Work has been picking up progressively, which means my workouts have become sporadic. If I don’t plan my workouts in advance I don’t have time to just jump over to the gym for a spin class. Basically it just isn’t going to happen. Being uber busy also means that I am more likely to[...]
Posts Tagged ‘workout wednesday’
January 30th, 2013 - 8:00 am § in Exercise, Workout Reviews
Ballet Body: Core
*Standard Running On Veggies Disclaimer: I received the DVDs for free, opinions are my own* There was a time that I wanted to be a ballerina badly, but 10 year old Laney didn’t have the flexibility or the grace to keep that up. So when I am surrounding by Broadway dancers in Figure 4 or th[...]
Avoiding the Flu
I went full germ-a-phobe these last two weeks. I was on planes and trains, public transportation and lots of people. I was sanitizing, hand-washing and giving the old dude hacking up a storm at the airport the evil eye for not covering his mouth. I hadn’t gotten my flu shot because my local ph[...]
Is there an exercise you just can’t do?
Do you have that one exercise that no matter how in shape you are you just can’t seem to do? Not like you want to puke because it is so hard, but your body just won’t do it? I have a few… 1) Table tops..brought to you by Jillian Michael’s Ripped in 30 DVD. I [...][...]
A little less running, a lot more dancing
You know how there are certain phrases that get songs stuck in your head? That’s what the title of this post did for me. I can’t explain it, but now Elvis’ “A little less talking, a lot more action” is running through my head (and now yours I guess). The first half of December has [...][...]
December 5th, 2012 - 12:00 pm § in Exercise, Workout Reviews
DVD Review: Tara Stiles This Is Yoga
I’ve had Tara Stiles latest DVD release–This Is Yoga– for probably a little over a month and a half now, and I have yet to do every practice. That’s because this new four-DVD series ($20, amazon.com) has so many flows that I just haven’t been able to get to them all. I [...]
Exercise Apps Fall Short
Thanks for marathon training I’ve finally tested out apps like RunKeeper and MapMyRun. They’ve worked out great for the most part, but are really just used so that I know where I am going. My use of the Nike Fuel band lasted approximately three months, and then I got bored. So it was rea[...]
September 12th, 2012 - 10:00 am § in Exercise, Workout Reviews
Workout Out Review: Edge Yoga
I finally took the plunge on Friday and tested out a yoga studio near me–Edge Yoga. I haven’t been to a proper (I say proper, meaning it isn’t a class at Gold’s) yoga class since moving to D.C. and I really needed it. I marched myself over to Mark’s Yoga I class expecti[...]
August 29th, 2012 - 10:00 am § in Marathon Training
My Sports Bra Rebelled
I’ve been a devotee to the Nike compression sports bra for awhile now. I probably have about 10 in my drawer in all sorts of colors and fancy designs. I take really good care of them: cold water wash, hang dry, NEVER ever putting them in the dryer. Yet, recently they started chaffing me, bad[...]
Pure Yoga: Restorative Yoga
I’ve always thought of yoga whether it was intense “power yoga,” or “slow flow” as a relaxation technique. Something to take my mind off of things for awhile and give my body a good stretch. I had never thought about trying “restorative yoga,” but after a ha[...]
