I don’t know how I got so good at convincing people to do what I want but somehow I talked Billy into coming to yoga with me last night for his first yoga class ever.
The cutest Megan is a personal trainer at a new gym called The Lab. Sorry Golds Gym, but I think I am going to be leaving you for somebody else.
The class we went to was a Power Yoga class and it was the best yoga class I have ever been to. There were only 4 students which made it so the teacher could really focus on each person individually and adjust them if needed. It was the perfect combination of strength, sweat and stretching.
His first class and he mastered the twig pose…aka holding your body above the ground with one leg to the side of you and one leg behind you. I’m not jealous at all that he does everything perfect the first time he tries it and I end up getting mat burn on my face when I try it.
Who knew that doing yoga caused a huge puff of hair on top of your head? Thanks again Megan, Billy loved it….he said it is going to be our new Monday night tradition. I think that this will help him get even speedier and injury free.
We came home and put together the fastest dinner in the history of mankind. Mini tacos (thank you Costco), grapes and Chobani. It looks as though my plate is missing something called ‘a vegetable’ but don’t worry, I took my vitamins minutes later.
Our advice for a happy marriage is to watch America’s Funniest Home Videos together every night. It is actually kind of embarrassing how hard we laugh while watching this show. It is impossible to be grumpy while watching other people get hit in awkward places, practical jokes and kids doing funny things.
——————————————————-
Don’t forget to enter my CLOTHES GIVEAWAY!!
——————————————————
How long have you been a member of your current gym? Is it a big gym or a small gym? What is the best feature of your gym?
What time did you wake up this morning?
-I am shooting for 6 but we shall see what happens…
Last comedy/funny show that you watched?
-AFHV followed by Scrubs.
What fresh fruit do you have at home right now?
I love my gym! They have 2 locations, both in Virginia Beach. One of the reasons I love it is because it does not have the chain feel. Everyone is so friendly and helpful, the classes are amazing and they do alot for the local community. Clearly I could go on and on :)
I woke up at 5:15 to go and workout. Fruit.. Bananas and strawberries. Yum!
That is awesome Becca, I love that kind of gym…..my gym is the opposite ha. I am so happy that you have such a great gym and great job getting up so early! PS can I have some of your strawberries?
I have a gym in my building which is cool but the downside is that there are no classes. So I’m on the prowl for a good gym that I can go to and just take yoga, pilates, kickboxing, etc classes. I need the motivation from exercising in a big group!
I have a ton of bananas in my house. I’ve been addicted to them lately and make a mean flaxseed smoothie that I put them in.
I woke up today at 7 to study for finals all day. Boo!
NO CLASSES….booo! I am glad that you do have a gym IN YOUR building, that is convenient. Good luck with your finals Megan, you are going to rock them!
I agree! I need some classes so I can look like a fool in front of lots of people! Its motivating haha.
Thanks Janae, the luck is appreciated for sure :)
You get +500 awesome points for posting a post called A First on May 1st!! But you probably already know this! That new gym sounds so fun and hip! My hubs and I love watching fail videos on YouTube together and laughing so hard at others’ silly ideas!
Do I still get the points if I didn’t notice that it was May 1st until you said it ha:) FAIL VIDEOS is the best…we are a lot alike Courtney!
I was a member of my gym for 5 years, but then I switched to a smaller gym because they offered BodyPump classes. The girls that worked at my old gym were so sweet and I miss them. They even threw my son a birthday party in their kids room. But then they also got rid of their kids room which is another reason that I had to switch gyms.
I love love love The Big Bang Theory! It’s so funny!
I have honeydew, mango, and watermelo in the house right now.
I would definitely switch gyms just for body pump…I love those classes. They did a bday party for your son, that is so nice. Oh Big Bang Theory is incredible and I really love Penny! I need some watermelon right this second!
Whoa! Billy is good at everything! Geez
I got up this morning at 7 and it was a struggle. It’s rainy and gross out and, so I didn’t want to get out of bed.
It is rainy here too…so hard to get up when the weather is lame. Hope you are still on your PR high:)
I have to get up at 5:30 every day because if I don’t, I’ll never get to work by 7! Billy, seriously killing it on that pose! I’ve done yoga for years and I still suck at those :) Very impressed!
