The past month has been particularly busy, as Spring is finally here in full force and I’m happily spending as much time outdoors as possible while squeezing a ton of activity into each day. The sun stretching across so many more hours of the day means my energy is renewed and I’ve successfully sloughed off the winter urge to hibernate. I even got talked into competing in my first rock climbing comp, The Ring of Fire held by Central ...
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I started week two of C25K this week. So far it’s noticeably easier this time around and I feel that’s a testament to how my level of fitness has increased over the years. It’s also a huge help that I’ve kept up with a daily yoga practice. My legs were sore last week but daily stretching with yoga, plus a longer class on Thursday night, has really helped make the soreness barely noticeable. This week I also upped my ...
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August has been a pretty crazy month for me, but while my blog entries cooled down, my workouts continued to fire up! I’ve been traveling a lot, which means my routine has needed to shift to accommodate my locale.
The first adventure was a five day intensive Lomilomi retreat. Lomilomi is a style of Hawaiian massage that I’ve been studying for about two years now. This was my third class and it was incredibly inspiring. I knew that I would ...
Continue Reading →Another week, another workout! Yesterday I had the day off for the US Independence Day. In preparation of a few extra drinks I crafted a high-intensity full-body workout. I was really happy with this one and felt it was pretty well-balanced. It was also the first time I tried doing double kettlebell step-ups and I was surprised how much the 50lbs slowed me down. It was a great exercise for legs, abs and balance; probably my favorite and the hardest ...
Continue Reading →Holy shit, you guys, as of about 10 minutes ago, when I completed my last 10 burpees of the day, I officially completed my 90 day challenge!!! 90 burpees a day for 90 days? DONE!!!!!
This challenge ended up being a great kick-start into more regular exercise, and really pushing what my body could do. I started running daily again, have been committed to doing Zuzka workouts 6 days a week, completed a 5-mile obstacle course and have been eating ...
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