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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Mmmmm…water is my favorite. Ice, no ice, cold, room temperature, whatever!
I prefer my water lukewarm. Only like it cold when its really hot out and i’m parched. This would be perfect for me since I travel a ton and am always buying water to bring on the plane.
I like my water straight up. no ice, no fruit flavor, etc I drink a ton of water at work.
I love added a spoonful of the get slim Benefiber – it has zero taste but helps me reach my daily intake of fiber!
I love putting chopped cucumbers and lemon wedges in my water
I’m a plain, room temperature water person. These look so cool!
Straight up – Plain, and after a round of Insanity. 🙂
I tweeted 🙂
I LOVE CAMELBAK PRODUCTS. I USE ONE OF THEIR BOTTLES SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK AT THE GYM. WOULD LOVE TO WIN THIS ONE AND TEST IT OUT.
Room temp! Never ever with ice.
I like drinking ice cold water with lemons and limes at the BEACH… all of the Crystal Light packets are good too!
I love my water COLD!! straight outta the fridge! : ) or when I’m out, I like it with some lemon. Hm…I’ve always been so skeptical of Brita filters; I’ve never looked into them, so of course I’d doubt how it works like magic.. I’m even moooore skeptical of this one!! I would love to try it out! I’m a stickler when it comes to my water..nice, clean, crisp, and refreshing pleeease : )
I love my water nice and cold with lots of ice!
I like my water sparkling with lemon and served along side a bread basket! YUM!
I drink my water out of the tap with no ice!
I love, love drinking water from a straw. My current water bottle has a straw and a find I drink more from it than when just use a cup or a bottle. I like cool water, but not COLD water, and I dig it room temp-ish as well.
I love room temperature water!
I love my water ice cold with lots of lemon
Tweeted!
Ice cold with a straw. I’ve found without the straw I drink much, much less!
I love my water with lots of ice!! Tastes so much better 🙂
Filtered with lemon. I would love to have a bottle with a filter at work though! My office has bottled water or tap, so a lot of afternoons after I finish the water I bring from home I grab a bottle of water, which is not very green. This would be perfect!
I tweeted 🙂
via @melissalicia512
I love ice water with lemon and lime wedges!
ice cold, with a lemon.
so refreshing!
Cold without ice and preferably out of a bottle instead of a glass. For some reason it is easier for me to drink and more enjoyable out of a bottle.
Hi Julie! Great giveaway!
I drink at least 84 oz of room temp water a day I have – I sensitive teeth 🙁 and then I almost always slurp down a sparkling water with dinner!
Just good old plain, room temperature water, even when it’s really hot out.
I love water with a little lemon
i like all kinds of water, all the time. preferably with ice.
I love my water in a class cup with lots of ice! 🙂
i tweeted this giveaway as well!
I love my water in a glass cup with lots of ice! 🙂
I love my water with cucumber slices after a sweaty workout. The crispness reminds me of a spa experience and I feel instantly relaxed.
I love tap with all the ice that will fill up the cup!! COLD water = DELISH! 🙂
I like it cold, but no ice. I haven’t tried any lemon/mint/etc in my water but I’m curious! I like camelbak water bottles and have been looking for a filtered water bottle! How perfect. I also tweeted 🙂
I’d love to say ice water is my favorite (the colder, the better) but I’d have to say my favorite way to drink water is straight from the mountains. There’s a place my family goes and there’s a little stream that trickles from the rock. I know you’re not supposed to drink it because of bacteria or whatever, but danggg it is so good.
Tweeted!!
I like my water room temp in the winter and COLD in the summer! And through my cambelback that just broke.
I like my water cold and with a lemon!
I love my water ice cold!
tweeted- @achamp04
Plain and out of my unfiltered Camelbak. Wish the darn thing fit in my brackets on my bike!!
OOOHHH I am so excited about this giveaway!! I have been dying to get one of those water bottles 🙂
I try to drink at least a gallon of water a day- and I like it super cold and filtered. I just moved to West Virginia, and their tap water tastes like vitamins (it’s DISGUSTING.)
Hope you’re having a great day!!
-Sarah
I love the groove camelbak water bottle!! I recently went to Europe for the first time and invested in a filter water bottle so that I could fill up at water fountains for free since water is so expensive over there.. the only thing I missed was ice!
And you’re right about how awesome it is that you don’t have to tip the water bottle to drink from it… but it was really funny when my bf tried to drink some water by tipping it and couldn’t get any out!! After laughing for a few minutes I finally told him the dtrick was to leave it upright 😉
I like water with lots of ice & a squeeze of lemon.
After a workout I want just plain room temp water, but if I am drinking to get my daily intake, I like it super cold with lots of crushed ice.
cold and no ice, right after a long run!
My favorite way to enjoy water is drinking it when crushed ice has gotten soft and melty. Think slushy water. Yummy, and so refreshing.
i love my water iced with a couple wedges of lemon! 🙂
and i tweeted!!
@vanessarose10