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@Kyle_MacLachlan redefining a "Dad-Bod". Photo by Holly Rilinger #MondayMotivation #ManCrushMonday

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‘Workout New York’ Cast Loves Working Out More Than Anyone Loves Anything

With New Year’s resolutions just around the corner, Bravo’s got a new reality show geared toward making you feel fairly terrible about your life choices. Workout New York follows the lives of high-end personal trainers and fitness gurus in and out of the gym in Manhattan. With personalities almost as big as their biceps, these extremists seem poised to become the next big franchise in the Andy Cohen universe. Get ready for such quotables as “I do not associate myself as being a trainer. I associate myself as being a fitness and lifestyle coach.” Or “I probably would’ve been able to put a lot more money away if I wasn’t competing. I go between eight and 12 bundles of asparagus a week.” And perhaps the best of all: “My love — I’m actually obsessed ... with squats.”

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Waynesboro native Holly Rilinger featured on new Bravo fitness series

Waynesboro native Holly Rilinger will be featured on the new Bravo TV reality series “Work Out New York” that debuts on Tuesday, Aug. 18, at 10 p.m. Rilinger, a graduate of Waynesboro High School who starred in basketball at James Madison University, embarked on a career in fitness training after a stint in pro basketball. “Work Out New York” follows Rilinger and a group of fitness trainers in…

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This is only the beginning...

October 1, 2010 was the day that I decided to get off my behind and do something about the way I was feeling about myself. October 1st happens to have a very special significance to me for other reasons and being depressed about it and wallowing in grief was what actually spurred me into action in the first place. I remember being so depressed and so disgusted with myself (as a whole not just physically) and something just clicked. *Click*

I remember getting off of the sofa and putting on a Zumba DVD that I happened to have at home thanks to my husband. I did the 20 min express workout and I think I almost died doing it...I kid you not. Who knew that bouncing around for 20 mins could leave you dripping with sweat and gasping for breath? Not me that's for sure. After taking oh 15 mins to recover I text my husband and said, " I just did zumba and I liked it" to which he replied "really? cool." (that's my husband for you, to the point). I remember that while I did Zumba I felt really idiotic because these were essentially moves that I had been doing all my life (being a latina) and I kept thinking what do these chicks have to show me but I got over myself and had fun. In the end I decided that I was going to do it again the next day. That was how it all began for me.

At first I didn't really have a plan, I just wanted to workout as much as possible. I didn't diet or change my eating whatsoever. About 3 weeks in, I pulled a tendon in my foot. That folks is what happens when you over exert yourselves and happen to be dim witted and continue to exercise and walk on the bad foot despite the pain. Needless to say I ended up not being able to walk with an ankle that looked like a coconut. The Rx was an air cast and 1 week on crutches. FML. I was worried about being derailed from my new found fitness mentality but thankfully I stuck with it.

One year later and almost 60lbs lost (58.5lbs to be exact as of Oct 1) my life has changed so much. I changed the way I ate all the while not dieting, I became aware of what I put in my mouth. I read A LOT! In fact, I read fitness articles each and every day because I am fascinated with it. I drink water now - I NEVER drank water before, a whole year would pass and I'd probably drink the equivalent to 8oz of pure water, I kid you not. I have become active, I am constantly working out even when I have slow periods (doing 3 days a week instead of 5/6). I am happier with myself, though I still need work in the self esteem/self image department I am much more comfortable in my own skin and that is saying a lot for me. I am very proud of what I have been able to accomplish and 95% of it was at home with DVDs and just my own determination and promise to myself - so if I can do it, so can you!! The other 5% was with the help of message boards, sites like Sparkpeople and Fitness Magazine's Bikini Body Boot Camp Program which I was fortunate enough to be chosen to join last month and that introduced me to Holly Rilinger and Flywheel both of which I <3.

Like the title suggests, this is just the beginning for me. Last Saturday on my anniversary I made a new set of goals, the biggest and most important to me of which are to run (not walk) a 5K and 10K before this time next year. I have delusions of grandeur and hope to be able to do an even longer race than that but for now I'll start small. I also plan to try more classes, up until this past September (thanks to the Fitness Magazine Program) I had never tried one and was honestly too intimidated. Not anymore. If this program has shown me anything is that working out in a team atmosphere is fun (like in Holly's Boot Camp) and when it isn't a team effort a little competition will definitely spur you on to do better (like with Flywheel's TorqBoard). Either way I plan on staying active, staying healthy and living life to the fullest!

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Week 4: The final HRF Training Camp

Tuesday was the final day of HRF Training Camp and while I won’t miss getting up at 4:25 in the morning, I WILL miss the amazing, supportive, cool group of people. Holly was under the weather today and I was fully expecting to get an email postponing that morning’s class, so in a lot of ways, I wasn’t so mentally prepared for the early morning at all. It changed pretty quickly once I got there. I, for some reason, ended up getting there before anyone else and for a few minutes, thought I had missed the cancellation memo. But slowly, people started trickling in… including the very bundled and hoarse Holly. She is such a trooper but warned us that the session might include a lot more whistle usage than normal - which it did, but some reason, that whistle doesn’t ever annoy me. Go figure.

We split into groups for our warm-ups and sprints. My group included some of my favorite super-competitive teammates – where we all just sort of look at each other and go “It is on!”. I love being pushed and it was so much fun to really race in the sprints. I have always thought I wasn’t competitive at all but I have slowly been learning that is just a complete delusion on my part. I love a race! Then, it was off to the core portion and then stations – all fun, but not as much fun as the racing!

