April Goal Results

Today is the last day of April. I apologize for being away from my blog for so long, but I had a busy week and have a computer that it running on it's 9th life, so it is getting much harder to post as frequently as I would like. My week consisted of working two jobs, my regular eight-to-five and my new part time job doing marketing for the Sacramento Capitals World Team Tennis League in California. I also had a birthday and am now halfway to 50!

Along with my busy work schedule I had to fit in all my running and NTC April 1000 Challenge workouts. I am happy to say that I achieved my goal and even exceeded it by 140 minutes. 1140 minutes of hard core Nike Training Club drills is tough! I'm sure all of you who took on the challenge with me know what I am talking about. How did you all do? Are you feeling stronger, fitter, up for another challenge?

I also logged 89 miles running with Nike+. I have been tired sometimes this month, but overall I feel incredibly strong. I will be starting a running challenge for May so be sure to let me know what you think and how far you want to challenge yourself to run! I learned a lot about myself and my strengths during this challenge and writing out my goals and a schedule really helped me to stay on track. 

I also planned to run a 5k race on April 28 with Girls on the Run and was training for this goal as well. I raced on Saturday with two middle school age girls and finished up my final minutes of NTC today. Needless to say it feels great to have achieved my goals for this month and I can't wait to make new ones for may. I feel empowered and ready to take on the world!

I treated myself to a delicious Whole Foods sandwich following my final workouts and it tasted fantastic. Focusing on my diet as well as my fitness goals will be number one priority in May. Fruits, veggies and proteins to build strong muscles and fight fatigue will be my top priority. What are your summer healthy living goals? 

Schedule for #NTCApril1000 Challenge

I am so happy that you joined my NTC Challenge! At this point I have trained a total of 495 minutes with the Nike Training Club App in April. The following is my schedule of NTC training and the workouts I will be doing. Feel free to do the same ones as me or choose you own. I began this challenge the first of April, and I know some of you joined me later, but with some hard work and dedication I know we can all achieve great things and become stronger NTC girls. If you complete this schedule of workouts you will complete 780 minutes of NTC. Hopefully you have already started the challenge, but if you haven't just ad a few more workouts and you'll be at 1000 minutes in no time! Also, you can choose to do only one of the workouts on a day if you would like. Feel free to mix it up! After all, this is YOUR workout time.

Schedule:

April 14: Rest day - 15 min. Shawn Johnson Stretch Guide

April 15: 45 min. Get Strong Intermediate Power Press and 15 minute Get Focused Ab Burner

April 16: 30 min. Get Lean Intermediate Slim Effect and 15 minute Hope Solo Unbeatable Workout

April 17: 15 min. Laura Enever Fierce Workout and 45 min. Leah Kim Advanced Yoga Workout

April 18: Rest Day

April 19: 30 min. Get Strong Advanced Be Explosive and 30 min. Li Na's Bonus Pre-Match Routine

April 20: 45 min. Get Lean Adrenaline Hit and 15 min. Lea Michelle Triple Threat

April 21: 45 min. Get Toned Advanced Total Impact and 15 min. Shawn Johnson Stretch Guide

April 22: Rest Day

April 23: 45 min. Get Strong Endurance Master and 15 min. Leah Kim Yoga Dynamic Workout

April 24: 30 min. Beginner Get Lean Sweat + Shape and 30 min. Fighter Fit

April 25: 45 min. Get Toned Advanced True Condition and 15 min. Jeanette Jenkins Hollywood Ab Blast.

April 26: 15 min. Sofia Boutella Fearless Workout and 45 min. Get Strong Tower of Power

April 27: 45 min. Jeanette Jenkins Ultimate Hollywood Kickboxing Workout and 15 min. Perri Shakes-Drayton's Fast and Flexible Workout.

April 28: Rest day

April 29: 45 min. Get Strong Advanced Gladiator and 15 min. Joselynne Boschen's Alpha Abs

April 30: 30 min. Dynamic Kettlebell Reward Workout and 30 minute Get Lean Advanced Shakedown

April NTC Challenge!

Today was a great day, made even better by the excitement of meeting other NTC enthusiasts through Twitter and Nike Women. For those of you who don't know, NTC stands for Nike Training Club, which is a seriously tough and fun workout app created by Nike Master Trainer Marie Purvis. It can be done anywhere from your iphone or ipad device and is sweeping the country at select 24 hour fitness locations. Nike, here is a hint, bring NTC to Roseville, CA (I'd gladly be your instructor)!

This month is my April NTC Challenge. The goal is to complete 1000 minutes of training with the NTC app. I have already had a few people join me, such as the awesome Jenae Frick of YogaEatRun, Larinna Richards of iheartspandex.com, and my new Twitter challengers, @TiaraBeth, @nerissa_ann and anyone else who is joining in on the challenge!

I completed the 45 minute Get Toned, Intermediate, Competitor drills today. I am about to start my stretching with the Shawn Johnson 15 minute stretch workout. It was a good day and I am feeling stronger already. Every time I push myself with NTC I see a difference in my body and feel stronger.

If you want to join the challenge post a comment below or follow on Twitter with the hash tag #NTCApril1000, coined by YogaEatRun, thanks girl! I'd love to hear about your progress and motivate you when you don't feel like working out and getting motivation from you all when I am feeling like skipping a day. Let's stay strong together girls!

I will post my daily NTC schedule in my next post and you can do the same drills as me or make up your own. Good luck ladies!