If you are time challenged like I am, you appreciate a workout that does it all. Because I spend a lot of my available training time running, I need a workout that can work my total body in a functional way, challenge my core, balance the strength in my legs without overdoing it, and, as […]
Weekly Training Recap: Week 9. Including Las Vegas Workouts and a 5k!
Well, from Las Vegas to a 5k race, my training has been, well, interesting this week. I always know that traveling can be challenging to workout plans, but, as I was heading to a fitness conference I thought that gave me an edge. While the IHRSA Convention does offers a multitude of workout options, several […]
Friday Fitness: 2 Workouts. Get Your Vanity On and Learn to Function
Huh? Yes I know the title defies all SEO (search engine optimization) rules, but I was finding it hard to describe these workouts in 70 characters or less. What we have here is two workouts that I did with my Superball class this week. The first one, the Vanity Workout, focused on individual muscle groups, […]
Friday Fitness: Adding Tempo Training Runs To Get Faster. Plus 3 Workouts!
The term tempo run refers to a certain number of miles run at a certain tempo, which is faster than your normal pace. It is also called a Lactate Threshold or LT run. Lactate Threshold is the pace at which your body starts to build up lactic acid faster than it can be processed […]
Thursday Thoughts: Run Like a Dog
Running like a dog is a topic that I’ve written about before, but after my run with Penny this morning, it was on my mind. So, for my Thursday Thoughts vlog today, I share my feelings about running like a dog and introduce you to a few of my running partners. Dogs truly embody the […]
Friday Fitness: The SuperBall Workout!
Now that I have created my half marathon plan and I am logging all my workouts, you will occasionally see on my Strength Day something that says “SuperBall Workout.” It is a class that I teach to a group of men and women who are mostly age 60 and above. We do a variety of […]