It's pretty easy to tell that I loving living an active lifestyle. On a daily basis I take my dog on a long walk or hike, and do strength training, yoga, kickboxing, barre, cycling, rowing, or any and every crazy workout that comes my way. But running? I can't say that I'm a fan. However, last weekend I had to make an exception and go for a run, but not just a regular old run: San Diego's Fit Foodie 5K race to be exact. When I heard about the event, I knew that it was right up my alley. Put on by Cooking Light and Health, the Fit Foodie 5K race weekend is jam-packed with happenings that seem quite obviously fitting for a girl with a blog called Foodie Loves Fitness, including celebrity dinner and brunch events, a cocktail night, sunrise yoga session and bootcamp class, and a 5K with ... [Read More]
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A Few of This Week’s Workouts
Now that my LivingSocial boxing membership is over (NOOOO!!) and I can't justify spending the full monthly fee when I have multiple gyms I can use for free, it's up to me to kick my own butt during workouts. It's been awhile since I posted workout ideas, so I thought I'd share 2 routines I've done this week: Workout #1: Circuit Training that focuses on biceps and shoulder muscles, but also works just about everything else! Including stretching time before & after, it took me about 1 hour and 20 minutes to complete. How it Works: Warm up with 5 minutes of cardio. I usually bike but jumping rope, doing jumping jacks, boxing, the elliptical, running, dancing like a maniac, or anything else that gets your heart pumping works! Do 3 sets of each strength training move, with ab exercises ... [Read More]
Jello Legs + Mango Sorbet
Today was one of those days when my workout made me feel completely mentally energized. I went to the gym feeling scatterbrained from the day, and left feeling calm and renewed. As the title implies, I did a leg workout and by the end of it, they felt a little jello-like (but in the most awesome way possible!). I'm sharing it with you in hopes that you'll try it out and get the same results. I don't like when I read about workouts and am not sure what certain moves are, so I did a Google search to plug some images in here from around the web that show what exercises I'm talking about. Also, I take very minimal time in between reps and sets to feel the maximum burn and keep my heart rate up. After I did my leg workout, I hopped on the treadmill for an interval run routine (also included ... [Read More]
A 30-Minute Treadmill Workout for Those Who Hate to Run
My Deal with Running I've been athletic and exercised on a constant basis my entire life. But for some reason, I'm just not a runner. I've never enjoyed it. And that's coming from me, who actually loves to workout. Even as a kid playing soccer, I remember feeling like I was going to die after we ran sprints. Not much has changed since then. The first time my husband deployed, I decided that I would add running to my workout routine as something new. Even though I disliked the actual running, I loved how I felt after a hard (well, hard for me!) run. I wasn't training for anything in particular, but decided I would build up my running endurance and then figure out a specific race/distance to do. I got up to running 5 miles at the end of my workouts, and I thought I was doing pretty ... [Read More]