Posted by terrepruitt on March 25, 2013
Just a week to go in a Plank A Day For A Month Challenge . . . . . wow! Can’t believe it. So . . . . you are still here. That is awesome. I hope you are feeling even better about your planks!
One day, I felt I went backwards, but that was one day. Even a few days is ok to take a few steps back. Because then eventually you get moving forward again, right?
So where are you at?
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Posted by terrepruitt on March 24, 2013
It is day twenty-four of our Plank A Day Challenge or Plank Every Day For A Month Challenge. For some it is easier to make adjustments at the beginning of the week. Is today an adjustment day for you? Are you adding time onto your plank?
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Posted by terrepruitt on March 23, 2013
Whether you do Nia, Zumba, yoga, Pilates, country western dance, motor-cycle race, play tennis, or just about anything there are the “Gods” or celebrities of the practice/dance/sport. Often the “Gods” or gurus are the masters or the top teachers, but sometimes it is the CREATOR himself/herself. That is when the event is really rockin’. That is when the events sell out or get so crowded it is crazy. Well, Nia is going through a lot of changes and they have been working for a couple of years training the top instructors to move up even further to become top trainers. The male of the male-female combo that created Nia, Carlos AyaRosas (FKA Carlos Rosas) retired a bit ago, so that left the female creator to continue on. She is coming to the San Francisco Bay Area . . . . . which is a rather large area. She is going to be in the North Bay, the East Bay, and the Peninsula. And it is going to be rockin’. She and a top trainer are going to be here.
April 2013
Debbie Rosas is the (co-)creator of Nia. Kevin VerEecke is a Nia Trainer. They are going to be in the San Francisco Bay Area in the beginning of April (2013). They are going to have seven classes. It is going to be incredible. Every thing has its superstars, its celebrities and these are ours. It is really exciting.
I took my Nia White Belt Intensive at the Nia Headquarters in Portland. The trainers doing the intensive were Debbie and Carlos. Plus they were here for a “Spirit of Nia” tour within the last four years. So I have met them both. I have never met Kevin.
I am excited that Debbie and Kevin will be here sharing the Nia experience. The classes that they are going to be doing are 52 Moves classes. While we have a basic set of 52 Moves we don’t typically do all 52 in every Nia Routine. We do many, but not usually all. In these classes they are going to lead us through all 52 Moves. There are going to be seven chances to check it out.
The first class that will be held will be with Keven VerEecke only in San Rafael. Then Friday’s classes, Saturday’s Classes, and Sunday’s Classes will be both Debbie and Kevin.
The flyer indicates that all classes will have a different playlist. I guess for some people that is important. I know Nia enough to know that all seven classes could be the same EXACT playlist yet all seven classes could be totally different. That is the beauty of Nia. And with two masters leading the dance it wouldn’t matter. BUT . . . the flyer does indicate all classes will have different play lists.
I hope you will take this opportunity. Nia is always fun, but when you have the creator up in front of a room full of people who are there to dance, move, and have fun there is no way you can experience anything but MAGIC.
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Posted by terrepruitt on March 23, 2013
What? You try to come up with thirty-one days of titles for the basically the same thing. Not easy. And please, even if you lie to me, can you say at least one so far has made you smile?
Here it is day twenty-three. Plank A Day For A Month Challenge. How’s it going?
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Posted by terrepruitt on March 22, 2013
I’ve had a couple of things make me extremely happy this past week. One I took a picture of and one was actually a FB post from a friend. I actually made jpgs of them both and printed them, like I did with the Sharks tickets. To me these are good things I want in my jar.
I hope you are still keeping track. You don’t have to write things down necessarily, it could be a receipt or a ticket stub. Something good. How is it going?
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Posted by terrepruitt on March 22, 2013
Ahhh, Friday, yes? Here we are at our twenty second day of planking. I bet that you are better at it than on the first Friday, March 1st. Whether you are doing it for a longer time or whether you have better form, I bet you are better. Even if you missed a day or two, you are better today than you were twenty-two days ago.
Do you feel better at it than when you first started?
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Posted by terrepruitt on March 21, 2013
So today marks fifteen years that my hubby and I have been married. It does not feel like it has been fifteen years, but then again, what does that feel like, right? I mean I know I have been waiting in line for something and if you ask I would say I have been waiting for months. 🙂 Time is an odd thing because if you ask me if it “seems” like it has been FIFTEEN YEARS, I’d say, “No.”
We have know each other eighteen years as you might have read about in my Day Ten Of Month Of Planking, First Day Of Nineteenth Year post. We have been married for fifteen years. It was my ideal to be married on the first day of spring. And honestly looking at calendars back then there seemed to be different ideas of whether the first day of spring was March 20th or March 21st.
