15 miles

a friend of mine is paying herself a dollar for every mile she completes.  i think that is a brilliant idea!  so far this month, i have logged 15 miles walking with my friends michelle and amy.


how many miles have you performed?

walking

have you heard of nerd fitness?  until a few days ago, neither had i.  but then their post about walking crossed my path.

you see, i haven't been running lately.  i've been walking.

and i've felt guilty.

but now i don't.  i feel empowered.  i hope you'll read the post and feel that way too.

confession

this confession isn't going to shock anyone.

i am a slacker.

it feels good to throw it out there.  get it off my chest and out in the open.  i know that i know.  you know that i know.  now i know that you know.  hopefully there is some karma in there.

i have an obstacle course run in two weeks that i have done absolutely nothing to prepare for it.  3 miles.  11 obstacles.  mud.

am i likely to have fun?  probably.
am i likely to find other slackers as unprepared as i am?  possibly.
am i likely to want to do another one?  maybe.
am i likely to complete all the challenges? probably not.

this morning, i set out to prove to myself that even without training, i would still be just fine.  that i could do 20 push-ups no problem.  at 7, i fell on my face in a heap of disgrace.  disappointing, to put it mildly.  at least i did the army crawl convincingly enough that my dog joined in.  (or maybe i looked so pitiful, she just felt sorry for me.  i am not going to speculate.)


what can i do in the next two weeks to get me ready for an obstacle run?  any super-human tips to be able to do a pull-up by then?


**do you have any fitness confessions to make?

hiking in the mountains

we went hiking at red rocks for father's day and at golden gate canyon for the fourth of july.  the boys seem to love it.  i think this is something that we can enjoy as a family, instead of me doing races and paul hiking 14ers without the kids involved.

what is your favorite hiking trail?

new yoga studio

i am now at corepower yoga for the month.  i still miss yogacycle... but i have another 2 groupons to use before i can go back.  *sigh*  i am glad i found something i love doing; i just wish it was not so expensive and was a little less of a drive.


have you taken an exercise class you loved, but for one reason or another, didn't go back?

the last zumba update

what do i say here? i'm done. i think i gave it a fair shot, and it is just not for me.

yogacycle

i just wanted to mention again how much i love yogacycle! (it's yoga. and cycling. together. what's not to love?) one more month before i move on to the next yoga studio, courtesy of groupon. i am going to miss it.

another zumba update

it's been a month. i have another month to go. i still don't like it. i wish i did. i'd rather go dance at a bar and use my own 'moves' and listen to music i know the words to. still, i can see the appeal because i really don't feel like i am working out when i am there.

carrying on family traditions

for as long as i can remember, i have always skied on superbowl sunday. my dad would take us up to the slope while my mom stayed home to cook, clean and read. at 3:00, we'd pack up our stuff and head home, where we quickly changed and started greeting the guests that arrived to watch the commercial bonanza with us. after the game was over and the last guest left, we would help clean up and fall into bed exhausted. my husband and i are taking my boys up to ski this year on superbowl sunday and i hope we can make this a tradition for them too.


**what are some of your family traditions? do you do anything special for the superbowl?

yogacycle

i love yogacycle! 30 minutes of cycling followed by 30 minutes of yoga. it's intense and i feel like a limp noodle when class is over. in 30 minutes, i cycle 14.1 miles and (per my heartrate monitor) burned 433 calories. gotta love that burn!

hey runners, do you enjoy cycling as a cross-training activity?

zumba undate

am i the only one in the world not enamored with zumba? i think i might be. don't get me wrong, it was okay. fun, even. but i can't imagine continuing on after my groupon is over.


**do you love zumba? tell me what i'm missing.

first day!

today is my first day back to exercising in a long, long time. i'm scared, worried, excited and inspired. i am going to breathe yoga for align and flow today. tomorrow is yogacycle, which i can't wait to try. (yoga! and cycling! together!) thursday is flow and friday is yogacycle again. all this is leading up to zumba at core progression on sunday (another first!) with my friend amy.

it's my first day of many. what does your workout week look like?