New Month, New Me (Me May)
My Look: Leggings and Sports Bra- Forever 21(here and here), Jacket- Lululemon (old, similar here), Runners- nikeHAPPY MAY!After the winter and health issues I've had to get through this year, I have made a point to focus more on myself. I am trying to get healthy in body, mind and spirit and that means eating healthy, working out regularly and doing things for myself, instead of focusing on being just a mom and fiancee. I want to share my journey with you and what better time than during a month where we moms get to be celebrated.My first step to health is get back into shape. I have always been a gym rat but found it hard to balance work and Aubrey plus find time to get to the gym. Home workouts seemed like the answer but I found it hard to dedicate the time to actually do it because it wasn't that fun. The pounds started to pile on and between that and a long winter of not being able to run, I could feel my depression catching up with me. I needed help.This brings me to my first share for getting back to health. I called on Sylvia of Nova Fitness for help. I had known her personally but knew she would be the perfect person to kick my butt and make me find my fitness passion again. Sylvia and her partner Steve own Nova Fitness which is based here in Halifax and they train out of Fitness FX on Quinpool Road. This power team can build you a program based on your needs, diet, experience and in my case, time and equipment at home. Along with personal training, you can catch a class with these two at Rio HFX. I had so much fun during my initial session and am now on week 2 of her personalized program for me. The scale has yet to change due to muscle building, but my body is starting to change form already and I'm loving how I'm feeling. We are focusing on my bikini body wants like a good tush of course and to flatten this tummy from the 1 and 1/4 pregnancies its gone through. That means tons of squats and crunches. Because I love you guys and want to show you what you can also experience with seeing a personal trainer, I have posted day one of my for 4 day/week workout. It doesn't need much equipment.So get into your workout gear, grab a mat and stability ball and get ready to sweat!Katie Rose xoWORKOUT PREVIEW:Warm Up – On floor mat5* Glute bridge, 5 per leg single leg raise, 5 per side bird dogA1. Bodyweight Forward lunges* 15 per side knee to floorA2.Bodyweight squats* 20 totalA3 1 leg Glute Bridge *15 (2 second hold in top position) Repeat 3 times B1 Push Up *amrap (good form)B2. Resistance band pull parts *15B3. Bodyweight Renegade row *20-30 with proper formRepeat 3 times C1. Stability Ball Hamstring curl *15C2.Stability Ball Hip Press*15C3. Leg Raise (on floor) *15C4.Bird Dog *30 (15 per side alternating)Repeat 2 times