Fitness and Exercise
430-Pound Sumo Wrestler Completes The LA Marathon
On Sunday, 26 year old Ethiopian runner Markos Geneti, finished the Los Angeles marathon in 2 hours, 6 minutes and 35 seconds; winning the race and beating the previous record set in 2009. But Markos picked the wrong day to make history. His accomplishment was...
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Entire Workout on a Cabel Machine
Im really rather unmotivated today! Call it a serious case of the workweek blues, combined with a cold that seems to have come back to life. Sniffles and snot, oh my. Its only Tuesday, so Im hoping it shakes off right quick. Seriously, I could curl up with a book a...
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Get Lucky 7k Race Recap
Two days after the fact, I am feeling pretty good about the Get Lucky 7k on Saturday. During the race…not so much. Here’s how it went down. I woke up before my alarm with a stomach ache and feeling generally nauseous. Not a great way to start the morning. Even...
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How Ayur-Fitness Feels
One thing I did not cover in my last post (even though it was an extremely long post) was how my Ayur-fitness program makes me feel. It is one thing to go through the motion but there is a desired outcome, right? We want to feel energized, grounded, calm, peaceful, ...
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How to Pick the Perfect Exercise Band
Hey, hey! Whos excited that its Saturday? Me, this girl right here. Im in South Bend right now commencing my weekend with a bit of errand-running. First stop? The new Einstein Bros. bagel shop. I dont usually go for the bagels, but well see. I also have big plans f...
Read more...Running nerd
Pretty sure at some point a few years ago I said: I dont need any fancy running stuff! All my cotton t-shirts from 1997 and soccer shorts work just fine! Who needs all that fancy tech stuff? And whats with those water bottles people have around their waists? They look li...
Read more...Vertical Endeavors
Even though I am supposed to be taking it easy after some medical tests this week I had to get out and do at least a little activity and have a little fun. Enter Vertical Endeavors in St. Paul, an indoor rock climbing facility. My first though was wha...
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Fat Loss Tips and Fat Loss Workouts
If you are spending money on weight loss pills and fat burn supplements, STOP! You dont need these pills. You need the right information and a hard-working, never-give-up attitude to burn fat, lose weight and tone your body. Summer is on the way and you want to...
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Exercise and Fitness for Seniors
At age 47, Martina Navratilova returned to Wimbledon and represented the United States in the 2004 Athens Olympics. In September, seventy-three year old Ed Whitlock shattered his own world age class marathon record by completing a marathon in under 3 hours. Ed is th...
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Ayurvedic Fitness
Ok, so…Ayurvedic fitness. What the heck is that? This phase of my tri-level fitness experiment is all about how fitness is viewed in ayurvedic terms and designing a regimen from those standards. Let’s call it Ayur-fitness for short. Check out this post for a...
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Your Weight Loss Story
You dont have a weight loss story? Maybe its time you got one started already! Whats holding you back? Past weight loss failures? You dont know how to lose weight and keep it off? You dont think it is possible to build the body of your dreams? Whatever ...
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Eight is Great!
See that forced, painful smile up there? That’s because this is more like how I felt after 8 miles yesterday: 8 miles was hard. And not “oh-my-knee-is-a-little-sore” hard. More like “my-entire-body-is-shutting-down-and-Babyface-is-gonna-have-to-pick-me-up-on-...
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Back to Basics
It seems were always looking for the new great thing thats going to get us fit, shed the pounds, and motivate us. Many of us put in a half-hearted effort of working out, decide that those particular exercises dont work, but wait... whats that? Jennifer Aniston uses...
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Yesterday I Ran a Half Marathon.
Yesterday morning was my last long training run before my second half marathon in two weeks! (Next weekend we’re doing 7 miles for a taper.) But, instead of running 12 miles as planned… I just went ahead and ran the whole freakin’ 13.1. I mean, go big ...
Read more...Operation Muscle
Over the past few months I have done a great job about working out but have lost my motivation for weight lifting. That was the activity that I always looked forward to and loved the results, but lately I have been more into cardio (I know, I usually hate cardio) and ...
Read more...Paris Half Marathon
Life has settled back into some semblance of normal and I received all my pictures and stats so let’s talk about marathons! Last weekend, I was in Paris and found time in between socializing and winning dance competitions to run a half marathon.Other than needin...
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Irish I Was Running
First race of 2011: finished! Goals of crossing the finish line & having fun while doing it: accomplished! Yesterday was such a fun day. First of all the temperature was perfect. I’m a sweaty runner (and spinner, and body pumper) so give me a...
Read more...How To Maintain Your Weight This Weekend
The first thing you must plan: where and what you will eat. Try to follow your regular meal plan. The biggest weight gaining trap during weekends is haphazard eating and drinking. Planning will help you control your calorie intake. Packing your food always helps you e...
Read more...Did You Ever Quit?
I’d given up on weight loss. I had resigned myself to being overweight for the rest of my life, and really tried to move forward. For a period of about 2 years, I didn’t actively diet, but rather actively gained weight. You see, gaining weight was easy for me, trying to lo...
Read more...Lose Weight by Taking Out Guesswork
Are you tired of the weight loss guessing game promoted by businesses. Just look at 3 different weight loss infomercials and you will be confused. They are all selling you something different--their products! What you need is the correct information to burn fat, lose we...