5:30 everyday, you are my new motivation when I don’t want to get up in the morning….I will just know that you get up earlier every single day and it will help me out!
I woke up at 7 today. It was a kid waking miracle ;) During the summer when school is out I wake at 4:45 though to get my runs in before my husband has to go to work. I am enjoying sleeping in while I can.
Fruit we have…Watermelon, Apples, Oranges, Bananas, Strawberries….seems like so much now that I type it out. Have a good day Janae!
WOWOWOWOW 4:45…..you are incredible. Am I going to have to do that kind of crazy stuff when I have my little girl?!?! Okay, it is official, I am coming over for fruit!
I’ve been at my gym for a year and a half and I’m sticking with it while I live in this apartment in Chicago – it’s cheap enough for me as a student and it’s a half mile walk (plus right next to Trader Joe’s). Works for me!
And I got up at 5:30 this morning! Study, study, study! (also went to bed at 9:30… I’m just not productive at night).
NEXT TO TJ’s….I can’t tell you how jealous I am! That is awesome. 5:30 this morning, you are awesome. Good luck with all of your studying and I am the same way at night, nothing gets done!
We have bananas, grapefuit and pineapples! Yum.
Peter is the same as Billy – anything he does the first time he is perfect at it / way better than me.
I don’t try to compete against him anymore :)
How do they do it….I need to learn to stop trying to competing too ha. Pineapple sounds so good right now!
I’ve been an LA Fitness member for almost 2 years now – I love how often they offer spin classes – at least 4/day.
4 spin classes a day?!?! That is awesome because then there is always one you can fit into your schedule, I am jealous!
Its just as funny watching americas funniest videos when the little one makes an appearance! We watch it as a family before the 5 year old goes to bed and Im not sure who laughs harder me and hubby or the 5 year old.
Okay, that is the cutest thing in the whole wide world. I loved imagining the scene you explained:)
I woke up on my own at 6:50…kind of annoying when my alarm wasn’t going to go off until 7:30!! Oh well :) Now I’ve had enough time to eat breakfast, get ready, and also blog stalk all of my favorite bloggers!
Woke up on your own?!? Did you wake up early because it is getting lighter outside now? I am glad you had time to do fun stuff this morning and didn’t feel rushed! Have a great day Carolynn.
Salsa totally counts as a vegetable! ;) I have apples, oranges, and grapes in my fridge right now. Alarm went off at 6:45 but I didn’t get up til 7:30. I’m usually out of bed as soon as it goes off, but this morning was rough! I don’t belong to a gym right now, but my last one was Gold’s and I was there for about 2 years. (Loved it, but I moved.)
You are right, salsa COUNTS as a vegetable! Sorry you had a rough morning!
Haha, thanks, but it really wasn’t bad. I was just acting like a toddler and refusing to get out of bed!
HAHAHA that sounds like me every morning, I am a joy when my alarm goes off!
I’ve been going to my gym a little over a year now. I keep thinking I need to find a new one though. It’s super nice but $$ and I don’t use the facilities just go to the classes. Id love to find a nice studio that offers just classes!
Aren’t classes the best?!? They are so motivating. Hope you find a studio that has what you want and that is a lot cheaper!
Why aren’t there more boys like Billy in my yoga classes? It’s always a big, inflexible, clumsy guy that ends up putting his mat next to mine, and it’s an extreme challenge not to let him throw me off balance while he’s over there wondering why the heck he ever thought it was a good idea to come to yoga in the first place!
Good job on the convincing. He prolly just is scared to tell you “no” because he doesn’t want your prego hormones to attack him. I’m still trying to convince my hubby to come to a class of any kind with me!
HAHAH I usually have the same experience with yoga classes and someone throwing me off balance ha. You are right, these hormones scare him to death…he will do anything to avoid them. Hope he comes to a class soon.
Ha! My son loves AFHV! He is always pretending he’s on the show and we have to laugh while he throws himself around…fun times!!
Up at 5:30. Was shooting for 4:30 to get a workout in…didn’t happen…par for the course! Workout after kiddies go to bed!
