As I’m getting my body back into shape to hopefully be able to run again without knee/IT band pain, I’m focusing on a few muscle groups specifically–like my glutes, hamstrings, and quads. I feel pretty confident that I have some muscle imbalances that are hurting my psuedo-injury recovery, so I’m trying to step up my…
Get Low Circuit + My Favorite Things
It’s been awhile since I shared a workout on here. This may have something to do with me not working out consistently in quite awhile, but that’s beside the point… So I’m happy to be sharing a fresh new circuit workout as part of today’s list of favorites. I did this a couple days ago,…
A Workout Using Only Stairs
Since getting back into a fitness routine this past week, I’ve been playing around with my old circuit workouts, as well as trying new things. Monday, I completed my Dumbbell Circuit, and my thighs are still causing me to walk like a weirdo. Tuesday, I did both my Get Ripped Ab Circuit and Max-Rep Pushups…
Work It Out Circuit + My Favorite Things
As I’ve gotten back into a consistent workout routine, I’ve wanted to move past my go-to circuits and create some new fun to mix things up. Last week, I shared my Pure Cardio HIIT workout, and this week I have another one for you: It’s a lot of basic exercises that I love, and it…
Pure Cardio HIIT Workout + My Favorite Things
For those days when you’re full of energy and want to have an awesome, heart-pumping workout, cardio feels amazing. I recently craved the intensity of an HIIT, cardio-focused circuit, so I crafted a new workout. It took me around 25 minutes to complete three times through. The old lady that I am, my hip was…
No-Equipment Buddy Workout
In honor of tomorrow being Valentine’s Day, I’ve created a partner workout for you to do with a woman or man friend in your life. Although Matt and I don’t usually do the same workouts, it can be fun sometimes to join forces and push each other to work harder (exhibit a: P90X). We did…
December Full Body Challenge
So it occurred to me this morning that this is my last post of November. First of all, when did November even happen? I feel like Halloween was yesterday. Anywho, I figured I’d take advantage of today’s post to plan a month-long extravaganza in the form of a workout challenge. I’ve done a plank challenge,…
My Favorite Things + Get Fired Up Treadmill Workout
So it occurred to me recently that with this upcoming move, I will no longer have access to a treadmill fo’ free. Although I actually hate the treadmill, I like to have the option to go on it, ya know?! Since my days with treadmills is coming to an end (at least for awhile because…
Active Nation Day with Lorna Jane
If you weren’t already aware, Sunday is Active Nation Day – a single day dedicated to women getting active to promote healthy living. The yearly event was created by Lorna Jane, who is an Aussie designer of women’s fitness apparel. The essence of Lorna Jane and her brand goes way past workout clothes though: “When people…
My Favorite Things + Pre-Race Day Bike Workout
Before I get into today’s post, I’d like to announce the winners of the Quest protein bar giveaway! Congrats to Courtney F. and Elle! I’ve already sent the emails to the winners, but thanks to everyone that entered. 🙂 Second order of business: I wanted to share a little workout I did on Saturday –…
My Favorite Things + Pushups & Pullups Workout
Some of the best workouts are the ones that don’t require any equipment. You can do them at home or even while traveling. Today’s workout is not one of those. If you’ve got the exercise equipment, then you might as well use it. After my P90X experience, I was left with some upper body definition…
My Favorite Things + Get Ripped Ab Circuit
Even though I got sick of doing the same ab workout three days a week for 10 weeks of P90X, I also liked how good of a workout it was. To mimic the awesomeness that is Ab Ripper X, I created the below ab circuit. It takes about 10 minutes to go through twice, and…
My Favorite Things + Upper Body Dumbbell Circuit
Now that P90X is over, I have the freedom to do whatever my heart desires for workouts. Not sure if I like this freedom yet. I spent awhile putting together an arm/back circuit and a core circuit last night, so now it’s time to share the goods! As we did the P90X workouts, I made…
My Favorite Things + Super Sweaty Elliptical Workout
Matt and I have been suffering from some first world problems lately. Our cable has gone kaput, so we’re waiting on a cable guy to solve all our problems in life later today…or at least fix our cable. Last night, I put off my workout until about 8pm. I changed into my workout clothes at…
Damage Control After Horrible Holiday Eating + Interval Bike Workout
Good morning! I hope everyone enjoyed their 4th of July! We spent ours at a BBQ and saw some San Diego fireworks for the first time. (It was my third time here for the 4th, so I was determined to finally see some fireworks.) It was a gorgeous evening, and I’m now in recovery mode….
