Sunday, February 14, 2010
LIGHT......
....at the end of the tunnel? I'm still looking for it. Come ON, people. Get moving!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
ROCK THE WALK!!!!
Tomorrow's the big day - my FREE 3-MILE WALK CLASS at The Orchard Church in McHenry, 9 a.m.! I don't know if she'll read this but a big shout-out to my friend Lisa, who's coming to get her walk on AND invited a bunch of friends who are coming too! Can't wait to meet your friends, Lisa!
At tomorrow's class, I'll be giving a little background on Leslie Sansone's walk-aerobics program, sharing why it's SO effective, and giving health and fitness tips. I'll also hand out some special little surprises! Visitors will enjoy a ROCKIN' 3-mile walk (with my favorite music playlist) and will be invited to get a punch card so they can come back and rock the walk as often as they'd like! $5 per class and $1/kid onsite childcare (with an option for two FREE classes) -- Taking charge of your health and fitness DOES NOT get any EASIER than this!!!!!! Tomorrow I'll report on how it went. Hope to see YOU there!!!!
....In other news, this morning I decided to have another date with the treadmill. Now that it's February, I need to work on increasing my mileage over the next three months in preparation for the half-marathon in May! Always feels good to get a workout in in the morning!
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Last Chance?
"I felt like I was on The Biggest Loser doing one of the 'last chance' workouts!" That's what I told Bob Garon this past Thursday after participating in his Synergy Kettlebell Kamp. It was intense. It was tough. It was an amped-up workout compared to what I'm used to. And I loved it.
Upon arriving at the class, I was greeted by Bob's five-year-old son who quickly deemed me "a new client" and then showed me his pristine kettlebell swing technique. This kid's gonna grow up RIGHT! Then I finally got to meet Bob face to face, after several months of facebook correspondence.
First, he had me show him what moves I know so far (I'm pretty new to bells) and, I must admit, it was a tiny bit intimidating to be showing my rookie stuff to an expert. Next he explained what we'd be doing for that evening's class. It all sounded great....and it all looked fine outlined on the dry erase board. 'Pssh, piece o' cake,' I thought. Didn't say it to Bob, though.
Ha.
Let me just say - I've never been a pushups kind of gal. Bob had us on all fours, butts in the air, doing these crazy cool pushups. He had us in the pushup position doing rows with our kettlebells. He had us doing burpees and lunges. I'm talking SERIOUS lunges. Wish I could remember the correct terminology for all the moves. Anyway....we did four-minute circuits. Four minutes doesn't sound difficult at all, does it?
Ha.
We went right from the burpees into the rows into the lunges into - well, you get the point. During the workout, he yelled out words of encouragement: "Stay strong! Finish it up! Do it til the last second - that's what counts! Every second counts!" Bob (Harper) and Jillian ain't got nothin' on Mister Garon.
At one point the sweat was dripping so fast and my heart was beating so quick I didn't know if I would make it to the end of the workout. My drenched hair was sticking to my face and breaths weren't coming easy. But I did it.
After taking Bob's class, I came to a couple of definite conclusions: 1) People who do these workouts on a regular basis are beasts and I have great respect for them. They will have movie star bodies. 2) I loved the class and hope to be able to take one again. I learned a lot about proper form and the coolest thing about it is that you're doing cardio and strengh training simultaneously. At the same time, I will probably never be a kettlebell "regular." I am a walk/run interval kind of girl who loves to work up a good sweat, and I love adding high-intensity workouts like kettebell to my regime once in awhile to kick it up a notch and challenge my body and mind.
I thank Bob for letting me experience his class, his expertise and his passion. He so DEFINITELY has passion. And he cares so genuinely for each person under his direction. That, my friends, is hard to come by. Bob is the real deal. He's a health and fitness guru from whom I have already learned so much. So if you're anywhere near North Aurora, Illinois and want to work it like a rock star and learn what bells can do for your body, seek out Bob Garon and his Synergy Kettlebell Kamp. Tell him Wendy sent ya.
Upon arriving at the class, I was greeted by Bob's five-year-old son who quickly deemed me "a new client" and then showed me his pristine kettlebell swing technique. This kid's gonna grow up RIGHT! Then I finally got to meet Bob face to face, after several months of facebook correspondence.
First, he had me show him what moves I know so far (I'm pretty new to bells) and, I must admit, it was a tiny bit intimidating to be showing my rookie stuff to an expert. Next he explained what we'd be doing for that evening's class. It all sounded great....and it all looked fine outlined on the dry erase board. 'Pssh, piece o' cake,' I thought. Didn't say it to Bob, though.
Ha.
Let me just say - I've never been a pushups kind of gal. Bob had us on all fours, butts in the air, doing these crazy cool pushups. He had us in the pushup position doing rows with our kettlebells. He had us doing burpees and lunges. I'm talking SERIOUS lunges. Wish I could remember the correct terminology for all the moves. Anyway....we did four-minute circuits. Four minutes doesn't sound difficult at all, does it?
Ha.
We went right from the burpees into the rows into the lunges into - well, you get the point. During the workout, he yelled out words of encouragement: "Stay strong! Finish it up! Do it til the last second - that's what counts! Every second counts!" Bob (Harper) and Jillian ain't got nothin' on Mister Garon.
At one point the sweat was dripping so fast and my heart was beating so quick I didn't know if I would make it to the end of the workout. My drenched hair was sticking to my face and breaths weren't coming easy. But I did it.
After taking Bob's class, I came to a couple of definite conclusions: 1) People who do these workouts on a regular basis are beasts and I have great respect for them. They will have movie star bodies. 2) I loved the class and hope to be able to take one again. I learned a lot about proper form and the coolest thing about it is that you're doing cardio and strengh training simultaneously. At the same time, I will probably never be a kettlebell "regular." I am a walk/run interval kind of girl who loves to work up a good sweat, and I love adding high-intensity workouts like kettebell to my regime once in awhile to kick it up a notch and challenge my body and mind.
I thank Bob for letting me experience his class, his expertise and his passion. He so DEFINITELY has passion. And he cares so genuinely for each person under his direction. That, my friends, is hard to come by. Bob is the real deal. He's a health and fitness guru from whom I have already learned so much. So if you're anywhere near North Aurora, Illinois and want to work it like a rock star and learn what bells can do for your body, seek out Bob Garon and his Synergy Kettlebell Kamp. Tell him Wendy sent ya.
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