Cheer Up - It's Christmas (Nearly!)

Here's a workout to de-stress you after a Saturday full of shopping, or eating, or shopping and eating :)

Warm Up
50 skips; 10 Push Ups; 10 Squats; 10 Full Sit Ups (x5)

Set #1 (50sec Work/10sec Rest)
Single Leg Squat (Right) - crossover foot above opposite knee
High Plank with Alternating Knee to Elbow

 
Single Leg Squat (Left)
Hug Release (start in V-Sit (hug) - extend legs and lean back (release)

50 skips

Set #2 (50sec Work/10sec Rest)
Plyometric Lunges - jump straight up and switch the legs

Push Ups

Laces Crunch

Front Plank (hold)

100 skips

Set #3 (50sec Work/10sec Rest)
Alligator Push Up (start in high plank - lower one elbow than the other into a plank position, and back up)
Wall Sit
Single Leg Deadlift (Right) - balance on one foot - reach for the ground with both hands (hinge from hips), and come back up into a slight back bend - keep abdominals engaged
Single Leg Deadlift (Left)

200 skips

Set #4 (50sec Work/10sec Rest)
Full Sit Ups

Bridge with Marching Toe Taps
Bicycle Crunch

Cooldown/Stretch



Tough It Out!

Let's do it.....finally!

*Warm-Up Option - 100 skips on the minute for 5 minutes

Set A Timer for 5 Minutes (you can use a stove timer) - these groups of exercises are all done as many times as you can in 5 minutes.
Group #1
Push Ups x5
Reverse Lunge with Kick (R) x10
Push Up x5
Reverse Lunge with Kick (L) x10

Group #2

High Plank with Opposite Hand to Foot Touch x10
Barbell Bent Over Row x10
Triceps Push Up x10
Lateral Raises x10

Group #3
Barbell Squats x10
Bodyweight Plyometric Lunges or Alternate Lunges x10
Barbell Squats x10
Bodyweight Plyometric Side Lunges or Alternate Side Lunges x10

Group #4

Barball Biceps Curls x10
High Plank - Alternating Knee to Elbow x10

Group #5

Laces Crunch x10
Full Sit Up x10
Side Plank with Leg Raise (L) x10
Side Plank with Leg raise (R) x10

Cooldown & Stretch

Next Shopping Dates For Funky Fit!

Hey Guys,

I know it has been awhile since I last posted something....and I have no good excuses either! I was in between seasons for clothing...and.....

Funky Fit will be at a Kazam Event on Saturday November 5th from 10am to 4pm at the Sandman Signature (10011 Ellerslie Road - east of Calgary Trail).

Other Vendors include:
Norwex
The Charm Farm
Partylite
Tupperware
Gold Canyon
Scentsy
Simply You
Epicure
Discovery Toys
Funky Fit, of course

Come shop for yourself, or start your Christmas shopping! I will be posting a workout in a day or so, I promise.
Breanne :)

Finally A Workout!

Sorry it has been awhile for a new workout.....I really have no excuse.  So, here it is! 30 minutes and your done.

10 minute Upright Bike

Set Timer for 10 minutes.

50 skips
10 Push Ups
10 Squats
10 Pull Ups (used a set of Lebert Equalizers, but you could do any pull up version)

10 Plyometric Lunges
~ As many rounds as you can in 10 minutes - keep cycling through the skips, push ups, squats, pull ups and lunges (I got through 6 rounds - what about you?)

10 minutes of Rowing

Cheers!
Breanne :)

Across The Lake Swim ~ Kelowna & Summer Times

Hey Ya'll,

I hope summer is treating you well. For a long weekend with a not so hopefully forecast, it turned out pretty good here in the City of Champions.

I was in Kelowna a week and a bit ago to visit my dad and participate in the Across The Lake Swim (http://www.acrossthelake.com/) ~ 2km Open Water Event.  What a great event!
Here are a few pictures from my swim in Lake Okanagan.

Pre-Race (getting motivated to put on my wetsuit)
In City Park, Kelowna

All 500+ swimmers pile onto a handful of houseboats to get to the start line.
In West Kelowna.

Back at City Park in 32:06 ~ can't wait to do it next year!

Race Towel - Check out the year ~ they have been doing this event for a lot of years!

I have been busy at the Summerside Farmer's Markets on Monday nights (selling fitness clothing), playing Ultimate Frisbee on Tuesday nights (when it isn't raining), teaching an Outdoor Boot Camp at Lake Summerside on Thursday nights (moving indoors when it is miserable outside whether it is mosquitoes, rain, hail, etc).  Weekends are weekends ~ time to hang out at the lake, with friends and family and enjoy the weather because it isn't winter yet.

Happy Training ~ don't forget about training, even if they are shorter workouts - try bringing your workout outdoors (add a hill to bike ride or add some lunges during your run)

Breanne :)

New Piece of Equipment!

Hey Funky Fitters!

This weekend was rainy, so I went shopping :)  Shopping for a new piece of equipment that is versatile and very functional.

Alpha Strong (Sand Bag) ~ Train. Hard.

Sand Bag Training is great.  The bag weight can be changed quickly.  There are numerous handles. 
Very Functional.  It definitely fits into the Funky Fit motto of....funky yet functional.

I also took some time to take photos of some exercises that I have used in past workouts as well.  Look forward to those being added to my blog and website in the near future.  I can't wait to include my first sand bag work.

I am also heading to Kelowna this week for a little vacation (visit my dad!), plus I have race on Saturday called the Across The Lake Swim (http://www.acrossthelake.com/), which involves a 2.1km swim that goes from West Kelowna to City Park.  This is my first open water swim event and I am really excited.  I hope to have some pictures up afterwards.

Thanks for reading.

Breanne :)
cherish yesterday~live today~dream tomorrow

Core Blaster!

A little core workout.  Please warm up for about 5-minutes prior to this workout, whether it is skipping, or jumping jacks and high knees, or even jogging on the spot.

3 sets of:
10 Laces Crunch

20 High Plank with Alternating Knee to Elbow

30 Bicycle Crunch

40 Scissor (slow & controlled)

30 Ankle Crunch

20 Front Plank with Alternating Toe Taps

10 Full Sit Ups

~ 1-minute Rest

Enjoy!
Breanne :)
cherish yesterday~live today~dream tomorrow~

PS - Photos coming soon!