The Final Challenge; Congratulations Athletes

Congratulations! We've made it to the closing ceremony and I for one am really sad that it's over!

I've loved watching the Olympics and the sense of pride I feel that my country, the tiny little island, home to only 60 million that I call my home has been able to pull of such a show.

As I write this post at 10.57am Spanish time, Team GB are comfortably third in the medal table with 28 golds, 15 silvers and 18 bronze. Blowing any targets we had set out of the water. It feels crazy to me that a country so small (especially in comparison to Russia who are 4th) can achieve so much. I'm also over the moon that Team USA have come out on top, beating the Chinese who seem to put so little emotion into their performance that they seem almost robotic; which to me doesn't embody what the Olympics are about; at all.

Some of my highlights include 'Super Saturday'; last Sat the 4th of August which saw GB take home a totally unprecedented 3 Gold medals. I also loved watching one of my favourite athletes, Tom Daley, bringing home the bronze and being ecstatic to do so, in contrast to some athletes who have been so so disappointed with anything other than gold; hello! It's still an Olympic medal! The photo below shows some of my highlights :)

So the time has come and your final challenge is to share your favourite moment (or moments!) of the games. Share pictures, words, videos - anything! You know the drill by now :)

And finally I want to thank you guys for all the support and for everybody who's taken part in the Olympic Team TIU challenge. I've really enjoyed blogging every day and given me new life at Camp Beach Babe. I've loved meeting new people through the challenge and hope to continue meeting new people on this journey!

Congratulations to all the medalists; I shall post your 'medals' soon!

Love, hugs and thanks.

Georgie x

Olympic Team TIU Challenge Day 11!

Hello athletes! I hope you enjoyed your rest day yesterday! You deserved it.

We're back into the swing of things today though and as there is lots of action in the velodrome today, I want you to clock some time on the bike! Cycling to work, spin, standalone bike at the gym- anything just get it in!

Check in with me and let you know how you did!

Georgie x

PS: sorry all posts will be like this now because I can't format it on my iPhone and I'm in Spain with no laptop!

Olympic Challenge Day 9!

This challenge will take you through day 9 and day 10 as tomorrow is your first rest day athletes!

I travel to Spain tomorrow, and just as thousands of athletes have travelled to London, I want you to tell me how you stay fit, healthy and active when you're away from home.

Do you go to the gym in your hotel? What do you pack to ensure you stay on track?

Let me know!

Olympic Team TIU Challenge Day 8!

It's We Love Food Friday! Today's challenge is 100% related to that theme! 

Did you know that when training for the Beijing Olympics, Michael Phelps consumed a phenomenal 16,000 calories a day? He deserves a gold medal just for that! 

It's rumoured that Usain Bolt eats 12 McDonald's McNuggets before running a race? Crazy right? British swimmer Rebecca Adlington says she eats "just as a normal person would, just lots more of it!" This proves it's definitely not easy being an elite athlete. 

In spirit of this, today I want you to journal your nutrition and take pictures of your meals! (I love collages ;) Feel free to send them to me, or if not just tag me on Twitter so I can see them!

Happy Friday Athletes!

P.S; my dear friend and Tone it Up momma Janice Mitchell has just launched her business: Simply Beachy Boutique. Please check it out! I for one loveeee the Simply Natural Popcorn bracelet! 

Olympic Challenge Day 7!

Day 6 already! Wow! I'm really loving the Olympics so far, and I'm so pleased for Team GB! The last two days have somewhat been a 'gold rush' for us! We've gone from 21st in the medal table to 5th! 


Today, I am encouraging you all to be thoughtful. Hence today's challenge being called; Thoughtful Thursday. Today's challenge is to email/tweet/Facebook me (you know the drill!) a quote or phrase or song that gets you going and picks you up when you need it most. 


For me, Glee's version of Perfect by Pink always makes me feel empowered. What about you?


I'll feature some in the blog soon! Feel free to send me a picture too. 


Love and hugs 
Georgie x

Olympic Team TIU Challenge! Day 6!

It's Day 6!! How quickly has that come around?

