A Creative Spark

Call me crazy, but I’ve learned that I am more creative when I have a completely packed schedule and a long list of To-do’s!

We’ve been very busy since the start of 2013. It’s wrestling season and business has been busier than it normally is during this time of year.

I’ve committed to several volunteer opportunities in the upcoming months. Coaching for Girls On the Run, sitting on the board of our local youth recreation department and planning a golf tournament to raise funds for new wrestling mats.

Go ahead, say it… Are you insane?!?! My sister already made it very clear she doesn’t understand why I volunteer myself for so many things that take up my time. But the truth is, I do it because it makes me feel good. It makes me feel like I am giving back to a community that gives our family so much.

So I keep on trucking, notebooks and smart phone in hand!

In regards to my last post, I have decided on which Half Marathon to run this spring. A friend posted on Facebook that she is planning to run the Diva Half Marathon in North Myrtle Beach on April 28th. I messaged her and the rest is history… It is looking to be an EXCELLENT opportunity for a Girl’s Weekend as well as a fun race! Two other friends will be running with me and a group of first timers too. I am really excited! Thanks Lisa!!

This afternoon I decided that I was in the mood for a creative at home workout to perform this evening while the “boys” were off at wrestling practice. I started with a 10:00 minute cardio HIIT warm-up. My bootcampers love these workouts when we are in session… NOT! Just ask them, these are brutal, especially when it is 100 degrees! I followed the warm-up with an Upper Body Strength session.

Here is what I completed:

HIIT Warm-up (10 rounds of :50 moving, :20 rest)

Burpees

Plié Jacks

Jumping Lunges

High Knees

Butt Kicks

Skaters

Jumping Jacks

Mummy Kicks

Heisman

Jog in Place

Upper Body Strength (3 rounds of 15 reps.)

Wide Pushups

Plankups

Lateral Shoulder Raise

Bent Over Row

Reverse Flye

Tricep Kickback

Bicep Curl

Tricep Extension

Hammer Curl

Shoulder Press

 I was SWEATING throughout this workout!! It’s a keeper!

Speaking of keepers, I intended to pull a workout from my “red folder” of bootcamp workouts, but I can’t find it anywhere.

I am going on a hunt for it tomorrow.

Tell me, what have your workouts looked like lately?

All the best,

Jessye

Dear Shaun T,

My calves are screaming at you and sometimes you make me want to puke.

That is all…

Love,

Jessye

 

 

 

Make Time

I saw the above statement posted on Facebook today and it struck a chord with me!

For the longest time I took for granted the fact that I always had an excess of time to use for exercise.

Now having a very busy, full-time real estate career, a husband who is also a real estate broker, a kindergartener who is a motivated wrestler and that little thing called a household to run, time is simply not a given.

Being a fitness instructor was extremely helpful in guaranteeing at minimum 3 workouts per week. And on the weekends I used to always schedule a run with a friend.

Then, I stopped.

I have realized recently that I 100% must schedule exercise and running, I must MAKE the time to do the things I love to do. The things I need to do to stay healthy and feel great!

I have scheduled and completed my workouts so far this week. I have plans to run this weekend. I have made a commitment to myself to continue to do so.

I registered Jim and I for the Rugged Maniac in NC for April 20th. This will be my third year competing and Jim’s second. It gives us something to work toward and helps hold us accountable.

I believe that giving yourself something to work towards helps you to stay on track. If I pay $$, I’m gonna make it worth it!

I am also contemplating another Half Marathon… If you say it, you gotta do it, right?!?!

My options so far:

The Flying Pirate Half on April 14th in the Outer Banks.

 

OR…

Run for the Warriors Half on May 19th in Jacksonville.

I am debating this decision, but planning to start a training plan next week… Put up or shut up right?!?

Well, I am off to supervise little man’s after wrestling practice shower and get him ready for bed.

How would you decide between the two above races? Your input is appreciated!!

Jessye

Truth is…

I’ve been less than dedicated in my fitness and clean eating for several months now…

It’s true.

I may have run several times, a 5mile race and a wonderful Thanksgiving morning airfield run with a BFF, but in reality that’s about as far as it goes.

Sporadic and half hearted running, a handful of Crossfit style workouts or strength workouts thrown in the mix and reckless abandonment when it comes to my eating habits.

There, I’ve said it, I feel better now that I’ve put it out for the public eye/ear!!

I won’t make excuses for myself. It’s my own fault. Lack of motivation is to blame. Lack of dedication too. I have the time and the resources, this I know. I simply haven’t utilized them.

It is time to get back to business.

I miss running.

I miss having sore muscles from squatting and lifting. (It’s a sick and twisted thing, but I do!)

I miss being a creature of habit and eating the same things day in and day out simply because I know they will fuel my body & workouts properly!!

The Insanity begins tomorrow. Literally…

Jim and I will be starting our daily sweat sessions with Shaun T tomorrow. I already have a run date with a friend planned for this week. The fridge is stocked with my usual favorites.

I am more than ready!

Have you ever fallen off the healthy wagon? If so, what helped you get back on?

