Today's workout consisted of a series of cardio, stretching, and pylometric drills and it was tough!  I had to pause every once in a while to catch my breath.  It became harder towards the end, where I felt myself wanting to rest more often and for longer periods of time ( Read more... )

Our Insanity workout DVDs came today and we have so far come to the conclusion that 1) we are waaaaay out of shape and 2) doing the fitness test right after dinner was a bad idea. Mike and I felt like we were going to throw up. And that was after 6-7 one minute exercises ( Read more... )

I took the girls to Jekyll Island Beach for a few hours today, where I had myself a confrontation with a couple of Latinos who couldn't care less, no matter how hard I tried to tell them, that they cannot pull up the wire mesh that covers and protects Loggerhead turtle nests (ahem, protected by federal law) and use it to create an umbrella by ( Read more... )

I did something tonight I haven't done in a very long time: I took my 5k101 outside. What is 5K101? Well, funny. you should ask. 5k101 is an eight week couch-to-5K (C25K) coaching program, created by Running Mate Media, that brings out the inner runner in you.

So I basically just finished week 6---a 12 minute jog, a three minute brisk walk, and a ( Read more... )

I swam a half mile (32 laps x 50 meters) yesterday morning, which took close to an hour. I think it was more like 50 minutes. Obviously, I'm not a competative swimmer. I like to swim, bike, walk, and jog to keep fit, but I don't consider myself an athelete. Never have been. I am, however, seriously considering doing the Beach Bum Sprint ( Read more... )

Running was horrible today. I made it throught the first interval and after jogging for a couple of minutes the second, I just couldn't do anymore. So I walked at 4.0 mph on a 2 incline for about another 30 minutes. Then to add to my frustration, I couldn't get the ipod to respond to my requests. I had to pause the treadmill to work with it and ( Read more... )