It’s rare that I choose a fitness program and follow it day-for-day. I like to do my own fitness routines, do what I feel like doing. Use the variety of workout equipment I have at my disposal. But I started the new 80 Day Obsession routine on Beachbody On Demand. Every morning during the workContinue reading “26 Days Later”
Category Archives: Sweat Therapy
Oh, Yoga
I’ve always loved lifting weights. I’ve never really been great at it, per say, but it makes me feel strong, confident, and powerful. It still does, and I enjoy the feeling I get when I get to kick the weight up a bit – proof that I’m getting stronger. Given the struggles I’ve had withContinue reading “Oh, Yoga”
Sweet Rest Days
This week has been challenging. I entered the second mesocycle of the DailyBurn workout program that I’m doing, and it’s been a wonderful but exhausting change of pace. I’ve gone from roughly 30-35 minutes of cardio and strength training to about 45-55 minutes. At 5:30 in the morning, that’s really saying something. And while inContinue reading “Sweet Rest Days”
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”
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”
PiYo Sweat Therapy
When it comes to bending myself into a yoga pretzel to meditative music and a soft, calming voice, I can’t help but think, I could be taking a nap right now. I keep trying to make yoga something I love, since flexibility is a key factor in overall physical health, but good lord it’s boring. So, between tryingContinue reading “PiYo Sweat Therapy”
Changing it Up
I’ve been doing kickboxing for almost a year now, and it’s still one of my favorite things to do. But even as much as it changes every time I go in for my workout, my body is starting to get used to it. To be honest, I didn’t think it was possible. But I wantedContinue reading “Changing it Up”
Medicine for My Mental Health
Today was a rough day at work, which is the norm these days. Not that this is uncommon for anyone, really – lots of people carry around a great deal of stress because of work. That’s one of the reasons why I love my workout routine. After work, at least three days a week, IContinue reading “Medicine for My Mental Health”
Walking it Off
There’s no shortage of information about how good for you it is to walk on a regular basis. There are even all kinds of walking routines and techniques to use it as a weight-loss tool. That’s great and all, but for me, I just enjoy walking. Plug in my tunes, put on my sunglasses (whichContinue reading “Walking it Off”
Badass Is the New Skinny 