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 tweeted.
I tweeted too!
I like water with a little lemon in it!
I love very icey cold water that’s been in the fridge chillin allllll day long! It’s also mandatory to drink through a straw, the crazier the better!
I love my water plain and slightly cooler than room temp (but not ice cold!)
I love 1/2 LaCroix Grapefruit and 1/2 fruit juice. Lots of ice is a requirement! Hot yoga would be a struggle without it!
I like my water really cold with a little lime or cucumber
I like plain water, cold, no ice!
Water with lemon is the jam! No ice!
Cold and with fresh lemon squeezed in!
Just tweeted!
I love my water cold, no ice, no citrus…Just straight H20!!
My favorite way to drink water is with a ton of ice cubes!
I love a tall glass of ice water with a twist of lime, especially when its hot out!
Added my tweet too! What a great giveaway! Thanks for the chance, Julie! I have a regular camelbak that I use every day, but encounter the same spillage from my brita so this would be amazing!
Just plain and ice cold for me!
definitely with lime or lemon and fruit in it….makes drinking water more refreshing in the summertime!
lora
Tweeted about the givaway 🙂
I like my water with fresh squeezed lemon and the occasional oz of vodka!
I love my water with those little square ice cubes that they use at gas stations machines…..super super cold!!
Tons of ice cubes and a lemon wedge is so refreshing!
I love water all day and night!!
I tweeted about the giveaway!
I love talking rain sparkling water!!!!!
I work outside a lot and FL in the summer is no joke! I just love having water available, be it cold or hot. Nothing’s worse than reaching for your Nalgene or CamelBak and finding that it’s empty. 🙁
Just Tweeted~
I love ice cold water with a squeeze of lemon or lime!
Just tweeted about the giveaway!
OMG! There are a ton of posts on here!! I am very boring and I just drink my water plain all day. We have a water cooler at work and I pretty much just drink it however it decides to come out that day. I like at with lemon or lime juice, I am just too lazy to bring any to work!!
I love my water coooold!! But I also love giving my water some flava like some lemon or lime!
I like my water with crystal light cubes. Just fill up your ice cube tray with pre-made crystal light and plop into your water. Makes a delicious and refreshing treat!
What an awesome giveaway!! I love drinking water with the crystal light to go packets. =)
I love my water ice cold with lime ! refreshing!
I just completed my first bodypump class and I’ve decided that my water bottle sweats just about as much as I do, so I have to have a whole TON of ice, with a little bit of water.
I just completed my first bodypump class and I’ve decided that my water bottle sweats just about as much as I do. So I have to have a whole TON of ice, with a little bit of water.
I love it sparkling!
Room temp with a wedge of lemon…not one of those tiny, thinly sliced pieces!
Tweeted 🙂
I also tweeted! @RunFearlessly
I like my water with ice and a splash of fruit juice!
I love ice water with lemon or lime!
I love ice cold water. Sometimes with lemon, sometimes with cucumber. It’s refreshing and delicious.
Sparkling with limeaid!
I love water cold and straight from the Brita pitcher. Tap water here is absolutely disgusting!
I have a soda stream machine, so I drink lots of homemade seltzer. When i am drinking regular water, i like it cold but without ice. I leave water pitchers in the fridge so I always have cold water on hand.
I like adding an orange to a big pitcher of ice water to have on hand – it helps me drink more water!
I just love plain water even without ice! I drink it so much, especially a whole bottle right after I wake up, and then throughout the day. But at night, I do like some Perrier once in a while with lemon squeezed in b/c it helps me digest whatever food made my tummy upset hehe.
Always, always, always ice cold water! So refreshing!
It’s so cool to see how many people follow your blog!
I love ice cold water (no ice though, lol) with a little citrus. I don’t think there’s anything better? I love camelbak, so my (peanut butter) fingers are crossed 🙂
I like my water straight from the well in NC mtns. Or else up here in Boston smart water will do