Dense Blues
Posted: December 24, 2012 Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: 5k, blogging, christmas, crossfit, exercise, family, fitness, friends, happiness, health, hipster, holidays, hope, humor, kettlebell, life, love, lululemon, motivation, passion, pilates, running, Stories, whole foods, WOD, yoga 14 Comments »One of the most glorious messes in the world is the mess created in the living room on Christmas day. Don’t clean it up too quickly-
Like a freshly packed snowball hitting you up-side the head, Christmas is finally here. Many blog-o-peeps would tell you that life is “grand” and “splendid” this time of year although out here in the “real” world … We struggle with stress, family and other worries that muddle our thoughts.
Seeking out solitude for a few peaceful minutes to think is a true blessing: A warm cup of tea before the little ones awaken, running your favorite trail tonight and taking a long nap while watching ‘A Christmas Story’ for the fifth time.
A few peaceful and thoughtful minutes …
The Plan-
The Workout-
Hill Sprints … As a Warm Up followed by:
1 Minute Perfect Handstand Hold
35 Perfect Push Ups
1 Minute Perfect Handstand Hold
30 Perfect Push Ups
1 Minute Perfect Handstand Hold
25 Perfect Push Ups
1 Minute Perfect Handstand Hold
20 Perfect Push Ups
1 Minute Perfect Handstand Hold
15 Perfect Push Ups
Notes:
Our gift to you Dear Reader this Christmas?!?
Gratitude. Our CultFit family has some of the most dedicated and passionate peeps around and we truly can not thank you enough for your continued support. We sincerely wish all of you and your families a Merry Christmas! Be well friends and ENJOY!!!
What Will Be Will Be
Posted: December 21, 2012 Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: blogging, crossfit, Dreaming, exercise, fitness, free range, gluten free, happiness, health, hipster, holidays, hope, kettlebell, life, love, lululemon, marathon, Meditations, motivation, natural, paleo, passion, pilates, Presence, Presents, running, trail running, walking, whole foods, WOD, yoga 4 Comments »…
You must know your strengths (the size of your back) and endure the weight that fate puts on it. You must leave it to providence to remove some of your burden or put more. If you falter while carrying the weight around, then treat each one as a learning for the soul. It is a fair deal-
If you are anything like us (we hope you are not) you have waited until the last-minute to do your holiday shopping, well done.
What if we told you that the greatest gift you could possibly give doesn’t cost a penny, not one?!?
Our gift to you, Presence: A open Heart and a receptive Mind.
Presents are great! Don’t get us wrong although at times they fail to convey the thoughtfulness and generosity of simply being Present.
Relationships, sharing the Memory of your first Christmas as a new parent and creating new Stories to share next year.
Have you really listened to the stories of the lovely peeps in your life? Might we suggest giving the greatest gift of all this holiday season… Presence.
The Plan-
The Workout-
A nice flowing Warm Up consisting of some Balance Beam work and Jumping/Climbing some rope. Followed by:
20 Perfect KB Floor Presses
20 Perfect Push Ups
20 KB Cleans
200-300-400 … Total reps is up to you? Or carry on for 30 minutes?!?
Notes:
Be well this weekend and ENJOY!!!
El tiempo no me dejará ir …
Posted: December 19, 2012 Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: blogging, christmas, crossfit, exercise, Facebook, fitness, free range, gluten free, happiness, health, hipster, holidays, hope, Instagram, IPad, iPhone, kettlebell, life, love, lululemon, marathon, motivation, paleo, passion, perspective, pilates, recovery, rest, running, social media, trail running, Walk, walking, whole foods, WOD, yoga 15 Comments »Compassion and tolerance are not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength-
Today’s sign of the Apocalypse: Instagram
**It’s a sad world we live in when this is more important than … Anything really**
Hmm something is definitely in the air this holiday season, and it’s not the headache inducing scents coming from Yankee Candle Company and Lululemon. The signs are everywhere: Long lines at Whole Foods, shopping carts in the aisles, crowded parking lots and painfully waiting for the car ahead of you to move at a fresh green light (we so miss roundabouts).
Puzzled and Curious, we ask of you your thoughts: Why are we stuck in our lives like the rush hour traffic on the 405?!?
People are drowning in information at every turn, much of which is irrelevant: Fantasy football, Pinterest, Facebook, Yelp … You name it! Our pristine faces are buried in our phones, probably right now reading this blog-o-post!
Every minute of the day we are downloading information. How many of you will be at your desk waiting for the next Facebook or Twitter update and interrupting your productivity to check in on the latest useless piece of trash from TMZ? You are getting weather alerts, breaking news headlines, futures market quotes, spam emails and text(s) in addition to the messages from all of the social networking sites … While using the restroom at work. It’s sad but true.
It’s amazing we have attention to spare on the basics of life: Like answering questions, from real people in front of you! Mix in the stress of recent troubling news and the holidays? Not good peeps …
Big boy and gal chat time: Create some space in that old head of yours! Unplug and throw the phone in the boot on the drive home today. All of us are fatigued and exhausted, we need to distance ourselves from this burden. Even if only for a few weeks and the holidays pass for another year.