You have two challenges today! Firstly as you're all living in the Olympic Village *cough cough  - just go along with me here!*, I have a workout, courtesy of Tone It Up, that us Olympians can do in our dorm rooms within the village!

The Hotel workout is quick and effective and totally free!

Challenge 1 is to complete 3 sets :)

Next up we have abs! Today, I am starting the 30 day ab challenge and you are welcome to join me; if not - be sure to complete at least one ab routine today! Because who doesn't want abs like the Olympians below!

Enjoy athletes!

Olympic Team TIU Challenge Day 5 and Winners!

Hello athletes! First off I'd like to offer my congratulations to Team GB's Men's team Artistic Gymnastic squad for their bronze medal yesterday! It was our first medal in Gymnastics in 100 years! Definitely worth celebrating. Silver was cruely and bitterly taken from us but us British do not let anything get us down!

Team GB Gymnasts - good looking bunch of boys!

I'd also like to congratulate two swimmers; Missy Franklin from Team USA and Ruta Meilutyte from Lithuania who both achieved something remarkable yesterday!! Missy won gold in the 100m womens backstroke final, just 15 minutes after competing in another heat! Ruta is just 15 years old and won the first ever gold for her country in the pool during the 100m Womens Breast Stroke final. Both athletes are truly inspiring and I loved watching their events.

Missy Frankling and Ruta Meilutyte with their Golds

Now on to our winners! I was gratefully reminded that I forgot to announce the winners from Sunday's challenge! I wrote yesterday's post in such a hurry that I totally forgot!! Without any further ado, Sunday's Running Medals go to;

Bronze; Jen! (@SummerGrl375) I loved the enthusiasm in your tweets! Congrats!!
Silver; Sophie! (@SophieHowl27) Your video was great!! I love that you continue to challenge and inspire others
Gold; Jennifer (@jenn_toland) You are so inspiring! I love that despite the crappy day you had you still went out and knocked down 5k!! Make sure to email me your address so I can send you your prize :)

Now for yesterday's Motivational Music prize - the only medal (which is gold - of course!) goes to Gabriela Mina! I loved your reasons for your music choices and I totally agree with so many of your song choices!! Particularly LMFAO!! That one always gets me going! Make sure you email me your postal address!! <3

Challenge 5!

We're back to training, athletes!! The athletics is drawing ever closer!

Following Team GB's historic Gymnastics win, I want you guys to hit the GYM (get it haha - I'm sorry - you can blame my mum!) and get in a 90 minute workout; 60 minutes of cardio (with at least 15 minutes of HIIT) and 30 minutes of toning.

You can do split sessions!

Check the machines at your gym because a lot already have pre-programmed HIIT workouts.

If not here are some of my favourites;

Treadmill: Intense Speed or Incline for 1 minute
Recovery Speed or Incline for 2 minutes

Elliptical: Intense Resistance as fast as you can go for 2 minutes
Recovery for 3 minutes

Stairmill: 30 seconds at level 1 resistance, 30 seconds off; increase the level each time!

Rowing Machine: Fastest 500m you can manage! Rest for 30 seconds and go again!

Bike: Varying resistance; 20 seconds intense, 40 seconds recovery

For your toning workouts, go to ToneItUp.tv or I also like Blogilates :)

I will leave you with these two videos - I saw them and I love them!! Great job from both Team USA and Team GB - and you also get to see Tom Daley's abs! What more could you want? :)

Team USA; Michael Phelps or Ryan Lochte can call me maybe ;)

Team GB: Tom Daley is definitely sexy and I don't care who know's it!!

Olympic TIU Team Challenge; Day 3!

Day 3! Let me know how you got on yesterday with your events - win any medals? How did you do?

We have no scheduled events today, athletes. But by no means is it a rest day!! This is the Olympics ladies!

Challenge 3

The track and field events don't start until the weekend but we are Olympians! We must prepare! Today is a training day. We need to work on our speed in order to secure gold against the out-of-this-world Usain Bolt. Your challenge today is to run any distance you like; whichever is your discipline (even if it's only the 100m!) as fast as you can without injury.

