Hustle your holiday s(elf) down to the floor and let's plank it out. The plank is one of the best exercises for core conditioning but it also works your glutes and hamstrings, supports proper posture, and improves balance. Today we're doing a Plank Triple Shot. Enjoy! Alternating Reach Plank - 30 seconds Side Plank …
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The Planning is the Thing
Today your Hustle is a planning day. Sit down for a few minutes and figure out your workouts for the week. Schedule 3 or 4 cardio sessions and 2-3 strength sessions. Let's have a full week of consistency and no excuses. Have an early start to your day, get up 30 minutes early. Party plans …
Forward to Friday
Welcome to Day 2 of the Holiday Hustle! Today we're only doing one move. It's yoga but don't freak out. Standing Forward Bend It's a surprisingly simple move with great benefits; spinal decompression, balance and improves flexibility and more. First let's get you into the proper standing pose Stand with your feet hip distance apart, knees …
Welcome to the Holiday Hustle
The holidays are prime for falling off the health and fitness wagon. Parties, late nights, egg nog, cookies, cool or downright cold weather, you name it, it's coming. . Hence the Holiday Hustle. A 25 day challenge to provide some healthy structure to an unstructured time of year. Contrary to what you may be expecting it's not …
Final Full Week of Training
My final, full week of training is done. The Plan I had to do some jiggering with my schedule this week since I was not going to do a tempo run on Thanksgiving Day. As everyone knows, that day is reserved for our Annual Turkey Trot. I pushed that run to Friday morning and then …
Over the Hump
My marathon is in less than 2 weeks away so I'm in what is considered a "taper" phase. The training has peaked and now I start to scale back; both in mileage and intensity. In theory it's so I'm rested and prepared for the race. In my reality it's prime-time for freaking out. Am I …
Getting to the Core
So here's a little 4-1-1 about running. A strong core (midsection) is your secret weapon for distance running. Or running in general. By incorporating core work such as planks, plank variations, pushups, as well as other body weight exercises such as inchworms, mountain climbers and yes, burpees, you are strengthening your midsection. And this is …
An Even Dozen
Week 12 is in the books. And now I have slightly less than 30 days to go until race day. Gulp. Sh*t is getting real. The Plan In a nutshell; there was a lot of running goin' on last week! My old pal, Yasso was back and I have to say I had a fun …
Happy Halloween!
Happy Halloween! Today was our annual pumpkin workout at boot-camp. It just goes to show that you can get a great sweat on with or without any traditional equipment. We're *this* close to November and we have some big things planned. You know we talk a big game here about healthy eating and exercise. In …
Don’t be a Whener
A what?? I'll start my diet when the weekend is over. I'll get back to exercise class when the kids are back in school. I'll go for a walk when my friend is available. I'll start to run or exercise when I lose weight. You know, a whener. I wonder if one of the reasons …