4:30…ouch! I am glad you got a tiny bit more sleep and enjoy your workout tonight. You should record your son doing that and submit it to AFHV!
I think we’ve been members at our gym for about 4 years, it is fairly big and has lots of equipment so you never have to wait for anything! But it is a bit older so not too fancy.
6am, 10 minutes before my alarm! I have that habit…
Rules of Engagement and How I Met Your Mother.
Strawberries, grapes, bananas and apples.
I should try Power Yoga! Most Yoga is too slow for me, I like Yoga Meltdown and Bikram/hot Yoga but it was too time consuming – 90 min class for you have to go 30 mins early to get a spot!
4 years, that is awesome and that is really cool you never have to wait for anything. I can never actually get up the first time my alarm goes off. Try Power Yoga, it was awesome and I am sore today! PS I need to watch those shows you mentioned, they look great!
I don’t have time for a gym membership between 4 kids and their activities, teaching full-time, coaching and running. I have a treadmill at home…. I wish I had time to take some gym classes!
We watched the show The Middle last night ( on demand, I think it’s Wednesday nights) I love that show. Have you seen Betty White’s new show?
I have been reading about The Lab on her blog and it looks like the bomb! Too bad I’m all the way in Texas.
I started going to my gym, Quality Life Fitness, on August 9th, 2011. Yeah, that’s really specific…It was my birthday and I can’t think of a better way to kick off the celebration than with a good hard workout! It’s a small gym, they celebrated their one year anniversary last year. The equipment and the classes are good, but I think what I like most is how you feel so welcome. The owner and class teachers make it a point to know everyone that visits or joins. I love knowing that when I go there it will be noticed because I’m not just a dollar sign to them. They even notice if I come at a different part of the day, and I love that!
6. Bright and early. I like taking my time getting ready, so that worked out great!
I watched ridicoulous last night and Justin Bieber was the guest! WIN!!!
I have the little cuties oranges/clementines/whatever they are.
There’s a yoga pose called kapotasana – it’s a huge backbend – and whenever I do it, my hair ends up a hot mess. Not meant for girls with a ponytail!!
That new gym looks amazing, so cute! I love the decor :) I was going to the Y for the longest time (though it’s really expensive here, I was paying almost $60/m0nth) but now I just use the treadmill at my bf’s parents’ house.. Their home gym is nicer, no one minds me watching Jersey Shore and 16 and Pregnant while I run and there’s never a line up for the treadmill. Win!
Scrubs was the last comedy I watched too! I’m making my bf watch EVERY SEASON – it’s a test, he must find it thoroughly hilarious and adore the Janitor before we can move on in our relationship :)
I love yoga! I haven’t been in a while but I NEED to go! It looks like you guys had a blast!
I go to New York Sports Club, it’s a big chain but the location I go to is kinda small.
This morning I woke up at 6:15 and went to spin class!! Super fun but the air conditioner wasn’t working….
I don’t have any fruit at my apartment… not good… :-/
4 AM! Had to go sign up for that 5:30 spin class. Priorities, I tell ya.
Me and BF watch America’s Funniest Home videos too! The couple that laughs together stays together.
Just bought some grapes and some tangelos.
I take power yoga all the time and I LOVE IT! We call what Billy is doing running man and I was soooo excited when I finally got it. Wait until you get to do headstands and forearm balance you will feel so AWESOME!
That is awesome Nicole! I like the name running man better…perfect for Billy! I can’t wait to learn all of the cool balancing positions, so fun!
Last comedy I watched was 2 Broke Girls last night before I fell asleep on the couch … at 8.
I have apples and clementines sitting in my fruit bowl!
We just rented Tower Heist and it was pretty funny. You should totally rent it.
I signed up for Retro fitness about a month ago. I really like it. It is big, clean and CHEAP which never happens in this city.
My hubs is always begging me to go to yoga cuz I think he has a crush on the yoga teacher Tara Stiles ;) I like to tease him about it. but really we should go.
I have the usu. Apples and Bananas :)
PS It is so annoying when the hubs picks something up in an instant and it takes me a few tries. Lame
I woke up at 9:45 :) Don’t hate me – my job happens at night! And also means I am too poor to belong to a gym ALTHOUGH at my next job there is a local gym that gives us all free access as long as it can advertise in our program as being where the actors work out. Which creeped me out at first, but I actually think it’s the only place in town I *haven’t* been creeped on by a local.
