Tag Archive | Workout
Spinning & Yoga…
“Everyone can do Ashtanga. Except lazy people.” ~Sharath Jois This weekend’s workouts were the classes I had to teach: spinning and yoga. I was still pretty sore from all the workouts this week so it took me a while to get my legs moving in spinning but the energy in the room was terrific, I […]
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 […]
Moon Salutation…
I had a request from a student in my yoga class for the Moon Salutation. Thought of as the opposite to the Sun Salutation, I have to admit that I hadn’t done it in a very long time and had to look it up again to remind myself of the sequence. As I read more […]
Finished Tough Mudder…
Tough Mudder was today!!! Danny and I did got up early and drove 1.5 hrs north to a parking lot near Mount St. Louis Moonstone. The parking was crazy, the highway was packed, the side streets were at a halt, I’m sure these poor townspeople had no idea what was going on. Once we parked […]
Summer’s here…
“It’s a smile, it’s a kiss, it’s a sip of wine … it’s summertime!” ~Kenny Chesney Every time I go on vacation, I come back and have a million things to do…and with summer here, our evenings and weekends are packed with patios and bbqs and all the fun stuff that summer has to offer. […]
First game of the season…
“The rules of soccer are very simple, basically it is this: if it moves, kick it. If it doesn’t move, kick it until it does.” ~Phil Woosnam Our first soccer game was Monday night…we play in the York Region Soccer League, the Women’s Elite division. Our game field is in Stoufville, which is an awful […]
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 […]
Lazy yet responsible…
I’ve had a relatively lazy week. After the 3 workouts I did on Tuesday, my quad started acting up again so I rested it, didn’t do any running and plyo’s, just went to the chiropractor to get it better. The Sporting Life 10k is on Sunday so I want my quad to be fine for […]
This morning’s run…
I was planning to run on Friday, but then I got home and saw the state of our yard after the rain we had on Thursday. It was turning into a jungle, with Trey thinking the weeds were trees for him to go to the bathroom on, so it was clear that I had to […]
Back at it…
“The will to win means nothing without the will to prepare.” – Juma Ikangaa, Tanzanian marathoner After my 3 crazy workout day on Tuesday, my hamstrings were screaming at me yesterday so I took the day off. This morning, I was adamant to get back into it so I went to the gym. Having arrived […]
Yes, I’m stubborn…
I was supposed to run today but since I was home with Trey, I didn’t want to take him on a 10km run with me as he can’t maintain my pace. Instead, I went back to the Insanity workout I did a few weeks ago to try it again…the Max Interval Circuit video, AKA 60 […]
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 […]
Raising money for Summit for SickKids…
Since we’ve commited to sign up and train for these 5 races this year, our group at work has decided to raise money to support Summit for SickKids, an amazing charity started by one of our teammates, Adam McClair. Summit for SickKids was founded to bring awareness to childhood cancer, while also raising invaluable funds […]
Kicking ass…
I was a keener this morning! I’m not sure what got into me but I got up early, went to the gym for the 6:45am spinning class as my warm up for my weights workout. Spinning this morning was an RPM class at Goodlife. The instructor was great, very upbeat and motivating. I usually don’t […]
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 […]
Enjoying the outdoors…
“Some of the world’s greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible.” – Doug Larson Friday’s workout was a leisurely jog in the valley with my friend Karen and Trey (my 4 year old shih tzu). Toronto has some beautiful trails, away from the cars and the noise, perfect […]
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 […]
In knots…
“There are plenty of difficult obstacles in your path. Don’t allow yourself to become one of them.” – Ralph Marston Today’s my rest day and it couldn’t have come at a better time. After Wednesday’s sprints, my right quad is in knots and is not getting any better. So as I’m nursing it today, I […]
