Archive for August, 2011
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Aug 31, 2011
No CommentsSwear It Out!
In treadmill boot camp yesterday, I had participants yelling expletives – not at me, but because I told them too. Apparently, when you feel like yelling “*#$*&$” when lifting a heavy weight or hitting a cardio wall, it can help you get through your workout. A 2009 study from Keele University in England actually tested...
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Aug 31, 2011
No CommentsA 3-Mile Challenge
Not a lot of time for treadmill training? Challenge yourself in less than 30 minutes to cover 3 miles while building stamina for a higher speed. If you have more time or want to fit in more mileage, repeat the intervals one or two more times. You can do this drill outside on a track...
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Aug 30, 2011
No CommentsLosing Your Edge — Are You Guilty of Overtraining?
Do you know the signs of overtraining? I have many clients, colleagues and friends with whom this post may resonate. You know who you are. The amount of training it takes to push you over the edge into overtraining varies from person to person. And, yes, some degree of discomfort and challenge is essential to...
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Aug 25, 2011
No CommentsFive Quick Tips To Make Healthy Eating Easier
A common barrier to healthy eating is inconvenience. We grow so accustomed to simple, easy things – like emulsified nut butter and heat-and-eat foods, we feel put out by anything that requires the slightest bit of effort. Make your healthy foods more enjoyable and accessible with these five tips. 1) Store natural peanut butter or...
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Aug 24, 2011
1 CommentA Track Workout with Hills
Today’s workout is not brought to you by my bitter experience at the Diva Half Marathon in Vail, despite the hilly terrain. I based it on a 5K training workout from the latest edition of Running Times magazine. The magazine workout, from a well-known high school track coach, consisted of an 800 meter run at...
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Aug 22, 2011
No CommentsWhining Diva
What I would really like to do is spend this whole post whining. That would not be very constructive, so I will keep the rant short. Yesterday was the Diva Half Marathon in Vail. The advertising for the race promised blinged-out medals, boas, tiaras and hunky firemen at the finish. It also advertised a relatively...
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Aug 19, 2011
No Comments50 lbs.
A woman in my yoga class today updated me, “50 lbs as of today.” She grinned and looks fantastic – more confident, healthier and happier. I recall nursing this girl through yoga with wrist, ankle and knee issues – largely due to the extra pounds she carried. Now, she moves through with ease. And, the...
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Aug 17, 2011
No CommentsOver the Hills…
Often during treadmill boot camp, I have participants gradually increase their incline over the course of class. By time they get to the steepest hills, they are already pretty wiped out. Today, I decided to switch things up a bit and let runners tackle the big hills first, and gradually come down to a flatter...
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Aug 16, 2011
2 CommentsCalories In-Calories Out? Does it Work?
I’ve been reading a lot of criticism of the theory that eating less and moving more can bring about weight loss. The argument is that it simply doesn’t work for a lot of people. People swear they are following the principles: trimming calories, exercising their hearts out – but nothing changes. In my opinion, calories...
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Aug 14, 2011
1 CommentWhy I Don’t Tri
An overly pushy, but avid, triathlete approached me after my Ride n’ Stride class a few weeks back. “So, do you do triathlons?” she asked. “No,” I said, shrugging. I thought this might be the end of it, but then I looked at her. She rode the entire 30 minutes of cycle and ran 30...