OMG I love America’s Funniest Home Videos. Makes me laugh so hard. Glad Billy tried yoga. I’ve fallen in love with yoga the past month. I’ve been to 10 classes in 21 days! I love it.
i joined LA fitness back in september…I was a member of ballys for a long time before that but their gym was rundown and their prices kept going up…this gym is really nice, i like that they had new spin bikes installed this year, HOLLA! its a pretty big gym..oh yeah, and i like that its 5 minutes away from me. much easier to drag myself out of bed half asleep :)
i woke up at 530 this morning but it was tough…its hard getting out of bed when its raining like crazy!
last funny show I watched was the office on DVR…annnd fresh fruit we have mango and bananas in the house. i’m still figuring out how to tackle the mangos, im terrible at cutting them ;)
I’ve have 2 gym memberships ;) One free at my work, and then one at my church b/c it’s 2.5 seconds from my house. I like the one at my church a lot better. It has the treadmills with the attached TV’s which makes a TM run easier. Plus it has pretty good classes!
I woke up this morning at 5 AM! Yawn!!
I love new girl- that’s probably the last funny show I watched. I am also a big AFV fan- need to start watching that again.
Running pretty low on Fruit.. need to do a Costco run. But still have a few bananas, strawberries, and grapes!!
2 memberships… okay you are making me really jealous and I love treadmills that have tis attached. Great job getting up so early and enjoy your Costco run, hopefully they have great samples!
My husband and I watch AFV all the time! We definitely agree it is key to a successful marriage…though we have only been for nine months so time will tell:)
HAHAHA 9 months is a long time…you can totally dish out marriage advice:)
Boys and their gosh darn natural abilities!!! Hahaha…. my husband is the same way, but he has never tried yoga!
No gym here… just me, the roads, and my DVD player.
I got up at 7 did some HIIT sprint intervals outside and got to work by 8, that’s speedy!
Modern Family was probably the last comedy we watched, it always makes us laugh out loud.
We have strawberries, bananas, oranges, and grapes at home. A little low on stock, but we are leaving for VACATION tomorrow!!! :)
I have free memberships at 3 different gyms (I teach at all of them), and I like them all for different reasons. :) Obviously, they all offer awesome zumba/hip hop classes by the coolest instructor ever haha.
I woke up at 6:30, an HOUR after my alarm went off. Oops.
We watch impractical jokers all the time – it is so stinking hilarious. You would love it!
I am a member of teh YMCA and absolutely addicted to classes there. There can be a huge difference between YMCA but the one by my house has the best teachers and group fitness classes! Could you give me a little more info on Gold’s gym I’m interested in possibly joining?
we have bananas, oranges and pears! love them all. woke up sort of late for me on a Tuesday – around 7:30am. been productive since then, though! :)
About my gym:
I belong to a small, cheap ($11/month) gym that has no classes for almost 2 years. I wish I could go back to my old, more expensive ($45 but now I think it’s $60) gym, but I can’t justify the expense. I did buy a Groupon for spinning classes there though. I could also join the community center, but it is kindof out of the way and they don’t have a lot of cardio machines. They do have a pool for that triathlon training I keep saying I want to do. I’m not totally happy with my gym choice, but I spend a lot of time outside anyway.
This morning: I was awake sometime about 3, possibly because of a thunderstorm, but I’m not sure. I woke up at 6:30 and didn’t go running…instead we’ll go tonight after work. I finally got out of bed at 7:30.
What fresh fruit do you have at home right now?
I tried to cut up a mango I had in the fridge for a few days, but it’s not great. I have old grapes that are not doing well, oranges, apples (to eat during golf on Thursdays), and bought about 3 pounds of bananas (husband eats two at a time). I’m going to Portland Oregon on Friday for a conference, so I didn’t want to stock up this week.
Speaking of that–I’ll think of you when I have my layover in Salt Lake City!! Any suggestions for cool Portland places to go in the city (if you’ve been there?) I’m sneaking out of the conference to run a half marathon Sunday morning, too, can’t wait!
