11 questions
These questions were sent to me by @namastebandar... My questions to others are below! Have fun! 1. If you CrossFit, what got you into it and if you don’t, what do you think of CrossFit? I do a lot of crossfit moves at home but do not have any formal training. I would love to join a gym but right now I do not have the time and money to join a gym.. maybe after grad school this will change. I would say that my friend Jordan got me involved with the idea of crossfit. He is a trainer at @TimberwolfCrossfit in St. Paul, MN and it great. I am super juiced about the competitions. To me crossfit is a sport for people who never really fit in to other sports. This is the new gym that people feel comfortable at, they enjoy going to and the people there encourage each other. Since I started Paleo, I am realizing the connections between crossfit and Paleo and I love it. PS. Swings can kill if you do enough. 2. What is your dream job/career? If I could do anything I wanted, I would open up a multicultural book store that has a café attached. My café would include only healthy beverages from around the world.. kombucha, teas, smoothies, juices and of course Kale Shakes. I would allow people to feel themselves, sit around and BE who they want to be. I would host live music on Friday nights and art fairs in the summer. I want people to represent themselves. 3. If you had to choose one food to eat for the rest of your life, what would it be? Let’s be honest: Cheese. Haha but I don’t eat cheese much these days and there are many other healthier foods out there. I really enjoy Steak and eggs with avocado. I like fresh fruits, especially in South America. I LOVE protein, especially beef jerky. YUM! 4. If you could have a plane ticket to anywhere, set to leave tomorrow, where would you be going? Australia. I want to spend a month in Australia, exploring the country and training. I have found out that crossfit and paleo is much more common in Australia and that intrigues me. I want to see what the country has to offer, I want to see the great barrier reef and the fantastic beaches. And my friend is stationed in Darwin currently. I would love to surprise him by showing up. He would die. haha 5. What drives you in fitness? The endorphins. I love the feeling I have after I work out. I cannot get enough of it. Sometimes when I am having a bad day and all I want to do is crawl into bed, is the same time that I need to get out and get a good workout in. I also enjoy competing with myself. Going beyond my best time, beating my own scores, goals and times. I don’t want to compete with others. It doesn’t do you any good.. but if you can compete with yourself, you will push yourself harder, faster and longer. 6. What are your top 3 life goals? Be happy, be happy, be happy. What else is there? 7. What are your top 3 fitness goals? I would love to complete Tough Mudder. I would love to run a marathon, and I would love to become a swimmer. 8. Favorite book ever, and why? This question is tough because I read quite often. Hmm.. my favorite book of all time would have to be one of the Jane Green series. There isn’t anything that is that spectacular about the books other than they take you away from your own life while you are reading them and you feel like you really know the characters. You are part of their lives for a moment. Oh and PS. The 50 shades of Grey books.. mmm… 9. What is your proudest moment? February 16, 2010 around 10:30am. The moment my son was born. Second proudest moment – May 7th, 2011. The day I graduated college. On Time. J 10. Favorite lift? Dead lifts. 11. What’s that fun fact you always share about yourself in ice breakers? I have been to more countries than States in the US. I live in the US, but my home is in Spain. MY Questions for you: 1. What is your daily diet like? 2. If you were to live in a different time period, when do you wish you could live (ie. 1920s, 1970s)? 3. Why do you consider your best friend to be your best friend? 4. Where is your favorite city you have ever visited? 5. What is your favorite workout movement? 6. What is your favorite thing to study? 7. What do you do on your free time? 8. What are you top 3 life goals (stolen question)? 9. Where do you want to retire? 10. What is your favorite website – somewhere where you look at most often (besides tumblr)? 11. What is your biggest secret?