Post Workout Snacks | Saturday Series: Fit-Spiration 4 of 6

Since last week, I shared my favourite workout apps, I thought this week I'd follow up with my favourite part of working out: the post workout snacks! Haha. Of course I'm joking, but these 2 snacks are really really yummy and protein packed for after a good workout!

The first one I'm gonna share with you is this delicious protein pop! I made mine in 3 layers; every layer had a base of greek yogurt and 2% milk.

Layer 1: oats and cinnamon

Layer 2: multigrain Cheerios

Layer 3: cacao powder and dark chocolate chunks

All I did was mix the 3 layers in separate bowls and then spoon the mixtures into my popsicle container! 

One little pop has only 62 calories, 1.8g of fat, 8.5g of carbs, and 3.3g of protein!

I shared the recipe for these 100 calorie protein breakfast muffins in this baking post a little while back! They're really good after a workout with a dollop of Greek Yogurt and some cinnamon. 

One of these muffins has 100 calories, 5.4g of fat, 12.7g of carbs, and 3.8g of protein.

I hope you guys enjoy these little snacks for after a workout. What's your favourite post workout snack? Do let me know!

Thanks for reading, xo, Katelyn

My Favourite Fitness Apps | Saturday Series: Fit-spiration 3 of 6

For the third post in my Fit-spiration series, I decided to share my favourite fitness apps. I think fitness apps can be really helpful, wether its for tracking workouts, monitoring daily intake, or fitness inspiration! They can all be really helpful and conducive to a fit and active lifestyle!

 To start off, this is what my health/fitness folder looks like on my iPhone. I don't use the Apple Health app and I've stopped using Tracker Lite, since my workouts are now part of my weekly schedule I know if and when I worked out.

The apps I use most are MyFitnessPal, SWORKIT, and MapMyRide.

 SWORKIT

This app is so helpful for finding new workout ideas as well as giving you a good workout when you may not have the time to put in to planning a workout of your own. You can choose any of the categories shown above, then you choose from the subcategories, and finally you set your time frame or duration.

The sub categories include:

Strength: full body, upper body, core strength, and lower body

Cardio: light warm up, full intensity cardio, plyometrics jump cardio, and boot camp

Yoga: sun salutation, full sequence, yoga for runners, and pilates

Stretching: head to to warmup stretch, full body, standing only, and back strengthening

My favourite workouts are core strength, full intensity cardio, sun salutation, pilates and back strengthening.

I love this app so much for it's workouts but what I really love most about it is that it provides you with a gif of a person doing the instructed exercise. This breaks down the barrier of fitness jargon, especially in the yoga section.

MapMyRide

 MayMyRide is an app that uses your location and tracks your workout route. You can set it to many different tracking options including: walking, running, interval training, cycling, and countless other options! 

The app tells you how far you've gone as well as your average and split paces. It also keeps track of the music you listened to through iTunes which I think is a really cool feature because I know the songs I listened to for my best and worst workouts.

MyFitnessPal

Saved the best for last on this one! MyFitnessPal is an app that I use absolutely every single day! I love that it tracks my steps on it's own so I can see how much I'm moving. I use this app mainly for tracking my food in take. Now,  I'm not a dedicated calorie counter however, this app shows me my macros for the day as well as how much of each vitamin and mineral I've consumed. This app really helps me to keep on track with a healthy and balanced diet, which we all know goes hand-in-hand with getting fit!

These apps have really helped me out in my fitness journey and I hope you will give them a try! If there are any apps you think I should give a go do let me know.

Thanks for reading, xo, Katelyn

Workout Playlist | Saturday Series: Fit-spiration 2 of 6

If you're like me then a workout isn't a good workout with out a good playlist. I'm a huge music fan! I find, though, that a lot of people's workout playlists consist of very harsh songs that aren't entirely up-lifting. I do love a good beat to workout to but I don't think the songs themselves necessarily have to have harsh lyrics as well.

The playlist below is the playlist I use when I walk, run, lift weights, and do pilates. All the songs have great beats and are great songs to sing a long to! They always get me pumped up and ready for a workout!

This second playlist (below) is the one I play whilst I do yoga or stretch. The songs are calm  and quiet and help me to wind down and relax.

I hope you like my playlists- please do feel free to share your workout playlist or favourite songs to workout to!

