Monday: 30 minute kettle bell workout Tuesday: Full body cardio strength training Wednesday: Just a quick core workout Thursday: 3 mile HIIT Intervals on the treadmill with a .30 cool down walk. Friday: Rest day Saturday: 30 minutes on the elliptical followed up with core work. Sunday: 3.39 mile run then a .22 cool down walk … More Weekly Training Log: 7/13-7/19
The topic for this weeks Tuesday’s on the Run link up is to show my readers where I run! You may be surprised to know that I’ve been running at the same few running spots for over a year now and I still enjoy running at those same locations every time I lace up. During … More My Running Scenes
For those that are a follower of this blog, remember a few weeks when I posted on my running funk? I think I am on the mend out of the funk. I haven’t been running as much lately, but I have a weekly Saturday morning run with my friend Barbara, and her 3 month-old has … More Weekly Training Log: 7/6-7/12
During my visit to Portland in May, my sister and participated in what was called the Discovery Run. Road Runner Sports, the local running store hosts this FREE monthly event for the community. Runners of all ages, running levels, and paces can partake in the event. The concept behind the Discovery Run is a 5K … More Tualatin Discovery Run Recap
Happy First Monday of July! Can you believe we are already in July, much less half way through the year? I hope everyone had a safe, yet fun 4th! Recently, I invested in some new fitness equipment. I definitely feel my self getting stronger and decided to up the weight limit on my dumbbells to … More Weekly Training Log: 6/29-7/5
How’s everyone surviving this heat and humidity? I’m envious of those that I follow on social media who are experience temperature and humidity less than what we are experiencing in Florida. Supposedly there is a “cool” front on the way here for our bay area, but I’m not going to hold my breath to it. … More Weekly Training Log: 6/22-6/28
Saturday I spent the day and evening at Universal Studios, while waiting in line to take the Hogwarts Express (Harry Potter nerd here) over to Island of Adventures; my sister and I were killing time on our phones, me on Pinterest. I came across a pin for “15 Fitness Habits You Need to Establish in … More My Running Funk
After facing some major exhaustion last week and especially the weekend, due to my continuous travel and work schedule I started to feel much better on Monday and as the week progressed on. Getting my workouts in definitely provided me with the adrenaline for the additional energy boost. Monday: Full body cardio and strength training, … More Weekly Training Log: 6/15-6/21
A few weeks ago I escaped the brutal rising temps of Florida to the lands of the Pacific Northwest to visit one of my sisters for a much needed vacation. Seriously if you have not been to Portland, OR, GO! A recent article published on ACTIVE.com, “The 10 Fittest U.S. Cities in 2015,” lists Portland … More Fitness Adventures in Portland.
Last week was all about getting back into routine. After being on vacation for 10 days and then coming back and I had a three day work function to attend to that left me no time to workout. My body was all out of sync and half of last weeks workouts were completed in the … More Weekly Training Log: 6/8-6/14