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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I love simple cold water, with a ton of ice! 😀
My favorite way to enjoy water is with a fresh slice of lemon or orange (or both!) its puts a nice twist on a classic glass of water 🙂 A little mint will do the trick too!
I tweeted! 🙂
I love cold water in a water bottle. I feel like I drink it more in a bottle then when it is in a cup/glass
I love purified water- the only way I’m usually able to drink water is bottled and I know having this would be so amazing!
I love cold water with no lemon (I always worry they are never washed at restaurants!!)
Ice cold water! I have never been a fan of any other drink. Definitely no soda for me… hate the fizz!
Love enjoying my water with benefiber! No taste and helps me meet my daily fiber intake goal!
I LOVE water ice cold with lime 🙂
I like ice cold water, but my mother told me that her Eastern Medical Dr told her this was bad for her chi so she encourages me not to drink cold water. I say any water is good!
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm…. my FAVORITE is soda water with lots of ice and TONS of lemon. Better than any artificially sweetened drink by far!
I love my water cold, with crunchy crushed ice! The best! And I prefer to drink it with a straw or with water bottles that have built-in straws, I don’t like the hassle of having to unscrew the tops so pop-up straws are awesome!
I love my water ice cold!!! And with some lemons is even better!
that water bottle looks amazeballs! i love cold water with ice cubes already slightly melted with a lime or lemon slice.
Water, for sure!!
I’ve been wanting to hear how these work! Would love to get to try one out!!
Oh my gosh, there’s a ridiculous amount of comments! That’s awesome! I am actually the QUEEN of drinking water, of any kind, and i’ve always wanted one of these water bottles, so i’d LOVE to win!
I love my water ice cold with a splash of cranberry juice!
That water bottle looks awesome! I love hot water with lemon.
I just followed your link over to your Hot Mess post – what sort of instructor just stands beside the bike doing weird dance moves? That is not the sort of class I would want to go to either, it did make me laugh though 🙂
I love any sort of water, still, sparkling, flavoured, frozen raspberries, but my favourite would have to be ice-cold from the fridge.
What a great giveaway! I love my water ice cold. As of late I’ve become a pretty huge fan of SmartWater. It’s pretty great for hiking trips and after runs.
i love cold water with a lemon!
Water mixers are a favorite, but fresh fruit (lime, lemon, grapes or even cucumber!) is great when it’s hot outside 🙂
I “tweeted” about the giveaway in my FB status! 🙂
Water with lemon and ice is just great.
I love water with lemons, limes, or oranges 🙂
I love water with lots of ice and a sprig of mint!
Just tweeted about entering to win this cool bottle! I hope I win!!
I drink water plain! 🙂
I like my water COLD! i like it when the ice cubes are almost melted and theres a bunch of condensation on the side. Thats how i like to cool off after running. I also like to add some frozen strawberrys. Beacaue in about 10 min after puting them in the water you have a nice healthy treat!
Plain!
Even though I live in the sweltering south I NEVER put ice in my water. I like to be able to gulp it down:) If I want to switch it up I’ll drink a pamplemousse (grapefruit) la croix- yum!
I love a huge glass of water with lots of ice and a wedge of both lemon and lime!!!!!
I like my water plain…but always with ice! Even in the dead of winter!
These look so cool! I drink tons of plain ice water every day.
i prefer my water with ice and about a half a lemon!
I like my water plain =) sometimes if i’m craving a flavor i add one of those crystal light type thingies but that is very rare! I also prefer it cold but honestly all i do is drink water so I dont care either way!
I love cold water with fresh cucumber and fresh lemon. It’s so refreshing!
With ice and lots of lime! Yum!
also, i just tweeted about your giveaway!
@feastingfriends
=)
I love drinking water whenever its availble. I think the groove would be awesome for me because I do many bootcamp classes and spin classes. It would be easy to sip and spin!
I fill TWO camelbaks for my workday just so I can have filtered water. This would be awwwwfully handy 🙂 My favorite way to enjoy water is sparkling with a splash of pom juice!
I like drinking sparkling water with tons of ice and a splash of cranberry juice or pom!
i need this bottle because my i forgot my SIGG at the beach and am dehydrated now that I am not perpetually sipping from a 1 Liter bottle that I refill constantly.
Just tweeted about your giveaway!!!
@MBCordero
I LOVE sparking water – usually with lime or lemon in it!
I love water just plain, but usually don’t like to drink it when I’m cold.
I just like it with ice!! And I have an obsession with water bottles!!
Cold plain water!
I tweeted!
@aisforbeautiful