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Spring Showers
With all these intermittent shower storms and windy conditions…I’m sick of using my thick snowboarding jacket to protect myself from the elements. I found this adorable lightweight Nike Running jacket that protects you from both the wind and rain yet is thin enough to thr...
Read more...Fat Burning Step Up
If you want an effective, intense strength/cardio workout, try step ups, mountain climbers and medicine ball diagonal chops for 20 minutes. You will never be bored and you will burn more calories and fat . Bodyweight cardio is a great way to change up your routine....
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Mindful Running: A Practice A Journey
These were some of my reflections back in 1998 first titled: Thoughts on Running Observing Thoughts It was a poem I wrote after a run on St. Valentine’s Day. From those thoughts flowed: On the road to Mindful Running Life is the childhood of our imm...
Read more...Weekend = success (winning?)
I had two big things on my to-do list this past weekend. Nine mile run and getting new running shoes. For some reason 9 miles seems like so much more then 8. I am not sure why. Maybe because it’s really pushing the hour mark and getting close to the 1.5 hour mark (fo...
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Get Me Back On Track!
I’m a sad, pathetic marathon runner. That long run went from 13 miles to 6 miles. It’s a step back week, too! There are really no excuses. My softball coach used to say that excuses are like butts: everyone’s got one and they all stink! Remem...
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A Fat Loss Conversation
I overheard a fat loss conversation at the store today. It didnt surprise me how the conversation ended. I hardly ever shop for clothes longer than 30 minutes at a time. I already know what Im going to buy before I go shopping. Today was no different, except t...
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If you want to run faster, run faster
That’s what I kept telling myself on my run last night. I opted to not go to the gym, as I have been more and more lately. (Pretty sure I want to quit the gym and get a treadmill. I have plenty o’weights at home and did New Rules of Lifting for Women at home the fir...
Read more...Up a Wall
I admit that my yoga room, while not crowded, is certainly not lacking in stuff. I squeeze a lot into the one room, as its my yoga studio, office, exercise space, and computer room (when Im not on my laptop at another location). And since one wall in the room is almost all win...
Read more...Use Jump Workouts For Fat Burning
Kickstart your spring season fat burning with jump training workouts. Now that the weather is warming up, change up your routine. It will make a huge difference in your fat loss results. Some of you workout at the same slow pace all the time. Jump more when you exercise and ...
Read more...London and Half Marathon
I am sitting on my bed beside my suitcase. I am off again this weekend to Paris, but this time, I have an agenda!The half marathon.I am excited because I actually have never run a half before in a competitive setting and it will be fantastic to be running by the Notr...
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Top 5 Outdoor Exercises To Burn Fat
In my opinion, outdoor exercise is the best way to exercise and burn fat . I dont care how hot or how cold the weather may be, I have to get outside and exercise. Thats what makes exercise fun for me. So, the question for you is this: how do you make exercise f...
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Mamavation Monday
What’s new? After gaining weight 2 weeks ago, I’m happy to report that I lost last week. Seems like I gain a little, and then lose a little, still not making significant process, which is annoying, but I understand why. School has been brutal and I’ve been an emotional eat...
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Enhancing Yoga with Essential Oils
The popularity of yoga is exploding in the United States. Nearly 15 million people partake of the practice, according to the Yoga Journal. The Wall Street Journal printed that yoga is the fastest growing sport in America. Yoga is much more than a form of physi...
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Work out better and look good at the same time with new high-tech activewear
What do you want from your workout clothes? In the early days of gym memberships, most men would probably have answered comfort. And most women would have settled for not looking too much like the guys in their gym. But today, workout clothing - like nearly e...
Read more...We've Come a Long Way (Not Really)
Ahhh, the gool old days. If theres one business that will never die its the business of a quick fix in the fitness industry. The idea of having to do basically nothing at all and lose weight is so appealing to us as a society that its no surprise that diet/fitness is a baz...
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Your Fitness Assessment
You need a fitness assessment if you have been inactive for a while. You need to know where you are with fitness and how to begin taking steps to improve your health. If you are overweight or have too much body fat (a skinny person can have too much body fat), ...
Read more...A Yoga Cool Down
One would think that cooling down isnt exactly a top priority during Winter...and yet, Ive been a big fan of the cooling breath this past week. Maybe its the detox properties of this breath that Ive been craving or perhaps its the opening in the throat center that intrigue...
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I'm Excited!
Guess what? Monica Bloom of Hey Monica B is going to do an interview with me on ayurvedic exercise. I am soooo excited. Monica is so much fun and always has loads of ayurvedic info to share. I swear, I could bug her night and day with questions on the subject. ...
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Cardio or Weights?!
I get asked this question often by readers….should I do cardio or weights first? Well, the answer is complicated…. IT DEPENDS!!! I know you hate that, but that’s why weight loss and maintenance is so tricky. There isn’t one answer for a question like this! Wh...
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Energy Drinks Or Food For Your Energy?
If you routinely dont have the energy to do what you need to do, check up on your habits before buying energy drinks . Theres a new report out warning against energy drink use by children and teens. I would expand that recommendation to include adults too. No one ne...
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