My Christmas Workout Fix :)

I LOVE Christmas!  Seeing family and friends, eating delicious stuff and sleeping until late in the afternoon - can't beat it.

If you're anything like me though you start to get a little antsy and your body feels a little sore if you don't do any physical exercise at all.  I was feeling that way today but didn't want to invest a lot of time in a workout when I could be spending quality time with my family, so here's what I did:  I got my gymboss timer out, set it to 16 rounds of 30 seconds and did the following circuit:

Squats
Burpies
Pike push-ups
Burpies
Lunges
Burpies
Regular push-ups
Burpies
1 legged hip lifts (right leg)
Burpies
1 legged hip lifts (left leg)
Burpies
Spiderman push-ups
Burpies
Low pulsing plie squats
Burpies

That's it!  8 minute investment to feel great and ready for a nice turkey dinner :)

If you've been to Wholey Fit you'll know what all those exercises are - if you haven't, e-mail me at info@wholeyfit.ca and I'll send an explanation.

The New Year is almost here!  If you're looking for spin in Point Grey come check out Wholey Fit.  I offer indoor cycling, boxing, circuit training and so much more :)

Merry Christmas and here's to a healthy and happy New Year!

Where Am I?

Wow!  It's been too long since I've blogged about anything!  Not totally my fault though - I just opened my studio in September and have be SO busy!  I liken it to having a child.  I've created this great thing that I'm now in the process of nurturing in order to create something amazing. 

I've been told I'm a bit hard to find.  People have searched Vancouver Spin, Point Grey Spin and even Heather Spin and haven't had any luck.  Technically what I offer at Wholey Fit is not Spinning (that's a trademarked name) but it's the term we're all familiar with (probably why they trademarked it).

Right now I'm in the process of getting that fixed.  Another example of how I'm nurturing my beautiful new studio to help it grow.

Hope to see you there soon!

My Studio

When I first dreamed of my studio (about 10 years ago) I wasn't sure it was ever going to happen.  When I finally opened my doors I knew this was what I was meant to do.

It's a scary undertaking but I've had so much help and support from some amazing people.  One person in particular is my friend Peter.  We met when he took my indoor cycling class at one of the many gyms I've worked at.  He's always been so supportive and when I decided to open my studio he was right there helping me get things started.

Having a dream is one thing, but when other people jump on board to help support your dream it's amazing and makes you feel like you can succeed at anything.

What Are You Doing On Monday?

Don't you hate it when your favourite class is cancelled just because it happens to be a holiday Monday? 

 

Well no need to worry!  This Monday I'll be running all classes as usual:

 

6:30am Cycle

9:30am Cycle & Core

6pm Cycle & Box

 

Come out and work off some turkey and feel awesome about yourself!

 

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Wholey Fit! A Full Class!

First full cycling class at Wholey Fit!

Melissa's Cycle & Yoga class

Thank You Wholey Fit Helpers!

My studio is almost up and running!  Lots of last minute things to do.  I could not have done it without the generous help of so many people!

First of all Annie the web designer (Annie Curran, Event Planner / Planificatrice d'événements, 514-806-7077 www.anniecurran.com) who designed my beautiful website.  She did such a wonderful job designing it and any changes I ever needed, she took care of right away - and I had A LOT of changes as my studio dream started becoming a reality!

I also have to thank Dara the keyword domain designer/programmer.  I've been operating an Ultrafit Bootcamp in Burnaby for over 4 years now.  When I first started, it was suggested that I get a keyword domain done to direct people to my site.  I hired Dara (RealtySupport.ca; Team Total Marketing and Consulting Inc.) to put it together.  To this day I get over 90% of my business from that site!

Once again she did an awesome job and I'm already on page 1 when you google Kitsilano Indoor Cycling and Kitsilano Indoor Cycling Classes!  I also love that I can go into the back end of my site and make any changes I want to - so easy that even I can do it ;)

Then there's Kirsten my logo designer, Chris the leasing agent, Sal and Bob the subletters, Dan the phone guy, Don the flooring guy and his installer Casey, Zoe the electrician, Ian the contractor, Lenny the painter, Taso, who let us use his van to pick up such things as bikes, tires and flooring, Mark the Keiser rep, SpaBooker the online scheduling providers, Vancity Savings Credit Union (Kitsilano Community Branch) and Puneet the accounts manager who believed in my 'small' dream (which is going to become something HUGE) when my other bank didn't...and of course Norm the awesome boyfriend who can do everything and can make anything happen!

I'll be adding these people to my recommendations page (all except my boyfriend that is) in the next few weeks, so if you need anything done check them out!

Here are some pics of the studio in progress :)

Ian the Contrator

Woohoo!

Lenny the Painter

Norm the Awesome Boyfriend

I still can't believe it's about to happen :)

Me In My Studio

Here's a 'before' shot of my studio (with me in it)

Here are a couple of after shots!: