fun, accessible workouts for women
What. A. Week. I am totally and utterly exhausted as I sit here with a glass of water and a (bigger) glass of wine, pulling together the workout that I planned for you guys last weekend.
This workout is pretty indicative of what I’ve had time for in my own schedule this week – it’s hard, it’s fast and it’s simple.
Enjoy.
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If you’ve been following my travels on Facebook or Twitter recently, you’ve probably noticed that I’ve been loving Fitness First’s new look The Zone gym on King Street in the Sydney CBD. The high intensity 30 minute (or 15 minute for the seriously time-poor) classes are an excellent way to escape the computer and burn some serious calories, fast.
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It’s been a hectic week here in LGF land, as Lou and I adjust to our new lives as Bondi hipsters. Between visiting the Bondi Farmer’s Markets, late afternoon swims at the beach, breakfasting in North Bondi, finding new places to work out and general exploration of our new environment, we’ve been busy little bees. Yep, while it’s been quite an adjustment for the both of us, we’re trying to make the most of this little piece of heaven you might know as the Eastern Surburbs!
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Believe it or not (and ‘not’ seems a much more obvious choice to make given the weather right now) summer is almost-pretty much-kind of-just around the corner. Yep, the season of swimsuits and tank tops and trips to the beach and summer barbecues and short shorts (ok I’ll stop there) is almost upon us, and you know that that means… it’s time to take your training up a notch.
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I’ve got a new favourite workout.
Over the last couple of weeks I’ve had a few days where I’ve been lacking my usual drive to get stuck into a high intensity circuit. I don’t really know why… I think I’ve just been feeling tired after some busy weekends away. Anyway whatever the reason, rather than force the issue, I’ve adapted my workouts a little, turning them into something a little more palatable.
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Annoying fact of life: sometimes you don’t have an hour to fit your workout into – heck, sometimes you don’t even have 30 minutes. I found myself in this situation recently when I had an hour-long lunch break into which I needed to fit a workout plus do some shopping for my brother’s birthday.
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I might be a personal trainer, but that doesn’t mean I’m immune to the occasional bout of exercise-itis. Sadly, I know too much to be able to convince myself that skipping a workout entirely is a good idea, but I do believe in tweaking your workout to suit your mood/body/schedule when necessary. Sometimes this might mean switching Pump for yoga or your run for something lower impact, like swimming or cycling. And at other times it’s as simple as committing to a shorter workout rather than ditching training altogether.
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My brother and his fiancé have been visiting for the past few days which is super cool for a lot of obvious reasons, but one thing I wasn’t counting on was how awesome it is to have someone to train with. Generally I’m more than happy to train alone but I’d forgotten what a positive effect a training partner can have on your session.
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