Year in Review

What a great year it has been for Recreate Fitness!  When we first started this gym we never imagined the incredible community that would grow out of this tiny space.  Nathan and I are so proud of all the accomplishments and progress that you have all made.  The strength gains, personal records and performances we've seen have exceeded even our wildest expectations.   As we prepare to move into a larger facility and embark on a new chapter in our growth we would like to take a moment to thank you all for being a part of the gym.  I have put together a little video recapping the last year. The year was full of great workouts, lots of fun, and best of all, new friendships.  I hope you enjoy watching it as much as I enjoyed putting it together!  I can only hope that 2009 will be as great, inspiring and fun as the last year has been!

I would also like to thank everyone that took the time to send us their goals for 2009.  We want to help you all achieve and hopefully exceed the goals you have set for yourself in the coming year.  If you haven't sent us your goals yet, take the time to write them down and email them.  Remember to keep things realistic and we want performance based goals.  In the next few weeks we will be touching base with all of you to discuss them,  how to go about accomplishing them and possibly give you a few extra challenges to tackle in the new year.  

Thanks to everyone that joined us for our last workout of the year!  

Skill was:

pull-ups

12- heavy kettlebell swings

100 jumpropes or 20 double unders

Workout was:

how many rounds in 15 minutes

5 - kettlebell one arm swings (each arm)

5 - kettlebell snatches (each arm)

5 - burpees

Let's do this together

Here it is, months in the making.  It's so exciting for me to see the progress that everyone has made with their pull-ups.  The determination that you all show to reach the next level and improve is so impressive.  Those of you working toward your first pull-up keep in mind that everyone has to start somewhere and that every try takes you one step closer.

So what do you think is most important, perseverance or stick-to-it-iveness? 

Happy birthday Susan. 

Thanks for starting off your special day with us!  Hope you had a great one!

Partner workout:

row 1000 meters

med ball around the block

100- med ball sit-ups

100 - dumbbell thrusters

100 - hand to hand swings

8x - farmers walk

100 - jump squats

2  minute ring hold

birthday burpees

Happy birthday to Jenn B!  No birthday can be complete without some burpees!  

Hope you had a great one Jenn!

Here are some video highlights from the Steve Maxwell certification we held last weekend.  Thanks again to Steve for all the fantastic instruction,  we had a great time!

Workout was:

2 warm-up sets

then

5 rounds

5 - deadlifts

5 - dead hang pull-ups

8 - cross chop to halo

followed by:

how many rounds in 10 minutes?

7 - med ball cleans

7 - burpees

Fight Gone Bad and the Aftermath

Here is a video of Fight Gone Bad from Saturdays workout.  Great job to everyone that participated.  Congrats to John F and Katie with the highest scores of the day!

Workout was:

Fight Gone Bad

1 minute at each station with a running clock

3 rounds

wall ball

sumo deadlift high pull

box jump

push press

row for calories

rest 1 minute between rounds

The ladies prepping for a little after party dancing.  Hope you all behaved yourselves!

After a workout like Fight Gone Bad there's nothing better than a party!  You all deserved to let your hair down and enjoy a night out!  Thanks to everyone that came to our second bi-annual client appreciation party.  It's nice to see everyone all cleaned up and in their grown up clothes!    

Recreate Fitness 2nd bi-annnual client appreciation party

Here is a little video that I put together of a few workouts.  Enjoy!

Just in case you haven't heard, we are doing it again. Nathan and I love an excuse to throw a good party, so this Saturday we will be hosting our 2nd client appreciation party. Hope you all can make it! 

What: Party

Date: Saturday, September 27

When: 5:00 pm - ???

Where: Our house

If you need any information, directions or just want to chat, email me at Tina@recreatefitness.com for more details.

Go overhead

Here is a video of Saturday's workout!  Enjoy!

Saturday was the first time that Deb was on the pull-up bar since she broke her wrist.  She has been slowly adding exercises back into her routine and is looking strong!

We warmed up with some ladder drills and then did some med ball partner power passes.  For skill we worked on turkish get-ups and pull-ups.

Workout was:

row 1500 meters

8x - bear crawl

run a lap

8x - overhead med ball carry

100 - one arm push press

100 - box jumps

100 - ring rows