Remember the 100 push ups challenge? Well… this week I started it again. Just for kicks! It started like this: on Monday when the sistertraveller flew to Toronto (for good!) to do her Masters program, I got to thinking. As I’ve mentioned before, I’m “own my own” this week. The boyfriend and the mother dear [...]
Today the boyfriend and I are heading out for a back-country camping trip to Sleeping Giant. We’re going to be hiking for hours every day until Sunday! I’m really looking forward to our first big hiking trip this summer This post is in honour of our favourite shared activity, hiking. Something that I’ve seen a [...]
Are you participating in the Commuter Challenge? From June 5 to 11 it’s Environment Week in Canada, and the challenge is to walk, bike, roller blade, run or skip your way to work (or any other form of transportation which is good to the environment and healthy for your body!). Taking the bus, tram, train [...]
January is over and with it, my 31-day challenge of doing a different exercise each day is also over. You’ll find that some of the exercises are very similar, and that’s because I was doing exercises that I really enjoy. Also, it was a cold and busy month for me, so I didn’t get around [...]
Josie over at Yum Yucky issued a plank challenge, and seeing as abs exercises are my most favourite form of fitness, I figured I’d better accept the challenge! In the video below, I do everything from talk about my 100 Push Ups Challenge to dance (while holding the plank position. I’m just that cool) to [...]
My thoughts on fitness goals in the New Year, as well as a discussion on the gym vs. at-home workouts and a week’s worth of exercises (unusual and everyday!) for you to try out.
Introduction to The 31 Days of Fitness Challenge.
Check out my previous HITT at Aspire Fitness blog posts: Week One: HITT and the City Week Two: Tracking food and exercise online with Aspire Fitness Week Three: Looking for the Ultimate Workout Week Four: The HITT Diet Plan Week Five: Seeking Motivation Week Six: Resting Between Workouts Week Seven: Be Flexible Brand-new Exercises You’d [...]
…well, maybe not “walk”. We’re not pirates around here, after all. The plank I’m talking about is related to fitness (what else?). The plank is a fantastic exercise for core strength. It engages the entire body. It is a great indicator of total body strength and endurance. Imagine a static push up: that is similar [...]
Check out all of my previous HITT at Aspire Fitness blog posts: Week One: HITT and the City Week Two: Tracking Food and Exercise Online with Aspire Fitness Week Three: Looking for the Ultimate Workout Week Four: The HITT Diet Plan Week Five: Seeking Motivation Week Six: Resting Between Workouts Flexibility Physical flexibility of the [...]