Jessye

I’m back…

I won’t even give any excuses… I have not made an effort to keep this blog up to date.

That is all about to change. Thanks to a good friend who is posting regularly to her blog, Molly, I will be putting forth some major effort to get this blog off the ground and hopefully be successful with it.

I really do have a lot to say!

My biggest reasons for getting back on the blogging wagon are my goals… I have some big ones set for myself and I am looking forward to accomplishing them.

Let’s start off with a review, shall we?

Goals: The result or achievement toward which effort is directed; aim; end.

I like to set goals for myself.

 I need goals to stay motivated.

Sometimes those goals include “Shower before 3:00pm on a Sunday.”

Sometimes they are career related, sometimes they are hobby related and sometimes they aren’t related… to anything!

I also like lists, but that is a post for another day.

The Meat: My 2012 Goals

1. Earn my Practical Yoga Instructor Certification
2. Earn my Personal Trainer Certification
3. Get a J-O-B… Teaching Group Fitness in a gym
4. Grow my abandoned Real Estate Business
5. Devote time to this blog
6. Re-route my Boot camp Business
7. Enjoy a few vacations with my Husband & Son. And my Mother too.
8. Continue simplifying my life and reducing clutter. GET RID OF CRAP!!

That’s less than 10 goals to accomplish in a year.

1. I’ve already completed the online prerequisites for my Yoga Instructor training. I just need to sign up for the one day “live” seminar.
2. I have the study materials for my Personal Trainer Certification and have cracked them several times. I need to get serious and just plow through the HUGE textbook!
3. For real… Someone please hire me!! I am trying hard on this one. I even drafted a new resume. I’m a determined gal; hopefully my efforts will pay off soon.
4. The Real Estate business growth will require some time and devotion on my part but I am 100% committed to making it happen!
5. Duh… I have some plans. Some ideas. And I will be placing them into action going forward. I even put them on my calendar!
6. This will take a few meetings and hopefully be in full swing come April/May.
7. Belize, Disney World and Fort Lauderdale will happen this year! And the beach too, per Bo, we didn’t step foot on an East Coast beach all last summer. L
8. We have been actively working on this goal since we moved last May. We’ve used that sometimes sleazy yet brilliant online classified that rhymes with Smegslist and it has been successful! We’ve also had a Yard Sale, so 80’s I know, that we made a little chunk of change from and will do again once the weather heats up for good.

All in all I think I have got a solid plan for reaching all my goals this year.

I’ll update my progress come June.

What are some goals you plan to achieve?

Do you have a plan of action?

Glutes & Abs with a sneak preview

Hello!

Below you can check out the Boot Camp workout we completed Monday evening.

Stay tuned here tomorrow evening for a new recipe too! Oatmeal Protein Cookies… Yum!

Monday June 20, 2011

• Warm-up: Arm Crosses, Windmills, Hip/Knee/Head Circles, Jumping Jacks
• Run One lap at a fast pace – out of your comfort zone
• High Intensity Intervals (2 rounds) Each move done for 30 seconds. Take approximately one minute of rest between rounds. 
• Burpees
• Jumping Lunges
• Side to Side Shuffle
• Jump Squats
• Lateral One Legged Hop
• Run One Lap at Easy Pace – Cooldown
• Mat Work – Glutes
• Bridge (Hold 30 seconds for 4 rounds)
• Side Lying Bicycle (20 Each Leg) (Flex foot forward and point rear)
• Superman (Right arm with Left Leg, Leg Arm with Right Leg) (20=10 each side)
• Hyperextended Flutter Kicks (Timed 30 seconds)
• Core
• • Plank (Hold for 1 minute)
  • Toe Touches  (25)
  • Bicycle Crunches (30 – Each side = 1)
  • Side Plank (Hold One minute each side)
  • Reverse Crunches (25)
  • Russian Twists (25)
• Stretch
• Cobra Pose
• Child’s Pose
• Lying Glute Stretch
• Seated Leg Stretches
• Chest Stretch
• Standing Leg Stretches
• Standing Moon Pose

13.1 – Check!!

So, I’m cutting myself some slack about this blog. I started it with the intention of posting all kinds of posts related to the healthy choices I make on a daily basis, but haven’t seemed to keep up with it, AT ALL!!

It has been a truly crazy month and I have every intention of changing my blogging habits from here on out.

Since  my last post I have:

1. Run my first Half Marathon. (The Rock ‘n’ Roll Virginia Beach Half)

2. Worked out countless times.

3. Taken Spin with my favorite instructor at least twice before my gym membership ran out.

4. Eaten LOTS of Greek Yogurt!!

5. Tickled my son every single day!

6. Taken to mini vacays to visit family in Delaware and New Jersey.

Anyway, the list could go on! But the most important recap will of course be my first Half!!

I am so very proud of myself for completing it and couldn’t be more pleased with my time. Especially considering I’ve only been running regularly since March of this year!

I’ll be posting my race recap this evening and attaching some photos. But for now I’ll leave you with a few shots of the past month!

Jessye

My Boy and I

My Little Pirate