Work out

New workout:

5 minutes of yoga and stretching to warm up

10 Narrow squats
10 Narrow squats with backwards kick
10 Normal squats
10 Normal squats with side kick
10 Sumo squats
10 Plie squats

3 sets of 30 crunches

10 push ups

30 Short bridges

30 Thigh sculptors each side 

3 sets of 10 triceps dips, resting for 30 seconds between each set

5 minutes of yoga and stretching to cool down, and another 5 minutes of sitting/meditating

Awesome website!

Through some random Parkour blog, I found Nerd Fitness and must say that it is my new absolute favorite fitness motivation site! Especially this post. Unfortunately, it also kind of makes you just want to sit next to your A/C and read the entire blog instead of actually going outside and training. But oh well.
So yeah, it's rad as hell, go look at it!

Music: Running

I still haven't quite gotten the hang of running, but here are some songs that I would imagine to be good to listen to.

• Eye of the Tiger - Survivor. This would probably be good for any kind of training. Makes you feel like you're in an 80s movie. XD (it's also good for a laugh if you're a Supernatual fan)
• Love Will Find You - Journey. More 80s music! very good for running. 
• The Final Countdown - Europe. Can you tell that I like feeling like I'm in an 80s movie? 
• Be a Man - Mulan Soundtrack. Everyone says that this is great for getting through the last few minutes of running when you feel like you can't go any further. 
• Kill Everybody - Skrillex. Yes, sudden change in genre. For some reason I really want to run to this, although I don't like the words to it. It's just got a great beat.

As usual, I'll add more later.

Music: Kickboxing

I was doing a kickboxing workout today and realized that there a few songs that fit really well to the rhythm of the punches.

• Too Close - Alex Clare. The video itself is motivation. Sort of dubstep-y.
• Stamp On the Ground - Italobrothers. Very jumpy, also techno-y.

I'll add more when I think of them. But for me personally, any kind of techno or fast paced dubstep works really well.

Post Workout drink

Here's an idea for an after workout drink that I can't believe I hadn't thought of before!

You will need:

• A whole, half or quarter watermelon.
• Pre-cooled water or soda water
• A freezer bag

1. Cut the watermelon up into small squares (about the size of an ice cube), put them into the bag and freeze them. (do this the night before)
2. After your workout and cool down, pour a full glass of pre-cooled water, or a half glass of soda water.
3. Separate the watermelon cubes from each other (they'll most likely have frozen together) and put into the water. If you're drinking soda water, add them carefully as it tends to fizz up dramatically.

And, there you go! They add a nice sweet taste to bland tap water and you can eat them after!

A reason to train

Here is a video example of why I want to get fit. I want to be strong enough to do this:

"Sneaky" training

Even if you're really busy or not training on a certain day, there are still some ways to strengthen your muscles and keep healthy (some of them also give you a little boost). Here are some things that I do (whenever I remember them! XD) some of them are from other sources and some I discovered myself:

• When walking (or running) up a flight of stairs there are two ways people usually place their feet: One is like a Barbie foot, using only the ball of the foot to land on the step - this would work the thigh muscles. The other is flat with the arch of the foot also landing on the step - this way would strengthen the calf muscles more than anything else. (I haven't done any research on this, it's just my finding. Maybe it's different with different people.)
• Whenever you take milk out of the fridge (especially if it's a full jug), raise and lower it - only moving your forearm - 5 - 15 time then repeat with the other arm.  Just don't drop it! 
• When sitting somewhere for a long time (at a play, sports game or what have you) make sure to sit properly (feet flat on the floor, back straight, chin level) and then contract your ab muscles tight, count to five and relax. Do this no more than 5 times, waiting a minute or two between each time. 

So far that's all I can remember, but here is a good list of more ways to sneak training into your daily routine.  (Some of them are for people who go to school, but still.)