Boot Camp Class, Cocoa Berry Sunwarrior Oats Recipe, and Buck the Movie

Morning Boot Camp Class

Good morning everyone! I am loving seeing all of your #twitterfitcommits ! They definitely helped me get out for my afternoon run yesterday and also gave me a much needed energy boost when I woke up bright and early for this morning’s boot camp class!

Today, Sara had us start with ab exercises, which I did well with except the full sit-ups. They truly are the bane of my core exercise existence! After ~7 minutes of abs we ran ~3/4 of a mile to my old elementary school where we did rounds of the following exercises interspersed with short running intervals.

• Walking lunges
• Pop up lunges (step forward with one leg and then return to starting position)
• Walking lunges with rear leg lift
• Sumo squat hops (wide squat with hands reaching to the ground and then hop up to standing with feet together and hands in the air)
• Step ups
• Walking side lunges
• Stair climbing (two steps at a time)

My quads were burning during the run over to the elementary school because they are still a little sore from our bike ride. Fortunately, they loosened up a bit by the time we got started with the lunges. It was yet another awesome workout and I’m so sad that I won’t be there for next week’s class! If you live in the Bethesda or Northwest D.C. area, I highly recommend checking out Sara’s Pure Intensity classes !

Check out a recap of last week’s PureIntensity Boot Camp Class here .

Breakfast Recipe – Cocoa Berry Sunwarrior  Cookie Dough Oats

Breakfast never tastes as good as it does after an awesome workout!

This combo packs an antioxidant punch with a hearty scoop of unsweetened cocoa powder and a lots of fresh blueberries.

Cocoa Berry Sunwarrior Oats Breakfast Recipe

Ingredients 

• 1 scoop Sunwarrior protein powder
• 1/2 cup rolled oats
• 1 tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 tbsp. peanut butter
• 3/4 unsweetened hemp milk
• drizzle of honey
• ~1 cup fresh blueberries

1. Mix the Sunwarrior, rolled, oats, and cocoa powder together.
2. Add the peanut butter and mix with a fork until well disbursed.
3. Add the hemp milk, honey, and blueberries and enjoy!

Buck the Movie and Life Lessons

Last night, we went out with family friends to see ‘ Buck ’ a documentary about Buck Brannaman, a real-life horse whisperer. I have to admit, I initially thought that I might get a little bored with the subject matter. However, the interviews, story, and beautiful cinematography kept me engaged the entire time.

I won’t tell you too much about the movie because I don’t want to spoil it. However, I will share that Buck reminded me that the way in which we interact with animals and other people truly is a mirror of ourselves and our insecurities.

I would love to hear from you…

Have you seen ‘Buck’?

Have you ever learned or been reminded of an important life lesson from a movie?