Why U shud B Tweeting

I just wanted to express not only my enthusiasm but the importance of Twitter!

1.  Twitter will keep you connected to friends, co-workers, field/industry network, job opportunities, network/marketing opportunities, NEW friends, education and contest opportunities!  YEAH, all that!

2.  It’s great to occupy you during any downtime!

3.  If you’re connected to so many people that it’s typically unrealistic to stay in contact regularly, this is a fantastic way to bypass losing touch.

4.  The gauge on how personal it gets is entirely up to you;  you can share loads of details or filter what you say.  This is also applicable to your responses and communication to others.

It’s kind of a hard concept/habit to pick up initially, I had my account for almost 3 years before I became active on it.  Now I LOVE it!  It’s the reason I’m going to NASA and how I maintain all my connections in the fitness industry.  Thank you, thank you Twitter!

Hope to Follow you soon!

I <3 my Flip!

If it wasn’t for my flip camera I would be able to share this with you:  

That was fun

This week is going to be a great one, I’m working my first volunteer shift at OMSI (Oregon Museum of Science and Industry), also teaching my first Total Body Conditioning class Friday morning, and getting to attend some other pretty neat events.

I just received an email last week notifying me that I’ve been invited to the NASA Tweet-up.  You can read about it HERE

Basically, out of followers who submitted themselves 100 random people were selected to attend.  Now we get to learn, UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL, about the next shuttle mission scheduled to launch Feb 7th to the ISS.  We get to do a meet and greet, tour, among other things.  Lucky?!  YES, I think so!!!

My tip for the week:  Breathe some fresh air, take a moment to do some Yoga, relax or meditate.  You body and mind will thank you!!

Don’t Fret

What a day off may look like…

The Mice Photo

This is from that photoshoot I mentioned, courtesy of Ryan J Lane

Get this!

I am so lucky I get layovers in Orange County and can take classes from the creator of Turbo Kick, Turbo Jam, Chalene Xtreme, Hip Hop Hustle, and PIYO (yoga/pilates for hyper people!).

Today, however, Nolan Robert subbed the class with his own mix.  If you don’t know who Nolan is, you can watch him here.  He is AMAZING, (or “amazeballs”, rather, a word he himself would say!) and despite his illness and scratchy voice he rocked the class!  He is very charming, if you live in the OC and have not taken his class you absolutely should!

The theme for the class was Action Hero Sunday!  Check out my VIDEO

Hope you enjoyed!  Back to the grind!!

Resuscitated!

Long story short.

Macbook Pro has my software.  My life.

Motherboard dies.

New Macbook purchased today.

Software, upload opportunity, blogging opportunity.  Life returns.

What you missed:

Did 6 weeks total of P90X because my body was getting too fatigued from the workouts, still taking group exercise classes and not paying close enough to my nutrition as an athlete.  Did develop excellent muscle tone and base for all my goals as a fitness instructor.  HIGHLY RECOMMEND P90X to any one who wants to get in kick a$$ shape!

Auditioned for 24 hour fitness late November.  Cueing and moves on, form a little loose when instructing.  Allowed to team teach Turbo Kick until ready to re-audition with improved consistency in form.  Yes, the Group X hiring manager is a stickler but hey, who can blame her?

Also auditioned for a rec center in Beaverton and got the job.  Turbo kick already has an instructor, so in the meantime I get to teach Total Body Conditioning, which is essentially a class of whatever I want.  I LOVE IT!

Still a flight attendant and loving that, too, since I buddy bid with a good friend of mine and we have a lot of fun.   I generally stick to a schedule each month and it’s much lower stress with that structure. 

I recently did a silly photo shoot with mice on my head!

I am getting back into my acting/modeling since I’m in much better shape and can rely on my schedule.

I am once again a volunteer for OMSI, the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry and get to work in featured exhibits!  This year is Space, Einstein and then Psychology!  I could NOT ask for more exciting exhibits to work in!!!

I still reside in Portland, Oregon.  For now….

I am happily single as a 24-year-old because if you just read all the statements above, I have quite the fulfilling life.

I am a Beachbody Coach, so if you have any interest in getting a beachbody YOURSELF or perhaps helping others, email me or check out my site www.move4fun.com

So much excited stuff to come, glad to be back!

“Easy” sometimes does not fit into the day

Today was really tough.  I’ve been doing spectacular.  Some days my body bugg reads 3,700 calories burned!  (That’s when I attend turbo kickboxing AND do p90x).  The least in a day so far was today, which read around 2,700.  My goal as an athlete is to burn 2,800 but I still have a couple hours of meandering before sleep so I should be set on that.

Today, however, was a very, very hard day.

