Missy Maintains

Self Workout in the Park Fit Kit Giveaway!

MissyMaintains — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 20:49:26 +0000

Update:

The winner of the Self Fit Kit Giveaway is…

Shira! Congrats! Please email me your address so I can ship out your prize.

Oh hi! I am back. I have a really cool prize pack to giveaway and a fun event to share with all of my New York readers!

Yes, it is that time of year again! SELF Magazine is inviting all NYC beauties to sculpt sexy bodies and look beautiful and get back by taking part in its upcoming 19th Annual Workout in the Park event. On Saturday, May 12, Self 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! Hosted by Dolvett Quince (trainer on The Biggest Loser), Workout in the Park is more than just your typical fitness festival as it also features nutritional know-how, beauty consultations, and freebies galore!

I went to this event two years in a row and had a blast! Check out this photo from May of 2010! That would be Ms. JulieGoLean, Mari, and Monique! Love it!

More info about the event:

SELF Workout in the Park is a unique experience filled with a day of fun and invigorating classes from CRUNCH gym, beauty and fashion consultations, nutritional know-how, and tons of freebies and giveaways from SELF and our sponsors. The event, which sells out in New York each year, has been inspiring tens of thousands of women for 19 years to energize their lives.

Workout in the Park 2012 will unveil the hottest new exercise trends from CRUNCH including:

Fly Girls— Stay super fly by counting down to your favorite 90s pop hits with easy-to-follow dance routines.
POUND Rockout Workout— Fuse pilates-inspired movement with the art of making music at this trendy new class that uses Ripstix™, weighted drumsticks, to work the core, upper, and lower body.
Hippie Yoga— i.e. yoga that focuses on opening up the hips! Leaves you feeling restored and renewed like no other.

A one-year SELF Magazine subscription is included with every Workout in the Park ticket.

WHAT: SELF MAGAZINE’S WORKOUT IN THE PARK

WHERE: Central Park (Rumsey Playfield)

WHO: SELF Magazine and thousands of women seeking their best summer bodies

Special Celebrity Host: Dolvett Quince, celebrity trainer and star of NBC’s The Biggest Loser: Dolvett will share his fitness and motivational tips on how to shape your body, improve self-esteem and create an overall desire for better health! Plus, Dolvett will give you some easy workout moves on the Main Stage, guaranteed to help tone up and slim down using only a chair!

Special Guest Emcee: Danielle Monaro of Z100: Danielle will bring her amazing energy to the event, giving the scoop on what’s happening at WIP throughout the day.

Special Instructor: Louis Van Amstel, dance coach on Dancing with the Stars: Louis will lead his LaBlast workout for all attendees to try

WHEN: Saturday, May 12th, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM; Rain or Shine

COST: $20 in advance ONLY at www.SELFWorkoutinthePark.com
In honor of the event, SELF Magazine will make a donation to participating charities, Cancer and Careers and The Conservation Fund

MORE INFO/TICKETS: Log on to www.SELFWorkoutinthePark.com

Giveaway!!

I am giving away a Fit Kit (valued at over $200) for one lucky Missy Maintains reader!

Here’s a peek inside of what the Fit Kit has in it (including ear buds, an official WIP water bottle, fitness DVDs, month long membership to CRUNCH and many more promotional items from sponsors like Garnier, Calvin Klein, La Roche-Posay, and lucy).

How to enter:

1) Leave me a comment telling me what item you would like to win most from the fit kit! (I personally love the socks!!)

2) Tweet about the giveaway: “Win a Self Workout in the Park Fit Kit from @MissyMaintains! Enter here: http://bit.ly/IxgoNn”

I will choose a winner on Wednesday, May 2nd. Good luck!

IntenSati on the Intrepid!

MissyMaintains — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 19:16:17 +0000

A couple of weeks ago I mentioned that I was going to be doing IntenSati on the U.S.S Intrepid. The event happened on March 11 and I’ve just been too lazy/busy to blog about it! The official video just came out so I figured now would be a good time!

This was the largest intenSati class in NYC, with over 200 people working it out on an aircraft carrier flight deck! The event was held to benefit HEALTHCLASS2.0, a public school program created by intenSati instructor Natalia Pertzela, empowering children and their communities to engage in new conversations about health, food and exercise and to bring about transformation in their own lives and the world around them. In each session, participants exercise, eat a healthy, locally-sourced snack, and engage in a thoughtful discussion of the food they are consuming. The event was a huge success!

We had an amazing view of the city, the Hudson, and a cruise ship on top of the flight deck! There was a DJ blasting my favorite techno music and everyone just started dancing as soon as they got up there!

It was a beautiful and very windy day!

We had such a blast and the workout was fun and amazing as always.

Check out the official video below:

I am in the white hoodie in the beginning and wearing a blue intenSati tank towards the end! I look like I can actually do a push up in this video! Yeah!

Have you ever worked out in a really cool place? Where?

Stay tuned for a review of my Fresh Diet experience!

Enter this amazing giveaway on Fitalicious for a wellness prize pack worth $400!

Count Phone Numbers, Not Calories! The Fresh Diet.

MissyMaintains — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:20:27 +0000

Hello! I am back from my little blogging vacation to talk about an exciting food program that I am going to be trying out next week. I first need to start off by talking about how I never, EVER cook these days. I buy lunch and dinner out and spend way more money on food than I can afford. I probably consume way more calories than I realize because I eat out so much. So, why did I stop cooking completely?

