I am hoping that when I get back to Regina, life will be less busy and I can get back on top of these blog updates :-( And good news...John plans on getting back on his P90X work outs, it has been a few months of neglecting his fitness.
We are in Chicago for John's work, he is attending a conference. I got to tag along, lucky me! We have done a ton of of walking, but also have done a ton of eating and drinking, blah! So much yummy food!
Other than the walking that we have done, I also have hit up some of my own fitness, while John is at his conference. I signed up for an "out of town visitor pass" at a Bikram Yoga studio. With this pass, you get to come unlimited times for a week, you also get a mat or towel rental with this, it was $35.00, great deal!
I went 3 times during the time I was in Chicago. The first day was crazy humid! I walked in the building and immediately started sweating. I decided to buy an outfit that day to wear, rather than wearing the fitness wear I came with. The outfit was short shorts and a bra, nothing I would feel comfortable wearing in Regina, but no one knows me in Chicago :-P
The class is in a room that is 105-110 degrees, and there are humidifiers as well. It is 90 minutes in length and every class goes through the exact same 26 moves, no class is different.
By the third, and my last class there, I felt as though I got a good handle on the class. I will definitely go to another Bikram Yoga class again when I have a chance.
http://www.bikramcitychicago.com/index.html
David Barton Gym: I went to this fitness facility for one visit. I was thinking of going for more than one visit prior to going to the facility, but the cost benefit wasn't high enough for me. For one visit it cost me $30.00, this included the fitness equipment and the fitness classes. Their website is a really nice one, so I expected more from the facility: http://www.davidbartongym.com/gyms/Chicago_River_North.html
For equipment, there was nothing that was anything different than what you would see anywhere else. It seems like a personal training facility, as there seemed to be quite a few trainers walking around.
The class I went to was called Melt, it was a 45 minute class. The description for this class is:
Burn baby, burn! Get in here, get moving and don't stop...until we tell you to! This workout is designed to help you burn away the fat by keeping your muscles working non-stop. Our trainers will integrate high-intensity cardio intervals with moderate intensity active recovery intervals to maximize caloric expenditure, boost metabolism and burn fat.
The class consisted of 3 circuits done 3 times:
1. a) squat with OH press
b) step back lunge w/ knee thrust
c) quick toe taps on bench
This circuit progressed during the 2 set by changing the step back lunge to a step on bench knee thrust and step back into lunge. Also added a plank hold during the 2nd and 3rd set.
2. a) High Squat Jumps
b) Wall Sit
c) Chest press on bench with legs up
d) Seated Biceps Curl
3. a) Bent Over Row: 1st and 2nd set palms faced forward, 3rd set wide row
b) Triceps Kickbacks: 1st set palms facing in, 2nd palms facing down, 3rd palms facing up
c) Isometric Lateral Shoulder Raise
d) Supine leg lowers/lifts
Work out and trainer was good.
So, I did alot of walking, did some yoga, hit up a fitness class, and I also went for a run along Lake Michigan. Running along the lake is where alot of runners seem to jog. When I did this run, I jogged to Lincoln Park Zoo, walked around the zoo for a bit, and then jogged home, very enjoyable!!
Some of my purchasing has been fitness related while down in Chicago. I hit up Lululemon, of course! lol I also got a new pair of runners from Niketown, the runners I got are supposed to work out your feet muscles, they recommend not wearing these runners everyday when you first get them because your feet might end up really sore, excited to try them out!! Lastly, I purchased another work out DVD set called Supreme 90 Day System. This DVD set is supposed to be similar to P90X in that it utilizes muscle confusion. There are 10 DVD's which include:
We are in Chicago for John's work, he is attending a conference. I got to tag along, lucky me! We have done a ton of of walking, but also have done a ton of eating and drinking, blah! So much yummy food!
Other than the walking that we have done, I also have hit up some of my own fitness, while John is at his conference. I signed up for an "out of town visitor pass" at a Bikram Yoga studio. With this pass, you get to come unlimited times for a week, you also get a mat or towel rental with this, it was $35.00, great deal!
I went 3 times during the time I was in Chicago. The first day was crazy humid! I walked in the building and immediately started sweating. I decided to buy an outfit that day to wear, rather than wearing the fitness wear I came with. The outfit was short shorts and a bra, nothing I would feel comfortable wearing in Regina, but no one knows me in Chicago :-P
The class is in a room that is 105-110 degrees, and there are humidifiers as well. It is 90 minutes in length and every class goes through the exact same 26 moves, no class is different.
By the third, and my last class there, I felt as though I got a good handle on the class. I will definitely go to another Bikram Yoga class again when I have a chance.
http://www.bikramcitychicago.com/index.html
David Barton Gym: I went to this fitness facility for one visit. I was thinking of going for more than one visit prior to going to the facility, but the cost benefit wasn't high enough for me. For one visit it cost me $30.00, this included the fitness equipment and the fitness classes. Their website is a really nice one, so I expected more from the facility: http://www.davidbartongym.com/gyms/Chicago_River_North.html
For equipment, there was nothing that was anything different than what you would see anywhere else. It seems like a personal training facility, as there seemed to be quite a few trainers walking around.
The class I went to was called Melt, it was a 45 minute class. The description for this class is:
Burn baby, burn! Get in here, get moving and don't stop...until we tell you to! This workout is designed to help you burn away the fat by keeping your muscles working non-stop. Our trainers will integrate high-intensity cardio intervals with moderate intensity active recovery intervals to maximize caloric expenditure, boost metabolism and burn fat.
The class consisted of 3 circuits done 3 times:
1. a) squat with OH press
b) step back lunge w/ knee thrust
c) quick toe taps on bench
This circuit progressed during the 2 set by changing the step back lunge to a step on bench knee thrust and step back into lunge. Also added a plank hold during the 2nd and 3rd set.
2. a) High Squat Jumps
b) Wall Sit
c) Chest press on bench with legs up
d) Seated Biceps Curl
3. a) Bent Over Row: 1st and 2nd set palms faced forward, 3rd set wide row
b) Triceps Kickbacks: 1st set palms facing in, 2nd palms facing down, 3rd palms facing up
c) Isometric Lateral Shoulder Raise
d) Supine leg lowers/lifts
Work out and trainer was good.
So, I did alot of walking, did some yoga, hit up a fitness class, and I also went for a run along Lake Michigan. Running along the lake is where alot of runners seem to jog. When I did this run, I jogged to Lincoln Park Zoo, walked around the zoo for a bit, and then jogged home, very enjoyable!!
Some of my purchasing has been fitness related while down in Chicago. I hit up Lululemon, of course! lol I also got a new pair of runners from Niketown, the runners I got are supposed to work out your feet muscles, they recommend not wearing these runners everyday when you first get them because your feet might end up really sore, excited to try them out!! Lastly, I purchased another work out DVD set called Supreme 90 Day System. This DVD set is supposed to be similar to P90X in that it utilizes muscle confusion. There are 10 DVD's which include:
- Chest & Back
- Ultimate Ball
- Tabata Inferno
- Shoulders & Arms
- Cardio Challenge
- Legs
- Core Dynamics
- Back & Bi's
- Chest, Shoulders, & Tri's
- Total Body
The bet part of this DVD set is that is costs $19.99, wow!!
That is all from Chicago, now excuse me while I go eat some left over stuffed crust pizza lol
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