I love switching up my workouts. One way that I do that is by incorporating plyometrics – typically on Sundays, but it can be any day of the week. Plyometrics don’t require a lot of equipment and sometimes, no equipment at all, to get in a good workout. You can use a bench, dumbells, kettle…
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Are you getting a good night’s sleep
Are you getting a good night’s sleep or are you counting sheep every night? I am hit and miss depending on how much water I have had to drink that day. Some nights I get up once and others I am up a few times, which is killer on my sleep cycle. I may not…
How to choose your next race?
I hit the pavement twice this year – a 5K in August and a half marathon in November – both lit my fire and reminded me of when I first started running several years ago. I wasn’t exactly sure what I was getting into but I was excited about doing something I had never done…
I did it: St. Augustine half marathon
I did it. I crossed the finish line of the St. Augustine Half Marathon. I trained for about 9ish weeks running three days a week added onto my strength training. I needed a little something different to focus on at the begging of this improvement season. But now that I have it out of my…
Why I exercise
I started my fitness journey about seven years ago because I wanted to lose weight. I looked at pictures and didn’t recognize the person that was me in them. So, I decided a two-prong approach: running and making small changes to my diet. My motivation came because I refused to buy any larger clothing. I…
Exercise your right to vote
I have been looking forward to today for weeks now. It’s not because I am competing or going to hang out with friends. Today is Election Day and I exercised my right to vote. Did you? Don’t boo. Vote There are a lot of people who talk trash about elected officials on a regular basis….
Why the half marathon?
I haven’t run a half marathon in more than three years. But in less than three weeks I will be back on the pavement running the St. Augustine half marathon. I remember when my brainiac friend and teammate suggested we run the race. I sort of jumped for joy inside because the half marathon became…
3 things I’m looking forward to this fall
We are almost a month into fall and I am facing the reality that it is here. Since I can’t fight Mother Nature, I figured I would share three things I’m looking forward to this fall. Cooler running temperatures I am training for a half marathon so running in cooler temperatures makes life more bearable….
5 reasons to eat breakfast
Do you eat breakfast? I look forward to breakfast every single day. It is a meal that I think about before going to bed. It also is the meal that I make sure my lil big man eats every day to help him kick off his day of learning. He definitely has his favorites and…