by Jen
on September 27, 2011
I take back everything I said about having too much downtime this week. Today was busy, busy but I loved every minute of it! I taught four classes (three yoga and one BodyPump) and also shadowed a few personal trainers. It was really fun to hang out with different trainers and see each person’s training style. It made me really excited to get going with my own clients. I’m ready to jump in and do this!
Breakfast was a repeat of yesterday’s cinnamon raisin English muffin with almond butter, honey and banana. No need for another picture! I ate it in the car on the way to teach a 7 a.m. yoga class.
I was at the gym from 7 a.m.-2 p.m. teaching and shadowing. When I finally made it home I assembled a big salad. Spinach, white cheddar, avocado, edamame, mushrooms, dried cranberries, walnuts and artichoke hearts with homemade lemon honey dijon vinaigrette.
After lunch I caught up on email and blog comments before heading out for a super quick run with Sullie. We covered a little over two miles. Sullie was pooped after and panting and drooling everywhere. I told her that I need to doggie personal train her! 😉
I usually don’t blog snacks but I had to share this one with you. I ate the new Chocolate Dipped Coconut Luna Bar on my way to teach a 4:20 p.m. yoga class and it was awesome. It tasted kind of like a Samoa. Yum!
I finally made it home from teaching BodyPump around 7:30. Brandon had burgers ready for the grill. We had organic beef burgers with sharp white cheddar and sauteed mushrooms. Grilled potatoes and peas on the side.
I have a lot of emails to answer and a yoga class to plan. I’m teaching the 90-minute hot vinyasa at Y2 tomorrow morning and the bar is set very high. Off to plan a challenging but thoughtful class!
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