…and on your 3rd day of Fitness

  Now go run! Keli 🙂         ********************************************************************************************************************************** Explosive Lunges: Stand with your feet apart in a split squat position, left knee bent in a lunge (at a 90 degree angle) and rear leg relaxed and slightly bent behind you Push off the floor with both feet and jump up, switching your …

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12 Days of Fitness Challenge

Happy December!  I was looking at a 12 Days of Fitness Challenge but then one of the gals in my boot-camp class gave me the brilliant idea of doubling it.  Brilliant! So follow along, stay on track and when Christmas rolls around you won't have to worry about anything jiggling like a bowl full of jelly.  Here …

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Happy Planksgiving!

After our AMRAP Thanksgiving circuit I had my boot-camp class do a 3 minute plank. Doing a long plank at the end of a tough workout requires focus.  You need to squeeze your abdominals  to support your back while you maintain a lift in your hips (but not too much) so that your spine stays …

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Maintenance Running

Boot-camp on Saturdays and soccer games on Sundays had cut my weekend running for the past 2 1/2 months.  Soccer is a running game but it's not a steady consistent run.  It's stop, start, run fast, jog, stop, start, etc. for 90 minutes.  Sure my fast-twitch improved but I'm a distance runner and to be able …

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Plantar Fasciitis Webinar Recap

I took part in a webinar on Plantar Fasciitis over the weekend that was presented by Justin Price,  a corrective-exercise professional and sponsored by ACE Fitness. I know a lot of people that suffer from PF and have heard how debilitating, painful and frustrating it can be.  I hope some of this information can be …

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Turkey Trot Countdown

We are a little over one week away from our Annual Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving!  Remember - we start at 7:30 am sharp! Please join us at Rush Creek to stroll, power walk or run a 4 mile loop that's a mixed-use dirt path through the marshlands.   The path is pretty much flat except for a few rolling hills. It’s …

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