Today we kick off a 30 Day Boot-Camp Challenge. Here are the rules. Rather here is *the* rule for this month's challenge. Set your mind to completing the challenge. Set your intention. Set your mind. Write it down. See it. Do it. Here's today's workout. Warm up for 5 minutes (take a walk, a light …
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And How Does That Make You Feel?
One thing I truly enjoy doing at night is a guided meditation. I find it relaxing, soothing and a helpful way to end my day. It is suggested, in a lot of the things I read, that meditation is encouraged in the morning to start one's day. But mediation makes me sleepy so nighttime works …
Halfway Point
Back in late 2016 I read something in my news feed on Facebook about running 1000 miles in 2017. And it sounded like a great goal so I decided to go for it. The only hitch in my giddy-up was except training for the CIM I'd never been good at keeping track of mileage …
The Bare Minimum – Travel Edition
I am pretty disciplined about my workout schedule. Even on vacation. Whether a 10 day Hawaiian getaway or a 4 day road trip, I set a plan to get in the bare minimum of exercise each day. Bare minimum? Yep. Just enough to break a sweat and stick to my schedule. Because let's be real …
Community
I've been teaching boot-camp for seven years. Some people come to all 4 classes a week and others come to 3, 2 or even just a Saturday. I've had people come pretty consistently since the very beginning and some who came, stopped, then came back. I have friends, sisters, neighbors, people who heard about me …
A Fun Fact
A study published in The New England Journal of Medicine has shown that healthy eating and exercise habits can substantially cut the risk of heart disease events, even in people who inherit high risk for these events. The researchers looked at four studies involving 55,685 participants. Among participants at high genetic risk, a favorable …
The Other Four Letter Word
Running injuries don't usually come on like a mack truck. They usually start out small. Quiet, like a whisper. You may feel a twinge, a tingle, a dull ache or stiffness. Sometimes they work themselves out or are resolved with some extra stretching or by implementing a solid warm up and cool down. A pack …
The Reach
Goals are important to me. They are tangible things I can work towards and that really suits my personality. I don't do well when I'm not pointed in a direction. Besides, I'm a validation-whore who needs to have these accomplishments in my memory bank. Or posted on Facebook. No surprise there. I've got some …
A Simple Swap
Our family loves Mexican food so Taco Tuesday happens a few times a week. But with this whole plant-based thing I've got going on I had to find an end-around to the typical ground turkey or beef or grilled chicken. Say "Hey" to my little friend the garbanzo bean. (Insert fancy music). Garbanzo beans (also called chickpeas) …
Off to the Races
We're deep into Spring and that, boys and girls means it's prime running season. And more importantly, racing season. I've got 3 races in the bag so far (a 4 miler, a Ragnar and a 10 miler) and 5 more planned. Here's what I have on the books. Angel Island Adventure Race - Angel Island. …
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