The last few weeks, the great advice by the HLS organizers, and my schedule for the upcoming week have made one thing abundantly clear: morning workouts are a must!
Last week I averaged about 3-4 hours of sleep a night, mainly due to anxiety, and therefore I only did one formal workout. While I think it is safe to say that sleep trumps the gym when we are dealing with so few hours, I definitely noticed that my ability to cope with craziness plummeted without my daily sweaty release. So I am going to try to start going to bed earlier, when possible and not letting any excuses get in the way of my AM workouts.
Today was a pretty chill day compared to the last couple weeks, but even so fitting in a workout eluded me:
- 6:00 AM wake up, finish two research papers due this afternoon
- 7:30AM shower get ready
- 8:00 AM leave apt, head to subway
- 8:10 AM get off train at Grand Central walk to work and pick up coffee (2ish miles, so a bit of exercise)
- 8:50 arrive at work
- 12:30 PM-lunch with boss (no lunch hour workout)
- 5:00 PM leave work to attend work related planning session (no after work workout)
- 7:00 race to Astor wine to pick up a bottle for dinner with a girlfriend. They are out of my new favorite, Cupcake Chardonnay, but the guy recommends an amazing Riesling that does not disappoint.
- 7:30 Meet friend at Nook, a cute BYOB place in the theatre district
- 9:00 call sister and congratulate her on landing her first real job!
- 9:30 PM arrive home and start blogging
Too much wine at dinner means that the 30 day shred session I had intended is not happening–thus recommitting me to my AM workout plan!
But guess what? I have a VERY excited new workout planned!
People often ask me how I find out about stuff going on in the city. I scour NYMAG, Timeout, CitySearch, VitalJuiceDaily, but tomorrow’s workout came to my attention in a somewhat more serendipitous fashion. A few times over the last few weeks, I have walked by an open garage-type space on my street that had lots of gymnastic rings and tons of super fit people standing around. I was incredibly curious (acroyoga maybe?), but hadn’t had a chance to investigate. 
Then, the other day, the sweatiest man I have ever seen got in the elevator with me. Now I am as appreciative of a good sweatfest as the next person, so I said, good workout?
He said, yeah it is the group fitness class down the block. It almost killed me. Seriously, I want to die. oh, and the first week is free.
Free kickass workout? Magic words to me!
So after a second of googling, I found out that just down the block was CrossfitLIC! A bootcamp style workout based on marine training. I had heard of Crossfit studios in the city, but convenience is key, and this could not be any more convenient if it was in my (tiny ass) closet. So I am all signed up for 6:30AM tomorrow, and I can’t wait. I tried to get the roomstars to join me to no avail…yet. hehe. Crossfit has outposts all over, so investigate if you are interested in checking it out. Read more about it here!
More deals that won’t slim down your wallet!
Gena convinced me that a “ fit recessionista” feature should be a staple on my blog, so look for my first official “get fit for less” type post coming up. As an avid lover of saving a dime, I am excited to get back to posting deals on a regular basis, which has always been one of my intentions with the blog. I will do my best to incorporate ideas and deals in and outside the city. Plus, I hope to have some great product and class giveaways to boot! Here is an idea of what is to come:
The Yoga Room, which I recently reviewed, is offering a free outdoor class on the piers of Gantry State Plaza at 9:00AM on Saturday. This is also ridiculously convenient, so if I don’t have to work, I will be checking it out! 
Fitness in the Square is still the place to be, especially if you don’t have to work! Thursday mornings in Union Square take advantage of yoga at 8am, Brooklyn Bridge Bootcamp at 9am and Tai Chi at 10am.
Nurture’s Path is holding an open-house launch party on Aug 18, 2009, from 6-9pm at 1133 Broadway, Suite 1020. A group of alternative health practitioners will also be on hand to provide more information about their healing modalities and give complimentary mini-sessions. In addition to shopping and pampering, guests will also be treated to healthy snacks and beverages, special one-time only discounts, and be entered into a raffle to win some of the products for sale. The first 25 guests will receive an exclusive gift bag. Guests should RSVP to nurturespath(at)aol.com.
