker than your average and staying in shape would keep me healthy (or so I thought). All I could say, I really need to keep up and stay strong because the only way I can combat everything else in life, I need to start with a strong core/foundation/body. This sorta goes back to yoga -- finding/strengthening my inner soul.

Cheers, 

C.DUBS :)

PS -- stepped on the scale again, 117lbs after 5days... very nice!

Yoga Challenge Recap

So our 30 day unlimited yoga ended today 2/5 and I wanted to do a recap on how many times I (Christine, feel free to edit for your #s) went this month....*drumroll*....9! Yes, only 9. I actually was aiming for 10-12x which comes out to be 2-3x per week but it ended up being more like 1-2x for me. A bit disappointed but in all reality, it was pretty tough trying to make their classes as their last offering is 7:30 on weekdays. I usually don't get out of work until 6:30-7 on average, so it has been difficult for me to make weekday classes. I was supposed to go to my final class yesterday (Saturday) as I am proud to say I made every Satruday 1:45 Vinyasa Flow 2 class for the past 4 weeks, but I had a doctors appointment and errands to run prior to my 10 day trip to Taiwan, so I opted to skip it...bad me!

I'm headed to Taiwan this Thursday, 2/9 until President's Day on 2/20. I am super stoked for the trip and excited about all the yummy things I will devour...which means I will probably come back a bit more plump. @_@ Hopefully the walking will partially offset some of that :) I'll try to do some push-up, sit-up, and squats during downtime as well!

I liked Viv's January recap so I wanted to do one as well:

January Recap:
I agree with Viv in that I did not gain or lose weight. I am a bit surprised and disappointed as I went from doing absolutely no exercise to yoga classes 1-2x per week and cardio (elliptical) 1-2x per week. Although the scale does not seem to show much progress, I do however feel better. I feel a bit stronger and I feel like my endurance is higher for cardio activity. Yoga also helped me feel stronger and more flexible - sometimes on the day after a yoga class, I feel like I can take bigger steps when walking. These little improvements are okay for the first month into this resolution but I think I need to step it up some more (after I return!).