Free Fitness Movement. All you need to do is show up!
This morning was another picture perfect sunrise for us here at NP YOW. How lucky are we to enjoy these beautiful moments together every Wednesday morning?! It was great to see you all working together in teams to tackle the triple deck of cards challenge. We promise the decks weren’t stacked against you – though we know it seemed like there were an awful lot of face cards in those decks!
If you’re reading this, chances are high that you worked out with us, or another NP City this morning. Did you know that we here in Ottawa were the 36th city to join the November Project Family? We are now snugly in middle child territory, with 57 siblings worldwide. They say your siblings are your first friends, so let’s get to know some of our extensive family!
This morning was another great morning of sunshine and sweat, enjoying the views and the grind of the stairs at TD Place. Did you feel like the 31 mins passed more quickly today with an increased stair to exercises ratio? Or did you find yourself lingering at the bottoms a little longer as time went by? Either way, we are so proud of you for showing up each week, and hope you entered your day filled with endorphins!
This morning was our Fourth “Opening Day” of Stadium Stairs season! Whether this is your Rookie Season or you’re a Seasoned Veteran, we are sure you will feel the after effects of this one tomorrow morning! The good news is, you will get stronger each week (but you’ll probably still feel the after effects)
Happy Global Running Day! It’s been a jam packed week of fun run times in the Nation’s Capital (and it’s not over, if you’re attending the event tonight with OCRC & M2M). Congratulations again to everybody who raced on the weekend, and congrats to everyone for showing up this morning, despite the uncertain forecast, for our first Sunrise 6K of 2022! We may not have seen the Sunrise, but your smiling faces sure bring light up a gloomy morning.
This morning we learned a new Korean game, while working out to some awesome K Pop tunes, thanks to Gloria’s creative inspiration! I was listening to the playlist all last night, as you may have guessed from our Dynamite bounce this morning. If you want to have a second listen, uninterrupted by burpees, check it out here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2QfbYbX76jM2piYxWEV8it?si=4a82ad846f32459f I am confident you’ll be dancing around your kitchen when you do!
What a great Wednesday morning! The sun was shining, the wind calmed down from last night so our game cards were safe, and the slight chill to the air quickly disappeared once we got our bodies moving.
Twenty Eight cards were laid out on the ground this morning – or 14 matching pairs – exercise side facing down. It was interesting to observe the game play as strategies started to shape up. Funnily enough, everybody remembered exactly where the Burpee cards were once they were uncovered, but for Glute Bridges I think we had to try three times before the correct match was made. Coincidence or Burpee Avoidance Strategy….you be the judge!
Five years ago yesterday November Project Ottawa had our first workout as an official “November Project” group! It was a beautiful day, not unlike today, the sun was shining, and a group of happy soles came together for 31 mins of free fitness. It wasn’t all that different from the week before it, except now we had three things – a new name (previously we were known as Work It YOW), the official November Project stencils to tag our shirts with, and the Positivity Award. Today, it was my honour to present the PA to Barbara who has been part of our community for several years now, and who always brings an open mind and open heart to all that she does. She did a wonderful job leading us in a fun and creative birthday party workout this morning!
Scrolling through social media after this morning’s workout, it warmed my Star Wars loving heart to see that many other NP cities also took advantage of May the Fourth landing on a Wednesday this year. My feed was filled with themed workouts, puns, movie quotes, and a few costumes from cities far, far away.
Happy National Banana Day!
A few years ago a Canadian grocery store called No Frills penned a love note to one of the world’s favourite fruits, the Banana. They cleverly nicknamed Bananas as “the Portable Fruit”, and though Jimmy Fallon may think otherwise, we can think of no other fruit we would rather share with you on a Wednesday morning!