Missy Maintains

Fitness with the Family

MissyMaintains — Thu, 16 May 2013 14:45:15 +0000

A few weeks ago I mentioned that I had joined a Target influencer program and they would providing me with health-related topics to write about on the blog.

Today’s topic is about how my family lives a healthy and fit lifestyle. Let me start out by saying that my mom used to be a body builder so I grew up in a very fitness-oriented household. I saw her going to the gym almost every morning, eating healthy meals, and watched her in intense fitness competitions. I never really worked out as a child, but I was a member of the color guard in high school! Yes, I threw rifles and flags in the air. Yes, I was a band geek but it was great exercise!

Besides color guard, I never went to the gym until the summer before college. My sister taught me how to use a treadmill. My mom and I did a Zumba DVD in the living room. I eventually became a gym nut by the time college came. I went to the gym all of the time with friends and did 45 minutes on the elliptical almost every day. Don’t ask me how I did that – so boring! Now my sister and I take gym classes together since we are both in New York City. My parents and I worked out together on our cruise. I take my mom’s Zumba classes (she teaches now) when I go home to Philadelphia. I am thankful now that my family was so into fitness when I was young. I may not be as into fitness as I am now if I never grew up around it. I think it is super important to get kids as active as possible at a young age.

Tell me……

How does your family live a healthy, fit lifestyle?

How did your family encourage fitness you when were a child?

Content and/or other value provided by our partner, Target.

Weekly Workout Plan

MissyMaintains — Mon, 13 May 2013 19:41:04 +0000

Let’s get right to it. This was my workout plan last week:

Monday: ~~Rest day~~. ~~I work late so I know I won’t feel like doing anything~~. Well, I got to leave work a half hour earlier than expected so I made it to a spin class at Equinox! I am trying to take spin classes everywhere to get tips and learn from different instructors for my own teaching.

Tuesday: Refine Method: Complete!

Wednesday: ~~FITMAPPED workout at The Fhitting Roo~~ I wasn’t feeling well so I took a rest day.

Thursday: Refine Method: Complete!

Friday: Rest or Refine: Refine Method! Fun class with Dori and a blog reader..Hi Abbey!

Saturday: Rest or Refine: Refine Method!

Sunday: Teach Spin (I think!): Yes, taught spin!

This week:

Today: Same deal as last week. I work late but if I can get out before 7pm, I will go to spin at Equinox

Tuesday: Refine Method

Wednesday: Refine Method

Thursday: Rest or spin or Refine (no clue)

Friday: ELECTRIC DAISY CARNIVAL!!!!! Dance all day and night!!

Saturday: More EDC!!! Just a little bit excited!

Sunday: Teach spin

Yes, you can find me teaching at SunCycle Studios at 12pm on Sundays. If you are in the area, come! Thanks!

What workouts did you do last weekend?

SELF Workout in the Park Fit Kit Giveaway!

MissyMaintains — Thu, 09 May 2013 14:53:28 +0000

This Saturday is the annual SELF Workout in the Park event. In honor of their 20th anniversary, I have a special giveaway for you!

I went to SELF Workout in the Park in May of 2010 and had a blast! Hi Mari, Monique, and Julie!

Here is some more information about the event:

Taking place on Saturday, May 11th, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Central Park, Workout in the Park encourages women of all ages to join the fun with a transformative total-body experience that brings the pages of SELF to life and puts attendees in the center of the action! With celebrity host Shay Mitchell (of ABC Family’s Pretty Little Liars) and a special guest appearance by Skinnygirl Daily founder Bethenny Frankel, Workout in the Park is more than just your typical fitness festival!

If you are interested in attending, you can purchase tickets here: www.SELFWorkoutinthePark.com

Here is what I am giving away!

This Fit Kit includes: VSX Sport by Victoria’s Secret workout accessory, a $25 gift card to Wendy’s® to try out one of the new salads, refreshing Zico coconut water, SELF t-shirt, Smartfood Selects Popped Chips, a full-sized La Roche-Posay Anthelios Ultra Light Sunscreen, plus much more!

How to enter:

1. Leave a comment letting me know if you are attending the event, or what you most want from this Fit Kit.

2. Tweet about the giveaway. “Win a SELF Workout in the Park Fit Kit worth $200 from @MissyMaintains! Enter here: http://j.mp/YHO9sX”

I am choosing a winner tomorrow, May 10 at 4:00 pm! Good luck!

