OK, I’m not *quite* to 50 yet, but that big round number is looming in my near future. 2020 is a big year around here – Beer Geek and I will have been married 25 years, Jones goes off to college, and I hit 50. And I’ve really been struggling with my fitness since the…
Tag: strength
Time for coffee with some friends
Coffee time! I don’t often make it for a coffee date with friends these days, but I’m trying to be better about being social. So, I’m joining up with Deborah and Coco for a virtual coffee date. I managed to get a run in with Deborah recently and ran into Coco at an event, so I’m even doing some…
Shaking things up to get #SummerStrong
Bob’s Red Mill and FitApproach sponsored this post. All opinions are my own. Y’all know I love to run. In fact, running is really the only fitness activity that I do because I love to do it. I occasionally do other things, but it’s never because I’m excited to do them. I do them because…
5 Reasons to Hire a Personal Trainer
It’s not exactly a secret that I’d rather run any day than hit the gym. When I do hit the gym, I’d rather take a spin class or jump on the elliptical. I’m not sure when this started – I used to weight train 2-3 times a week before we had kids. I think it’s…
Core Strength for Runners – TOTR
Today on Tuesdays on the Run, we are chatting about core strength and workouts for your core. Many runners (ok, I’m referring to myself here) neglect any sort of core work, in favor of just running. Yet a strong core is important for running, especially for long distance running.
Go big or go home (+ a winner)
Beer Geek has a few days of leave he has to use by the end of the year. Because this year he’s covering the office during Christmas week, he’s decided to take a few random days off between now and then. Monday was the first of those days. Being the good wife that I am,…
(Wo)Man of Steel™
Disclosure: The following post is sponsored by FitFluential LLC on behalf of Soldier of Steel ™ So far, June is the month of not running. (That’s not completely true as I did run a half marathon. A long half marathon.) My various body parts have asked for a break from the pounding that is running. …
Five for Friday
1. I’ve been doing Tina Reale’s Best Body Bootcamp for the last 8 weeks. I’ll write a review this weekend, but {spoiler alert} I’ll be signing up for the next round. Today, the workout involved upper body weights with burpees in between. In fact, it called for a total of 125 burpees! Umm, I’ve never…
Proud of myself
Some things you may or may not know about me: I don’t like exercise, unless it’s running I am not an evening exerciser. If things don’t happen before dinner, the likelihood of me doing anything is somewhere between slim and none. I’m 42 (GAH!) and as much as I don’t enjoy strength exercises, I need…
Work in Progress: Best Body Boot Camp
I’ve done a lot of running so far this year. I also did a whole lot of not running while my calf healed. What I didn’t do was a whole lot of strength training. My once a week yoga class, while awesome, was not enough to build muscle. I’m paying the price now. I have…
I don’t like to exercise
No, really, I don’t. At heart, I’m a lazy girl who would like to sit on the couch with a book and a beer. (Just for the record, running is not exercise. It’s a drug. A very addictive drug.) I’m not a fan of the gym or going to classes or riding a bike for…
Baby Steps
This week’s TIART topic at the Runner’s Lounge is strength training, Pre-kids, I used to work out at the office gym 4 or 5 times a week. At least two of those days, I did strength training for about 45 minutes. I still preferred cardio, but I did my weights and saw some nice muscle…