Simple Fit

12/17/2014

Phones get thinner and smarter.

People get fatter and more stupid.

10/14/2014

Watch, like and share this to everyone you know! It's seriously the last inspirational video you'll ever need...
MUWAH!!

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01/29/2014

Best exercise EVER for a flat, tight core:

10 reps of don't eat sh*tty food.
Repeat 6x a day for a month.

Viola! A tight tummy.

01/22/2014

Does it taste good? Not really. But when it comes to my health, who cares? I drink 2 a day- one in the morning and one after work.

2 stalks regular kale
2 stalks of red kale
2 stalks of lacinato kale
2 medium sized cucumber
1 large handful of spinach

Chances are, you aren't eating nearly enough veggies (especially leafy greens) each day & drinking them is a simple way to do it.

SUCK IT UP. You'll get used to it. Cheers.

01/17/2014

This workout was inspired by a fellow Minnesota high school classmate of mine & current Simple Fit follower, Jessica Goral.
Most of you know, my favorite kind of training is outdoor sprints, hills and stairs--- buuuut, turns out not everyone is lucky enough to live in a climate that allows you to do this year-round. More specifically, Jess- who lives in up in the tundra (aka Minnesota).

Here's to you crazies who see snow til May. Try this in-home, killer workout that is the next best thing to sprints outdoors. ENJOY :)

1. Jump squats (50)
2. Run every stair in your northern, basement-equipped home (2 min) if you don't have them, do high knees (1 min)
3. Lunge jumps (50)
4. Run stairs (2 min) or high knees (1 min)
5. Push ups (20)
INTERRUPT (complete after finishing 1-5): plank switches (1 min)- switch between straight arm planks and elbow planks, every 10 sec for 1 full minute.

Repeat this sequence 4x. Do not rest between exercises, but rest after each round.

FINISHER: Go shovel your driveway OR For 2 minutes, switch between 1/2 burpees (burpee with no push up) and mountain climbers. Switch every 20 seconds.

01/16/2014

Bumped into a bit of a problem:
I've been diagnosed with ischial tuberosity pain.

What the crap is that? Right. Basically, I have this unending pain in my right leg that starts at my hamstring insertion and fires up to bo**ie and back down my hamstring. It feels like I have one person holding an open flame under my leg, while another person is jabbing it with a meat skewer. The pain was caused from overuse of my hamstrings and not enough post stretching and cooling down.

So, I have to completely REST my lower body for 2-3 months, stretch the sh*t out of it & ice when I can. No more sprints, hills, stairs, burpees, squats, etc-- all the stuff I LIVE for, I have to stay away from for months.

What's a girl to do? Well, I no longer will be posting my personal workouts, however, while I'm aggravated and wishing I could be training, I'll be taking my aggression out on you guys. Beware for the workouts ahead In the meantime, I'll be ripping up my upper body and core and doing as much yoga as I can fit into the next 3 months.

Lesson learned here: although you can take your body to extreme levels, be sure you're RECOVERING properly. My stubborn self hates stretching and cooling down, and now I'm stuck with this pain I can't even pronounce. Don't be afraid to take your body to insane heights, but don't be a du***ss either (like me). RECOVER.

01/06/2014

As promised- I'm going to do a better job keeping up with my posts. Without further adieu, here is my workout for this evening:
**NOTE: I've been without kettle bells for sometime now and my new apt gym has a crap ton of them. As my joyfulness subsides, so will the use of kettle bells in my workouts :)

1. Kettle bell swings (30 sec)

2. Spider man planks (30 sec)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLp8d8z2uNI

3. Front weighted YES/NO's (30 sec) **If you do not know what a "yes/no" is then substitute it for a weighted front squat (use heavy dumbbell or kettle bell). If you're a lucky dog and have trained with me before...you know damn well what a "yes/no" is ;)
4. Plank shoulder taps (30 sec) **get into straight-arm, plank position and while keeping your abs tight and hips still, tap right hand to left shoulder & left hand to right shoulder, back and forth as quickly as you can.
5. Plank straight arm front raises (30 sec) **get into straight-arm, plank position and while keeping your abs tight and hips still, raise your right arm straight out in front and then your left, back and forth as quickly as you can.
6. Overhead weight lung jumps (30 sec) **hold a weight of your choice straight over your head and proceed with lunge jumps. Don't be an idiot, pick a weight that makes sense.

Hit this circuit 4x through (that's 12 minutes for those of you who claim you ain't got time to train). If you have enough gas in you once the rounds are over, try this finisher:

FINISHER: Wall sit for 1 minute. 20 burpees. Wall sit for 45 seconds. 15 burpees. Wall sit for 30 seconds. 10 Burpees. Wall sit until failure (as long as you possibly can). Burpees for 20 seconds.

MUWAHAHAHAHA. ENJOY.

01/02/2014

1. 30 kettle bell swings
2. 10 burpees
3. 25 kb swings
4. 8 burpees
5. 20 kb swings
6. 6 burpees
7. 15 kb swings
8. 4 burpees
9. 10 kb swings
10. 2 burpees

You could say this workout is easy, but you'd be an idiot.
Pick a challenging weight for the swings and do controlled burpees with push ups.
Complete this for time- as quickly as you can.
Come back to it a week later and see how you do.
Happy vomiting.

12/04/2013

Your Diet Coke sucks, too...

Update: Coke responds and cleverly tries to bring other safe products into the spotlight in order to suggest their product is just as safe. http://www.coca-cola.co.uk/faq/rumours/can-coca-cola-be-used-as-a-household-cleaner.html Coke is the most valuable brand in history, and “Coca-Cola” is the worl...

10/16/2013

TV Challenge tonight (workout to do while watching the tube)-

1. Hold plank through the first 2 commercials
2. Do as many push ups as you can for the 3rd commercial
3. At the 4th commercial, do burpees
4. Whatever is left, hold a wall sit

Do this at every commercial break throughout your Wed night must sees. It's a quick way to burn cals, build muscle and melt fat.

09/26/2013

Do you agree? Disagree? Read my newest blog on the DailyHiit website and tell me what you think.

Let’s play out a little scenario: You just finished one hell of a workout. One that demanded a Rage Against the Machine playlist to complete and as soon as