I think my chest exploded in the gym today. One of Ryan’s past treadmill workouts loosely inspired me to complete what I’ll call an “increasing interval 0.2 workout.”
The breakdown:
| Minutes | Incline | Speed |
| 0-5 | 8.0 | 4.0 |
| 5-10 | 1.0 | 6.5 |
| 10-14 | 8.0 | 4.0 |
| 14-15 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 15-16 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 16-17 | 1.0 | 4.5 |
| 17-18 | 1.0 | 8.2 |
| 18-19 | 1.0 | 4.5 |
| 19-20 | 1.0 | 8.4 |
| 20-21 | 1.0 | 4.5 |
| 21-22 | 1.0 | 8.6 |
| 22-23 | 1.0 | 4.5 |
| 23-24 | 1.0 | 8.8 |
| 24-25 | 1.0 | 4.5 |
| 25-26 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 26-27 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 27-28 | 1.0 | 9.2 |
| 28-29 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 29-30 | 1.0 | 9.4 |
| 30-31 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 31-32 | 1.0 | 9.6 |
| 32-33 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 33-34 | 1.0 | 9.8 |
| 34-35 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 35-36 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 36-40 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
From minutes 15 to 36, I alternated a minute of fast walking with a minute of running, increasing the running pace by 0.2 each time until I reached a 10.0 pace.
The stats:
The workout was no joke. I honestly haven’t kicked my own butt like this in the gym in quite a while. A good butt-kicking was needed to rejuvenate my workouts a bit and I felt like a bit of a baller when I hopped off the treadmill looking like a hot mess.
After my time on the treadmill, I still had a bit of time to kill before Ryan was done with his workout, so I completed 10 minutes of super-light cardio on the elliptical while reading SELF magazine.
Breakfast
After the gym, Sadie got her usual morning walk before it was breakfast time. Since my hair basically looked brunette from all the sweat from my morning workout, I knew my body could use a cool and refreshing breakfast. I looked to my beloved Vitamix to blend me up somethin’ nutrient-dense and COLD.
- 1 1/2 c. almond milk
- 1 scoop chocolate protein powder
- 1 1/ tbsp. cocoa powder
- 1 c. frozen strawberries
- 1 tbsp. peanut butter
- 1 pinch xanthan gum (for thickening)
- 1 handful fresh spinach
A great combination!
CamelBak Giveaway
And now it’s time for a giveaway! I’m pretty darn excited about this giveaway because there will be seven winners. Yahoo!
About a month ago, I was contacted by CamelBak to see if I was interested in trying out their new Groove water bottle, a water bottle that filters water as you sip.
Ryan and I have a Brita water filter pitcher in our fridge, but it’s a big pain to fill it up and pour into water bottles (I’ve spilled a good 10,000 times), so I was very intrigued with the Groove since a built-in filter meant I could fill up my water bottle right from the sink.
One thing I didn’t realize when I first read about the Groove was that the bottle allows you to sip from it without tipping it up. The filter is almost like a straw, and not having to tip the water bottle back to drink made it fantastic for use during workouts, particularly my interval workouts on the treadmill.
Needless to say, the Groove has become my go-to water bottle for all of my workouts. Plus, the tip folds back and doesn’t leak, so it’s been great for carrying along with me for day-to-day use as well.
Let’s get you one of these babies, shall we?
CamelBak will be giving seven PBF readers their very own Groove! To enter this giveaway, simply comment on this post, telling me about your favorite way to enjoy water (with/without ice, sparkling, flavored, etc.).
For an extra entry in this giveaway, you may tweet some version of the following:
- Just entered @PBFingers giveaway to win the new Groove from @CamelBakProduct! I’m gonna be so hydrated! http://ow.ly/5bWgH
Be sure to comment back, telling me you tweeted to get your extra entry!
I will randomly select seven winners tomorrow afternoon. Good luck you water-drinkin’ machines!
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Just plain water, not too cold!
I like to drink water with ice and a lemon wedge!
I drink water with a few ice cubes through a straw.
I would enjoy my water ice cold… perfect for those hot evenings while playing baseball!
i love it lemon-limey and sparkling!
I LOVE water with a whole lot of ice!
Definitely extra bubbly Raspberry Lime sparkling water. Yay to no more brita filter purchases!
I tweeted!
Ice cold water right after a hard workout is the BEST!
I just tweeted! 🙂
I love my water flavor free and ICE COLD! I always have to have my cup completely full of ice before adding the water. It just tastes better to me that way…I know I’m weird, but I am blaming it on the pregnancy hormones 😉 I tweeted as well. I know you are having server issues, so I figured I would make it easy and cover everything in one post 🙂
I like my water cold and flavored!
I tweeted about your giveaway.
I crave water… I drink it all day… doesn’t matter.. ice cold, room temp… gotta have some water!!
I loooooove water with chlorophyll in it. I drink it like a fiend. It’s also quite the conversation starter… everyone always wants to know why my water is green!
I love a tall glass of cold water, no ice, with a few peppermint leaves. It’s delicious!
I like my water at room temperature. I learned last summer that my body loves lots of water to be properly hydrated as i was training for my first half through that hot summer months.
Holy moly, so many comments. I drink straight up Chicago tap water and it works just fine for me :).
I love going to a nice dinner with my dad and he’ll order sparkling water. Makes me feel a little fancy.
I like super cold plain old water after a sweaty workout… or just stepping one foot outside of my door in this heat!
I like my water room tempature! With lemon.
I love iced water! I drink a lot of it while I am at work so this water bottle would be great for me!
I love ice water! It’s my favorite no matter if it’s really hot outside or in the dead of winter 🙂
I love iced water with lemon! I just moved and my new house doesn’t have a water filter/dispenser in the fridge. This water bottle sounds like a great solution!
I love H20. I drink it all the time. Straight from the tap, cold, with ice, with flavoring! It is my go to drink!
With ice at work but no ice at home. Weird!
I like my water in any form, especially after a hot yoga class!
I love my water with a little lime squeezed in. And I love my bottle always full – I’m constantly running to the kitchen to fill it up!
And I just tweeted about this giveaway too 🙂
I actually used to HATE water when I was younger. Maybe it was that I was used to sugary drinks, I dont know. But water just didn’t do it for me. However, I have since come to absolutely love it, especially cold/with ice. In restuarants I particularly like it with lemon, but I’m too lazy to do that in my own home!
I love to drink my water room temperature. I love giveaways. Pick me pick me!
And I just tweeted about it too!
I love my water mixed with some rasberry lemonade and crushed ice!! Not too much lemonade but enough and get the sweetness~
I love, love, love water!!! Besides a little coffee and sugar free red bull, I normally only drink H2O!!!
I love my with ice…and cold, cold, cold!
Hope I win!!!!
I love to add a little bit of crystal light to my water! I know it is weird, but I actually like my water at room temp for some reason. I think I just have super sensitive teeth, so I just love it that way!
I tweeted this too!
I love cold water from the fridge, occasionally I put crystal light in it if I get bored with plain water!!
Enjoy my water in big doses while working out!
i love a big ‘ole glass of water with lots of ice – straight from the tap is fine by me.
ps – i tweeted for my extra entry! mama needs that water bottle
omg that’s an intense treadmill routine! the fastest i ever go on the treadmill is 8.0 pace. anything faster and i’m paranoid i’ll trip over my own feet! hahaha
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