I think November is going to feel a lot like the new year, as right now seems like it’s the perfect time to focus in and tie up loose ends. Freshness and homeostasis is on the other side.
I’d love to share with you two words that have continued to whisper at me since Activation Tulum: Just Be. Just be is also a cue when we’re in-between treading during our water workouts. Are you being judgmental or hard on yourself or someone else? Are you trying to make something black and white when instead it’s actually gray? Life can either be a state-of-emergency fight or it can be a clarity dance. When you dance, you have to be flexible. You have to just be in the moment and be okay with some uncertainty.
This week we’re coming off of Activation week with one full length and one QB per day. Taking it down a notch and moving differently is what you’re body needs, as peaks and valleys are really important to your health and results. Yellow landed on Thursday so it’s still being featured for half of this week. I have three fresh ones: Maybe She’s Born With It, Yellow, Taxi and B Sides, along with a few greats from the library to round out the week.
Full Length:
Maybe She’s Born With It is a 36-minute Cardio + Sculpt with a cardio > sculpt > cardio format inspired by Petit Trois Maybe She’s Born With It cocktail. You can expect a fun, high energy cardio session with a breakdown and compound weighted sculpting.
Yellow is a full-body weighted 3x3 sculpt that is drastically different depending on whether you use 3 or 5 lbs. All the world over, yellow is associated with the sun and its life-giving warmth. Yellow is optimism and the cheerfulness of a sunny day. We associate yellow with warmth, sunshine, and positivity. Bright yellow is an attention-getter, and its contrast with black is the most visible color combination. It’s enthusiasm and enlightenment, and yellow is – in practical terms – the opposite of dark and dull. Yellow is the color of the Solar Plexus chakra, also known as Manipura. Chakras are energy centers within the body that help to regulate all its processes. Each chakra governs specific functions and is represented by one of the seven chakra colors. Manipura is located in the stomach area and is representative of vitality and will. When this chakra is open, it acts to empower a person and help them find their personal strength. It will help turn those dreams and goals into reality.
B Sides is a 50-minute no equipment sculpt that will land in-studio on Thursday.
Quick Burn:
Taxi is a classic standing abs QB with one heavy weight that’s fun and effective.
Arsenal begins with a 7-min high energy cardio series to increase the heart rate for optimal fat burn while we sculpt the booty via weight bearing work. You'll see Frogger in cardio and 30 reps of Pike Kickbacks, Rainbow Kick Backs and Donkey Crossovers in the sculpting. Expect to be dripping by then end and repeat the cardio after the sculpting for extra burn!
Upside is a 24-min bodyweight workout that moves from grounded to standing. It has a great flow, and increases flexibility, strength and muscular balance. The Swing through to Pop up Arabesque sequence lifts the glutes like no other. Please use weights to assist.
Spicy is a 25-min. Cardio + Sculpt that combines high energy cardio and looped and weighted basic sculpting for a total-body workout.
