Easter morning and workout!

                                                          Happy Easter everyone!

Easter morning in the Deale household started out with the usual waking up to our Easter baskets! You're never too old for Easter baskets ;)

 

All this sweets will definitely be worked off in the gym!

 

I've been really into trying out recipes off of Pinterest and decided to make this for Easter breakfast!

 

                                                     Bacon, Egg, and Cheese Wrap
Seeing that there is none left, I'm guessing it was a hit!!! We scarfed down breakfast then heading off to Easter service!

After church, I decided to head to the gym...in Easter themed socks of course! :) chirp chirp!

 

Started out with a 20 minute quick moving elliptical cardio workout (cross country setting) then went into the aerobics room to do arm, backs and legs/butt:

I found this workout from my favorite blogger, Peanut Butter Fingers, and thought the chick made it kinda perfect for Easter:

This is what you'll need to complete the Squat Jump ^---. (*the more platforms you put underneath, the harder the workout*).

I used the dumbbells with the I did the step ups as well as using them for squats and of course for the deadlifts.

 

After doing this, I did a quick arm and back workout, using dumbbells (a light weight one and a heavier one. :

10 arm swings

10 standing shoulder presses

10 arm circles--front

10 arm circles-side

10 standing shoulder presses--heavier dumbbells

15 dumbbell rows

10 overhead triceps extensions--heavier dumbbell

10 bicep curls

10 triceps kickbacks

40 Supermans with ball (4 sets of 10)

30 standing resistance flys

 

 



 



 

And on my way out of the gym, saw this certain guy flying away on the treadmill....go daddy!

 

Saturday morning run with best friend!

                                     Today was such a beautiful day for a morning run!

One of my best friends, Tori, and I had planned on going on a run this morning and we couldn't ask for more perfect weather! Tori is getting married in October (*cue girly squeal*) and has been working out lately aka "sweatin' for the wedding". I took her for a run 2 weeks ago and ever since then, she has been going out on her own and really enjoying it! She even bought a Garmin Forerunner 10 to track her runs so now our watches can be best friends ;)

 

After my usual pre-run breakfast of peanut butter on toast with a cup of juice, I met up with Tori in Old Trail. We ran for almost 3.5 miles and, like typical girls, talked the whole time. But I am proud to say that Tori ran her fastest 5k time yet! :) :)

After our run, despite the beautiful weather, I decided to go into my gym to do some abs and weights. I popped in my ipod and did the following:

• 25 lunges with weights
• 40 side left lifts with resistance band per leg
• 50 calf raises with weights
• Brazillian Butt Workout ---> http://thehautebunny.wordpress.com/2012/05/08/brazilian-butt-workout/
• 60 toe touches with weights
• 45 V-Ups with bar
• Twisted hips in plank -30
• Get in front plank position
• Keeping your upper body still, twist your hips to one side and have touch the ground. Vice versa with other hip. That is one rep.
• Leg lifts with block on feet
• 1 minute plank
• Superman's
• 60 lat pulldowns
• 45 tricep dips

Hey, whose the freak taking pictures of herself in the gym.

 

I hope everyone was able to get out today and enjoy this lovely spring weather! Happy Easter weekend!!

Cardio & Abs is a great way to start break!

Since I took a rest day yesterday from the gym, I wanted to do a workout today that got my heart pounding and some sweat running!

I didn't get to the gym until 5pm (later than when I usually arrive, which is usually between 4:20-4:30pm) but since it was Friday and the start of my spring break, I didn't feel the need to rush and then get home like I usually would!

There is only one stairmaster at our gym so I was pretty happy to see that it was free! I hoped on up for a quick moving 25 minute cardio workout. What I love about the stairmaster is that its a great cardio workout but you can feel it in the butt and hamstrings ;)

Next up was my speciality....abs!

I like to do my ab workouts in my gym's aerobics room (not only because there is more room...but dance party in front of mirrors? heck yes!). Today's ab workout consisted of:

• 100 bicycles (4 sets of 25)
• 50 side crunches on each side (2 sets of 25 for each)
• 45 V-ups (3 sets of 15)
• Ive started to use a bar weight when I do these to add an extra challenge
• 50 cross legged sit up pulses
• Cross your legs then lay down.
• Don't do a full sit up motion, slightly lift your upper part to where you can feel it in your lower abs.
• Toe touches/L sit ups
• Do 20 toe touches
• Lower one leg so its right above the floor (legs are now in shape of L...one is till up in air, other is parrael to ground)
• Do 15 sit ups
• 20 toe touches
• Switch legs and repeat 15 sit ups.
• 100 Russian twists with weight/medicine ball (5 sets of 20)
• 1 minute plank
• 30 second side plank (each side)

I then finished out my workout by having a single dance party to some Lady Gaga! Good thing I was alone in the exercise room!

Welcome!

Greetings readers!

Welcome to Fit for a Princess, a blog that will be devoted to work out and exercise plans, race recaps and suggestions as well as other fun and motivating fitness ideas!

I started this blog because I wanted to share my experiences and daily workout routines but also because I have had many friends who are always asking me for work outs and running tips and thought, "Well, why don't I put all of my tips and suggestions in one spot?!" thus, the creation of this blog!

Please feel to post your own suggestions as well, I also love getting new workout ideas as well!

Keep Calm and Run On!