Tag Archive | Abs
More Tabata & Abs
“You can’t get much done in life if you only work on the days when you feel good.” ~Jerry West My left leg was still tight this morning, but after I took Trey for a walk it started loosing up so I figured I might as well get my butt to the gym and do […]
Tabata training…
Since the aim is to increase my cardio and I went pretty hard yesterday, today’s workout was a series of Tabata exercises followed by a half-hour swim. I read the Men’s Health article showing a few Tabata options the other day so I thought I’d try it out. Danny was up for it as well […]
Got my butt kicked…
I went to the gym today and tried a Nike Training workout. I knew I wouldn’t be able to do the most advanced one but figured I could do a 45 minute workout…I’ve been working out doing yoga and swimming but not much cardio and today it showed…I was out of breath, struggling to keep […]
Back from vacation…
“No man needs a vacation so much as the person who has just had one.” ~Elbert Hubbard My week long vacation in Cuba was awesome! I had all the best intentions to train there, I brought workout clothes, my iPhone to run to, my workout schedule…I was ready and pumped! Day 1 I went for […]
Slim Effect…
Today’s workout was picked by Cris, my Nike Training Club guru. It’s the last 30 minute workout in the Intermediate Series of Get Lean and it was pretty tough! By the end of it we were counting down by 10 reps, trying to wipe the sweat from our eyes and resorting to swearing! Here were […]
Full body workout…
Since I couldn’t get to the gym to do weights today, I did the Fast and Fierce, Nike App workout again to see how I found it this time. It’s a 45 minute full body workout with exercises ranging from 30 seconds – 2 minutes in length. Here’s how it went: 1 minute light jog […]
Stubborn quad…
My right quad was not happy after the run yesterday. Even with yoga last night, it was still pretty tight. Unfortunately I’ve got a packed day today so I can’t give it the rest it needs…I’m counting down the days until I see Julia to have her work it out again. At lunch, we went […]
It’s a hill, get over it…
“It’s easier to go down a hill than up it but the view is much better at the top.” -Henry Ward Beecher We woke up early today to go for a run in our favourite rich neighbourhood, Rosedale. My GPS was acting up at first, so I stopped it and re-set it at half a […]
With a little help…
“Success in anything seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes but don’t quit. They hang on after others have let go.” – Unknown Today was a tough one…my schedule was thrown off as I wasn’t able to workout in the morning and I didn’t have time to go to […]
Triple workout…
I was planning to go for a light run yesterday but the wind warning in Toronto was a little much and I didn’t feel like risking an obstacle course of broken branches and garbage cans …although that might have been great training for Tough Mudder… So instead, I woke up early today to do a […]
The 3 minute plank….
Since I asked for new ab workouts to challenge me, CultFit (an amazing blogger that I suggest you start to follow) gave me an ab test to try out yesterday to see where I stack. His instructions: The Test: Hinge, Walk Out to a High Push Up Plank…Feet together, Hinge, Walk your Hands out to […]
Top of the hill…
“It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.” – Edmund Hillary What a difference 3 weeks make…or maybe it was the 2 yoga classed that I taught last night that got me all limber. We went on almost the same run this week as the first week we started…and I felt so much better! […]
Core synergistics…
“You can’t keep a good man down — or an over affectionate dog.” -Anonymous My soccer game last night went pretty well, my legs felt good, my cardio was up, I even scored 3 goals, which is the most I’ve scored in one game all season. It was the last game of the indoor league […]
Insanity…
“Insanity is knowing that what you’re doing is completely idiotic, but still, somehow, you just can’t stop it.” – Elizabeth Wurtzel I’ve decided to take it a bit easier this week and do less pounding on the pavement in preparation for my 10km run on Sunday…I want to make sure that nothing’s tight, pulling or […]
Running late…
“Put one foot in front of the other, your body will follow.” – Street performer After my yoga class last night I was feeling a bit better, but my hamstrings and glutes are still feeling really sore. So sore that I can’t sit cross legged and definitely can’t lie on my side… I thought I’d […]
Fast and fierce…
“Spirit … has fifty times the strength and staying power of brawn and muscle.” – Unknown I decided to take it easy today to give my quad a break so instead of going for a jog I tried a workout from the Nike Training app, recommended to me by my friend Cristina. It’s free from […]
Going nowhere FAST…
Today was another switch to spin class since my quad is in a knot…I also choose to go at lunch time instead of my regular ‘waking up before the rooster’ routine. The class was pretty full so I was excited to get a good workout – a bigger class usually means more energy in the […]
Flying by…
“Ability is what you are capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude is how well you do it.” -Lou Holtz, U of S. Carolina football I woke up today and my upper body is sore, my legs a bit tight, but not enough to convince me to skip the sprints that I had […]
Running in the cold…
What happened to our beautiful weather…I was out in a tank top yesterday and this morning I almost took my winter coat with me on the run. It was -3 degrees Celsius and I had on three layers of clothing plus my hat! The schedule said 6km again today, but why do 6km when you […]
Bikram yoga…
Bikram Yoga is a series of 26 postures repeated twice during the 90 minute class…in a room set at 40 degrees Celsius (105 degrees Fahrenheit) basically a sauna! You’ll need to bring a yoga mat, large towel to cover the mat, large bottle of water and as little clothing as possible! Be prepared to sweat […]
