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 finally got on to comment. I am trying so hard to be healthy and lose a few pounds so I have been drinking lots of water with lemon!! THANKS!
Water with ice!
My water has to be super cold with lots of ice! I have a hard time drinking room temperature water. My favorite is a huge cup of water with a little unsweet cranberry juice with lemon and or/lime squeezed in first thing in the morning!
cold water, no ice, and a lemon slice please and thank you
I like my water especially after a run!
I like my water cold especially after a run!
I love super cold water… especially at the gym and beach! 🙂
I love it still or sparkling with fresh fruit like strawberries or oranges!
Hot! I don’t like straight tap water and don’t have a filter, so I boil my water. I often call it my coffee-less coffee in the morning.
Oh and I tweeted as well! =]
I’m a weird-o, I like it room temp. ALthough nothing beats cold water during a rough workout!
I like my water any way as long as I am getting some…my office stopped getting filtered water and now I have nothing to drink thorughout the day and bringing multiple bottles of water is time consuming and expensive, please help me with the camelbak groove!!
I love my water with a lot of ice. Shaken not stirred! I also love the addition of fruit to water as well. 🙂
I love ice cold water with a hint of lime!
I love to drink my water with that crushed ice that only certain restaurants have– it’s kinda circular chunks and softer than normal ice and delicious to crunch on!
On another note… I really hope I win this one I loveeee water bottles!!
No ice, no flavoring, au naturale baby!
How I like it: cold, from the Brita
How much: all day every day!!!
Sorry if this posts twice!! I love water with a ton of ice and fresh lemon!!
My preferred form of drinking water: plain on the rocks (no bubbles)
I’ve been wanting to get a CamelBak for the longest time! This one sounds more than awesome! Filtering?! Yes please.
and I love my water with just a little bit of lemon and lots of ice. The perfect summer drink.
I TWEETED TOO!
I love my water cold and crisp but when I am feeling fancy I like to add a little flavoring to it with lemon slices or those handy little packets of powder!
Tweeted too!
Sparkling water from my Soda Stream! I’m obsessed with it!
Came so close to buying that camelback! Getting tired of filling water bottles from the brita. I’m weird and drink water at room temp, no ice. Cold water hurts my teeth!
I like my water plain, no ice 🙂
and I tweeted too!
I love any kind of water, with ice, no ice, Crystal Light pink lemonade.
I enjoy cold water with extra ice I really only drink from water bottles with straws!! I tweeted too!!
I love my water nice and cold-but no ice!
I’m obsessed with the CamelBak water bottle that I have — they’re seriously the best!
I like my water…room temperature, no ice, no nothing. It gets absorbed into your blood stream the quickest that way!
Cold water without ice!
From a water bottle with a top I can drink from without having to unscrew. The CamelBak is right up my alley!
I love my water ICE cold!! and sometimes I add in kool-aid, reminds me of being a kid 🙂
I love fizzie flavored water!!!
I like my water with lots of ice!
I love my water ice cold!!
The amount of water i drink daily is insane. I love my water freezing cold. I already use a camelbak and loveee it so much. Ive been wanting to get the one with the filter for the longest time now!
I’m a huge water drinker and I’m hardly seen wihtout a Camelback bottle. I’d love the try the filter bottle!
I’ll take my water anyway I can get it- hot, cold, iced, doesn’t matter to me!
I love water slightly chilled. If I’m feeling frisky, maybe a slice of lemon or even cucumber thrown in! I chug water like crazy, so a filtered water bottle would be awesome.
I LOVE ICE COLD WATER with a straw! 🙂
i love plain water!!!!
I love water with crushed ice! the ice from Sonic is especially good ;p
I also tweeted!
If the water is cold, I like it sparkling… If it is room temp, then regular is okay by me =)
I used to never drink water, but i’m coming around!! I prefer water with ice, drank through a straw!
my favorite is room temp. plain water!
it depends on the outside temprature: in the summer, the water has to be cold, but in winter I prefer it lukewarm… but it’s always better with a bit of lime juice!!
Filtered water from the fridge, no ice is the way to go.
Ice cold water is the best!
I love drinking water out of my Camelbak (AKA my Adult Sippy Cup) and I take it everywhere!!! I feel naked without it…haha 🙂