The Fitness Files are back for another year. The feedback from you guys is that you like the odd sprinkling of fitness flavour here and there and I find that they’re a good way to keep me accountable and motivated on the workout front – win win, eh? I’ve dabbled around a bit with the format to keep things fresh, so here it is. The first Fitness Files instalment of 2016. BRING IT…
THE INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT TO FOLLOW – I follow a load of fitness Instagrammers, so already I have way more than a year’s worth of inspirations to throw at you here, but for my first ‘you gotta follow’ nudge I thought I’d point you in the right direction of The Southern Yogi. Not only is Morgan a seriously bendy chick, she seems like a really cool, down to earth kinda gal. Please can we be BFFs? She showcases some amazing flows on her page, along with her fails. Keeping it real Morgan! I love it.
THE RECIPE THAT’S WORTH A WHIRL – Madeleine Shaw’s Raw Almond Cookies. I have a major sweet tooth, so I’m always looking for healthy things to satisfy my cravings with that aren’t a bag of M&S Percy Pigs. These raw cookies are perfect in that they take about 10 minutes to make and keep for a fair amount of time. Not that that’s a problem because I tend to eat them all in about two days.
THE CURRENT KIT CRUSH – L’URV Banana Baby Leggings from Frame. Since it launched last month I’ve been eyeing up practically everything on the Frame Shop website, but it’s these funky-print leggings that have caught my eye the most. They’re high-cut on the waist (so fab for yoga), but I’d happily don these to the gym too. You know I have a thing for foliage patterned bottoms. They’re pricey though, so I’m holding off from purchasing. For now…
THE SUPER-MOVE THAT’S WHIPPING MY BUTT – Wall sits. OH. MY. WORD. Be prepared for the shakes big time. I feel like the person who came up with the idea of these is seriously mean, but there’s nothing like completing 30 seconds of ass-shaking, back against the wall sits and crumbling into a heap on the floor (a.k.a – the best bit).
THE ROUTINE THAT I’LL BE DOING IN JANUARY – So I’m in full-on personal training mode right now. I started before Christmas to get a head-start on my New Year’s resolution, so I go and see the PT twice or three times a week. He shouts at me as I moan and sweat through a 1 hour session and then we high five and I thank him at the end for putting up with me. It’s working out well. Though I’m at the beginning phase, where I’m pants at most things and everything hurts, plus I spend the sessions wondering where the nearest implement that I can be sick into is, I’m sure things will get better once I’m in the swing of it. Right? Please send love and Deep Heat.
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