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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Totally tweeted this for an extra entry!
Water with lemon and ice!!
Out of a straw!
I drink a ton of water room temperature…boring, but great!
I love my water plain – room temperature. I saw this water bottle at Target the other day and wanted to buy it, but didn’t want to spend $25 for it!
I like it SUPER cold, and I sometimes add a flavor packet to spice it up!
I love my water cold, but without ice and a slice of lemon… Or if I’m feeling festive I’ll sub the lemon for some lime!
I love my water with crushed ice and freshly squeezed lime half!
Water with ice please! I like to had a few slices of lemon every now and then too 🙂
I love to enjoy my water with ice, lime and lemon
or with ice a slice of cucumber and a piece of fresh mint YUM!
I love my water with ice, sliced lemons, and some mint leaves. 🙂
And I tweeted for an extra entry!
I’d really love to win this camelback!
I tweeted!
Cold filtered water with fresh lemon juice!
Just tweeted about the giveaway!!
i love ice and lemon!!!
In the summer my favorite way to drink water is with some berries, mint, and a dash of Splenda…during a workout, just cold water will do :o)
I love having a pitcher of water in the fridge with slices of cucumbers. So refreshing on a hot day!
I love putting fruit in water!
I love water with ice or mixed with a little lime juice and some stevia…..homemade healthy limeade!
I love my water really, really cold! If the cup isn’t sweaty, then it isn’t cold enough 🙂
I love water w/ chopped ice and lemon!!
I like water with a little bit of ice! But not too much or else it hurts my throat too much haha
just tweeted 🙂
I love my water with lemon and tons of ice!
I like just plain ol’ water at room temperature!
Warm! Call me weird, but it goes down easier! 🙂
I like sparkling water with different fruit flavors…keeps it fun!
Your morning interval run inspired me so I decided to tackle that at the gym this morning and WOW you were right. I did hop off the treadmill totally red-faced but feeling amazing.
I like to GULP my water after a nice, hard interval run!
Ice cold from the Brita filter!
i love ice cold water with lemon… or w vodka and a splash of lime 🙂
Straight from the tap – in the bathroom! It tastes better than kitchen water 🙂
I love water with ice at work & water with lime when I’m at a restaurant!
sparkling with lemon!! 🙂
I love water!! it’s pretty much all i drink… straight from the freezer door with crushed ice!
I drink water slightly chilled, like a few ice cubes. If I’m feeling frisky, I’ll add some lemon or cucumber slices!
I tweeted too! It’s funny, because just yesterday I decided to try giving twitter another try and just started following!
I love plain water with a ton of ice!
I’m an ice water kind of gal. Nothing fancy over here, just some cold water to keep my hydrated and full!
I love water any time – cold, room temp, with or without ice, sparkling water, lemon or lime flavored sparkling water – ahhh so refreshing!
I like my water infused with electrolytes (I can taste it, I promise 🙂 ) with easy ice and lemon slices!
I like my water with lots of ice! But if I’m eating a bowl of ice cream I like it just a tiny bit luke warm…I know that might be weird 🙂
That water bottle looks great, just what I need as the tap water around here is not so pure! When I’m out I usually just have water with ice and lemon, but at home I tend to flavour it with a bit of sugar-free squash.
I need to start drinking more water though – I used to be really good but recently I’ve been favouring coffee instead!
I love warm water with a slice of lemon first thing in the morning, perfect. Love that water bottle! Emily x
With a packet of crystal light strawberry lemonade and a lemon wedge! How else do you drink water?!
I love water with ice and a slice of lemon or lime!
I love drinking my water room temperature. I try to drink a liter and a half each day! Soo hydrated!
I prefer soda water, but sticking a tea bag into cold water makes a light, refreshing tea to sip on!
Wow! How do you have so many comments! Amazing!
Well here goes nothing (because I really want a camelbak) I LOVE water in my Tervis Tumblr with ice, lemon, and a straw!
Posted this on Twitter — Just entered @PBFingers giveaway to win the new Groove from @CamelBakProduct! I’m gonna be so hydrated! http://ow.ly/5bWgH
And I tweeted too. Twice @fit2flex @carissaanneb