Your March Workout Calendar!

Hey guys!

It is MARCH! And that means it is CRAZY TIME for me and everyone here at Blogilates HQ! We are officially less than a month away from putting on our very first outdoor festival ever, Puppies & Planks! It’s a charity fitness festival for humans and dogs all with the mission of raising awareness for dog adoption! There will be adoptable furry friends, a 3K Dog Walk, food trucks, a shopping village, fitness classes taught by me, my sis, The Fitness Marshall, Anna Victoria (plus more!) and of course photo opp stations…aka Instagram heaven :)

Can you come!?? It’s happening in Downtown LA on National Puppy Day, March 23, 2019 at the LA State Historic Park! General admission is TOTALLY FREE! If you plan on coming, could you RSVP here so I know how many porta potties to get? :P K thanks.

If you want to take a fitness class with me or any of the other instructors, there is a $25 donation for the all-access fitness class pass! That means you get to take all the classes, all day long for the price of one class! And the best part is, the ticket sales are being 100% donated to LA Animal Services and local rescues :) You can sign up here.

If you can’t come, but still wanna help out, there are 2 other things you could do that I would love love love you forever for!

#1. Post a pic taking the #puppiesandplankschallenge to raise awareness for dog adoption!

These planks have been so cool to see! I simply cannot handle it.

#2. Purchase a festival shirt for a good cause!

Every single dollar of profit that we make from these shirts will be used to help put on Puppies & Planks! That means paying the hard working staff, paying for the event production (staging, signs, banners, booth materials, stage rentals etc.), and everything else that it takes to put on a festival!! We are learning SO MUCH this first year! Check out the shirts on popflexactive.com

Eek you guys. I’m so nervous. Because I have never done this before, it’s 1 part exciting and 1 part completely terrifying at the same time!!! I hope people will actually show up, and I hope that it will not rain! Ahhh!!

Anyway, please spread the word! Let’s sweat for a good cause!

Now, onto the March 2019 Calendar! Prepare for a total body sculpt extravaganza!!!

Click to download hi res cal!

1. SUNDAY: Toned Triceps
   
2. MONDAY: Bomb Booty
   
3. TUESDAY: Cardio Craze
   
4. WEDNESDAY: Uh-Oh Obliques
   
5. THURSDAY: Sculpt Up
   
6. FRIDAY: Revive n Recover
   
7. SATURDAY: Lucious Legs
   

If you’re new around here, this is how it goes!

1. Click on the hi res link to download the calendar and print it out for your wall!
2. Head over to blogilates.com/calendar and click on the videos of the day. It’ll take you directly to the YouTube video!
3. Do each video once (unless otherwise stated)
4. Check off as you go!

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#100AbChallenge Ultimate Progress Tracker!

Hi guys!

The #100AbChallenge is the biggest challenge we’ve EVER done! 100 reps of an ab exercise every single day, for 30 days! Thousands of POPsters jumped in and you guys totally killed it. Whether it was all 100 reps in one go, or 10 sets of 10 reps – it didn’t matter. YOU DID IT. Huge congrats.

Here are some pics of your results! GOOD JOB!!!

Clockwise from top left: @popster_kate, @manderrs_, @tancaliel, @inhalepaleo_exhalepilates, @blissful.fitness, @popster.kitty

Remember that physical achievements are only part of the equation! I saw a teeny bit of new definition in my abs, but for me, that wasn’t the point of the challenge. I know my mid section is a zone that likes to stay soft no matter what I do :) For me, my strength gains have been sooooooo significant. After completing the challenge, I feel a lot more confident, soooooo proud of my body that I have, and so impressed with the incredible things it can do!

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I see a bunch of you guys are doing the #100abchallenge again, so I wanted to do something to make it EASIER for you to track your progress. I’m gonna make doing 100 reps a day like a little game. I’ve created a super cool interactive doc that will allow you to see all the videos and track your progress. PLUS it is a great hub to invite all your friends to for a lil challenge – to keep each other accountable!

I used a tool called Coda.io! It’s kinda like an app, but on desktop? And free? Yeah, it’s pretty amazing. Play around with this one to get a feel for it! But if you want a copy of the doc to start filling in, just sign up with your email and boom, that’s it! Sam and I are actually starting to use Coda in place of Excel because it’s so much more visually appealing, and honestly, you can do so much and it looks so professional!

Give it a try HERE! I’m thinking of making a Coda for the monthly calendar. What do you think? Is the current calendar ok or kinda clunky? It is ok to be honest!

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