I, like many avid runners, suffer from recurring injuries. Mine happens to be my iliotibial band (or ITB). By most estimates, more than half of all runners become injured every year. Â Some blame, particularly for ITB injuries, running on the one side of the road, a tight butt (not the good kind), o[...]
Archive for the ‘Exercise’ Category
February 15th, 2012 - 10:00 am § in Exercise
When You Just Need More Hours In the Day
It’s a common wish. More hours in the day to get everything you could possibly need to do. Experts tell us to make time for exercise, which is nearly impossible. As a busy working professional, it is really hard to make time. I already have things I must do in a day such as sleep, [...][...]
February 8th, 2012 - 10:00 am § in Exercise
Back to Winter Training and a Giveaway
We have a winner! Using random.org the winner is Sara P. Please email me laney.cohen (at) gmail (dot) com. For whatever reason I thought it would be a great idea for my first half marathon in  a year or so to be in March. Unfortunately, that means training in the dead of winter. When it [...][...]
February 1st, 2012 - 10:00 am § in Exercise, Workout Reviews
Revolve Cycle: Barre Ride
When I first moved to the Washington D.C. area I started searching for a cycle studio. The spin classes at my gym were great, but there was something special about walking into the a cycle studio. No one could recommend a good one or even knew of one to try. Luckily, a a little more [...][...]
January 25th, 2012 - 10:00 am § in Exercise, Workout Reviews
Yoga for a Cause: Lululemon’s Children’s Tumor Foundation Fundraiser
Last Sunday, my local Lululemon (Clarendon) hosted an in-store yoga session in support of the Children’s Tumor Foundation. The foundation is dedicated to improving the health and well being of individuals and families affected by the neurofibromatoses (NF). Neurofibromatosis encompasses a set[...]
January 11th, 2012 - 10:00 am § in Exercise, Workout Reviews
The Most Un-Yogi Yoga Instructor
Tara Stiles has been called the most un-yogi yoga instructor. I read in a NYT article last July that people in the inner yoga circles criticize her emphasis on yoga for weight loss rather than a lifestyle. For me though, her yoga practice makes me feel better and more centered than some of the other[...]
January 4th, 2012 - 10:00 am § in Exercise, Workout Reviews
Reinvigorated My Love for Spinning
I went through a recent period of loathing spinning. I don’t know if it was that the times were off for the classes or they were just too standard. Then last month, Matt came to Gold’s Gym Clarendon on Tuesday nights and reinvigorated my love for spinning. Last week, even though it was a[...]
December Challenge Kinda Falling Short
It can take quite a bit of willpower to go for the healthful food choices when everyone around you has plates filled with cookies and spinach artichoke dip. All the traveling we have done (or at least I have) in the last week didn’t really help much either. That’s not to say healthy items arenâ€[...]
December 14th, 2011 - 10:00 am § in Exercise, Workout Reviews
Getting Fit as a Couple Week 2: Biggest Loser Calorie Knockout Review
We are headed into week 2 of “Get Fit as a Couple” and true to form the hubby has dropped four pounds and I have lost 1.5 pounds. It isn’t like I needed to lose a ton of weight or any weight at all. I just needed to firm up again, but it is amazing [...][...]
December 7th, 2011 - 10:00 am § in Exercise
Getting Fit as a Couple
At the wedding both J’s parents and twin brother made mention of my athletic abilities and their family’s lack there of–hoping this match would mean the family line had a fighting chance. Considering this and that nasty stat that married people tend to gain weight in their first ye[...]
