Happy Friday, Friends! Are we all excited for the weekend? Aside from those of you who actually WORK on the weekends?? I remember I used to not appreciate at ALL the whole TGIF attitude being a waitress/barista for the past few years…but now the weekends mean I can hang out with Dave! Or friends! I’m…
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9 Fun Ways to Keep Moving This Summer
Hello Friends! I found this post that I did for Kelly over at Nosh and Nourish (formerly No Sugar Sweet Life) and I thought it fit in perfectly with yesterday’s post on NEAT fitness! PS have you noticed any changes around the blog?? I want to thank you all for weighing in on my font…
Monday Moves #4: Get Your NEAT Fitness On! (#MIMM)
Hello Friends! I hope you all had a great 4th of July weekend for those of you who are in the US!! Dave “had the day off” but slept most of the day since he had to work overnight (again), but we were still able to head over to the twin cities’ Red White and…
Monday Moves #3: Blogiversary Giveaway {#MIMM}
I hope you all had a lovely weekend! Mine was filled with hanging with the BF (sans his work phone…hooray!) watching him shoot at flying orange targets and being fried to a crisp in the process. Seriously, those sunburns catch you by surprise! At least they do me…one minute I’m shivering from the chill of…
10 Moves for a Strong Lower Back
Lower back pain can be caused by many things, but there are exercises and stretches that can help alleviate that pain!
{Monday Moves #2}: That Time I Got Attacked by a Bird {#MIMM}
Hello Friends! Just checking in with you lovely folks to share my moves from last week! And a little story. As usual, I was pretty far from the planned workouts. This is partly because my back was hurting so I switched to some back strengthening moves and stretches I learned when I hurt my back…
Monday Moves: Accountability
Hello Friends! So it’s been about a month since my half-marathon. With that half-marathon there was a training plan set up by Hal Higdon. Although I barely stuck to my mileage, strength training or cross-training, it was nice to have a plan laid out before me so that I would have some idea of what…
Should Your Workout Leave You Sore for DAYS?
Should your workout leave you sore for days?? How sore is too sore? Let’s discuss a recent experience I had in a group fitness class.
13.1 Tips for Your First Half-Marathon
Hello Friends! I’ve been really struggling with how to recap this run. I felt a mixture of pride, surprise and gratefulness upon crossing the finishing line. I was astonished at how well I did for my first race and really don’t think I even deserve to have done as well as I did with…
{MIMM #17} Whirlwind
Hello Friends! Not only did I survive this crazy busy weekend…I survived running 13.1 miles in the chilly 40 degree weather. Yes, it is May, but it felt more like a frigid February. That’s the midwest for ya though! For example, last Sunday I ran 10 miles in 70 degree weather and got a little…
