I am still having slight back issues. I have only successfully run about 2 miles in the past couple of months before wanting to puke. But for some reason I signed up for the Des Moines half marathon. It’s in October…that’s enough time to get my act together, right? PLUS I get to run this…
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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…
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…
{Fitness Friday #6} Fueling for a Long Run
Hello Friends! I don’t think I need to tell you how proud I am that I accomplished this 9 mile run, by myself, on a treadmill. Seriously, I still wonder if it actually happened! Why?I never got sore! Not the next day, not two days later…here we are Friday, a whole FIVE days later and…
{Fitness Friday #5} Running Confidence
Hello Friends! I am not an extremist with…anything really. Especially with food and fitness. Balance. Balance. Balance. When it comes to workouts, I try to schedule them in my phone, but I make sure to listen to my body. And hey, if I get too busy and skip a workout..it’s all good. (For the most…