For those of you who slack on blog reading over the weekend like I do, it’s time to get caught up: I almost stole a sea turtle Ryan almost got castrated Yep, I think that’s all you missed. Workout Today’s workout began as all Monday morning workouts do around here: With a BodyPump class! Prior…
And So I Had It
At the gym this morning, I took a cue from Ryan and decided to incorporate some intense incline walking into my treadmill workout. I wasn’t feeling particularly creative, so I asked him what workout he was doing and loosely mimicked his plan. Ryan began at an 8.0 incline and increased the incline on his treadmill…
How to Freeze a Banana
Perhaps my favorite aspect of group exercise classes (like my beloved BodyPump!) is the ability to simply show up, workout and be done. There’s no planning or thinking through a regimen involved. It’s like plug-and-play exercise. Easy peasy. That’s how I roll. Today’s workout began with a 20-minute warm up before I headed into BodyPump…
Interval 0.2 Workout
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…
Gleeful Morning
What a great start to a Sunday! My day began slowly. After awaking around 7:30 a.m., I remained in bed with my laptop propped up, streaming an episode of Glee from Netflix with Sadie curled up by my side. I’ve downloaded many songs from Glee, but haven’t watched more than one episode. I’m starting from…
Blogkeeping
No, not housekeeping… Blogkeeping! Today has been dedicated to more email organization and updating blog pages I’ve severely neglected. Smoothie Recipe Page Work Out Page Blogroll I want to update those pages further, but first I think I’ll tackle some of the other pages… like my Q&A and Favs pages. Now those bad boys are…