ass-saturday

I've been a bit quiet over the weekend, playing catch up at home and a night out! I was planning on going to yoga this morning with my bestie but I was too tired after a late night. Today is my active rest day. So far not a lot of active has happened but I think I might repeat my ab workout from the other day.

Today is day 5 of the Raw Recharge Challenge! Almost a week already! I'm definitely loving it and think that i'm going to make it a part of my daily routine. Since I didn't post yesterday I thought i'd share my juice...which was MORNING MOJITO MINT! So yummy! It was 1.5 cups fresh coconut milk, a handful of fresh mint, half a cucumber, and one lime.

(and  day 5:)

Just a little insight into what I might eat in a day I thought i'd share my meals yesterday (which is one of the only days a week I get to just be home and eat 3 meals not rushed). Breakfast was my green smoothie, local bacon, and 2 soft poached farm eggs.
I had a afternoon workout, so after, I had 1/4 cup cooked quinoa, couple raw cashews, 1tbs each of hemp and sunflower seeds, 2 tbs organic bittersweet fair trade chocolate chips and a dash of cinnamon! It was awesome, energizing and SO clean;) Dinner I just kind of threw together on our way out the door for myself because the kids had quesidillas (which I hate feeding them but they are my girls FAVE) so I had an 'avocado' boat filled with homemade taco seasoned local beef (I used lime zest, onion, garlic, cumin, hot sauce, salt and pepper, cilantro for seasoning, but I will post a recipe asap:), topped with salsa and garnished with cilantro. I didn't really snack throughout the day but I had 3 buttered coffees (you can find the 'method' here.)

Now to the ass! Yesterday was my favorite workout day...Ass day. I love love love squats 'cuz sometimes pain is beauty and I know anytime i'm doing them it's paying off. 

10 minutes turbo skip followed by stretching (VERY IMPORTANT to warm up, and stretch! Don't skip this!)

I did  6 rounds of 5 exercises,  30 seconds on 10 seconds rest (totalling 30 rounds/15 minutes)

1. Squat jumps
2. Low squat side lunge
3. Plie squat 'pulses (plie squat but stay low and move up and down slightly;)
4. Lunge and twist (right and left)
5. Deadlifts (I used 20 lbs on a t-bar, but if you don't have a bar you could do regular squats)

(If you don't have a timer you could do 30 total of each exercise in sets of 10)

Take a Quick Breathe...QUICK (keep your heart rate up!)

50 Burpees!!!!!
Full burpees please, with a push up, don't skip the pushup, go to your knees if you must but JUST DO IT!

Stretch! Don't forget post workout snack!

<3- Steph

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