Today was Day 10, Shoulders & Arms/Ab Ripper X.  I got up at about 4 am to go to work, worked 2 flights to Tucson and suffered from a lack-of-adrenaline/endorphins in my system.  I know it sounds odd, but I am infamous for my need for excitement to induce energy.  But the flights were early, terribly light, my crew is calm & collected, and it made me want to face plant into the ground once I got to AZ.

Instead, I took an hour nap and then went for a walk and to Trader Joes.  Still, I felt like a zombie, forcing each step.  It wasn’t even about being tired as much as it felt like running on fumes, no (usual) ‘kick in my step’.

The copious amount of time paired with my lackadaisical funk gave me tremendous anxiety-other than my P90X workout I really didn’t have much else to do.  And then I got famished.  Ate and ate until I didn’t feel starved anymore.  Although my body bugg read 2,700 calories today, I ATE 2,540.  All things considered, although I’m grateful for my deficit it’s not quite on track for what I typically desire and therefore I’m falling short.  It makes it a challenge, but I realize, as should all the other millions out there trying to shape up; tomorrow is a new day and I am NOT off any sort of wagon, whatsoever!!

It takes a lot of reflection to recognize this and not let it be catastrophic.  I forced myself through Ab Ripper X grudgingly, but I FINISHED.  Tomorrow I am hoping to get that “Ashley Juice” back, because that’s exactly what I need to barrel through 90 Days of this program!

P90X Lean Day 5 Finish

To be entirely honest, my fit test results were very sub-par. of course, I’m holding myself to higher standards-as an athlete. So when I recorded my pull-up as .0001 (jokingly…but, no…seriously…) I was very disappointed however optimistic. P90X transforms Non-athletes..so, it has to transform ME…right?

Today I completed the bulk of the week, as far as doing things that are very new to my body goes. Tomorrow I do Kempo X (and considering I do Turbokickboxing sometimes 2-3 hours a day I am not intimidated by this disc) and then I have a rest/Stretch day. I can say a few honest words about what I’ve learned; I did not know working so hard could be so easy! It sounds crazy, but I hit my fatigue point and we switch so fast to a different area that I forget entirely about that pain and that memory gets washed away with the rest of the…WHAT?! 56 minutes?! I’m done? Wow…ow? And in case I truly question my work, my muscles have proved to be sore in places they have NEVER been and I already see improvement!!!

When I would do planks, push ups, and pretty much EVERY yoga pose I would quiver, drop and get fed up FAST. From the moment I took my very first yoga class until last week I would’ve claimed hatred for all things yoga. It’s not personal, it just requires peace, calm-of-mind, patience, stability, flexibility, core strength..all weak points for me. Combine that with ADHD and I couldn’t even get through 20 minutes of a class. I have walked out of many yoga classes out of boredom. Now I can do all of those said things, and more, with confidence! I like doing it because it was such a weak spot. I just needed to work out the kinks, and in 3 workouts p90x did that for me…uh, awesome! Also, I was very sore today. Surprisingly so, and when I finish each workout I feel excited about improving the next time I do it, instead of beating myself up for not getting to the rep goal of the video folks.

WHY P90X works…because you are accountable. I worked a long day, got up very early, and then finished unpacking/organzing and THEN did my Legs & Back AND Ab Ripper DVDs at 1 am. My eyes were burning. I took a 10 minute nap, had some caffeine, and busted it out. AND LIKED IT. It works because you don’t get bored, it appeals to all sorts of learning styles and to the people like me who can’t hold their attention to even type a blog post. ok, goodbye!

P90X LEAN as a Flight Attendant

I will admit a few things…I am scared.  I am intimidated.  I am excited.  I am nervous.  I see these transformations in people and I know it works.  The reviews are in; everyone says P90X kicks ass.  So, it’s time for me to get on board.

Fortunately, by choosing the “Lean” version, (as opposed to Classic or Doubles), there is ony 1 day of 7 that I would require my pull-up bar, which makes it much more feasible to try to make sure that day falls on an off-work day or perhaps I will only have to carry it flying once in a while instead of all the time.  I can use resistance bands if the hotel gym doesn’t have weights, and there are always chairs and mat alternatives.

90 days and I am completely committed.  It all begins tomorrow with Core Synergistics.  If a flight attendant can do it, ANYONE CAN DO IT!!!!

While you were rat racing, I was…

running around downtown Indianapolis and discovered some awesome places to visit!

I am going to make a webiseries about traveling to the cities we go to, because I always go and explore and find things.  What a great opportunity to film first hand where I am, host a show dedicated to the activities, foods, sights and discoveries in various cities that can all be done in a limited amount of time?  (Limited, like within an 14 hour period that INCLUDES rest!)

All I need is a videographer, but even without I’ll just need a tripod and a redbull!

First step; find any willing individuals to help, a better digital video camera, and start researching!