Complimentary consultations at Body Love Wellness (244 5th Ave)
Golda Poretsky at Body Love Wellness is offering a free 30-minute consultation (normally $60) to see where clients are in terms of their relationship with food and their body. You’ll discuss symptoms or ailments you’re experiencing and whether a holistic approach to food and body acceptance can help
And finally, some fun extracurricular reading:
Can Running Actually Help Your Knees? (my friend sent me this interesting NYTimes article)
Looking Past the Numbers If you still count calories, here is one more great reason to stop. Kim Snyder is one of my favorite non-mainstream bloggers and she just did a good post on shifting your focus from calories in, calories out to food in, food out. It is a pretty standard raw food perspective, but definitely worth checking out.
Goodnight kids. Crossfit workout review and some thoughts on running coming up this week!
The last few weeks, the great advice by the HLS organizers, and my schedule for the upcoming week have made one thing abundantly clear: morning workouts are a must!
Last week I averaged about 3-4 hours of sleep a night, mainly due to anxiety, and therefore I only did one formal workout. While I think it is safe to say that sleep trumps the gym when we are dealing with so few hours, I definitely noticed that my ability to cope with craziness plummeted without my daily sweaty release. So I am going to try to start going to bed earlier, when possible and not letting any excuses get in the way of my AM workouts.
Today was a pretty chill day compared to the last couple weeks, but even so fitting in a workout eluded me:
Too much wine at dinner means that the 30 day shred session I had intended is not happening–thus recommitting me to my AM workout plan!
But guess what? I have a VERY excited new workout planned!
People often ask me how I find out about stuff going on in the city. I scour NYMAG, Timeout, CitySearch, VitalJuiceDaily, but tomorrow’s workout came to my attention in a somewhat more serendipitous fashion. A few times over the last few weeks, I have walked by an open garage-type space on my street that had lots of gymnastic rings and tons of super fit people standing around. I was incredibly curious (acroyoga maybe?), but hadn’t had a chance to investigate.
Then, the other day, the sweatiest man I have ever seen got in the elevator with me. Now I am as appreciative of a good sweatfest as the next person, so I said, good workout?
He said, yeah it is the group fitness class down the block. It almost killed me. Seriously, I want to die. oh, and the first week is free.
Free kickass workout? Magic words to me!
So after a second of googling, I found out that just down the block was CrossfitLIC! A bootcamp style workout based on marine training. I had heard of Crossfit studios in the city, but convenience is key, and this could not be any more convenient if it was in my (tiny ass) closet. So I am all signed up for 6:30AM tomorrow, and I can’t wait. I tried to get the roomstars to join me to no avail…yet. hehe. Crossfit has outposts all over, so investigate if you are interested in checking it out. Read more about it here!
More deals that won’t slim down your wallet!
Gena convinced me that a “ fit recessionista” feature should be a staple on my blog, so look for my first official “get fit for less” type post coming up. As an avid lover of saving a dime, I am excited to get back to posting deals on a regular basis, which has always been one of my intentions with the blog. I will do my best to incorporate ideas and deals in and outside the city. Plus, I hope to have some great product and class giveaways to boot! Here is an idea of what is to come:
The Yoga Room, which I recently reviewed, is offering a free outdoor class on the piers of Gantry State Plaza at 9:00AM on Saturday. This is also ridiculously convenient, so if I don’t have to work, I will be checking it out!
Fitness in the Square is still the place to be, especially if you don’t have to work! Thursday mornings in Union Square take advantage of yoga at 8am, Brooklyn Bridge Bootcamp at 9am and Tai Chi at 10am.
Nurture’s Path is holding an open-house launch party on Aug 18, 2009, from 6-9pm at 1133 Broadway, Suite 1020. A group of alternative health practitioners will also be on hand to provide more information about their healing modalities and give complimentary mini-sessions. In addition to shopping and pampering, guests will also be treated to healthy snacks and beverages, special one-time only discounts, and be entered into a raffle to win some of the products for sale. The first 25 guests will receive an exclusive gift bag. Guests should RSVP to nurturespath(at)aol.com.
Complimentary consultations at Body Love Wellness (244 5th Ave)
Golda Poretsky at Body Love Wellness is offering a free 30-minute consultation (normally $60) to see where clients are in terms of their relationship with food and their body. You’ll discuss symptoms or ailments you’re experiencing and whether a holistic approach to food and body acceptance can help
And finally, some fun extracurricular reading:
Can Running Actually Help Your Knees? (my friend sent me this interesting NYTimes article)
Looking Past the Numbers If you still count calories, here is one more great reason to stop. Kim Snyder is one of my favorite non-mainstream bloggers and she just did a good post on shifting your focus from calories in, calories out to food in, food out. It is a pretty standard raw food perspective, but definitely worth checking out.
