Nutrition and Weight Training for Women
I’ve met my weight loss goal and it’s time to work on building muscle again! If you haven’t yet heard of BodyRock or CrossFit, you are missing out on two of the best workout programs that are absolutely FREE. Each of these programs features a workout of the day (WOD) and a workout is posted [...]
So I think I’m finally starting to really enjoy running. I really think it was because of the 21 day running challenge I created for myself. You can read more about that challenge here but basically I set a goal to run every day for 21 days in hopes to develop a running habit. I [...]
Running is generally something you either love..or hate. I’m actually starting to love it but I used to DESPISE it. I’ve learned that the way I feel after my run is worth the struggle of actually running and I’ve noticed that it does get easier with time. Earlier this month I challenged myself to 21 [...]
I can’t tell you how often I’ve brought up interval training since I started this blog almost 3 years ago. The stuff really works if you’re trying to blast body fat. Studies have even shown that high intensity interval training actually burns more fat than steady cardio. The reason is because during interval training you [...]
This was my most favorite shoulder workout ever! Normally I’m not one to get excited about a shoulder workout but I did a couple of new-to-me exercises which made it pretty fun. A lot of women neglect working out the shoulders and they seem to concentrate more on the larger muscle groups (or just cardio..) [...]
I don’t know about you but summer workouts just suck. Actually I shouldn’t say the workouts themselves suck, but getting motivated to work out when it’s so warm and humid is a bit tough. Today I did a women’s strength training workout for chest and then followed that up with a quick fat burning cardio [...]
To be blunt, frumpy butts are not attractive and in most cases probably mean you could be in not-so-good health as well. Whether the cause is from excess body fat, a lack of exercise or both, you don’t have to have frumpy butt syndrome forever. There are a couple things you can do to get [...]
I completely forgot to post my cardio workout that I did Sunday morning, so I’ll just include it in this post with today’s workout. I took an updated back photo today. I chose to not wear a sports bra in the pic like I normally do so I could see my whole back instead of [...]
When you’re trying to get down to a certain weight, it seems like the last few pounds is harder to take off. That’s how it was for me anyway. I started working out regularly about 2 months after my second son was born. I weighed 178 pounds the day I gave birth and I probably [...]
The photo in this post really has nothing to do with my workout today in any way but it’s Adrian Peterson and my Vikings are in the NFC Championship game this coming Sunday so I’m showing my team spirit! I realized today that I completely skipped shoulders. For my last workout I did back and [...]
I got a really great workout in today despite the fact that I’m fighting a nasty cold. If I would’ve known I was going to cough so much after the fact, I definitely wouldn’t have done any cardio. But I’m already done with it now and it feels good to get a great workout in! [...]
Today I finally got a strength training workout in – it’s been a few weeks! I kind of took it pretty easy but I’m definitely feeling pretty tired right about now. Getting started again is the hardest part and I’m so looking forward to being on a regular strength training schedule again. I’ve missed it [...]
Today was another cardio workout day for me. It’s really starting to get easier which makes me pretty happy because I’ve always hated cardio – more specifically steady state cardio – but it really does start to get easier once your body gets used to running. I’m pleasantly surprised how much I’m actually starting to [...]
Wow. I’m so sorry this workout post is kind of late. I got a message from a reader today saying that they were unable to leave comments. Well that can’t happen right now because that’s how you enter to win the EatSmart Digital Bathroom Scale giveaway! Needless to say, I was agonizing over this problem [...]
I’m really liking the current workout split that I’ve got going on. Today was an upper body workout followed by HIIT (or high intensity interval training). My legs have actually recovered from my last lower body workout and that makes trying to sprint a whole lot easier. When I was doing the full body workouts [...]
Happy Saturday! I hope you’re having a good weekend. Only 1 more day until Vikings football is on again. Last week they had a bye week so I’ve been having withdrawals. Today’s workout was almost a full body workout. I did the 21′s workout again, minus the leg exercises, but then I did a 20-minute [...]
Since I finished my strength training workouts this week, today I decided to do some high intensity interval training (or HIIT). Gosh I love it! I almost felt heartbroken because it wasn’t a lifting day, but I don’t mind HIIT either. I haven’t done it for a few days and it felt good to really [...]
Week 3 of my full body workout program is almost wrapped up. Just one workout left this week and it’ll mark my halfway point. After Saturday’s workout I’ll have 3 weeks left of this before I move on to something new. This workout has really been producing results. It’s definitely something I might come back [...]
