Fun Fierce Fitness

This will be our last blog post and we would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your support during the last couple of weeks. Hope this blog has inspired you to a more active and healthy lifestyle, and that you have had as much fun as we have participating in the different workout routines. 

For the last couple of weeks we have challenged ourselves to try out different workout forms and we have done everything from cold outdoor Military training to 40°C Yoga. We have ranked each of them from a scale 1-5 in following categories; strength, conditioning, entertainment value and social. Below you find a compilation of all the workout forms as well as the total score.

Here is a delicious, super simple yet healthy candy recipe:

You need:

150 g dark chocolate (at least 70% cocoa)

100% organic peanut butter

Ice tray 

Melt the dark chocolate in a microwave or over boiling water. Poor the melted chocolate in to an ice tray and cover half of the pockets. Put some peanut butter in the middle and fill the pockets up with the chocolate. Put in the refrigerator until they have set.

"To uncover your true potential you must first find your own limits and then you have to have the courage to blow past them" 

- Picabo Street, Alpine Ski Racer

So last night at pole dancing...

We definitely didn't look as graceful as we though we would, as soon as we jumped on the pole (which apparently we weren't supposed to) it was like survival mode kicking in and we were holding on for dear life.

In a class designed for 15 students there were 40 participants which made the experience feel quiet crowded, especially as there were a few participants who were very experienced and decided to show off their skills turning upside down. Not really appropriate for a beginners class.

Our instructor made all the moves look really easy, but we didn't have the arm strength to keep ourselves up...and the hand sweat really didn't help! We didn't know that the actual pole swings either, so once we got on we were spinning it was hard to stop. The most embarrassing thing was that the one guy in the class was better than us!

On a scale 1-5 we rank Pole dancing

Strength: 3

Conditioning: 1

Entertainment Value: 3

Sunday morning is the perfect time to head down to the closest gym to get a great workout. The gym is less crowded and you will get an energetic start to your day. Personally I love to practice Bodybalance during Sunday mornings. For people who have never tried it, I definitely recommend you to give it a chance. Bodybalance is a combination of Yoga, Tai Chi, Pilates and works on your flexibility and strength. It is a perfect complement to other workout routines and leaves you feeling calm and centered. Just the way you want to start your day!

This week we tried out Crossfit at Crossfit Lund. We were a bit nervous beforehand since the first people we saw looked like body builders. However, we were not the only beginners at the class we took. We really enjoyed ourselves and tried out things we thought we never could do - for example pull-ups.

Our WOD (Work Out of the Day) consisted of 7 pistols, 7 kettlebell swings and 7 medball cleans. We repeated this round as many times we could during 12 minutes. We managed ca 5 rounds and were exhausted afterwards. I feel like I probably never experienced real muscle soreness until today!

Pistols

Picture source: http://www.crossfitstc.com/category/bodyweightgymnastics/

  Kettlebell swings

Picture Source: http://kettlebellfitnessdk.wordpress.com/2011/11/12/kettlebell-swings-and-common-mistakes/#jp-carousel-4487

Medball cleans

Picture Source: http://crossfitwestnashville.com/wod/07122012

On a scale from 1-5 we rate Crossfit as:

  Strength  5

  Conditioning  4

  Entertainment Value  4

4 port:

2 dl of finely chopped Dill

1 Lemon

0,5 Clove of garlic

0,5 dl Sunflower seeds

1 dl Parmesan (finely grated)

1,5-2 dl olive oil

150g Shrimps

150g Crayfish

Salt & Pepper

  Toast the sunflower seeds in a dry pan.

 Dill pesto:

Use a mortar and mix the sunflower seeds, dill, garlic and the juice from half a lemon. Add the oil, salt and pepper. Finish with Parmesan cheese!

Boil the pasta and keep half a deciliter of the pasta water. Mix the pasta with the pesto and the pasta water.  Finally, add the shrimps and crayfish.

Serve with finely grated Parmesan cheese, black pepper, lemon and olive oil. 

The date is finally set! On Sunday we will try out Pole dancing for the first time at Malmö Dansakademi to test our strength and flexibility! Follow us to see pictures of our success…or perhaps failures! 

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(picture from facebook/malmö dansakademi)

3 dl water (or coconut water)

1 dl baby spinach leaves

1 dl frozen mango pieces

1/2 banana

Mix it all in your mixer and top it off with some ice. This smoothie will help your body to recover, whether you have been out partying or been doing your workout!

Cute workout gear we thought we'd share (you can buy these from Nike, Adidas and Victoria's Secret Sport)

Get your running shoes on and head out for a nice run wherever you are. With the help of Nike+ GPS device you will be guided to best running routes around the world. Nike+ gives you the ability to search for the most popular routes in a specific area and also gives you the opportunity to share your favorite running routes.

4 port:

1 package of frozen spinach (450g)

1 l water

Vegetable broth,  2 dices

1 yellow onion

1-2dl light cream

4 eggs

Salt and pepper

 Fry the onion in butter until it is soft and white. Add water, spinach and broth and let it boil for 5 min. Then ad the cream and let it boil for 5 more minutes. Ad salt and pepper. Serve with hard boiled eggs on top and whole wheat bread on the side!

Following our poll about what exercise we should do next we have crowned a winner, with 51% of the votes: Pole Dancing! This will probably take place next week, but don't worry, we'll keep you updated!

After yesterdays intense Thai Boxing workout our bodies are aching! These are the areas where we're hurting the most:

Today we found our fighter spirits and entered Real Fighter to train Thai Boxing. For girls like us who aren’t in their absolute top shape it was a tuff and efficient workout that made us sweat and grunt. It was a real all-around workout and our session was mostly focused on boxing and clinching since according to our trainer our kicking techniques were well below par and needed more practice. It started with a warm-up that made us all reconsider our choice of workout. Then followed techniques of punches, kneeing and kicking…on each other (with mitts)! The workout ended with punching, kicking and clinching mayhem and we were so relieved when the bell finally rang..now we know how Rocky felt!

We were really surprised by the workout studio, it was fresh and very spacey and not at all as we imagined it to be. Check out our pics below!

On a scale from 1-5 we rate Thai Boxing as:

  Strength  5

  Conditioning  5

  Entertainment Value  4

  Social Value  3

Check-in tomorrow to see how it went!!

Now you only have two more days to vote for the activity you want us to try out. On Wednesday we will let you know the result! At the moment pole dancing has the most votes, but hurry to make your voice heard. Vote here!!!