New Year’s Day kicks off our January Challenge. As I hinted earlier this month we are going to get to the "core" of a problem for many of us and hit that mid-section hard this month! Core exercises are an important part of a well-rounded fitness program but are often skipped or given short shrift. …
Month: December 2013
A New 31-Day Challenge Begins January 1, 2014
A new fitness challenge will begin Wednesday, January 1, 2014. (Here's a hint; it's going to be an ab-tastic month!) Here's how to get involved and be a part of this daily challenge. Subscribe to receive this blog by email or check in every day; I will post the challenge activity around midnight. Perform the …
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Got Goals?
Congratulations on making it through the past six weeks and surviving Thanksgiving, Chanukah and Christmas! We are headed toward the end of 2013 at a fast clip and I, for one, am trying to get my ducks in a row! When January 1st hits I want to be able to have my goals in place** …
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas from our family to yours! Now go run! (Or have another Mimosa, it is Christmas after all) Keli 🙂
Thought for the Day
Now go run! Keli 🙂
Quote of the Week
Oh my gosh, I just love this! Courtesy of Runner's World. "...Every time I walk out the door, I know why I'm going where I'm going and I'm already focused on that special place where I find my peace and solitude..." Now go run! Keli 🙂
Set a Goal for the Next 12 Days
There are 12 days left in 2013 and the double-whammy of Christmas and New Year's is amplified by the fact that food, drink, travel and family is involved. Oh yeah, and then there's the shopping, wrapping and setting up for Santa. The first thing to get thrown on the back burner is your good-intentioned exercise …
Running Gear I Just Love
Here's a list of my favorite running stuff and the stores (both online and brick & mortar) where you can buy it! Shorts My favorite, favorite, favorite running shorts are the Brooks Versatile 5" short. They are roomy enough to run or teach Boot-Camp and the inner lining stays put and doesn't ride up my …
How To Run a Trail Race
I ran in a lovely trail race over the weekend. It was the Hark the Herald Angels Run, put on by Envirosports. You could choose between a 12K (7 or so miles) or 25K (about 15 miles). Both runs took you from the bottom of the island up and around to the top (which is …
Skip or Scoot?
There are a lot of excuses for not working out. And contrary to popular belief I think there are some times that you should actually skip a workout. So to answer that age old question, "Should I skip a workout or scoot out the door?" I've created a little cheat sheet to help you figure …