Staying strong (and a great weight workout)

I was having a conversation with a couple of my favourite workout buddies at the gym the other day and we all agreed that summer is a REALLY tough time to stick to diet plans. Working out – not a problem – the motivation to keep the bikini body combined with beautiful days for running, cycling, climbing, etc. outside keeps us going but it’s the diet that’s the hard part. What is it about summer that seems to bring out tempting food everywhere? BBQs, patio’s, vacations, etc. all combine to mess with our diets. I’ve been guilty of this as well, vacation brain takes over and I’ll have “oh, just one bite of ice cream” or “just one cookie” and before you know it you’re worried your shorts won’t fit anymore! The ridiculous thing is that I really don’t even enjoy these “cheats” I feel MUCH better when I’m eating clean and I enjoy my activities (especailly running) so much more! So that’s it – it’s time to really focus on the diet and making sure it’s on track and supporting my workouts! I’ll keep you posted on how that’s going.

That said I had a REALLY great weight workout yesterday with Caroline and Devin. It was a full body so we went through bosu lunges with shoulder press, bosu squats with a bar, incline sit-ups holding a plate, cross crunches holding a plate, pull ups, hamstring curls, single leg dead lifts on the bosu, push ups with toes on the bosu (then on the floor), side twists and finally ended the workout with some “jump-ups” (my absolute favourite!) It felt really great. Some biking afterwards to burn out a bit of cardio and that was it.

Today’s workout is a 10k race-pace run and some intervals. It’s nice and sunny out but not TOO hot so it should be great!