I feel like I have been lagging on the fitness front recently. Apart from my Bootcamp classes and the occasional run I haven't really been pushing myself, so to get my motivation back I've decided to embark on a challenge. Not just any challenge the 30 Day burpee challenge. If you don't know what burpees watch the video below and you will come to the revelation that they are pure torture! They are a personal trainers favourite as they require no equipment but get great results in minimal time as they work all your body!
A burpee is a combination of a squat, push-up and vertical jump but they are the ultimate full body exercise, you work your chest, arms, thighs, and abs and they are one of the best exercises to burn fat, because they are a high intensity cardio move. Plus they are time efficient, convenient and free! No equipment needed, quick to carry out, only one move to master and you only need a little space.
At the moment my burpees aren't the best so what better way to improve than through practice and repetition. At the moment I can carry them out for 30 seconds to a minute, but not very quickly, so hopefully within a month I'll be a hell of a lot better! I started this challenge on Monday so today is day 3 for me and already I feel like I am improving! Hopefully my day 3 I will have them mastered, be a bit fitter and see some results!
How do you feel about burpees? Are they torture to you too? Or have you never come across them before? Are you going to join me on this challenge?
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Belgian Audi Club Team WRT are the two-time reigning Zolder 24 Hours race winners, having taken victory at the event in 2011 and 2012, both times with Audi. The Belgian team will be returning to Zolder for their title defense at the end of August.
The provisional Zolder 24 Hours entry list was released this week, and it includes one Audi entry, the Audi R8 LMS ultra from Belgian Audi Club Team WRT. Twenty-five cars are included on the entry list, a mixture of GT and smaller sports prototype cars. Belgian Audi Club Team WRT will entrust their #1 Audi R8 LMS ultra to four Belgian race drivers: Laurens Vanthoor, Anthony Kumpen, Enzo Ide and Bert Longin. Their Audi R8 LMS ultra will also be featuring a creative livery. WRT along with GrafiWrap hosted a design competition which invited fans to submit livery designs for the Audi R8 LMS ultra. The winning livery will be seen on the WRT Audi at the Zolder 24 Hours. This livery is yet to be revealed ahead of the race.
Kansas City, KS (August 20, 2013) - The Fall-Line Motorsports GRAND-AM Rolex GT program is still in its infancy, being "born" less than two months ago ahead of the Watkins Glen race event. This past weekend, however, Mark Boden and Bryan Sellers brought home their Audi R8 in fifth position after running a very strong race and turned the third fastest lap of the 2 hour and 45 minute race, showing the strength of the Audi R8 and the overall Audi Sport Customer Racing program.
Mark Boden started the race after qualifying in 10th position. He drove a great first stint before handing the driving duties to Bryan Sellers. Boden did a great job keeping the #46 Fall-Line Motorsports Audi R8 on the lead lap and pit with the rest of the field after 45 minutes of racing. Sellers got in the car and immediately began moving through the field. He quickly got up to speed and was running fourth when GRAND-AM mandated a drive-through penalty for an alleged pass under full course caution and Sellers had to make his way through the field for a second time. He turned the 3rd fastest lap of the GT field and easily brought home the car in 5th place. Without the questionable penalty, it could have been a podium but the team and drivers proved that they have the speed to be competitive and all the hard work and determination put in over the past two months is starting to pay off.
Mark Boden: "I thoroughly enjoyed driving the Audi R8 this past weekend. It was really a great experience to drive under the lights on the oval and the car has a ton of power and is a blast to drive. I am really pleased with the progress we have made so far and Bryan (Sellers) showed that we definitely have the speed to contend for podiums."
Bryan Sellers: "I had some very good battles in the Audi. It was great to be back in a GRAND-AM GT car. The racing is great and the cars are all strong in their own sections, which makes it difficult but intense racing. We still have a lot to learn in race trim with the Audi but I think we had a good start. With Mark (Boden) being able to run strong and longer than the other drivers during his stint, we were able to have less fuel time in one of our stops, which jumped us a few positions on track, and from there I was able to pick up a few more and hold strong for a decent finish. Audi is a proven winner in motorsports and the R8 is and will be no different. It is obviously a much different car than they run in their GT3 spec so we have some learning to do but we are getting better every lap. I think the car will win races in a short amount of time."
Michael Harvey, Team Manager: "This was a good day for Fall-line Motorsports and our GT program. It is great to see some reward for all the tremendous effort by all at Fall-Line and Audi Sport Customer Racing as we all continue to become familiar with the car. Bryan and Mark drove a very sensible race to bring the car home in 5th place."
The next stop on the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series schedule Round 11 of 12 held at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on September 7-8 in Monterey, CA.
Fall-Line Motorsports is a premiere builder and fabricator of race cars for all levels of competition. Fall-Line specializes in BMW, Porsche, Audi and other high-performance makes. Fall-Line Motorsports unveiled their Grand-Am team in 2006 and won the GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge GS Championship title in 2010. In addition to fielding 3 GS BMW M3's in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge, Fall-Line also prepares and fabricates cars for other CTSCC teams, SCCA and NASA drivers, track day prepared and high performance street vehicles. www.fall-linemotorsports.com
ABOUT AUDI Audi of America, Inc. and its U.S. dealers offer a full line of German-engineered luxury vehicles. AUDI AG is among the most successful luxury automotive brands globally. Audi was a top-performing luxury brand in Europe during 2012, and broke all-time company sales records in the U.S. Through 2016, AUDI AG will invest about $17 billion on new products, facilities and technologies.Visit www.audiusa.com or www.audiusanews.com for more information regarding Audi vehicles and business topics.
ABOUT THE B+ FOUNDATION: The Andrew McDonough B+ Foundation honors the memory of Andrew McDonough. Andrew's mom, dad and sister founded The Andrew McDonough B+ Foundation. The overall goal of The B+ Foundation is to "Do Good". During the racing season, Al Carter and Hugh Plumb visit kids with cancer in hospitals before racing events to make a positive difference and keep the "B+" message alive through outreach efforts and talks. The B+ Foundation provides financial assistance to families of children with cancer nationwide. In the last two years, The B+ Foundation awarded over $1,000,000 to families of children with cancer while giving over $500,000 to support research efforts. Information about the Foundation and its activities can be found at www.BePositive.org.
The latest issue of the RacerLink Magazine has just been released. It features a diverse spectrum of motorsport coverage, including this month: Asian Le Mans Series, Pikes Peak, Spa 24 Hours, Super GT and much more.
This issue of X15 contains a number of Audi related features including news from the DTM, Australian GT and a feature on the upcoming South African GTC cars, which will include Audi A4 V8 race cars (as pictured above).
As has been the case in recent months, the Audi Motorsport Blog has once again contributed to a small amount of content in the latest Racerlink Magazine issue.
We thank the Racerlink editorial staff for publishing this content and providing another excellent online magazine issue.
The magazine is well worth the read as it is filled with great content, from cover to cover.