Goodnight kids. Crossfit workout review and some thoughts on running coming up this week!
The last few weeks, the great advice by the HLS organizers, and my schedule for the upcoming week have made one thing abundantly clear: morning workouts are a must!
Last week I averaged about 3-4 hours of sleep a night, mainly due to anxiety, and therefore I only did one formal workout. While I think it is safe to say that sleep trumps the gym when we are dealing with so few hours, I definitely noticed that my ability to cope with craziness plummeted without my daily sweaty release. So I am going to try to start going to bed earlier, when possible and not letting any excuses get in the way of my AM workouts.
Today was a pretty chill day compared to the last couple weeks, but even so fitting in a workout eluded me:
Too much wine at dinner means that the 30 day shred session I had intended is not happening–thus recommitting me to my AM workout plan!
But guess what? I have a VERY excited new workout planned!
People often ask me how I find out about stuff going on in the city. I scour NYMAG, Timeout, CitySearch, VitalJuiceDaily, but tomorrow’s workout came to my attention in a somewhat more serendipitous fashion. A few times over the last few weeks, I have walked by an open garage-type space on my street that had lots of gymnastic rings and tons of super fit people standing around. I was incredibly curious (acroyoga maybe?), but hadn’t had a chance to investigate.
Then, the other day, the sweatiest man I have ever seen got in the elevator with me. Now I am as appreciative of a good sweatfest as the next person, so I said, good workout?
He said, yeah it is the group fitness class down the block. It almost killed me. Seriously, I want to die. oh, and the first week is free.
Free kickass workout? Magic words to me!
So after a second of googling, I found out that just down the block was CrossfitLIC! A bootcamp style workout based on marine training. I had heard of Crossfit studios in the city, but convenience is key, and this could not be any more convenient if it was in my (tiny ass) closet. So I am all signed up for 6:30AM tomorrow, and I can’t wait. I tried to get the roomstars to join me to no avail…yet. hehe. Crossfit has outposts all over, so investigate if you are interested in checking it out. Read more about it here!
More deals that won’t slim down your wallet!
Gena convinced me that a “ fit recessionista” feature should be a staple on my blog, so look for my first official “get fit for less” type post coming up. As an avid lover of saving a dime, I am excited to get back to posting deals on a regular basis, which has always been one of my intentions with the blog. I will do my best to incorporate ideas and deals in and outside the city. Plus, I hope to have some great product and class giveaways to boot! Here is an idea of what is to come:
The Yoga Room, which I recently reviewed, is offering a free outdoor class on the piers of Gantry State Plaza at 9:00AM on Saturday. This is also ridiculously convenient, so if I don’t have to work, I will be checking it out!
Fitness in the Square is still the place to be, especially if you don’t have to work! Thursday mornings in Union Square take advantage of yoga at 8am, Brooklyn Bridge Bootcamp at 9am and Tai Chi at 10am.
Nurture’s Path is holding an open-house launch party on Aug 18, 2009, from 6-9pm at 1133 Broadway, Suite 1020. A group of alternative health practitioners will also be on hand to provide more information about their healing modalities and give complimentary mini-sessions. In addition to shopping and pampering, guests will also be treated to healthy snacks and beverages, special one-time only discounts, and be entered into a raffle to win some of the products for sale. The first 25 guests will receive an exclusive gift bag. Guests should RSVP to nurturespath(at)aol.com.
Complimentary consultations at Body Love Wellness (244 5th Ave)
Golda Poretsky at Body Love Wellness is offering a free 30-minute consultation (normally $60) to see where clients are in terms of their relationship with food and their body. You’ll discuss symptoms or ailments you’re experiencing and whether a holistic approach to food and body acceptance can help
And finally, some fun extracurricular reading:
Can Running Actually Help Your Knees? (my friend sent me this interesting NYTimes article)
Looking Past the Numbers If you still count calories, here is one more great reason to stop. Kim Snyder is one of my favorite non-mainstream bloggers and she just did a good post on shifting your focus from calories in, calories out to food in, food out. It is a pretty standard raw food perspective, but definitely worth checking out.
Goodnight kids. Crossfit workout review and some thoughts on running coming up this week!