August 2012 archive

Gym-Jammin: Some Workout Playlist Ideas

You have Spotify on lock and your shufflin’ and bee-bopin’ to the same playlist to get you pumped during your daily workout.  These songs are great, but after a while they begin to lose their “umph.”  Here is a quick refresher on some new ideas for a playlist update.  If you guys have any suggestions, feel free to …

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Totally Tabata Tuesday

Tabata Bunny

  Keep Goin!!!! Here is something I have picked up during the summer to add some spice to my running routine.  Every Tuesday, I try to set about a half an hour aside to do some tabata training.  Tabata is a method where one works at maximum effort for twenty seconds followed by ten seconds of …

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Monthly Challenge: August 2012

August 2012 This is the month… when summer is winding down, yet things here are starting up!  We’re moving in, moving out, moving around.  So much moving and planning we often forget to make time for ourselves.  This month’s challenge:  Make the most of your busy schedule by getting involved in the fitness class or …

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Simply Fit: You Don’t Have to be a Superstar

I have been logging more miles than usual these past couple of weeks, trying to get in better shape for the upcoming Chicago Half Marathon in September.  Yesterday, I completed about eight miles and today I stopped around the six mile mark.  Keeping track of all the “roadwork” I’ve done makes it seem like I’ve …

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NO FEAR Gear: August 2012

Therawheel

So, summer is winding down and classes are starting up, but the weather is still nice (ok, a bit humid this year) and a majority of exercisers prefer to take their cardio or other training sessions outside.   There – you ran for 45 minutes, came in and lifted for 20, you’re done right?  Wrong!  Always, …

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