Summer Shape Up 2015: Week 2 Workouts and Meal Ideas
Hi friends! Happy Monday, and happy Week 2 of Summer Shape Up!
You are rocking out the challenge so far, and I’ve loved to see your check-ins this past week. Thank you for your enthusiasm and support for each other. You’re the best (but we knew that already). 🙂 Before we get cranking into Week 2, a huge round of applause and gratitude burpees to our sponsors:
bobble, makers of a chic self-filtering water bottle
Crunch Live, who kindly hooked us up with 30 days free of online workouts (code: SSU30 for 30 days; it will turn into a real subscription after 30 days at $9.99 just a heads up!)
and Gluten-free Chex Oatmeal, which is the perfect texture for my favorite oat breakfasts and baking.
This week’s featured sponsor is bobble, aka my workout water bottle obsession. I try to avoid bottled water whenever possible, and carry my own bottle around to refill. Whenever I fill my bottle while we’re out and about, I can’t help but wonder how well it’s filtered, especially when I fill my bottle from a fountain or a tap. Now, I don’t even have to think about it as these bottles have a charcoal filter built-in. They’re also less bulky than many of my other bottles, and fit well in a purse (and in my small clumsy hands haha).
(For the record, they totally pass the drop test… as I’ve dropped mine a couple of times.)
They have an array of beautiful colors:
and a full product line of self-filtering products, plus fun accessories like tea sticks and coffee presses. I’m actually on my way to order a coffee press for some of the Hawaiian coffee we’re currently loving.
They kindly offered 10 participants bobble water bottles for your participation! I’ll pick 10 winners from this week’s check-ins who will receive their own bobble to try.
For Week 2, here’s what our schedule looks like! As always, feel free to shuffle and move the workouts around as needed.
Workout #3 + HIIT
Easy/moderate steady: go for a nice jog/run, take a shorter cardio class, kickbox, or dance
Workout #4** (or Yoga Body Sculpt <– use code SSU30 for a free trial) + 20 minute steady cardio of choice (maintain the same pace and intensity)
Long steady (cardio class or long run/cardio session; 45-60 min) + Barre ab burner
**A little surprise for you: I made a video with a workout you can include this week if you’d like. Please keep that this is not fancy WSU-quality production value (just a girl, a napping preschooler and a tripod), but I really want to give you as many options as possible during this challenge, so you can shuffle around if you’d like, or switch things up if you choose to follow it again!
Meal ideas featuring whole and healthy eats:
Breakfast:
Banana nut quinoa muffins with plain (or vegan) yogurt
Breakfast cookie dough cereal with fresh berries
Lunch:
Salad in a jar (be sure to add in some protein)
Breakfast for lunch: Perfect protein pancakes
Dinner:
Pesto baked salmon with veggies
The best black bean soup with avocado and a salad
Slow cooker butter chicken with brown rice and salad
Snacks:
Oatmeal raisin protein cookies
Fruit with a tablespoon of almond butter
Plantain flatbread with hummus and veggies
Desserts/treats:
Glass of wine (have one for me!)
Alright! Thumbs up if you’re ready to go after it! Don’t forget to send your sweaty pics @fitnessista #summershapeup. I always love seeing your beautiful faces!
Leave a comment below each time you complete a Week 2 workout as your giveaway entry (today, Monday, is an off day so it’s a freebie!), or you can tweet/Instagram your check-ins (@fitnessista #summershapeup). I’ll pick 5 winners from the blog and 5 winners from Instagram and Twitter.
Cheering for you, as always,
Gina
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today was my rest day! used my treadmill desk for a walk 🙂
did my 30 minute steady yesterday!
workout #4 ( loove the barre videos) and 20 minute half jog half walk 🙂
Today was a flashback to wintershape up workout video #4! Pure HIIT glorious cardio! Love that one!
Tuesday I did WO3, but was kinda meh about it:/
eady to HIT IT HARD, and did a killer weights workout 🙂
tomorrow morning is a run & something!
that barre workout was pain. LOL but good!
yoga body sculpt today!
I did workout 4!
workout #4 and a short run.
Completed workout #4 and 2 miles on the treadmill. I always start out the Gina’s barre workouts thinking they’ll be a piece of cake and then they end up being the toughest! You’d think I’d learn by now
I did 2 rounds of Workout #4 today! So good!
My husband surprised me with a Fitbit and I walked 19,000 steps today!!!!
I did a Zumba class (first one in months) and a barre workout!
Much needed (& I think well deserved) rest day. 🙂 Traveling tomorrow so I’ll be setting the alarm for an early morning walk or yoga practice before getting in the car. 🙂
went for a run this morning and spent quality time stretching, something i needed!
Did the workout 4 video twice yesterday plus turbokick!
yesterday i did a 3.5 mile run + workout #3 again (i love that one!)
I did a quick 1 mile run this morning followed by 3 rounds of workout #3!
Checking in for Friday! Took yesterday as a rest day, so ran for a half hour and your barre video! Love the videos!
I walked and did the elliptical.
Had to switch things up a little to suit my schedule but I did my long steady cardio + barre ab burner this morning!! I’ll tackle workout 3 in the morning.
I’m really enjoying SSU. It’s only been 2 weeks and my clothes are already fitting better. My husband is even noticing the changes! 😉
Walk this morning, followed by a fun Zumba class
I ran yesterday!
awesome yoga class this morning! it was a power yoga-inspired strength class. stuff like getting up into a handstand from forward fold and then using your core strength to bring your body back into plank…you know, just some fun on a friday morning. 😉
Yesterday I did a HIIT/core class at my gym!
Friday: 1/2 mile walk with pups + 45 minutes on treadmill.
Today is a sweaty cycle class! TGIF!!!
did 20 min steady and a workout class at my gym!
Rest day today but will get some shopping cardio in this afternoon at Costco!
Ran a little over 5 miles with my local running club! Joining a run club is something I wouldn’t have done a couple years ago, but I am SO thankful to have this in our town!
I went to an awesome deep stretch yoga class this AM!
All right! After my crazy yesterday (the house I moved into had fleas – the landlord was being extremely difficult – I bombed, sprayed, boric acid’d, vacuumed, and everything else the entire house, corners, underneath furniture and all) – it took 5-5.5 hours to clean and do everything. Steady state! 😀
Check in for today (for after work/after vacuuming, etc.): workout #1 and plank burner video – hoping to go quick and intense!
I did the Sunday workout today with a 45 min. bootcamp workout via CrunchLive.
Did the yoga body sculpt video this morning and went for a 20 minute run around the neighborhood. Great way to start the day!
Took a walk today with my sweet baby and dog!
WO 1 plus some strength
Workout 4 this week after my training runs! Thanks
workout 2 this morning and a brisk, 50 minute walk around campus. yay friday!
Much needed off day today.
Thank goodness today is a scheduled rest day, because I was up baking until 1:00AM for my son’s preschool graduation today, AND I re-injured my quad at last night’s softball game. Grrr!
did my cardio hiit this morning!! 🙂
Yesterday I actively rested by walking along the vegas strip. today I busted out one of your full body circuits at the hotel gym and left feeling like jello. success 🙂
Took a Bar Method class yesterday and knocked out Workout #2 this morning. Looking forward to a rest day tomorrow with a prenatal massage 🙂
workout #3 and overdrive this morning. 🙂
1800 yard swim this afternoon!
Rest day for me today!
40 minutes steady state on the elliptical!
Nursing a weird foot injury today, so I am resting that. I did do 2 rounds of an upper body barre strength workout that Gina posted awhile back in the same post containing photos of cupcakes and wine…
did the HIIT today. I had rest days sunday & monday of this week!