Thousands of Lights and Thousands of Steps at Garden Lights

All the steps!

Last year we were rained out on the last night of Garden Lights at The Atlanta Botanical Gardens. This year it was a beautiful night to explore the lights! I was excited about the lights but I have to admit I was even more excited to see how many steps I could complete.

Parking

We paid waaaay too much for parking. If you time it correctly you can get $10 parking onsite. Parking clears out in waves, when we drove by it was full, by the time we walked back the lot was open again. You can try and find street parking but this event draws a pretty big crowd, street parking is scarce. But, I'm not too mad, the walk from the lot started our night out with +2K bonus steps.

Walking the Garden 

The light displays were gorgeous, my 2 favorites were the "Ice Goddess" and the "Orchestral Orbs".  The "Orchestral Orbs" were synchronized to all of my favorite holiday songs. I could have sat and watched the Orbs all night long.

Orchestral Orbs and Skyline Photos

The garden seems huge. Every turn we take I want to double back and make sure I haven't missed anything. There are trains, a smore's station, music, and moving lights. So much to take in.

The Ice Goddess, Festive Drinks, and Group Photo

Mom and Anthony sipped on hot chocolate, I went a lil more festive with the "Rudolph": champagne with a splash of cranberry and fresh cranberry garnish. That kept me warm the rest of the night. 

+2K steps to Garden, +3K steps through Garden, +2K steps to the car

Fitgeek Features

• Beautiful lights
• 90 minutes of leisure activity
• Fun with family
• More than 7K total steps

We saw thousands of beautiful lights and we logged thousands of steps in the process. A great way to combine family time, the holidays, and some physical activity. 

What is your favorite way to mix fitness and the holidays?

Health and Happiness,

L

What's Up this Wednesday

Today was a great day for all of my goals except water.

I had a productive morning with my client. We have decided to give the 21 Day Sugar Detox a try. I loved the simple recipes in Practical Paleo and I was curious about Diane Sanfilippo's follow up book 21 DSD. So my copy should be in on Friday,we'll pick a start date, and I'll post updates here on the blog.

After my one-on-one session I squeezed in a quick personal workout. I was not able to get through the whole workout. I did complete biceps, triceps, and quads before meeting my faculty/staff group for a lunch workout.

I finished out the night with some great energy in my FlirtyGirl Fitness class. I am loving my new mix from Dynamix. The current summer choreography has flowed perfectly with the new music.

Goal Check

• Exceeded 10K Steps
• Plank A Day
• 45 minutes cardio
• Still short on water (need to get creative with my hydration)

Hope you have had a productive first half of the week.

Health and Happiness 

Larissa

An SEC Girl in an ACC World

Friday we made the journey up to North Carolina for the ACC Championship. My husband is the GT fan/Alumnus, I am a UGA Alumna and a college football fan who is a fan of a Georgia team defeating FSU. So we were off to NC!

We arrived in town and it was freeeeezing! Luckily our hotel was perfectly positioned near a Ross and a TJ Maxx, tomorrow I would buy a proper jacket. My sis(Alicia) and I were debating squeezing in a workout, but Taco Mac won. I did squeeze in a quick plank set before the night ended.

Saturday before the game Alicia and I got in our workouts. We figured we would get plenty of walking while exploring the city and tailgating. Alicia completed a total body workout I completed a Biceps & Triceps bodybuilding workout. 

We headed into town to grab some lunch and warmth before we set up our tailgate. 

After lunch we spent the next 4-5 hours tailgating right outside the stadium.

Lots of food and I played my 1st hand of cards against humanity. Instafan!

We had amazing seats, thanks to our friends!

Wow what an exciting game!

The Jackets could not pull out the victory, but I did get in over 16K steps for the day!

It was a pretty amazing game watching experience and a road trip with some really great people. So glad we were able to go.

Were you watching the games on Saturday?

Who were you cheering for?

Show your school pride and comment below.

Until next time,

Health and Happiness,

Larissa