Pushing Forward

Peace out 2017. I have definitely hated a good portion of 2017, but at the same time I had many, many, memorable moments and met some major personal fitness goals. Nobody expects to start a fresh year with the horrific call that their father, their rock, their role model never woke up, but unfortunately that is how my year started. You can read my fitness tribute blog to my dad here: http://findloveinfitness.blogspot.com/2017/01/fitness-tribute-to-my-dad.html to see how much of an impact he had on me.


"Like an eagle, I will fly" "In their daily life all are braver than they know."



I learned that death can be inspiring. It inspired me to be nicer to every single person- as you never know what they are facing in their life. It inspired me to live each day like it is my last and to make the most of every moment with every person. It inspired me to thrive on making memories with my friends, and family. It inspired me to attack my goals and set new ones once others are achieved. So I decided to take what started as the worst year of my life and continue through the best I could.

2017:
Races Completed:
Holliday Park Trail Run: 5 miler
Spartan Race Indiana
Run White and Blue 5k
Tri Indy du-athlon
St. Vincent Cancer Challenge 5k
Hoosiers Outrun Cancer 5k: Team Dan
Jake completed the Monumental Marathon!









Fitness Certifications:
Group Exercise Instruction
Personal Training
Boxing Fusion



Classes Taught:
Sculpt and Tone
Cardio and Tone
Boxing Fusion
Boot Camp

Personal Fitness Accomplishments:
Started CrossFit! I needed to amp up my workouts personally, and I found that joining CrossFit was the exact push I needed to take me to the next level!



Side Gig(s):
Jake and Adam started a side business: Garage Gym Experiment! An Instagram account dedicated to those who workout at home in their garage. Check it out! @garagegymexperiment



Find Love In Fitness:
Launched my website and had some really great clients/challenges throughout the year! Exciting things to come in 2018 with Find Love In Fitness--- stay tuned!
https://www.findloveinfitness.com/

Looking into 2018:

  • Races: trail runs, 5ks, Spartan, duathlon(s), bike rides
  • Continue teaching group classes
  • Small group training
  • Personal Training: taking new clients!
  • Expand Find Love In Fitness
  • CrossFit
  • More travel

A few workouts to end your year with:

Gym or garage workout:
Run 1 mile
10 box jumps
10 (each arm) power punch with free weights (8-10lb)
10 jump squat
10 push ups
Repeat 3x

No equipment workout:
50 jumping jacks
40 crunches
30 air squats
20 push ups
10 jump squats
Repeat 5x

EMOM (every minute on the minute) 5 minutes
5 jump lunges
5 pull ups
5 push ups

Gym workout:
2 mile treadmill sprint
Squat rack:
  • 10 double bounce squats with light weight
  • 10 jump squats no weight
  • 10 power punch with free weights
  • 10 back squats
  • Repeat 3x
10 box jumps
75 jump rope
8 single arm power clean with dumbbell
Repeat 3x

10 minute on bike cool down

Cheers to 2018 being filled with fitness, travel, and love! The bracelet in the picture below says "Team Dan, Pushing Forward." We all wore these at Hoosiers Outrun Cancer this year for my dad.










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