Then you need to check in with me on Facebook, Twitter or via Email and let me know your distance and your time. Make sure to use #OlympicTeamTIU on Twitter :)

Who knows? Medals may be awarded!

Good Luck Athletes!

Olympic Team TIU Challenge. Day 2: Winners and Challenge 2!

It's day 2!! Did you enjoy the opening ceremony? I did!! Apologies in advance for the quality of the post it's being written on the iPad! I loveeed the opening ceremony! The lighting if the cauldron was by far the highlight for me. It's been kept a massive secret who will light it and there was much speculation. I couldn't think of a better way to do it than by using the athletes of tomorrow. the cauldron itself is a thing of beauty with one flame being lit for each country that is competing. I got quite emotional!!

Without further ado let's get on to yesterday's winners! The challenge was to show me your Opening Ceremony outfit and why it was important to you. I found it so hard to choose and this was just the first challenge!! I'm such a softie! In third place, and thereby winning the Bronze medal for challenge one, we have Megan (@Bentozen) who looked positively patriotic in red, white and blue! Great job Megan, I loveeeee your accessories!

In second place winning the silver medal is awarded to Leigh (@LeighTonesItUp). Leigh posted this with a caption reading "I've never felt more confident than I did when I wore this dress" which suitably won Leigh second place!

Finally, winning the first Gold of the Olympic Team TIU Challenge is Kyle (@KyleTonesItUp)! Kyle emailed me her entry and I was touched by the thought that had gone into it. Alongside her picture, Kyle wrote;

"Here's my outfit. The reason I would wear it for the opening ceremony is that it makes me feel beautiful and powerful. The shoes are TOMS, and the height from the wedges makes my legs look great :). The dress is easy and pretty and flattering. The blazer is my favorite. I got it in London, where I lived alone for 4 months. The whole outfit reminds me of how capable and brave I am, it's such a confidence booster. Just like an Olympian!"

Congratulations Kyle! DM/Email me your postal address to recieve your prize!

Challenge Two

It's day one of the Olympic Games and there are opportunities to win medals in three events; swimming, cyling and weightlifting. The challenge is to do any of the three today!

Swimming

Get in the pool for a HIIT workout! Swim two lengths at full power front crawl and recover at a slow to medium pace - you can do it! You're an Olympian! Compete for thirty minutes at least.

Cycling

Either at the gym or on a road bike. (Don't worry I wont make you cycle 250km as they have on the Road Race today!) If you're at the gym, cycle for 1 minute 30 at 100rpm before knocking it back to 60rpm for 1 minute. Carry on like this for 30 minutes! If you're on the road, push yourself and cycle further than you ever have!

Weightlifting

Complete at least three Tone It Up workouts of your choice. Either from your Beach Babe DVD or from the Tone It Up YouTube Channel!

Your challenge is to check in with me and let you know what you did and what you achieved! True Olympian style! Good luck athletes!

Olympic Team TIU Challenge! Challenge No. 1!

It's the Olympics!!

I absolutely love the Olympics and I am so so proud that the Olympic Games are in my country this year. I remember the moment 7 years ago when I found out that London were hosting the games and I've been excited ever since!

To celebrate, I am hosting the Olympic Team TIU Challenge here on my blog! With each new Olympic Day there will be a new Olympic Theme Challenge! Want to be involved? Stay tuned to Diary of an Aspiring Beach Babe for the duration of the games - there will be prizes!!! 

If you partake in the challenge use the Hashtag #OlympicTeamTIU so everyone can see your tweets!

Challenge Number One!

It's Opening Ceremony night!! It's time for the procession around the brand new Olympic Park. It's a somewhat easy night for the athletes. Email/Tweet/Facebook me (all details above on the blog header) a picture of your opening ceremony outfit. You need to let me know why you have chosen it for your Procession Apparel. It doesn't have to be a new picture!

There will be Gold, Silver and Bronze Awards.

What are you waiting for!

Enjoy the Opening Ceremony Athletes!

My Opening Ceremony Outfit. I've chosen this because the pink stands out and is bold - a reminder to be bold myself.  I also chose the stripes to represent all of the different stages in my journey! What about you?