Back On Track + recipe

The Tony Awards were simply amazing

How talented is Neil Patrick Harris? What a great host

 

 

Isn’t it funny how 6 days of vacation can throw you off for the next few weeks? It’s almost been two weeks since Disney and I’m finally gettin’ back on track with my usual eats and workouts.

Here’s what I did this week:

Sunday– 1 hour Tony themed barre class
Monday- 1 hour class at Exceed 🙂
Tuesday- 1 hour intense cardio dance with 305 Fitness
Wednesday- 45 minute spin / 45 minute barre
Thursday- 1 hour class at exceed/ half a trapeze class (the other half got rained out)
Friday – 45 minutes spin
Saturday – 1 hour barre

This week’s plan

Sunday– 1 hour Exceed
Monday – 45 min spin / 1 hour barre
Tuesday- possibly rest
Wednesday – 1 hour exceed and possibly 45 min spin
Thursday – 45 min barre or 45 min spin / 2 hours flying trapeze
Friday – 45 min spin
Saturday – 45 min spin and/or 1 hour barre

I have a feeling this is going to the pattern of my workouts all summer long- 2 days a week of Exceed (heavy strength training + cardio bursts), 2-3 barre classes, 2-3 spin classes and a wild card workout of 305, yoga or running thrown in there for funsies.

When I’m planning out my workout I always know I want at least 2 days of heavy strength training either in a class or on my own. If it were up to me and I had the moolah and time I’d be at Exceed 3-4 times a week, but unfortunately I don’t have the monies and trekking to the upper east side would get old fast.

I know a lot of my friends’ weekly workouts are missing heavy strength training. If weight loss is your goal strength training is a super important piece to the puzzle. I love spin and barre and think you can get results from a combination of both, but adding a more intense form of strength training to your workouts can really amp up the results. This is why I’m lovin’ Exceed– it both utilizes my favorite strength training toys- TRX, kettle bells and medicine balls while also keeping the heart rate up with cruel cardio bursts (burpees anyone?)

Strength training can be really intimidating– I still get overwhelmed when I head over to the strength section of a gym. If you’re looking for some inspiration check out the workout tab below my logo!

 

Getting back to my usual schedule meant getting back to my usual routine of cooking. I’ve been lazy since getting back from vacation and have heavily relied on the glorious vegan restaurant across the street. This week I decided to be adventurous and purchased tempeh for the first time from Whole Foods. I wasn’t sure what to expect but decided to use the recipe on the back of the package for inspiration

Vegan Coconut Curry Tempeh Bowl

Makes 2 small servings

Ingredients

• 1 package of Coconut Curry Tempeh (mine is by Tofurky and had 6 pieces)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 cups cooked brown rice
• 1 zucchini, chopped
• Liquid Amino Acid OR soy sauce
• Seasame Oil (optional)

Directions

1. Heat the olive oil in a frying pan on med-high.
2. Cook the tempeh according to instructions on package (roughly 2 minutes each side or until light  brown)
3. Remove tempeh and put to the side
4. If needed add more olive oil then sauté zucchini until it is soft
5. Mix together tempeh, zucchini and rice in a bowl. Add as much liquid amino or soy sauce as you want. I also sprayed it with seasame oil that comes in a convenient spray bottle.
6. Split into two servings, enjoy 1 now and stick the other in a tupperware in the fridge to enjoy later reheated 🙂

I loved that this dish made two servings, one for now, one for later. It was awesome to have a quick homemade lunch ready in the fridge– all I had to do was pop it in the microwave.

I look forward to experimenting a bit more with tempeh in my recipes. I haven’t been too crazy about buying chicken and turkey recently so I’m happy to find a new alternative protein.

What’s your workout plan this week?

Are you a fan of tempeh?