Free Fitness Movement. All you need to do is show up!
Wisconsin Notes:
– Byyyyyyyyyyyye
– Don’t forget – Koats for Kids drive next Wednesday! Bring your gently used kids outerwear, its a great way for the community to give back as the winter rolls in.
– If you came here for a workout re-cap you will be sorely disappointed. Just sappiness from here on out, I promise. Sorry, its a long one.
Wisconsin Notes:
– Goodbye and thank you, Tom. I promise after this blog I will go back to ridiculing you.
– Friday workout 6:14 am at GARBAGE HILL
– Canada Day workout (June 30) at THE LEGISLATIVE BUILDING. If you’re birthday is in January-June, wear RED; if it is in July-December, wear WHITE.
Wisconsin Notes:
– Fuck Ya, Fridays!
– Robyn FTW with the SHABOOYA award
– You guys are neat
Well folks, this day has been a long time coming. We are pumped to finally announce that as of this week (/last weeks pop up) we will be seeing a lot more of each other. 14% more, to be exact (math was never my strong suit). Our first ever official, not-a-pop-up Friday workout will be taking place this week, April 21st at the Legislative building. Tell your kids! Tell your wife!
Wisonconsin Notes:
Twas a dark and cold Tuesday many moons passed,
When leadership realized the good weather had passed.
To the garage, we decided – with a grin and a huff,
We’ll see if these tribes people are made of strong stuff.
Throughout the frigid winter it sheltered the storm,
Although we won’t claim that it keeps us very warm.
Wisconsin Notes:
– Winter is almost done. Where did it go?
– DARREN
– PR PAIN AND GAIN
Here we are, coming to the end of another February. Although we are still guaranteed to see a few more cold-as-fuck mornings before winter goes to sleep (remember Bojan and Nadims 2015 visit in the first week of March was -39) we can see the light at the end of the tunnel. Like, literally, there is light out at the end of the workout. I love it when a good metaphor comes together.
Wisconsin Notes:
– Nikki is PURE BADASS and a hugely deserving winner of the SHABOOYA AWARD. Keep quietly crushing it, girl.
– Cassandra is one of our biggest recruiters and brought out the HYPE last week with a sweet Radio Canada interview and video. Might be the first french coverage of an NP workout. We made that up. Anyways, Cassandra is a VERY deserving winner of a pop-up positivity award.
Wisconsin Notes:
Remember those days in grade 2 when you solved the math problem (damn long division got me every time) and you would win a gold star? And then if you got enough gold stars, you would win a toy? Or extra play time? Or perhaps a sweet iron-on badge that you would proudly put on your favorite jacket and wear forever and ever? Me neither, but today sure felt like that! Those that showed up in the frosty -40 temps received the first ever NP YWG Weatherproof badges – and boy you guys must have really wanted a badge because a whole butt load of you showed up in full force to take on the temps…
Wisconsin Notes:
Another glorious morning and reminder why we do this damn thing. I’m still not quite sure what led us from planning the workout last night to creating a stand in Hot-Derek scarecrow to lead this mornings bounce, but I gotta say, I haven’t laughed that loud in a long time. You really are getting quite good at Fired Up, D!
Wisconsin Notes:
I have had the smooth silky voice of James Brown stuck in my head all day and I couldn’t be happier about it. It was quite the groove to get the party started this morning and did an excellent job keeping everyone warm as they moved to the beat during pre-workout hug rituals (or maybe that was just me). Admittedly it made for a pretty average bounce, but I enjoyed it and really at the end of the day the whole point of the bounce is just about my enjoyment watching you all giggle and fart and stumble your way through whatever stupid thing we dream up on the drive to the workout that morning. Great success!
Wisconsin Notes:
– SNOW
This morning was an excellent reminder of what, in my opinion, is the most important and least appreciated part of November Project. Yes, the workouts are hard. Yes, it gets cold and it snows and it rains and its hard to go outside. Yes, we show up no matter what. But the BEST part of November Project is that yes – you will meet new friends. Today’s partner workout was a perfect opportunity for that – how often do you get the opportunity to gruel through an entire hour of harrowing, hard exercises with a stranger you’ve either never met or only met a few times? As we were leaving I saw a whole bunch of you run up to your partner and give them a big hug that looked like maybe just a little more warm than a “normal” November Project hug. I heard people say how much they enjoyed spending time with their partner, and I specifically heard one tribe member say “oh-my-god-it-was-so-nice-to-meet-you-you-are-the-best-this-is-the-best-I-will-bring-that-book-for-you-to-read-next-week!” (she said it really fast and excited so I hope that you read it that way, the effect is important.