Wow, that is super impressive!!
I actually only go to my gym in my building – nothing special but I don’t have to drive there and it has what I need!
Sounds like a great class! I go to Gold’s and have been there about 1 1/2 years. I went to LA Fitness before that. I like the people at Gold’s better:) Got up at 6:40 this morning to get the kids off to school. Fresh fruit: pears, bananas, strawberries.
How fun. I have never done a yoga class either. Thinking about it!
Big Bang Theory was the last comedy we watched. So funny. I could see the same episode over and over and I always crack up!!
I woke up at 6:40, That’s late for me…loved it…yay!
I remember my first experience with power yoga. The instructor was tough!!!! Her direct quote was “come on, no one ever died from a shaking leg.” needless to say I have learned a lot about mental toughness from her class.
Fruit on hand right now: watermelon, grapes, stawberries, pineapple, and cantelope. I love fruit.
my gym is just the training studio right now, which has been about 6 months. it isnt a traditional go work out whenever kind. had to try something new i guess!
for fresh fruit i have bananas, grapes, and oranges!
and i was up at 730 this morn, my usual! :)
I don’t belong to a gym anymore- I wasn’t going enough to justify it.
I woke up at 4:40 this morning! I am tired now.
I watched Arrested Development as I was falling asleep last night. My favorite!
As for fresh fruit, right now we have bananas, strawberries, mango, pears, pineapple, apples, oranges, and grapefruit. There are also some lemons and key limes, but I don’t just eat those ;)
The office! Strawberries! 6 am (which is sleeping in for me, actually!)
Do you usually run in the morning or evening?
Hey Mary!! I usually do my workouts in the morning because after school I am drained ha. Sleeping in until 6…you are out of control:)
I want to try power yoga! Sometimes I struggle with yoga when it is to slow, I’m a bit too hyper for it!
I just had to leave my gym (the Y) because I’m moving… to the smallest town on the planet! Any suggestions for a new gym idea?! Do I try and just go it on my own? Or drive 30 minutes to the nearest big-ish town? So much work!
Woke up at 6:00 this morning, enjoyed a little Home Improvement on tbs, and an apple for breakfast :)
HEY YOU!! Booo that you have to move:( Honestly, I would try to work out on my own rather than driving 30 minutes. Maybe use the money you would spend on gas and a membership on equipment! You could have your own little gym at home after a little while:) Keep me updated on what you decide on doing!
I have always wanted to try yoga!
We have an Anytime Fitness in our rural little Wisconsin town. It does the trick, but I wish it were bigger. Four treadmills, two ellipticals, and two spin bikes are the main event… Sometimes you have to wait thirty minutes just to get on.
Sarah
6 am!
I watched a funny sketch on “Sesame Street” with A and E.
I have bananas, strawberries, blackberries, apples, and probs some tomatoes and avocado somewhere.
The last funny show I watched is Grey’s Anatomy. I know it’s technically a drama, but that show makes me laugh like no other!
1. I love the logo for “The Lab” …what a cool name, too! :D
2. That’s so awesome that Billy went to yoga with you!
3. I LOVE salsa too! I swear I could eat it plain
4. I’ve been at my gym for almost two years and it’s a big gym. What I love about it is the wide assortment of classes, friendly staff that know me, and clean locker rooms!
5. I woke up at 8am this morning because we stayed up way too late watching Lost last night!
6. The only fruit we have is bananas and oranges!
I was able to do that hand pose that looks like a crab. Once. I haven’t really been able to do it since. All about balance, which I don’t have.
Big gym for about a year. I love that it is open 24hours.
6:15
Strawberries, apples and plums.
The Kidless Kronicles
I love where I teach–so it’s fun to go to all the different classes when I can!
I bet that was a great class–and my husband is like that too. HE masters anything the first time. Not fair ;)
woke up at 5:30am to my alarm and immediately wanted to break said alarm in half.
Fresh fruit? oranges, one lone banana, apples, lemons, mango, kiwi, and 15 pounds of strawberries! It’s strawberry season in North Carolina and the kids and I went picking this morning. My kitchen smells INSANE!
