When I was young, my mum ketp telling me that those who worked out had generally better grades at school. I was confused with the different stereotypes spread by medias and life itself, and I was absolutely convinced that the population was divided into three categories: The nerds, who were superstars in class but never kick their asses in gym, the sports lovers who barely know how to read, and those between who don't rule neither of the two.

Well truth is, working out can boost your results at school. Of course if done consciously, and if you don't let the gym take over the homeworks.

The first main benefit you can get from workig out is that your attention span is lengthened: you also practice it during the workouts and it shows during the studies.

You also learn to make decisions faster, and feel more at-ease when working as member of a team: you show your opinions, and mentally workout to make them known.

New cells and blood vessels are improved during the workout, which can lead to a better use of your cognitive capacity .

This could seem to be just like one of the numerous sudies showing incredible things, but "a high school in Naperville, Ill., implemented first-period PE classes for everyone and saw math scores improve by 20%" and that, my dears, could not be avoided.

" University of Illinois at Urbana found that after 30 minutes of moderate walking on a treadmill, boys and girls aged 9 and 10 performed better on cognitive and academic test. " Woah !

To put it in a nutshell, don't hesitate AT ALL when it comes to working out if you fear lowering your grades because if done wisely, it could even boost your skills!

My week is finally over ( and the exams too) and I'm starting my internship on Monday with a five-day trip to Bordeaux (South of France) for a tradeshow ! So there are chances I won't post anything 'til Friday 17th and I will probably come back with picture rom the city which is told to be beautiful !! I also won't have the time to train but I'll be back with a hella lot of motivation to bring to you guys! (and I'm happy I'm already a few pound lighter. Here's my back as starting pic, I lost muscle in this area :( )

Today was intense! I only had german exams -and I have strong difficulties- so the pressure was real and I am really tired right now. I also have lower back pain due to the stress and general soreness in the legs, core and upper body after the last workouts I did and posted below. 1 year ago, I would only have had lower body soreness because I hated upperbody training and stayed away from it but man, its so good to feel that your entire body worked efficiently!! So today I take a day off training because my workoutsealmost always engage my back and I dont want the pain to worsen. So instead I wanted to make a food post of today!!





Morning:

1 slice of ham with 1 egg, pan fried (no fat added). I usually have to eggs but this time I only had 1 left so I made do.

Lunch

I had a salad for lunch that I bought in the nearest supermarket. It was made of  lettuce, roasted chicken, corn and grated carrots. I also had a  litchi/coconut water Mogu Mogu, which is water with like chunks of gum. This is low in calories and very hadrating and delicious!! We also bought a box of strawberries, so yum ;)

Dinner

Well, I haven't prepared dinner yet but I can already tell what itll be! Mixed salad with tuna, white rice, tomatoes, mung beans, aspargus !!

Snacks

I had a banana around 10am and a few strawberries at 3pm

I hope every single one of you had an amazing day and if you experience soreness as I currently do, then take a rest and I love you.

Hi everyone ! I only have two days left of final exams before my studies are over!!! Three years have passed by so fast I can't even realize it yet. Yesterday our english teacher wrote on a board during the exam "Have a nice summer" and then he stood still , contemplating the whole class. I felt like I was close to crying because you get so close to good teachers in a way, and I felt sad because in Fall when every student will go back to uni, I won't be part of it and won't see the teachers I've loved so much anymore. I turn the page and start a new chapter in my life ☺

Anyway, I did good this morning and booked a rendez-vous with one of my closest friend, Vanessa. We don't see each other a lot because we're both very busy but when we have the chance to spend time together it's always quality time ! ♥

I have severe soreness in my quads and glutes from yesterday's workout (posted below). I truly thought it would tear down my abs but well, here's the sign I did an entire good body workout so you can inspire from my last workout if you want a guarranteed soreness in the ass. And as I love it here's my workout for today :


Sorry for the lazy fitness picture but I was very into it and I totally forgot to take photographs of my lunch with my beloved Vanessa and Deborah and my workout! but here it is, with a strong ocus on arms and I am really into push-ups because I have a weak upper body and this is the best way to get started in my opinion. I will soon release some other pictures here as I booked and appointment with Solen (the third beloved friend) for an upcoming photoshoot ! ♥ I hope you had a wonderful day ♥

Pfff... this past week was so tiring!! The last time I had time to workout was last wednesday and I was happy to manage some time to work my ass off a little and I absolutely can't wait to have more time and manage to workout more.

Whatever, I left workouts behind a little for professional concerns, and I know how to set my priorities when I must switch them so I was totally into work and less into workout. Then came Easter and my parents and the time went by very quickly!! Here's today's workout, I focused on abs and then as usual I have fun and do what I love : light weight high reps. I don't really put all my weights here because I believe it depends on the people and I have, in the past, had great workouts with no weights at all ☺

Sweatdrops are the ultimate sign of a good cardio session

Today I've left my phone at my boyfriend's house in the morning so I don't have snapchat pics to show as I usually do. I put a hoodie on for my cardio and man, I was wet and the sweat was intense.
My workout went as following:

○ Moutain climbers w/ towels: 30reps/6sets
○ Straight-arm Plank w/ shoulder touch: 20reps/5sets
○ Superset Plank Variation 1(4 KG) // Push-ups: 10reps each/ 3sets
○ Shoulder lateral raise 6KG 12reps/5sets
○ Biceps curls 6KG 12reps/5sets
○ Triceps dips 15rep/4sets

○ 30 minutes biking

Today is the last day I'm having a smoothie for breakfast, and I went for a Red Smoothie. In fact I've made so much I still have some for tomorrow but then I'll be back to bacon and eggs.

I enjoyed doing this very much, and my body likes it too as it reacts positively to this change:
○ Approx - 4lbs
○ Much more energy during the day
○ Better mood
○ More efficiency during the workouts 
○ No more stomach aches

It's also been said that you must keep your body guessing and well, this was quite out of my habits. But then, as a student, I admit it is expensive, which is why I decided to follow this little detox program for 5 days and only in the morning (I eat the smoothie 1 hour after waking up, then eat clean for the rest of the day). Tomorrow will be what's left from today's mix, and the day after tomorrow I'll mix the leftovers of this all ☺ So here we go!!




The recipe ( 2 servings)

- 500 grs strawberries
- 250 grs raspberries
- 1 pear
- 1/2 pineapple
- 1 pomegranate

Blend it all for at least 5 minutes to really break the pomegranate seeds and have a homogeneous smoothie.
Add little water


Per serving
Calories: 295
Fat :3
Carbs : 73
Protein :  5