After class, we all gathered for our final pep-talk and then we got to have coffee, because one of the women in the group brought coffee for everyone! Which is just amazing. Seriously, to have thought it through enough at that time in the morning to lug a box of Starbucks coffee, cups, sweeteners and milk…really, it was the sweetest end to what has been a great experience. She was my partner the first session and set such a positive, supportive tone for pairing off that I never dreaded it like I normally would in a class. So maybe it shouldn’t have surprised me, but it did.

Standing around talking to everyone, it was so obvious that no one was quite ready for this to really be the end. I am so grateful that I got to participate but mostly that Holly, the dynamo that she is, has gathered such an interesting, varied, kick-ass group of people.

One of the women in the group asked me if I was going on Holly’s upcoming Mexico trip. I said “no”, and she said “Well you are coming back for Training Camp in the Spring, though, right?” I told her “I hope so!” and I really do hope so. I can’t imagine not doing it again…it was too great not too!

Then, she said perhaps my favorite thing ever: “OH good! We can’t lose our little Katherine Hepburn now can we??” I have no idea really what that means, but that is a comparison I will take any day of the week!

(image above: A random piece of internet goodness )

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Starting the month off on the right note....

I have been thinking about it a lot lately but last week, I finally froze my regular gym membership. I have been spending so much time doing other fun fitness things that I haven’t been going to the gym very much – and really I would rather use that money to try out new things. The kicker though, was that FITiST was offering a 4-pack deal that really was almost the same price as my monthly membership. Most of their plans have very specific class breakdowns (2 Spin, 2 Core, 2 Yoga etc.) and are a little out of my range at the moment, but this one is a free-for-all usage. I LOVE that.

Since today was the first Monday of a new month, I wanted to get the week off to a good start and also set the tone for the whole damn month – so I went to my favorite spot in the city, Flywheel’s Flatiron studio. I know I have said it before but if I could, I would be there every day. I have never taken a bad class there and as a whole, the instructors are overwhelmingly positive and energetic. I may have favorites but I would take a class with any of them and be totally confident that I would have an amazing ride. PLUS, I love that they give you shoes for free, that there are bottles of water to take (which is good, my bottle just doesn’t sit well in the little water holder on the bike) and the studio is just SO nice! I signed up for my class last night and was a little worried that I wouldn’t have made it into the system, but they had already converted my FITiST reservation into the Flywheel system, which meant my shoes were already in the little cubby by the front door waiting for me. It is the little things.

This morning was a Holly class. Not a big shocker, I know. I adore her classes and figure that two days of a little Holly motivation is a damn fine way to start the month off right. I can’t believe tomorrow is the last day of Training camp! The class today was great, challenging and a total sweat-fest – exactly what I was looking for!

My grand plan with my 4-pack is to take one class a week, either at Flywheel or at Barry’s Boot Camp. It is funny looking at FITiST’s list of participating studios; it makes my head spin!

Many

AMAZING

Options!

I love that I have a few to play with this month!

I have a good feeling about October…

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Week 3: Appreciating the day...

Some days come at exactly the right time. Tuesday was one of those days. After fighting off a funk, due to a pulled groin muscle that had been hampering my activities for a few days, that morning, I woke up and I drank my protein shake with some of the Health Warrior Chia seeds and was reminded of how lucky I was to even get to go to Training Camp. So, already in a better state of mind, off I went to my favorite part of the week. I say it every week, but I am constantly amazed at how much I like the people in my Training Camp. I know that it feels like such a tight team because of the amazing and vivacious Holly but the group as a whole, just rocks. I am not a morning person by any stretch but Tuesday morning, for the second week in a row, I was there without coffee – and was HAPPY about it. Seriously people, that means a lot. Once again, class was a mix up of some things we had done before but varied enough to be interesting and engaging – even if Holly was a little whistle-happy during the session! It was just plain fun – kicking my ass yet still feeling like play time, all while watching the sun rise over the city while working out by the water. That is just a mighty fine way to start the day!

Then, it was off to coffee before heading home. I walked with the group heading to Flywheel, since I always walk over that way to get the Q home. I sometimes will train-hop to get as close as possible but on the way home, I like the straight shot express train. I was back in Brooklyn by 8:30am and while I was in the train station, ran into the fella heading off to work. It is amazing to me, after all of these years, how excited I get when I randomly run into him, never failing to make my day a little brighter.

My afternoon plans got a serious upgrade the night before when I won a free spot in a Real Pilates mat class with Juan Carlos Penuela. I love random classes popping up! So, ok, just last week I was lamenting the state of mat classes and my dislike for them but, this was at a studio that I adore. I could go to ANYTHING there and be sure it was going to be great. The class was tiny and when I walked in, the instructor asked me “How long have you studied Pilates?” I totally stammered through an answer–since once a long time ago I did lots but in the last few years almost not at all. I remember enough to fake it though most classes, but a really good teacher will see though it in a minute and know I might as well be a newbie. Juan was really good and I didn’t stand a chance of bluffing my way through the class. So the very charming, handsome dancer poked and prodded me for a whole hour making sure my form was correct. Luckily, his accent made the constant reminders about my abdomen come out charming and not annoying! It was the kind of class that reminds you why Pilates can be so great, because it is so hard when every millimeter is watched. Seriously though, I swear, I think he had just a sick sense when my core wasn’t engaged enough. “Abdomen!” It will be a long time before I get that out of my head when I do any core work…which is probably a good thing!

It was such a beautiful, Indian-Summer kind of day that I decided after class to walk home, since really, the walk over the glorious Brooklyn Bridge into Brooklyn is one of my favorites in the city.