Hannah's WW # 4

Hi Warriors! I've been thinking, maybe I'll just post one workout a week (give me more time to do my priority stuff, if 'n ye knows what I mean?)

So Warrior Workout #4

DO 3-4 Rounds (and if you are short on time do 1-2 Rounds) - Do whatever works best for you!

5 Burpee
10 reps (each leg) Single Legged Lunge Jump with back foot resting on a chair
10 Push-Ups
30 reps (each leg) Mountain Climbers (bring each knee up to head 30x)
20 reps Sumo Squats
60 sec. Jump Rope

Modified Versions Here: (Which ever is most challenging for you that you can actually do)

Burpee - Take out the push up (and just do a high plank)
            - OR do push-up on the knees
            - OR eliminate the jump (and just stand up)
            - OR eliminate the hopping feet (just walk feet out when going into plank then walk feet back to your head when going to stand or jump up)

Single Legged Lunge Jump - don't lower self down so much before jumping off the ground

Push-up - don't go all the way to almost touching the ground
              - OR do push-up on knees

Mountain Climbers - instead of sliding or jumping feet towards head, simply do slow steps

Sumo Squats - don't need to modify, they're already easy, but if they're still hard pause during, between reps (like do 5 reps then pause for a bit then do 5 reps then pause then 5 reps then pause...repeat till 20 reps total)

Jump Rope



    MY TIME:
On March 3, 2013 was 3 Rounds = 17 min.
On April 8, 2013 was 4 Rounds = 13 min.


 

Interesting Historical Facts of Early Modern England

These past months I've been doing a lot of research for the Remmington Pirate Series. Want to know some of what I've found?

Well, first, Early Modern is considered by most historians the time basically around 16th, 17th and 18th century. The Remmington Pirate Series is set in early 18th century.

So! Did you know...

"A variety of entertainment was introduced in the 16th century, like ballet, masque, intermezzi and opera."


Did you know...
"Ladies were looked down upon to marry someone beneath her."

Did you know in late 17th Coffeehouses were introduced for men to socialize and in the 18th century also read the newspaper? This was also the place men of marriageable ages would sit and nonchalantly look out the window in hopes of seeing someone they knew and get introduced to someone who may know a marriageable lady.
       There was also a place for ladies to sit and do the same, but I don't recall what that's called unfortunately.

Did you know that elite ladies were not without a man-servant and a maid to carry heavy things and deliver letters and do other things for them?

Did you know that Unmarried ladies between ages 17-21 were at the ripe and perfect age to get married during the 18th century? Their families also wanted to them well married off, so their daughter's husband could take care of them.

Did you know that unmarried ladies always had a chaperone? The only time they were without a chaperone was when they were dancing, which also the only time they got to be really close to men (and the only time marriageable men could really close to ladies).

Did you know that ladies and gentlemen (I know ladies are for certain, but uncertain about how strict with men) could only meet a stranger by being properly introduced by someone they both know?

Common Question 4

Common Questions 4

Sorry it's so late! But as promised another common question I get asked about The Remmington Pirate series is:

"Where did the idea come from for the book?"

     Well, back in 2009, when I had finished reading some pirate books by Marylu Tyndall and still in love with Pirates of the Caribbean movies, ;) I hungered for more pirate adventure stories set between 17^th and 18^th century, but I could NOT find any!

      So one day, driving to my best friend’s house after college classes to meet her family and my family there to then go to Tae Kwon Do classes after supper, I got an idea for a character. A country girl just had an argument with her father (and mother) and was dashing out of the house with frustration, because she wanted to go stay with her rebellious Uncle but was not allowed.  

Encounterment with the Royal Navy

       And then, driving closer to my friend’s house, I thought why not turn it to a pirate story? And a trilogy? And I got to thinking of my friend and sister and then thought, why not make it about three girls? I never find any stories about three girls. So when I got to my friend’s house I told them and we were all excited and spouting out ideas for names and the guys the girls would fall in love with, what they would be like, and Voila! My Remmington Pirate Series was born!

Favourite Scenes from one of my favourite movies: "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl"