Waiting at the starting line a gorgeous morning for a run I’m very excited to say that my mum ran her first 10km race today! And, she did an awesome job too! She’s always been active and doing lots of power walking, a bit of weights and some Pilates, but hasn’t really run since her… Read More
We picked up our race packs today which to my disappointment (though not surprised) contained very little. The only thing we received was the race number with the timing chip on it. I know we don’t run just to get a little bag of goodies but it’s always nice to get samples, and given the… Read More
1. It’s happening again. A few days before the big race and I’m slacking off. I know I’m supposed to taper, but tapering doesn’t mean putting a stop to training. It’s just doing a little less. I had big plans for this week but I’ve only run once and each day that I’ve come home… Read More
Five days till the marathon and I’m feeling tired. I was hoping to be in tip top shape and feeling full of energy. A lot can change in five days and I’m hoping that come Sunday morning I’m going to be ready to run the 42.2k. I’ve been looking forward to it for months and… Read More
Store bought quinoa (you can also get in most health food stores) Sometimes you either don’t have the time nor the energy to come up with fancy healthy meals. Come Sunday night you’re thinking what this week’s lunch is going to look like at work. No need to worry, with some quinoa and vegetables you… Read More
a gorgeous sunset half way through our run Mon 20 min upper body weights 15 min yoga Tue 22min run (4km) 20 min lower body weights Wed 25min run (4.5km) 20 min upper body weights Thu 25 min run (4.7km) 20 min lower body weights Fri 30 min swim (1.5km) 45 min Pilates all the… Read More
If you need a reference book for strength training exercises this one is a good choice. The Women’s Health Big Book of Exercises: Four Weeks to a Leaner Sexier YOU! by Adam Campbell, Fitness Director, Women’s Health, is full of exercises that you can do for your entire body. There’s a chapter dedicated to each body part… Read More
Jumping in the pool in the middle of winter isn’t much fun. Fortunately, there’s a heated indoor pool at my gym so I don’t need to worry about the chilly weather outside. Although today the water seems unpleasantly cold when I first went int, as usual though within the first lap it was warm. Ok,… Read More
Source Do you ever feel blocked? You know you want to do something but when push comes to shove you feel like there’s a wall standing before you. You want to act and move forward with your goal but there’s an invisible barrier getting in the way. I have that at the moment with my… Read More