Happy New Year! Say it with Sweat!

First off, I really want to thank you all for going through this journey with me. I have good days and bad days (and interesting days), and so do you. My passion is to create awareness and bring simplicity to the fitness world so we understand how we can change our health and our bodies if we try. And so I am grateful that people are following, reading, and actually making changes in their lives.

Want to do Some Cardio and Also Work Your Legs? Try Heel Flicks!

Heel flicks can be used as a warm up for runners, as a cardio exercise on their own, or to work on your legs. But how about all three? :) The workout from TribeSports that I posted last night had heel flicks and you might be asking what that is.

How do you do it? Start by jogging either in motion or on the spot. Slowly start to kick your heels back with each step until your heels touch your bum as you run. Easy!

Don't be worried if your heels don't initially hit your bum. Sometimes, it takes practice. The more you do them, the better your body will move.

Cheers Eights & Weights!

TribeSports 15 Minute Workout

I found this workout routine on TribeSport's Instagram account, and I thought it would be fun to try. So give it a go today! It's only 15 minutes so I did two rounds. 

Cheers Eights & Weights!

July 24th Challenge

Fast Paced: TribeSports released another great round of high intensity exercises. How many of these can you do?

TribeSports: Leg/Ab Superset

You want great legs and abs, right? Well, here's a new challenge to try. This does not absolve you of your jumping jacks though! You're still expected to get that 6000 done. I have tried this and boy... that 5 times is a killer.

For full details on the challenge, to check how others are doing, and to view other amazing challenges, check out the challenge on the TribeSports website.

Cheers Eights & Weights!

TribeSports Recipe Swap Competition

So this is kind of late because today is the deadline for entry, but I wanted to clue you all in on this TribeSports healthy recipe challenge that is going on. 

TribeSports Competition: I Train Because...

It's been a while since we had a TribeSports challenge! So I'll be putting one up soon. However, right now, TribeSports does have a competition that would be great to try. We are all inspired by something, and so why not use our inspiration to win a prize?

British Military Fitness Green Workout

You didn't think all you had to do this month was the March Booty Challenge, did you? You still need your cardio, and you still need to work those arms. So here comes the British Military Fitness Green Challenge. You did the Red and the Blue, and now you have the Green.

British Military Fitness Red Challenge

Alright, so a few weeks ago, I gave you the British Military Fitness Blue workout challenge from Tribesports, and you were probably like "Shoot, that's easy peasy". That's totally what you said, right? 

So we're going one level up. We're doing the British Military Fitness Red challenge today. You're pretty excited. I can feel it.

Note that the BMF challenges are not just called that for fun. They are based on workouts from the British Military. See below for more.

Valentine's Day Couple Fitness Tips

It is Love day. And while we celebrate our significant others, family, and friends, let's also take some time out to celebrate our bodies. We only each have one body, and yet, sometimes we forget and use and abuse them. Today, take a moment to treat your body right by eating right and exercising. 

Of course, Valentine's day gives us a great excuse to have a steamy workout session with our partners. So here are a few tips:

2013 New York City Bike Tour!

If you’re scared off by the word ‘race’, and you love to cycle, this may be for you. If you don’t know how to cycle, now is the time to learn. I will forever be grateful to my brothers for laughing at me every time I fell off my little pink bike as a child. It helped me learn to ride like a pro. Now I go on tours and stuff… what!

The TD Five Boro Bike Tour is sponsored by REI and organized by Bike New York and the NYC Department of Transportation every year. This year’s tour is scheduled for May 5th. It’s not as easy as it sounds though. When we say ‘tour’, we’re talking of a 40-mile car-free ride across the five boroughs of NYC.

Registration opened today at noon, and it fills up pretty quickly. I’ve got my registration. Are you going? Register today at Bike New York.

This is America’s largest cycling event so do not miss out!

Cheers Eights & Weights!

PS. TribeSports just did a feature on me and this blog. Check it out here. I'm super excited!

British Military Fitness Blue Challenge

So you woke up this morning and thought it was going to be an easy day, right? We made it to the second week of January 2013, the Mayans haven't set a new date for world implosion, it's hump day, life is splendid. And you know what happens when things are too easy, right? We have got to challenge you!

Adrian from TribeSports reached out to me this morning with a challenge I could not resist putting up. Why? Because it uses body weight (no equipment required), it has 'military' in the title (which is synonymous for ouch!), and it incorporates muscle toning exercises and cardio. Boom.

Okay, so what do you have to do? it's all laid out for you in the image above. Sign up on the TribeSports page to see more details of the workout, challenge others, upload your status, and see more challenges.

Cheers Eights & Weights!

Photo credit: TribeSports.com

Our Own First TribeSports Challenge!

You guys know about the affair I had with the TribeSports 12 days of fitness challenge last month, right? Yes, I loved it. And so how about we do our own challenge on TribeSports? The purpose of this challenge is to get you thinking about your inner thighs as you run and do other forms of cardio exercises. I always say it is important to protect your joints by strengthening your muscles. 

This exercise works both your inner thighs and your core as you are forced to work on your balance. What do you do? 

1. Stand on a Bosu ball or a disc (or anything unstable) and tighten your abs
2. Lift one leg in front of you till your knee is at a 90 degree angle to the floor 
3. Move the same knee back as far as you can keeping your upper body straight 
4. Do 30 reps on each side

Do this every day for 7 days and let us know how you did. Check out the entire challenge on the TribeSports site, register, and mark it off as complete when you are done!

Cheers Eights & Weights!

PS. I promised to share a tip every day this week to keep you on your toes as you work on your fitness resolutions for the new year. 

Tip #1: In doing a front lunge (lunging forward), always push back on your front heel before you get up. This reduces the pressure on your front knee. If you are not comfortable with front lunges, stick to back lunges (lunge backward).

TribeSports 12 Days of Fitness Challenge

So as you know, we love TribeSports challenges. And as Christmas is approaching, they have issued a 'The 12 Days of Fitness' challenge. I absolutely love this idea. What does it involve? Every day starting today, just like the '12 Days of Christmas' song, we do the exercise for that day and add all the exercises for previous days leading to that day. For example, on the fifth day, you do 5 star jumps, 4 burpees, 3 minute bridge, 2 wall squats and a 1 minute plank.

The picture above shows the entire challenge, but for more details, also visit the challenge website to track your progress: TribeSports 12 Days of Fitness. It will be fun!

Cheers Eights & Weights!

TribeSports Challenge: Abs and Legs Mini Circuit

It's another TribeSports challenge! Let's do this one together once every day until next Thursday. I'm definitely going to be trying it out and even trying to push myself to go a little beyond the limit. Who's with me?

See the details of the challenge below and let me know how you do!

•  25 sit-ups
• 25 mountain climbers (each leg) 
• 25 leg raises (lying on side) (each leg) 
• 1 minute plank

Repeat 3 times with a short, 20-30 second rest between.

Log on to TribeSports and sign up to experience the community and see how others are doing with this challenge. Visit the challenge page here: TribeSports Abs and Legs Mini Circuit.

Cheers Eights & Weights!