Last night I spent a good 30 minutes on Pinterest. I initially went on the site to help my sister find some pictures for a slideshow she’s putting together for work, but as any of my fellow pinners out there know, you can’t spend less than five minutes on the site.
Before I knew it, I was pinning away and lusting after this necklace…
(Yes, I totally added that hyperlink to make it easy for one special and handsome husband to find.)
I also fell in love with these boots…
(At just under $500 dollars, they are a steal! 
Hyperlink added for the benefit of you ballin’ ladies out there… AKA not me.)
And then I laughed at this little cartoon and emailed it to Ryan because who doesn’t love a little dino love?
One thing I did not expect to find on Pinterest? Workout ideas!
Once I stumbled upon a neat workout idea on the site, I started searching for more and felt inspired to try one of the workouts I pinned at the gym this morning.
Workout
Today’s workout began with the upper body workout I found on Pinterest which comes from the Tone it Up site:
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Cool huh?
It was a super fast workout, but the combination of the push ups and the back-to-back planks got me sweating right off the bat. Phew!
Since I finished the pyramid workout pretty quickly, I added some more strength training exercises to my workout and completed three sets of the 15 repetitions of the following exercises:
- Tricep pulldowns
- Bicep curls
- Ryan’s awesome shoulder move
- Leg extensions
- Bridges (2 min. non-stop total)
- Hamstring curls
- One-legged leg extensions
- Crunches on exercise ball
I rounded out my workout with 20 minutes on the elliptical.
Now it’s 2 p.m. and I still haven’t had lunch. I’ve been snacking through the morning (pretzel crisps and peanut butter, why are you so addicting?) and I haven’t felt hungry until just now. Off to fix myself a plate!
Question of the Afternoon
- Have you ever found workout inspiration from an unexpected source?
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I still haven’t checked out Pinterest mainly because I know how much time I’ll spend on it!!
Looks like a great place for inspiration though! 🙂
I love finding workout ideas on Body Rock 🙂
I am so obsessed with BodyRock. The workouts go by really fast and always make me sore!
I looooove that necklace!! Thanks for the link!
I get workout ideas sometimes from watching reality TV, weird as that is. It was how I first got started with yoga and pilates. Of course, I didn’t have the fancy reformers and stuff they used, but who needs them anyway?
Do you have the Hunter or Huntress (hunter boots) in tall?
yep! in the green color. i love them!
OMG, I’m seriously addicted to Pinterest. I’ve been doing it at work too (bad Amy!). There’s just so many categories, it’s impossible to stop. The inventor of these site is a serious genius.
Haha healthy living blogs give me inspiration, and when I first discovered them it was definitely unexpected!
Who knew reading people’s online diaries would get me to want to work out and try to start running? 😉
I would notice this…because I’m weird like that, but your link to “bridges” is this same date but last year. 8/25/10.. lol
oh how crazy!
Part of me wants to start exploring Pintrest, another part of me knows it won’t be good for my productivity…
Ugh..planks kill me! I wish I could do “I dream of Jeannie” blink my eyes and have abs of steel. Might draw weird stares from other people at the gym! 🙂
LUSTING after the boots…I told myself that I’d buy myself a nice pair of Fall boots as a preggers gift (aside from the push present)…can I rationalize $500? Hmm..trying to!
i know. they are so gorgeous! and that color goes with everything!
Yes. “Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes” (the song) with my 3 year old. Also, twister.
Those boots are BEAUTIFUL. Ahh I wish I had $500 to spend on shoes, haha.
Before getting into healthy living blogs I always found tons of workout ideas through stumbleupon.com. Have you ever used that website? If so, what’s better? Pinterest or stumbleupon?
I was JUST drafting a Pinterest post! Pinterest is so awesome for ev-ery-thing.
I forwarded the boots to my mom. Her response? I’m sorry, I must of missed the memo when we won the lottery 🙂 I’ve never been on Pintrest, but I’ve heard it’s addicting. I’m going to try to avoid it as long as possible!!
hahahah i think i love your mother.
I love these boots!!
I’m addicted to Pinterest too and pinned that same necklace! I hinted to my boyfriend about it the other week. Let’s hope our significant others understand hints well. 🙂
I JUST finished lunch too, I have to be hungry for it or else it is no fun.
I like those boots as well! great workout idea too–thanks for sharing, Julie 🙂
Pinterest is a worm hole. I am thoroughly convinced. How else can 45 minutes go by in the blink of an eye?!! I have loved finding workouts/motivation there as well (pinned several of the Tone It Up girls videos too). Gotta love it.
I love the Tone it up girls, they have some kick ass workouts. I’ve been eying that necklace on pinterest too. So cute!
