Inspired

Hello friends! I've really truly missed blogging over the past couple of weeks. Syd and I went out of town to visit my family for Mother's Day and my nephew's birthday, and then I unfortunately caught some kind of flu/cold bug the last day we were there and have been trying to recuperate ever since. Thankfully Sydney was GREAT on the airplane ride home. I was in a panic because she sounded a little congested that morning and I was certain she was going to have pain from pressure in her ears and that she'd end up screaming the entire way and that the suited-up professionals around me would stab me with their Blackberry stylus's right before they blogged to the world about how they were stuck on a stuffy airplane with an earsplitting infant and over-frazzled mommy. The baby fell asleep as soon as the plane started moving and didn't make a peep the rest of the trip. Talk about wasting energy on worrying, huh?! 


Anyway, our trip was wonderful. I'll post pictures as soon as my Bro in Law Pat (PATRICK THIS MEANS YOU!!!) sends me the ones he took. Pat is a great photographer and always captures the best pictures of the little ones. He's had a lot of practice :)


I wanted to write this post to express my renewed excitement about...fitness!!!! My friend Brian Nunez who also happens to be my boss is the most physically fit person I know. We're not just talking about bench-pressing some high numbers here people. Watch the video below to get an idea of the kind of stuff this guy can do. Believe me, NON of this is remotely easy, and it all takes a ton of strength and core stability. 


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obdNewVEF_Q


Isn't this stuff out-of-this-world cool? And yes, I've mentioned it to him that he could probably make a nice chunk of money traveling with the circus, but I think he's happy being a trainer and Fitness Manager for now :) 


Oh, I just found out that next week, Brian will be taking some video clips of myself and some other trainers at the gym in order to promote personal training...so I'll be posting that when it's done as well!


Needless to say, I am incredibly inspired once again to keep working my way back up there and beyond (up there meaning where I was pre-baby). I am pushing myself to do some things I've never tried before, and I'm super excited to take on the challenge. This means conquering some of the fears that come with thinking I am unable to do something.


I'm  proud to say that I took a first step in my conquest by going rock climbing. If you  have never tried it, PLEASE DO! What a rush...I am hoping to keep at it and work my way up to the top (literally!)


For any of you who live near a Planet Granite, I promise you it's worth it to check it out. Here's a pic of some of their walls (note: these are the 60 ft walls - I've only climbed the 40 ft walls so far.)

So I'm eager to hear...anyone have any new/fun fitness trends or routines you're into? Leave a comment. I'd love to hear about it!