Thanks for reading, xo, Katelyn

School Day Routine + Fitting in Exercise | Saturday Series: Back to School 4 of 4

Well... I start school in 3 days! I'm so excited (and very nervous). Because I'm so type A, OCD, I've already planned out my school routine for each day that I have classes.

Monday

6:30am: Wake up, quick shower, brush teeth, wash face

7:00am: Get dressed, do makeup and hair

7:30am: Eat breakfast, wash the dishes

7:55am: Get my things together, head out the door

8:10am: Catch the bus

8:40am: Arrive at college

9:00am: First class of the day!

11:00am: Class ends, eat a snack

11:15am: Free time, can stay at school or go home, or go do errands etc

12:30pm: Lunch

1:00pm: Second class: a lab

4:00pm: Class ends, munch on a snack

4:15pm: Catch bus home

5:00pm: Start preparing dinner

6:00pm: Dinner time, clean up dishes

7:00pm: Free evening (workout)

Tuesday

6:30am: Wake up, quick shower, brush teeth, wash face

7:00am: Get dressed, do makeup and hair

7:30am: Eat breakfast, wash the dishes

Day off school, get laundry done and do meal prep, run errands, clean apartment, workout etc.

Wednesday

6:30am: Wake up, quick shower, brush teeth, wash face

7:00am: Get dressed, do makeup and hair

7:30am: Eat breakfast, wash the dishes

8:00am: Free time (workout)

12:30pm: Lunch

1:00pm: More free time

2:15pm: Catch bus to school

3:00pm: Class

5:00pm: Class ends, catch bus home

5:45pm: Prepare dinner, eat, tidy up dishes

7:00pm: Free Time

Thursday

6:30am: Wake up, brush teeth, wash face

6:50am: Get dressed, do makeup and hair

7:00am: Eat breakfast, wash the dishes

7:15am: Catch bus to school

8:00am: Class

11:00am: Class ends, snack!

11:15am: Head home

12:30pm: Lunch

1:00pm: Free time (workout)

5:15pm: Catch bus to school

6:00pm: Class

8:00pm: Class ends

Friday

6:30am: Wake up, quick shower, brush teeth, wash face

7:00am: Get dressed, do makeup and hair

7:30am: Eat breakfast, wash the dishes

8:00am: Free time (workout)

9:15am: Catch bus to school

10:00am: Class

12:00pm: Quick snack/lunch between classes

2:00pm: Class ends, head home

3:30pm: Snack

3:50pm: Free time

6:30pm: Eat dinner, tidy dishes

7:15pm: Free time

As you can see, I've got a lot of areas that are free time where I have slotted in a workout. Of course, this is tentative and subject to change depending on what I need to get done each day and how much homework I have- I'm also hoping to get a part time job!

Keeping a schedule is so important to me, I'm someone who thrives off routine. Slotting time for a workout is important to me because it's my stress release and helps me to feel relaxed.

I hope you enjoyed my school routine plan and even more, I hope that you are inspire to squeeze in workouts where you can! Just because you're on your own and heading college doesn't mean you have to let those freshman 15 get to you! Best of luck in school!

Thanks for reading, xo, Katelyn

Organization & Time Management | Saturday Series: Back To School 3 of 4

I'm naturally quite an organized person but when I get stressed and frazzled my organizational skills tend to fly out the window. During my first year of uni I struggled like crazy with staying on top of assignments. Since I know that I will probably struggle with this again in college I am going to try my hardest to stay as organized as I can be.

I bought this planner from Staples for $16.99 and I think it will help a lot. It's in a week view format which is really good for me as it's not as overwhelming as seeing everything I need to do for an entire month. It's big enough that I can fit everything into it- assignments, projects, readings, and also outside of school things!

Seeing my schedule like this really helps me to stay organized because I can fill in the empty time slots and allocate my time to the things I need to get done. It often times feels like there isn't enough hours in the day to get everything done but seeing my schedule like this (it's so dang barren), I am able to realize that I have more than enough time to be able to accomplish all I need to.

Random Tips to Make College/Uni Life Easier:

1. Meal prep is the best idea!

2. Lay out your clothes the night before

3. Have a set morning and evening routine

4. Get enough sleep & eat good food

5. Reserve some time for yourself to relax 

I hope these tips are helpful for you- they are for me! If you have any other tips leave them in a comment below. Best of luck with back to school!

Thanks for reading, xo, Katelyn