New York State of Mind
New York is always a good idea! And if you ever had the opportunity to visit New York you know what I am talking about! The atmosphere, creativity, energy, fashion and the feeling that everything is possible in New York lifts your spirits up! YEAH! It’s an expensive trip, but definitely worth it. After I depleted my piggy bank I was ready to leave on a yet plane to never come back again… I wish! For one week I was a New York (Fit) Girl :)
Before my trip…
Pack my bags drama queen
I hate packing and therefore I always challenge myself to pack my bags on the day of the flight, preferably 2 hours before we leave to the airport… I need to change this habit. Because I always turn into this crazy person running through my house and throwing all my clothes into my suitcase to come to the conclusion it doesn’t fit and be a drama queen about it. :D
And as if I didn’t have trouble enough to decide what to bring along, nowadays I also pack my sport gear. Ever since I am living a healthy lifestyle, working out became part of my life, also when I am on holiday! Whoop whoop!
After an 8 hour flight, 2,5 movies and 100 lunges in the plane (to keep my blood flowing) …
Sneak peak of New York
I've had the opportunity to visit New York several times before and every time I meet up with this lovable city again, I fall more in love with the New York State of Mind. I can’t really explain it in words but only show it to you via this short clip: NEW YORK 2014. It’s a sneak peak of my visit to this fabulous city. We visited these great city art sites, which were truly inspirational.
Holiday work outs
If you love working out like I do, Central Park is a 843 acres work out heaven where you can run, walk, cycle, skate, ice-skate (during winter time) board, crossfit, bootcamp, practice yoga or do a mix of all them. So guess what I did…?! My first work out in Central Park started in accidentally joining a run contest… whoops! So that’s been my warming-up :) After a good stretch, wearing my #FITGIRLCODE beanie… it was PLAYTIME!
5 rounds of:
10 X pushups
20 X lunges (10 left and 10 right)
30 X burpees
40 X dips
50 X squats
Total work out of:
50 X pushups
100 X lunges
150 X burpees
200 X dips
250 X squats
No, I’m not crazy… just a Fit Girl! :D
Oh… and I also finally finished the 30 day AB challenge in New York! HURRAY! Look at me planking for 2 minutes… and still breathing. Never going to do that again, by the way. Just saying ;)
Jumping rope workout
The second work out in Central Park was a mix up of my first work out but this time I added the jumping rope into the game (because I forgot it the first time) Fit Girl Roos shared her guide to become a jumping rope master and I added two of her jumping rope exercises into the work out.
This is what my workout looked like:
2 rounds of:
20 X pushups
100 X basic jump with jumping rope
20 X lunges
100 X running jumps with jumping rope
20 X burpees
100 X basic jump with jumping rope
20 X dips
100 X running jumps with jumping rope
20 X squats
100 X basic jump with jumping rope
20 X sit-ups
The great thing about City trips is that most cities have parks or a playground so you don’t have to look for a gym to do your work out or end up in de basement of your hotel. There are several work outs you can do to stay fit during your holiday and don’t have a hangover from your first work out back in the gym at home.
Are you planning a city trip or beach holiday? Stay tuned, because I also did a hotel room work out in New York and a beach work out in Aruba which I will share with you Fit Girls soon :)
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