Free Fitness Movement. All you need to do is show up!
Good morning, YOWzers! Thank you for climbing mountains with us on this beautiful morning. So glad we all reached the summit together. Kinda wish people had brought more snacks, but whatever. Check out those proud faces up there – shout out to Gloria and Danielle for taking a moment to appreciate the view!
Good morning YOWzers (and traverballers from Atlanta)! Another spirit-lifting morning in the books. Thanks for being a part of it. Actually, thanks for being pretty much all of it. Working out to theme songs of TV shows from the 80’s and 90’s by ourselves could have been a bit sad. But working out to theme songs of TV shows from the 80’s and 90’s with a group of awesome people is arguably one of the cooler activities one can accomplish prior to 7am.
Good morning YOWzers! (is that a thing now?) Thank you for joining us this morning on our visit to the Museum of Nature. After our trip to the Hockey Hall of Fame last week, it was nice to visit a local museum again. Much easier commute.
Earlier this month we reminisced about Museum Month 2020 and the last in person workouts we had that year. As Museum Month 2021 comes to a close, we are now looking to the future and we are hopeful for what Museum Month might look like one year from now. We’re so glad you’re here with us today, and we’ll be REALLY glad if we can actually hug / high-five you / get weird stares from people walking by us wondering why we keep yelling “I’m a jellyfish!” at this time next year.
Dun dun dun dun dun…dun dun dun dun dun…dun dun dun dun dun DUN! Hopefully that sounded like the Hockey Night in Canada theme song in your head and not the Batman one, because this week we had the pleasure of virtually visiting the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto.
After a nail biting week full of goals (cardio), assists (planks), penalty minutes (burpees), shots (squats) and hat-tricks (wellness activities) … the numbers are in! The NP Ottawa & Toronto communities completed a total of:
Good morning! Thank you for joining us on our “visit” to the Canadian War Museum today. Who knew that that the exhibits contained so many squats and lunges?! Oh well, at least tickets were free.
Today’s post is brought to you by NP Ottawa’s local DJ/producer/generally fantastic human, Dean. We are lucky to have him (and his dog) as part of our community. Dean (and Bryson), we’re glad you’re here. See below for a closer look at the music featured in today’s workout.
Bon matin! Nous sommes tellement happy that you joined us this morning. Un gros merci à Chalaine et André for leading a great workout ce matin. We are so chanceux de vous avoir as members of this community, et nous sommes heureux that you are here.
During the mois de la francophonie, we are reminded of the importance of celebrating French Canadian cultures and of promouvoir la langue française. French is, of course, one of Canada’s deux langues officielles (with the third being Franglais or Frenglish, a sophisticated combination of English and French frequently utilisé dans la région d’Ottawa-Gatineau).
After experiencing a very literal March madness last year, we are happy to announce the return of a wonderful NP Ottawa tradition: Museum Month! Each week of Museum Month, we explore a different museum as a community, and soak up some of the beauty that the Ottawa-Gatineau region has to offer. While we couldn’t quite replicate that this year, we are grateful to everyone who attended the NP Zoom Museum this morning.
So, when was the last time that you did 100 of something? Note: binging 100 episodes of The Office definitely counts. Furthermore, when did you last do 8×100 of something?! This morning, NP Atlanta challenged us with the following:
100 squats or jump squats
100 push-ups
100 sit-ups
100 jumping jacks
100 lunges or jump lunges
100 atomics
100 mountain climbers
100 penguins
Happy Wednesday! Thanks to you, it is.
Big thank you to Dean for another motivating playlist! And thank you NP Buffalo for a great workout this morning. With the limited ways to connect with other members of the community these days, simply knowing that we moved and sweat through the same exercises can make you feel like a part of something bigger beyond the screen in front of you.
Good morning, Ottawa!
Thanks to you, it was.
While a few things were different for this year’s Valentine’s workout, many of the important aspects were the same. We showed up. We moved. We sweat. We silently cursed burpees. We not-so-silently cursed burpees. And we supported one another through it all.