Just three girls doing their thing!

Mandy and I do these awesome workouts with our friend Erica.  We met Erica many moons ago at this little gym in Salmon Creek.  We started as acquaintances and as we continued to orbit the same classes, we grew to become friends.  Fast forward 17 years…. Wow time flies when you are having fun.  The three of us are still friends and love working out in the morning.  We also enjoy challenging ourselves as well as each other.

With the MKelevate schedule Wednesday is our best day to get the three of us together for a kick butt workout, before kids’ yoga at the Elementary Schools.  We connect at 6:30 at the Gaff, my home gym, and create a fun/challenging workout weekly. 

We love them so much we decided we needed to share them with you.  These workouts can be done at home or in a gym.  Grab a friend or do them solo, no matter what you will get the same good feeling that we do, when we complete another Wednesday workout.

Below is the secret sauce of our workouts.  We begin with one of us on the bike (or cardio of their choice) while the other two switch between the first and second exercises, one minute each.  Then switch who gets to ride the bike (cardio) and the other two do Exercise 1 and 2. Yes, that means someone will do back-to-back exercises. Then one last switch and everyone has had a turn with cardio and 4 minutes of kick butt moves.  Rinse and repeat 2 more times, with the next exercises, to finish the workout!!!

What do you do when you feel stress creeping up? Do you typically choose unhealthy options to give you that quick burst of endorphins or do you turn to action? I know it may depend on the day. If I am conscious of the stress, I try to redirect it into a workout, a short but intentional breathing session or sometimes even a quick tidy up of my work area helps, as a mess really adds to my stress and/or anxiety.

When I am unconscious of stress, I find myself turning to less healthy options like food, drink or negative self-talk. This very rarely works, but somehow it is still where my unconscious self drives me.

I find that keeping a regular workout routine really helps keep me steady and allows me to be conscious of the stressors in my life. As well as a regular workout schedule, getting enough sleep is a big factor that helps to reduce stress levels.

As we were chatting over a cup of coffee, we decided that giving away one free class to each person who was interested in MKelevate made it too hard to choose which class to try. So as of now, if anyone new signs up on our website, www.mkelevate.com to receive our emails, they will receive a full week of classes. We currently offer six classes a week. The classes we are now offering are all different and unique. Here is a brief rundown of all of our classes.

Sole bootcamp is a labor of love for us. We both love a good sweat and came up with a way to work our bodies and incorporate yoga flow. Sole bootcamp is a 45-minute class with four moves that we do three times. In between the specific exercises we flow and stretch our muscles, tending to focus on the ones we just worked. Then we finish up with a stretch and send everyone on their way with a smile.

Cardio class is a 45-minute class led by Mandy on your own home cardio equipment. Kristi has enjoyed her early morning classes for years. The best part about our Cardio class is that you can do it from home. You wake up, throw on any clothes, it doesn’t even matter if they match, no one is checking you out.😉 Get an amazing sweat on your stationary bike, elliptical machine, treadmill, etc. then hit the showers.