I Swear I Will!
Yea. You guessed it. I'm on my way to Sin City again. Wow. I just can't wait. (Do you see me rolling my eyes over here? Seriously.)
I get excited about a trip to Vegas like I get excited when Aunt Flo drops by for the third time in a month. I kind of WINCE. I GRIMACE. I make odd uncomfortable gestures. Then, I realize that there are SOME very good things to be found in Vegas.
Like:
Copious amounts of sushi. And this:
Spa Service Available 24/7. Amen. God Bless Vegas. There is also usually a good hotel gym:
The hotel gyms in Vegas CAN actually be somewhat vacant, which is nice, you don't have to worry about uncomfortable socially awkward situations with Sweaty-Hairy-Man-With-Too-Much-Drugstore-Cologne-On-And-Desperately-Needing-Manscaping-Attention. Most men in Vegas are actually dialing the number for 1-900-FREE-SEXY-WOMEN and thinking they'll find love with this:
and what they'll end up with is something like THIS:
And it won't really matter to them, because they've had so much of THIS:
that their Beer Goggles are barely functioning. Overall, it's just a "Win-Win" for everyone involved.
I have my TWO yes TWO suitcases packed since I'm here in Sin City for 5 days. I packed my Nike Running Tops (that's what I call them, but they are basically Dri-Fit tops with a killer bra so the girls are harnessed nicely while I run. Keeping the Baywatch moments to a minimum if possible.), my Otomix pants, my running socks, my regular workout socks, my Body Glide, my Polar Heart Rate Monitor (new RSX300 BADASS!), my Champion outerwear, my iPod, my headphones, and yes, my deoderant.
I packed my Valslides, my Valbands, my Insanity DVD (Plyometric Cardio Circuit) and my Cathe HIIT DVD plus a Tony You-Are-My-Future-Ex-Husband Horton DVD. That is some good times.
Those are Valslides above. If you haven't gotten yourself some, you are missing out big time. These things ROCK for well, just about 5000 different moves. Talk about working your buns, your legs and your CORE! DANG!
And here is my man:
A moment please. Wait, just another moment. Ok.
WHAT?
Here is my BFF Val Waters doing some moves on those Valslides. Seriously, GET YOU SOME.
QUESTION OF THE DAY: What's your favorite workout to do with minimal or no "equipment" i.e. something you can do on the road, in a hotel room, without a gym membership?
And now, here is your Quickie Vlog from the Babble Queen, I did this just for you kids because I felt like Bad Blogger Queen yesterday with no vlogs for a WHILE! Naughty Kelly.
Body Glide, Nike Dri-Fit, Polar, Running, Valslides, Vegas
Reader Comments (12)
Kudos to you for listening to your body and taking that break yesterday hon!
Double kudos for making your own trail mix...I love the ones I come up with way better than any pack you find in the store!
Enjoy Vegas...hehehe
that sushi dish really doesn't look to fresh...stay away from anything that looks like that girl! xoxo
Oh-and can't wait to see the hair next week! it's looking pretty good right now anyway!
I have been wanting to get valslides for a while! So, you love them??
Oh Kelly,
You make me feel so insecure when you talk about how white you are. I am so white... except now I have a super awkward tan from running. The best part? I'm not gonna do a thing about it :). Good luck kicking butt in Vegas!
Sharon- don't mind me. I'm shallow and used to being pitch black tan like year round. So if I am far from that color, I flip. I have ISSUES remember?? ;-)
YES BABY VALSLIDES ROCK......seriously even guys use them!!
Rae Rae- we are going FRESH BABY!!!!
I don't envy you going to Vegas - the only thing that ever remotely interested me there was the Star Trek Experience, but alas, I'll never experience it! It shut down. :( My cousin moved down from Alaska (he's chief vet for the Iditarod) and opened a veterinarian practice. My uncle soon followed...so I may end up visiting there soon. They would be my only draw.
Best on the road workout? Burpees, 8 count body builders, prisoner squats, pushups, crunchhy frogs, jacks, lunges, gosh...there are so many things that don't need equipment or a lot of space.
Sigh, jealous of your Vegas trip.
Thanks for posting your friends video with the valslides. I've heard great things about them and may need to add them to my Christmas wish list! If I dont have any equipment, I do squats, lunges, crunches, jumping jacks and leg lifts.
Tony Horton is HAWT
There are awesome things in Vegas, ahem.
Danielle- YOU ARE THE AWESOME IN VEGAS. THAT IS ALL. Amen.
;-)
Tiffany, isn't he (Tony Horton)? I think he needs to call me. STAT.
Glynis, I've said this before- please email me kellyolexa@gmail.com so you can be on a future WWF- and you can explain what some of those terms ARE!! I need to know!! XOXO
I made a mistake...... last night before going to bed I was online and read your blog, of course :) and guess what?? When I finally went to bed I couldn't sleep! All I could think about was that platter of sushi! And cocktails! Gulp! I looooove sushi!!! At that point in time I realized that I would probably give up Ryan Reynolds for sushi and cocktails! LOL God forgive me! Sorry girls!
So this weekend I’m going to get myself some sushi!! Can’t wait!
With regards to working out while travelling, on Friday I will be travelling to North Carolina so I am planning to bring my circuits with me that I do in the gym, I am actually looking into purchasing one of those DVDs you mentioned Insanity DVD (Plyometric Cardio Circuit) it looks really good and tough ;)
Ok, try to enjoy Vegas! It doesn't seem so bad after all!
Valentina- LOL!!! You go girl!!
Well, running I guess. But if I have a DVD player then I'd say Jillian's BFBM or Insanity plyo. I still haven't tried Cathe. Have fun in sin city ;) I've never been to Vegas.
Kerri- trust me, you aren't missing much- except an abundance of nude women and escort services and flashy shows with B-List celebrities. OY!