Brina

Burpees

Where do I begin? I guess I’ll start with my first ever experience with burpees… It was a dark and stormy night – OK, OK, for real. I was living in the San Francisco Bay Area and a bunch of friends from work wanted to try this kickboxing gym. It was a nice little hole-in-the-wallContinue reading “Burpees”

Oh Weekends

During the week, I am a machine. I get up, engage in 30-40 minutes of sweat therapy, then drag my happy ass to work. After work – a few days out of the week – I then go to the gym where I spend another 30 minutes sweating through nine rounds of kickboxing, punching andContinue reading “Oh Weekends”

Feeling the DailyBurn

I love my kickboxing workouts. The atmosphere is motivating and fun, the workout leaves me dripping in sweat, and the routine works perfectly with my lifestyle. There’s just one problem: I’m bored. Not bored of the workouts, not bored as in I want to quit. But I’m bored as in I need something different toContinue reading “Feeling the DailyBurn”

Why I Love Nike’s “Better For It” Campaign

“What’s better than sleeping in? Nothing. But you came to yoga anyway.” “Present you kinda wants to die. But future you will probably appreciate this.” The new Nike “Better For It” pretty much speaks for itself. But the reason I personally love it is because it acknowledges that sometimes, exercise feels sucky or difficult, causesContinue reading “Why I Love Nike’s “Better For It” Campaign”

Tired of Feeling Tired

Moment of truth: I haven’t done shit lately. Workouts are pretty much nonexistent, ice cream has become its own food group, and at least once or twice a week I catch myself nodding off at my desk. What it all comes down to is that I’m exhausted, lethargic, and unmotivated. I’d say it’s because ofContinue reading “Tired of Feeling Tired”

Reality Check

I’ve had a Fitbit HR Charge for a couple of weeks now, and there are a few key things I’ve learned as a result: My quality of sleep blows. I’d benefit from giving my weekends a health overhaul. I have good intentions, but terrible follow-through. The quality of sleep thing doesn’t surprise me, but itContinue reading “Reality Check”

Ready to Run

There’s a long-time running joke in my family that goes something like this: “The only time I’ll run is if someone is chasing me with a sharp object.” I can’t even count the number of times my mom, sisters, and I have said this, in one form or another. I’ve been trying for years toContinue reading “Ready to Run”

The Temptation to Quit

I dangle helplessly from the edge of a cliff, holding on by the tip of my pinkie finger. My feet scrape the side of the mountain – all efforts are futile attempts to pull myself up before falling into the ominous abyss gaping open beneath me. Fate taunts me from somewhere above, and I can see itContinue reading “The Temptation to Quit”

Morning Workouts

Yesterday, I had decided I was going to start working out in the morning. For real. I was going to do it. I even changed my alarms (yes, plural) to make sure I would get up early enough to do it. But when my alarms went off this morning, I went, “Nope!” hit the snoozeContinue reading “Morning Workouts”