That’s awesome that he went to a yoga class with you, my husband won’t try it… yet. Someday I’m going to be as convincing as you and he’ll end up loving it! ;)
Woke up at 8:30, got to sleep in (until the baby woke up) since I don’t have school today!
i wake up at 4:45 so i can workout before work.
strawberries and blueberries!
I just started working at Lifetime Fitness, so I also have a membership there. I love it. It’s such a nice facility. I love all of the classes they offer, plus there’s a spa and a really nice outdoor pool!
I don’t have a gym membership. I prefer to workout at home or run outside. It saves me money, plus I don’t have time to workout at the gym. I usually get up around 6:30 am to clean or workout before my kids wake up. I have apples, oranges and grapefruit in the house. I love yoga and haven’t done it since my pregnancy. I think it might be time to dig out my yoga mat.
I need to make a trip to Orem and sweat with you ladies!
13lbs of strawberries. No joke. I might have gone a bit overboard at Eckert’s.
I belong to Gold’s too and love that it is cheap and has classes. I wish there were more yoga classes offered. A few months ago my Gold’s had a special where you could pay so much down and get locked into $19 a month and you can bring a guest anytime.
Oh my goodness. I LOVED having you guys there. Seriously, it was the best! Let’s make it a tradition ok? Oh…and remind me next time to come home and eat dinner with you! :)
The gym I teach body pump at has 2 big waterslides !and has about 10 group fitness classes a week, bikes with a simulation screen so it looks like your riding in forest, about 30 treadmills , cafe, 50m pool spa, sauna & steam room :)
Google : leisure link geelong .
I love it there but I also go to Fenix in Geelong when im sore /injured for a cycle class- the instructor is the best he’s really motivating!
I got up this morning at 5.39am to practice body pump in the lounge room !
I have just started doing yoga nearly everyday using ‘yoga for runners’ DVD. It’s really good I’m sO flexible now !
Not much fruit in my fridge right now , shopping day is today !
I am obsessed with apples right now, Golden delicious and Gala are my favorites! I have been eating one a day I think lol
I have been missing veggies on my plates also…but I try to include spinach when I can and broccoli every now and then, but I have been eating fruit and taking my vitamins. That counts right!
I am so jealous you get to go to The Lab. THe classes look so fun
I’ve been going to 24 hour for 5 1/2 years. I love the Group X classes. My new favorite is Nike Training Club.
My whole family watches AFV every Sunday night – it’s one of our favorite traditions.
I love my gym. Everyone is wicked nice & friendly. Best part about it is spinning classes. I just recently did my first class & was instantly hooked. I love the loud music, dark room, body dripping with sweat. It’s strangely amazing!
I wish I had a wake-up time today, but I never really went to bed! We had TWO tornadoes go through our house (it is still standing & we are OK) so I didn’t get much sleep last night. Normally, I am up at 7AM. I live in a very tiny town so we don’t have a gym. The nearest one is 30 minutes away so I do my runs outside through town.
I ALWAYS have fresh fruit in the house. I’m addicted to the Cuties, my son is addicted to grapes, and for variety I have asian pears, strawberries, and the ever-present and dearly-loved watermelon. I wish I was a farmer’s market.
I need to go to yoga more! I love it, but most of the time, I feel like I have too much energy or stress to work out after work and skip it. :( My gym’s pretty big. Not massive, but a good number of machines. I wish they offered classes more though! They only offer yoga like twice a week right now.
I’m glad the class was so good!! I feel like Yoga has been hit or miss for me. I’ve been at Gold’s for a little over a year now… and I still like it!
I belong to The Y. It’s the biggest gym our town has to offer. I really like the variety of classes it offers. My girls love the pool and the sports programs. Please just about everyone in town is a member so it’s always fun to run into someone we know there.
Cougar Town was on when I got home tonight. That show cracks me up!
Fresh fruit in my house right now is apples, bananas and red grapes.
so….sorry to keep commenting but what is this new gym?!?! adam and i are looking for a small one with no contracts we can go to til the end of the summer. is the lab a good one? i couldnt find a website.
Power yoga is the best, and I’m jealous of Billy’s arm balancing skills. Arm balances still make me feel like a weakling.