I had always believed it was March 21st so that was the day that I thought would be nice to get married. It so happened that March 21st was on a Saturday in the year 1998 . . . . so that is when we got married.
The first day of spring is like an announcement of new beginnings. New life begins. New things happen. Flowers bloom. It’s all new. I think it is fitting and romantic to be married on the first day of spring. Even though we had been together for three years, our wedding was the start of a new life for us. A life for us together.
I wasn’t nervous, because I had no doubt. I was impatient. We had created a very short ceremony where the minister only talked for about ten minutes. There was no singing, no reading, nothing. It was scheduled to last about 20 minutes. Now, if you ask me how long it felt, I might reply fifteen years. I swear the minister sounded like all the adults on Peanuts and he could not be done fast enough. When he had John’s ring in his hand I kept reaching for it. I mean, he was just talking jibberish anyway. All I was thinking was, “Let’s get this marriage started!!” And I was shocked out of my revery when my husband-to-be playfully smacked my hand after my third grab. Yeah, the whole ceremony was wiggles and giggles.
I am very blessed to have been granted partnership with my honey.
To my Honey:
Thank you very much for all the wonderful times we have had. I appreciate all you do for us. I look forward to the next fifteen (and hopefully a lot more) years with you. Thank you. Happy Anniversary.
Ladies and Gentlemen, thank you very much for reading this post. I know I don’t always stay on track EXACTLY, but many of you know that a happy healthy relationship is key to well-being. Now, I am not saying that a relationship is a steady ride, there are ups and downs, but getting through them is what helps with the “well-being”. Also, I am not saying that one needs to be in a relationship in order to well, but I am saying that when there are relationships and they are happy and healthy that adds to someone’s well-being.
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Posted by terrepruitt on March 21, 2013
YEAH BABY! This is day twenty one of our Plank A Day For A Month Challenge!!!! And I am sure you are feeling good about it! This is also my fifteen wedding anniversary and I am feeling pretty good about that!
So how are you feeling about your planking?
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Posted by terrepruitt on March 20, 2013
So have you found yourself doing more than one plank a day yet? This is day twenty of our Plank A Day For A Month Challenge and I was just wondering if you think about it during the day after you’ve done the plank for the challenge or not and decide to do another one. Why not, right? It is only 15+ seconds out of your day?
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Posted by terrepruitt on March 19, 2013
While you are doing your plank you might notice some of the muscles involved in doing the plank. As I am sure you know, there are many variations to the plank. Many movement practices/exercise disciplines do planks. There is a plank in yoga, in Pilates, in weight training . . . you probably have seen it all over. That alone tells you that it is an exercise/pose worth doing right? We even do planks in Nia. If there is a version in so many different disciplines it could be that is because does a body good. The plank we are doing in our Plank A Day Challenge is the plank on our forearms as opposed to the plank where your arms are straight (the position of the “top” of a push-up). There are a lot of muscles used in this plank.
The muscles being used in a plank are the abdominal muscles, the back muscles, the muscles in the arms, the shoulders, leg muscles, and butt muscles. So pretty much muscles in every muscle group. You can understand why it is such a great exercise. It is a full body workout. So, while it might not utilize every muscles it calls upon a lot of them. If you are participating in the challenge you might even notice that the endurance in the muscles is improving.
I often think of the plank as a great exercise to work on your core. You might have heard “core” and “core muscles” before. You might even wonder what they are. And just like so many things there are so many answers. I think of the core as a muscle group. I think of the core muscles as the group that allows your body to remain stable and/or upright. So sometimes that could include your quads if you are standing or doing a plank.
Having a strong and stable core helps us accomplish everyday things. From sitting, to walking, to doing things with our arm as in pushing, pulling, carrying, etc. A strong trunk helps us when we need to work with are arms. Especially with our arms extended. If we are do something with our arms out, say opening a window, grabbing a grocery bag and bringing it towards you, or pushing something in to a vehicle for transport, you rely a lot on your torso. So when it is strong and stable it can support you while you do these task.
On top of the strong core having arms that are able to open windows, grab and hold groceries, pull them towards you or push things help with every day life too. Be able to do all of these everyday things might be one reason the plank is in so many exercise disciplines. It is a great functional exercise. It is understood that it can assist with muscle strength and endurance. And it is one of the exercises that gets a lot of muscles all at once!
Are you participating in our challenge? Are you feeling your muscles? You have probably felt the muscles used in a plank, right?
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