1) The single life: I had a boyfriend during the first couple of years of my blog and one of our fun activities together was cooking. We made whole wheat pasta, Mexican salads, chicken with vegetables, etc. Everything was pretty healthy and I probably saved a lot of money by doing this. Now that I am single, I can’t find a good reason to spend so much time cooking just to sit and eat the food by myself. Even if I am seeing someone and they want me to cook for them, I say no and we end up just ordering out! Sorry boys.

2) Laziness: I get home from the gym around 8:30pm. The last thing I feel like doing is cooking. It is just so much easier to buy a $15 salad from Equinox or make a $10 fro-yo conconction from Flavaboom.

3) Binge-eating: Yes, it is still an issue for me. I can’t have food in the house. This might be the main reason I don’t cook. I try to buy $20 worth of healthy food from Trader Joe’s but I end up eating it all in one day. I’d rather spend extra money to eat out and not worry about this.

I do not feel as healthy as I used to since I’ve been eating out so much. I have no idea how many calories are in the meals I order. I used to bring a turkey sandwich for lunch every day but now I can’t say no to ordering fries from the diner with my work team! I have been trying to figure out some solution to all of this for a while now. I’ve always considered at-home meal delivery because my calories would be set for the day, I would not have to sit for 20 minutes debating what to eat, and I would never have to cook! I think the only thing stopping me is the price. I’m also not confident that I can stick to the meals and not eat other temptations at work. Well, next week I am going to put this all to the test. The Fresh Diet has offered to send me a week worth of meals to try out! I am very excited about this, especially since I am going on a cruise in a couple of weeks and would love to get my eating under control before then! I want to feel confident in a bikini!

Some fun facts about the Fresh Diet:

Fresh, healthy, calorie-controlled meals delivered daily straight to your door
3 meals, 2 snacks delivered daily – includes free delivery
No cooking, no counting, no clean up.
Lose 10 pounds this month with The Fresh Diet (average weight loss is 1-3 lbs. per week)
1200-1400 calorie range for women; 1400 – 2200 calorie range for men
Cooked fresh daily in state of the art local kitchen.
The easiest way to have fresh, nutritionally balanced meals for healthy weight loss

Sounds great to me! I created an account on the website a couple of days ago and was asked to enter my weight, height, and my goal weight. I was also able to choose how many calories per day I wanted to consume. I chose the 1500 calorie plan. I have no idea how many calories I eat right now so this should be interesting to see how hungry I get! I was also able to choose my meals. There were so many delicious-looking options! Are you ready for your mouth to water?

Strawberry Pancakes with Mango Ricotta Cheese

Coffee Coconut Brownie

Carrot Cake Pecans

Shrimp Black Barley and Asparagus

Every meal looked so amazing so it was tough to choose but I am super excited to try everything. I will be starting the diet early next week and will document my experience at the end. Instead of worrying about food and calories every second, I can focus my attention on the important things in life- like meeting boys in NYC.

By the way, if you are interested in trying the Fresh Diet, you can receive 3 days free with the purchase of a 31 day plan at $29.99 per day. The promo code is: singlmar29.

Stay tuned….

Have you ever tried a home delivery diet? Which one? Did you like it?

A NYC Workout Event Not to Miss

MissyMaintains — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:24:57 +0000

Imagine working out with 400 people on an aircraft carrier flight deck in New York City! Yes, this will be happening on March 11 on the USS Intrepid!

NYC’s largest ever IntenSati class – and certainly the first and only class on an aircraft carrier, will be led by Patricia Moreno, the creator of intenSati. In addition to the inspirational (and very sweaty) class, you’ll be able to visit with health partners such as Karpis Health and Women’s Heart New York for blood pressure screenings and learn about the benefits of juicing from BluePrintCleanse, as well as tour the Intrepid boat.

The class is for charity; there is a suggested donation of $20 to participate. These funds will be split to support Intrepid’s STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) programs for girls and HEALTHCLASS2.0, a public school program created by intenSati instructor Natalia Pertzela, empowering children and their communities to engage in new conversations about health, food and exercise and to bring about transformation in their own lives and the world around them. I always love working out for a great cause!

If you are interested in attending, you MUST RSVP by email to intensati@intrepidmuseum.org. Space is limited to the first 400 participants who RSVP. Please check out the Facebook page for more details about the event.

Hope to see you there!

*I am also teaching a free intenSati class tonight at 6:30pm at the Tony Dapolito Recreation Center. Let me know if you would like to come!

*Be sure to check out Rudi’s Organic Bakery 30 Days of Giveaways on Facebook! You can enter daily to win prizes like exercise DVD’s, Rudi’s bread, digital cameras, etc. Fun!

Friday Winner!

MissyMaintains — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:20:46 +0000

Happy Friday! My morning has been off to a great start since there was an awesome breakfast from Metro Cafe waiting for me in a work meeting!

One wrap had egg whites with veggies and the other wrap was regular eggs with bacon. Can you guess which one was better? I also enjoyed a Skinny Vanilla Latte and fresh pressed orange juice! Perfect breakfast.

After the meeting, I headed to my computer and saw my interview published on RateYourBurn.com! Check it out here: CLASSHOLE SERIES: Interview with Missy of Missy Maintains!

Winner!

Congrats to Julie who won the Michael Season’s Chip Gift Pack!

She said, “I am kind of indifferent about it – It’s just a hallmark holiday It’s nice to get roses from my Love today…but I don’t think you need a special day to show your love, you should show your love every day to your loved ones. Those chips sound awesome! Thanks for hosting this giveaway and Happy Valentine’s Day ”

Have a great weekend everyone!