Good morning, friends!
Today is Wednesday, December 35th, which means our December blog post is right on time! Neato. Let’s take a quick look back at our workouts this extra long month…
Workout Highlights
WEEK 1 – Donuts
Ah yes, this is the week that Becca was a touch overzealous with the complexity of the bounce. To be fair, it looked good in writing:
Donut stop believing (hold onto that feeling)
Donut worry about a thing (cuz every little thing is gonna be all right)
Donut go breaking my heart (I couldn’t if I fried)
Donut stop me now (cuz I’m having a good time)
Right?!
Anyway, what matters is that you participated in a sweet, sweet donut themed workout (thanks, Kelly from Chicago!). 4 rounds. 4 critical choices. Cake or yeast? Chocolate, vanilla, or sour cream base? Strawberry, cream, or no filling? Frosting, glaze, or sprinkles on top?!
Well, NP YOW has spoken and determined that the best, most delicious, Tim Hortons worthy donut is…. A yeast-based sour cream glaze! A true classic.
WEEK 2 – Trivia Time!
Quick – you have 5 seconds – what’s a movie that starts with the letter E? A song that starts with J? A body part that starts with U?
…
If you haven’t come up with an answer by now, step away from this screen and do 5 burpees, please. Honour system, but the burpee Gods will know whether or not you followed through…
WEEK 3 – Holiday Math
The 12 days of Christmas workout is tried and true, but what happens when you add 8 days of Hanukkah? More ways to coerce you into doing goofy workouts! Wahoo!
From Santa squats and chimney climbers to dreidel jumps and latke lunges, it truly was the most wonderful time of the week.
WEEK 4 – PR Day!
This month’s PR day may not have been ideal conditions for actually setting a PR, but that was snow problem for the dedicated YOWzers who just showed up to a wintery wonderland in downtown Ottawa.
Well done, folks. You certainly leave some big footsteps to fill.
Our Bedazzled Frisbee winner this month:
A big shout out to Lucie! The smile says it all. A fun loving attitude, a hard worker, and a dedicated member of the crew who doesn’t let a little snow (okay, a lot of snow) stop her from getting out and pushing the pace. Congrats, Lucie! We’re glad you’re here 🙂
Birthday Booms this month go out to…
Rebecca (Dec 4) – Our fearless co-leader!
Wren (Dec 25) – BOOM! (an extra one because he didn’t get an in person boom)
Lucie (Jan 1) – Or, you know, December 32nd…
…BOOM!!
Bridge Month Schedule (Woo!)
That’s right, Bridge Month is back!! In January we will be moving around and meeting at a different bridge each week. See below for our schedule – hope to see you there!
Jan 4 – Corktown Footbridge (Somerset St., crossing the canal)
Jan 11 – Flora Footbridge (between 4th & 5th, crossing the canal at Clegg)
Jan 18 – Alexandra Bridge
Jan 25 – TBD…. stay tuned!
Other Announcements
- Buffs are here! You can get one starting TODAY for still only $5 (inflation shminflation). Cash only and you gotta be there to get one!
- Office Hours: Come hang out with us next week, Thursday January 12th, at Level One Game Pub (14 Waller St.). They have over 1300 board games, but we can just get overly competitive over a few of them.
- SNOWGLOBE is just over a month away!! Check out the FB group for updates and reach out on FB or IG if you want to get involved and help out during this awesome weekend!
All for now… thanks for another great month, YOWzers!
Sole-fully,
Rebecca & Becca