The Plan-
The Workout-
Head out into the snow to do something you love. Maybe our signature Happy Hips Warm Up?!? Followed by:
10 Perfect Pull-ups
10 KB Halos
10 KB High Pulls (Snappy and Even)
10 Perfect Push Ups
Five is a nice number?!?
Notes:
Phones in the Boot* for the drive home … ENJOY!!!
*If you live in ‘Murica? Toss the phone in the trunk.
A Simple Story
Posted: November 30, 2012 Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: 5k, blogging, crossfit, exercise, family, fitness, happiness, health, hipster, HKC, holidays, hope, kettlebell, life, love, lululemon, marathon, motivation, nature, paleo, passion, pilates, rest, running, TGU, trail running, turkish get up, Walk, walking, whole foods, WOD, yoga 8 Comments »You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough-
Daily simple pleasures like sleeping in, reading a book in bed and getting the kids off to school in one piece are central to our “Balanced Lives“. For many, there’s nothing like watching a family of deer play joyfully in a field while out on a run, picking an apple from a farmers orchard during a long ride or holding a loved one close after a long week. These simple moments keep us stimulated, connected and grounded.
When was the last time you took a moment to yourself?
The Plan-
The Workout-
Let’s take a few moments to Warm Up (as you see fit) into a pore cleansing, flowing mass of sweat.
“I totally blasted my tri’s and chest today mate … Tore the gym up yo!“ Try not to be this Guy or Gal peeps.
How do we this you may be asking, simple …
On the minute for 40 Minutes:
1 Proper HKC Style TGU (each arm)
**Google it and look ‘em up! Cuddle, Press, Shoe … If you are going to muck about and devote only a marginal effort today? You might as well kick your VitaCoco bottle down the road for 40 minutes.**
Notes:
We are all family here and we wouldn’t want it any other way. Take care this weekend … ENJOY!!!
Sunset
Posted: November 20, 2012 Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: bootcamp, crossfit, elite program, exercise, faith, fitness, free range, gluten free, happiness, health, hipster, holidays, humor, intensity, kettlebell, life, love, lululemon, marathon, motivation, paleo, passion, pilates, running, Thanksgiving, trail running, walking, whole foods, WOD, yoga 13 Comments »… Look to this day!
For it is life, the very life of life
For yesterday is but a dream
And tomorrow is only a vision
But today well lived makes
every yesterday a dream of happiness
And tomorrow a vision of hope.
Look well, therefore, to this day!
Such is the salutation of the dawn-
This post comes from the heart and we mean this sincerely: We cherish each and every reader that stops over for a visit. Our challenge to you over the next few days and heck, until January 2nd, 2013 is to embrace and intertwine the following thoughts into every fabric of your existence.
Thoughts for living an Authentic Day:
– Just for today, I will try to live through this day only – and not tackle my whole life’s problems at once.
– Just for today, I will be happy. This assumes that what Abraham Lincoln said is true: “Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” Happiness is from within — it is not a matter of externals.
– Just for today, I will adjust myself to What Is and not try to adjust everything to my Own Desires. I will take my family, my work, and my luck as they come and fit myself to them.
– Just for today, I will take care of my body. I will exercise it, care for it, and nourish it and not abuse nor neglect it, so that it will be a perfect machine for my will.
– Just for today, I will try to strengthen my mind. I will study. I will learn something useful. I will not be a mental loafer all day. I will read something that requires effort, thought and concentration.
– Just for today, I will exercise my soul in three ways: 1- I will do somebody a good turn and not get found out. If anybody knows of it, it will not count. 2- I will do at least two things I don’t want to do, just for exercise of will-power. 3- I will not show anyone that my feelings are hurt. They may be hurt, but today I will not show it.
– Just for today, I will be agreeable. I will look as well as I can, dress as becomingly as possible, talk low, act courteously, be generous with praise and criticize not one bit nor find fault with anything. I will try not to regulate nor improve anyone.
– Just for today, I will have a program. I will write down just what I expect to do every hour. I may not follow it exactly, but I’ll have it as a pattern to follow. It will save me from the two pests - HURRY and INDECISION.
– Just for today, I will have a quiet half-hour, all by myself to relax. In this half-hour, some time, I will think of a higher power, so as to get a little more perspective to my purpose in life.
– Just for today, I will be unafraid, more specifically: I will not be afraid to be happy, to enjoy what is beautiful, to love and to believe that those I love, love me.
The Plan-
Link of the Day: Instead of giving Random Advice to others? Take a few minutes to Learn Something Meaningful.
The Workout-
Dust off the old Kettle-Bells and meet us out back …
The CultFit KB “Bear“
Double KB Dead Clean
Double KB Front Squat + Press
Double KB Shoulder Squat + Press
Double KB Stiff Leg Dead Lift + Bent Over Row
All of the movements above, combined together in one fluid movement equals One Rep … How does 10 reps sound?!?
Notes:
Anyone and we mean anyone can learn to perform: Yoga, X-Fit, Boot Camp, Pilates, Kipping Stuff and anything else you can think of. <— This is not CultFit!
Are you familiar with the grey matter between your ears and that “thing” that beats wildly in your chest when confronted with a challenge? <— This is CultFit … ENJOY!!!