Disclaimer: SELF Magazine is providing one reader with a Fit Kit. I was not paid to write this post.

Suncycle Studios in Forest Hills

MissyMaintains — Wed, 08 May 2013 13:59:01 +0000

There is a new spin studio in town called Suncycle Studios. For anyone that lives in Queens, you probably would agree that there are not many decent gyms in the area, and there are absolutely no spin studios at all. The only gym around is New York Sports Club, and I hear that it is nearly impossible to get a spin bike there. As many of you know, I got my Schwinn Indoor Cycling certification a couple of months ago and have actively been looking for a place to teach. This is when I realized how few spins studios there are in Queens, until I discovered SunCycle Studios. I immediately knew I had to try a class there to see if it would be a good place to teach.

The studio is very convenient for me, just one subway stop or a 20 minute walk away.

It is located inside the mini-mall on 71st Ave, in a private little walkway. Oh, and it just so happens to be across from The Lite Choice, not sure if that is a good or a bad thing. You all know how much I love my fro-yo!

The studio is very cute, clean, and not overcrowded like some spin studios (ahem NYSC). It has 25 bikes and weights, and as a bonus, there is always someone walking around sanitizing the bikes before and after class!

If you do plan on taking a class at Suncycle, I would recommend changing into your gym clothes before you come. There is no locker room, but there is a restroom outside in the mini-mall if you do need to change. The studio sells water, spin shoes, heart rate monitors. There are also clean towels that you can borrow. I’ve taken class with 3 of the instructors and loved every single class! Each instructor has a different style and they will all kick your butt. I especially love that we use weights in many of the classes. I am always in favor of working on my arm and back muscles!

You can try your first class for free, so you should try mine on Sundays at 12:00 pm! Yes, I am teaching at Suncycle!

I taught my first class last Sunday and it went really well. I am so excited to start teaching there weekly!

All sweaty after teaching my first class!

I would definitely recommend trying a class at Suncycle (even if it is not mine). You will love the amazing instructors and you will get an awesome 55 minute, kick-ass workout.

Workout Plan and Wendy Williams Experience

MissyMaintains — Mon, 06 May 2013 16:22:57 +0000

Hello! I am looking at my workout plan from last week and realizing now that I did not stick to it at all! I really only worked out 3 days because I was not feeling well in the beginning of the week and was busy this weekend. Here is what I did in bold:

Monday: Spin at SunCycle Studios in Queens Complete!
Tuesday: ~~Refine Method or intenSati~~ Rest day (was sick)
Wednesday: Refine Method Complete!
Thursday: ~~Spin at SunCycle Studios~~ (or rest day). I went to the Wendy Williams show so did not work out. See below for more on that!
Friday: Rest if I do go to spin on Thursday, ~~Refine Method if I don’t rest.~~
Saturday: ~~Refine Method or Spin at SunCycle~~ Rest
Sunday: ~~Refine Method or~~ Spin at SunCycle. I did not just take a spin class, I taught one!! I am going to post about this in a couple of days.

So, more about Wendy Williams. I applied for tickets a couple of weeks ago when I heard that Armin Van Buuren would be on the show. He is my favorite DJ so of course I wanted to go see him! I invited my mom since we both love being on TV. We waited in a room for about an hour before entering the studio. It was really cool because most of the people in the audience were electronic music fans completely obsessed with Armin. I even met a Twitter follower there!

They eventually brought us in the studio where I quickly took a picture before getting yelled at!

Paris Hilton was also on the show (who cares). We did get her new perfume and a $100 gift certificate to Shoebuy.com for coming on the show! There was a DJ there before the show and during commercial breaks to get everyone pumped up and energized. It was a complete dance party, especially with all of us electronic dance music fans sitting there.

When Armin came out, I went completely crazy and felt like a teenager again. I was not the only one though. You can find me all the way on the left jumping up and down!

My mom and I had so much fun the entire time, screaming and dancing to try to get on TV. It worked!

I did not actually see the entire episode yet, but my mom watched it and took pictures of her TV screen for me. It was such a fun morning and I would definitely do it again!

Have you ever been a part of a talk show audience?

And finally, here is my workout plan for the week:

Today: Rest day. I work late so I know I won’t feel like doing anything.

Tuesday: Refine Method

Wednesday: FITMAPPED workout at The Fhitting Room

Thursday: Refine Method

Friday: Rest or Refine

Saturday: Rest or Refine

Sunday: Teach Spin (I think!)