Beachbody Challenge 2013 - Week 6

My own Beachbody Challenge has started on Feb 1, 2013.
In the following 20 weeks - until beginning of summer in Germany - I want to move up a gear and keep my eyes on low-carb clean eating in combination with 4-5 times training a week.

Here´s my diary of Week 6:

Friday, March 8:
I only say two words: BOOTCAMP BABY!!!!

Saturday, March 9:
- Relaxing and stretching the legs -

Sunday, March 10:
YOU WON´T BELIEVE IT! I woke up at 9 am and looked out of my window. There was such a lovely weather: blue sky and the sun gave me the first springlike feeling. So I decided to run.... It prickled in my feets! Without a time-referenced goal I started to run.... The temperature and my condition was in perfect condition! Normally I run a distance of 3 - 5 km (1.8 - 3.1 miles) but I wasn´t able to stop myself.... so I run 9,7 km (6 miles)!!!
This was the longest distance I ever run! And I felt great!
(But unfortunately I got two big blisters on my feets :o( 

Monday, March 11:
I had a dentist´s appointment - Bleaching... for my very first time! Gosh....... But you know: BEAUTY KNOWS NO PAIN! Besides my body transformation I want to look good - with every space of my body!
Therefore I didn´t have the Zumba class - but I went to the gym for doing some weight training. 

Tuesday, March 12:
- Rest - 

Wednesday, March 13:
Doing some sports at the gym with my bf .... cardio and weigh training!!! I like it!

Thursday, March 14:
- Rest -

Stay healthy and go running!

Beachbody Challenge 2013 - Week 4

My own Beachbody Challenge has started on Feb 1, 2013.
In the following 20 weeks - until beginning of summer in Germany - I want to move up a gear and keep my eyes on low-carb clean eating in combination with 4-5 times training a week.

Here´s my diary of Week 4:

Friday, Feb 22

Friday is Bootcamp-Time. We do sport outdoor - in any wind and weather. It´s a high intensive mixture of cardio and strength training..like HIIT or Tabata...sometimes with elastics, but almost with our own body weight.

Saturday, Feb 23

- Rest -

Sunday, Feb 24

I did the Zumba Masterclass and rocked over 1136 kcal in two sweaty hours. Here and here you can read the summaries of my both last Masterclasses.

Monday, Feb 25

Every Monday evening I do Zumba. This is a routine since Summer last year. And it makes a lot of fun: Dancing and jumping to the beat - I think, it looks very funny!

Tuesday, Feb 26

- Rest -

Wednesday, Feb 27

I pushed my boyfriend to do some sports with me in the gym. 

And now he push me with weight training and cardio, too. That´s pure motivation.

Thursday, Feb 28

- Rest - 

 

Stay healthy and push youself to your own limit to reach the best shape of your life!

Beachbody Challenge 2013 - Week 1

My own Beachbody Challenge has just started on Feb 1, 2013.
In the following 20 weeks - until beginning of summer in Germany - I want to move up a gear and keep my eyes on low-carb clean eating in combination with 4-5 times training a week.

Here´s my diary:

Friday - Feb, 1
In 50 min Bootcamp I burned 523 kcals.
(avg. heart rate: 148, 75% - max. heart rate: 178, 90%)

Saturday - Feb, 2
Is 'painting a room' also sport? :o) If not, then: -Rest-
I cooked the Jamie Eason Turkey Mealoaf Muffins from bodybuilding.com again - yummy!!(PDF) 

Sunday - Feb, 3
Brain Jogging with Study Stuff..... but physical: -Rest - I had in the afternoon a big craving for some sweets and cakes. So I baked the Low-Carb High-Protein Almond-Coconut-Cake (PDF).

Monday - Feb, 4
Although my bladder make some trouble (light cystitis), I did Zumba, in which I rocked 602 kcals. (avg. heart rate: 153, 78% - max. heart rate: 173, 88%)

Tuesday - Feb 5
- forced break - *

Wednesday - Feb 6
- forced break -*

Thursday - Feb 7
- forced break - *

* my light cystitis changed into a massive cystits.... To bring me back to health I took an short, but intensive antibiotic treatment. Therefore I have to interrupt my sport - heavy-heartedly...., because antibiotics and sport do not mix.

I´ll continue my sport on Monday, Feb 11.

Nevertheless, it´s a pleasure to tell you that I have lost 6 lbs since January 1st, so far.... :o)

Let´s go to Week 2 !!

Tasting sweat! – Part II

This weekend was one of my most sporty weekend since blogging. 

As announced I attent the Zumba Masterclass Session on Saturday. We had so much fun during our 2 hours of dancing and jumping. Here you´ll see the result......(I´m very proud of myself !!):

1063 kcal burned!!

(c) by me

 Isn´t it amazing, is it?

On the top I just came from the gym, where I did my regular interval training on the treadmill.

I see also here some tiny improvements of my fitness level: As compared to my beginning (2 weeks before) I´m now faster than before (+ 0,5 km/h) with the same heart rate. :o)

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Looking for your comments....

Stay healthy!

Tasting sweat! – Part I

A few weeks ago I decided to try Zumba. Zumba is a fast and sweaty dance fitness program with some salsa, samba, merengue, bollywood and latin moves. The first hours was just testing these new kind of body moving – and it was quite funny although I didn´t know the choreography and the right moves very well.

But from time to time I improved myself and getting better.

So I did the choice of making Zumba to a routine. Every Monday evening I participate in.

Two days ago (on Monday)  I checked additionally my heart rate and the consumption of kcal with my heart rate monitor … and was really astonished: I burned 722 kcal in just one hour!! But I also have to tell you, that my average heart rate was 156!! But I felt great…. Also the day after!

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Did I mentioned yet, that I additionally took part in a Zumba Masterclass on Sunday?
The Zumba Masterclass is a advanced Zumba Class, which takes two hours with two different instructors. The first hour was with our regular zumba instructor. And the second one was with a male professional salsa-merengue-latin-dance instructor. I didn´t know where I have to take my breath (...and he his condition!)! That was so heavy – but I did it!! After that I was tired, but very very happy!

I signed in for the next Zumba Masterclass on December 8. I´m really excited, which instructor will take the second hour.