I have yet to dive into Pinterest. I’m scared. 🙂 Sometimes my twins give me ideas when they roam the house with my exercise bands. ha!
I always find tonnnns of great workouts on tumblr! I love having a fitness blog just because the fact my dash is constantly filled with workout ideas ha 🙂
That necklace is so cute! I love it! Oh, and those boots, I love them! They are adorable yet look comfy at the same time. I don’t know if they are worth $500 though. That is expensive for boots. One can dream 😉
I love the Tone It Up girls!! their workouts kick my booty… they have some free videos up on You Tube 🙂
And have you tried out their protein pancakes?
http://everythingsbetterwithsparkles.blogspot.com/2011/05/fitness-foodie-review-tone-it-up.html
LOVE the necklace btw.
ooooooh yum.
I LOVEE that necklace! I think this link needs to be posted for everyone’s significant other’s to find 🙂
Hey Julie,
Ahh I am in love with those Tory Burch boots! 🙂 Someoone also just told me about Pinterest today and I can’ t get off!!
totally going to try the tone it up routine! and I pinned that Etsy necklace too… and sent a link to my husband. I heart it!
I love the toneitup girls! I watch their youtube videos sometime.
Omg!! I love Tone it Up!! I do all their workouts! They have a YouTube channel and a blog and a DVD. Those girls are amazing, you should check them out!!
I saw those boots on pinterest yesterday too! LOVEEEEEE them! I’ve never come across workouts on there but that one looks pretty good!! Going to have to try it out 🙂
OMG, those Tori Burch boots brought a tear to my eye… they are amazing.. I just bought a pair of “Hunter” boots, so I guess I will have to admire the TB ones from afar..*sigh*
LOVE those boots! AH!
Pretzels and peanut butter are the most addicting snack!! I once bought a big jar of peanut butter stuffed pretzels from Sam’s and finished it in less than a month! 🙂 Those boots are SUPER cute!
Those brown boots are sooo hot…I want them so bad, lol! And that aok necklace is super cute 🙂 Pinterest addict here too. It’s as addicting as pretzels and pb i.m.h.o! 😛 I love all the quotes on that site, they are beautiful, inspiring and thought provoking. That tone-it-up workout looks awesome! 🙂 xyx
I want those boots!!!!
wow. i am now in love with that necklace (i have a similar one w/my name, but i love the way this one hangs off one letter!
and helloooooo boots. so beautiful. too bad it is so dang expensive!!!
I love that necklace!
I’m trying to “avoid” Pinterest; I’m worried I’ll become totally consumed & never leave my computer! 😉
Necklace is AMAZING! —That workout is a MUST for me after work!
I’ve avoided pinierest because I just don’t have time for it! I also avoid online shopping because I find things like those amazing boots that I can’t afford! Lol my budget for clothes = $0. Problem.
Haha awww the little dinos with their little arms are so cute 🙂
Love it when inspiration hits us in the oddest places! Isn’t it amazing?
And those boots … must. have. Can I borrow $500? Haha.
I did a tone it up leg pyramid workout that I found on pinterest the other day and it was no joke! Killer workout!
That dino cartoon cracked me up!!
Oh my goodness! I just laughed out loud at my desk when I saw that dinosaur drawing. SO cute, reminds me of this book they have at Urban Outfitters that I look at every time I go there…”All My Friends are Dead,” complete with a sad sad little dino on the front cover. Sad and hilarious all rolled into one lovely package.
I also love the necklace and boots. Big time!!! Bookmarking both! And checking out the Tone It Up girls, too…I’ve been hearing a lot about them lately.
hahaha that book sounds awesome.
Ooh the custom initial BRACELET is also cute… I tried getting one of those wire full name necklaces off a vendor on the streets in SF (my friend recommended the EXACT corner to find the wire master lady), but she wasn’t there 🙁
Jake had plans last night so I spent two glorious, uninterrupted hours pinning my little heart out! You’ve got me addicted!
Thanks for sharing that upper body workout, I just discovered a similar workout on Pinterest for the lower body the other day. Get ready to feel the burn! Pinterest is the best. Enjoy!
http://tanandtoned.tumblr.com/post/4437458765
How awesome! I never knew Pinterest had workout ideas either. I definitely am going to try that pyramid workout one of these days.
That little dinosaur cartoon is cute. That’s totally something I’d send my hubby too. 🙂
I LOVE the TIU girls! I am on their nutrition plan and their workouts are awesome! Have you tried their Lean legs and abs pyramids too? Have a great day! 🙂
I LOVE your blog and I constantly get inspiration from you and the other healthy bloggers I follow. I can’t believe that I haven’t heard of pintrest before now. Hello my new addiction!
speaking of pinterest… i saw one of your wedding pics up there the other day! you’re famous!