Loved revisiting yesterday’s workout!

Saturday? Did I miss something….

I ‘fell’ off the barre for 8 days ekkk!!!! Was down with a cold that lingered…. I worked out this week 3x and feel so much better physically and emotionally ❤️ So much love for this challenge and this workout! Sending love and power and hopefully a little motivation to get back in the barre again!

I had the kind of day that started with urgency at 6am at work. I also have a sick child at home. By 4:00 I felt defeated and exhausted. Although I have completed every workout for this challenge so far, my head space was not going to allow my body to do the 60 minute workout tonight. I was going to eat a giant bowl of pasta and lie on the couch. Then - ding! A work email. Oh no, what now? To my surprise I got some amazing work news about a major project getting approval that I have been working on for a very long time. This was my reminder - I can do hard things. I can get up, dust myself off and get this done! I did today’s workout and loved every minute of it. And I feel reenergized. Words cannot express how grateful I am for this platform. It has truly changed my outlook on life. 😘

I’ve completed my 40 workouts - let’s see if I can get to 45!

Two wellness activities from this challenge have really stuck with me. That is the eating an apple regularly, and have lemon water in the mornings. It may be psychological, but I really feel more energised throughout the day if I have my lemon water! Have you guys kept up with any of the wellness activities, and how do they make you feel?

Love to you all. X

Happy Wednesday! Excited to workout with you all today! I've been away for a bit, so it's nice to get back to the mat and sweat. I'm ready for "leg day!!" 😊👏💓

This challenge has led me through every single wave of its purpose physically, mentally, and emotionally. Most recently we all worked together to get to the summit together, as Marnie designed for us (hello planks and push ups and back to back endurance classes 😮‍💨 ) and now we’re working together to decend.

This is more challenging than the ascent for me and I know many others, especially after the peak high of making it through by challenging ourselves physically and mentally. Slowing down.

What started for me as what I thought was a reaction to less sleep, weeks of pushing myself, and new moves in Ballet sculpt (hello obliques) was not sore muscles. It was COVID. I am fortunate to have support and to be experiencing what I hope is a milder form. But it is making my brain really watch itself spin with thoughts of disappointment, guilt, and a desire to go to the mat as usual and feel the happiness and high. I keep thinking grace. Give yourself grace. Take this lesson. See what happens when you listen to it.

Thinking of you all and wishing that you are able to give yourselves grace. I am allowing myself to move through it, and trying as much as I can to hold it for me as well 💛

I can’t believe it’s day 52! Workout 52 was great. I have never made it this far in a M/BODY challenge and I am so excited!

I came back to the mat today after about a month of not working out. I was recently diagnosed with depression, and it has been a difficult road for me. I’m tired all the time, and as a teacher the end of the year is approaching and it is crazy busy. The weather is finally turning nice here in Iowa, and I have spent a few days outside going on walks. I’m not exactly sure what it is that I need right now, but I know I want to slowly get back to where I was. I just wanted to come on here and say that I’m still here, even if I’m not at lives or posting on social media. I’m going to try and get a few 20 or 30 minute videos in during the week and go from there. Thanks to everyone who reached out to me on Instagram. This fam is the best 🖤

Meant to post how I’m feeling in the comments yesterday but completely spaced, so here it is. Yesterday was a tough workout for me, felt very weak during the movements, especially during planks. It followed a week where I had a couple good workouts, but those workouts wore me out, and my running suffered. It’s a challenge not to feel like I should just be able to do all the physical things I want to do. And really, I feel this way with my work too, pushing, raising the bar, enjoying a success for the moment, but then not knowing where to go after, or if I’ll ever be successful again. The honest comment here is that I feel discouraged.. and I can recognize that this isn’t exactly logical, but emotional. So I’m curious ladies, how do you go about strengthening your logical side?