Living a Life Fueled by Healthy Food and Fitness
Guess who successfully completed 100 squats in a row this morning? This girl! (And yes, I totally made that picture black and white to try and disguise the fact that I’m wearing the same shirt I wore yesterday. And now I totally sabotaged my efforts by telling you all about my trick. I swear I…
Holy hamstrings! I awoke this morning to hamstrings that were super tight and sore. Apparently yesterday’s leg workout was seriously legit. One hundred squats is no joke! I wasn’t sure whether or not I’d even be able to run when Ryan and I got to the gym, so I began my time on the treadmill…
Sometimes a little change is all I need to rejuvenate my workouts. I am really, really enjoying my new workout plan. Concentrating on one major muscle group leaves my muscles feeling worked and fatigued by the end of my strength training. I love it! Today’s workout began with 20 minutes of light cardio on the…
Today I kicked off my new workout plan! As Ryan and I drove to the gym, I brainstormed a bunch of different leg exercises so I had some kind of a plan of attack when I entered the weight room after we warmed up with 20 minutes of cardio on the elliptical. I decided to…
Circuit style workouts may be my favorite. They’re challenging, super-sweaty and the combination of strength, plyometric and cardio exercises holds my interest and makes the workout fly by. Today Ryan and I began our workouts with 20 minutes on the elliptical before I went on to tackle this circuit workout: Reps Exercise 15 Squats…
I have a love-hate relationship with running. I hate it because it’s hard for me. I love it because it challenges me and makes me feel accomplished. But the best part of running? For me, it’s purely emotional. I often find myself deep in thought during a run. For some reason running seems to bring…
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