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My new challenge – First results (video)

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Wolverine Lily

My knee is much better. Today I was able to attend a kickboxing class in the morning and shoot a short video of my new challenge 🙂 Unfortunately, when I got to a park the sun was already going down … Continue reading →

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CHALLENGE #2 – High Knees

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Wolverine Lily

This month I will challenge myself with some cardio. I will be doing THREE 30 sec. rounds of high knees* as fast as I can with 15 sec breaks between rounds, during which I will be stepping side to side. … Continue reading →

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Knee injury :(

Posted on February 19, 2011 by Wolverine Lily

I hurt my knee last night during sparring. Not a big deal but it sort of prevents me from doing certain activities: like painless walking. That’s right…. Practicing karate taught me to be ready for that sort of “inconvenience”. I … Continue reading →

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Get ready for skiing!!! *** Not a skier – tone your legs fast!

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Wolverine Lily

I’m a huge fan of alpine skiing! However, this year so far I’ve admired this sport on TV, following closely World Cup Skiing & US Ski Team. Well, I’m going to hit the slopes soon! Can’t wait! There is one … Continue reading →

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Get fit in the Cold & Snow – A Total Body workout (this time + video)

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Wolverine Lily

Finally, I was able to upload that video I brought from Chicago. Yesterday, youtube.com had some technical problems and I was unable to upload anything. It was 10 degrees in the morning when I went to a park. When you get used … Continue reading →

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Get fit in the Snow – The Snow day Workout

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Wolverine Lily

I arrived in Chicago a few days after that famous 2011 blizzard. The next day temperatures started dropping… During the first 2 days I spent some time walking in a park but it was very cold and windy; therefore after 20 … Continue reading →

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Happy Valentine’s Day workout

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Wolverine Lily

It is Valentine’s Day and it was a busy day; therefore, as always the temptation whispered “you’re too busy to exercise; take a day off”. However, tomorrow is a last day of my challenge — there are no excuses! Besides, I’m … Continue reading →

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Super fast, super easy weekend workout

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Wolverine Lily

It was a very easy workout for me today. It’s Saturday and I wanted to do something very simple, so I did 🙂 Here it is – just a few minutes of super fast, super easy mixed workout; A little … Continue reading →

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Cardio on Friday

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Wolverine Lily

I’m not happy about my progress: I know I haven’t been working out this week as hard as I should AND my diet’s been awful 😦 Well, it always happens when I travel – I have to be more disciplined about that. I’m going back home … Continue reading →

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Boring but EFFECTIVE Arm toning exercises (demo video) + intro to “How to make a fist & throw a punch”

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Wolverine Lily

Believe it or not, it’s one of my favorite exercises. It’s very easy and you can do it anywhere, especially in font of TV :). If you start with lighter weights you will hardly feel it. However, it’s extremely effective in sculpting arms.!!! Also, it’s … Continue reading →

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