Archive for the ‘Training’ Category

Weekly Workout Wrap-up – Triathlon Training Begins!

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Welcome to the WWW (weekly workout wrap-up) where I post a summary of the past week’s goals and milestones. Every week features the same format including net calories, weekly weigh-in, and how I fared meeting current fitness goals such as using a food diary.

 

 

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Postpartum Update – 6 weeks later and I’m so NOT crushing it (yet)

A Beautiful Baby Boy Arrives…weight still here

As I mentioned in my earlier update, we welcomed a new baby boy in March.  Sure, I might be a little biased but he is pretty much perfect.  Already full of smiles and playing games…I think he’s going to be a runner.  One thing that has also stuck around (after 6 weeks) is some of the pregnancy weight.  That doesn’t mean I’m going to stop trying to shed it.

 

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The Postpartum Fitness Checklist – ten things to do BEFORE you try to lose pregnancy weight

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Ten Things to Do BEFORE You Try to Lose Pregnancy Weight – Part 1

Did you know that 50-70% of women gain too much weight during pregnancy and on average retain 40% of that weight one year later. After going through three pregnancies myself, I frequently thought worried about my weight (and dreaded those weekly weigh-in’s during the last month). If I could go back in time to the start of my very first pregnancy, there are some simple steps I wish I WOULD HAVE TAKEN to get a better grasp on what to expect, how to prepare and when to be concerned.  Many other moms (new and veterans) have expressed similar feelings.  With that in mind, let’s focus on what you can do before the baby arrives to set yourself up for post-pregnancy weight loss success.

Treadmill running workout plan for weight loss

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Make treadmill running more productive (and less boring)

How many times has this happened to you? You end up heading to the gym for a run on the treadmill (boredom starts setting in before you’re even hitting start). After staring at the two random TVs for the first 20 minutes, it’s getting harder to focus and really put 110% effort into your workout. Distractions are sparse and a line starts forming for people waiting to jump on as soon as you’re done running so you cut things short and wonder if you couldn’t have gotten more out of your workout.

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Walk-to-run 5K plan

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How I went from knee pain to running with this run/walk plan

There I was: starting to come back from knee pain, but really had a lot of fears holding me back (before I even started):

  • general and complete confusion: After being out of commission for two months where do I even start without injuring myself.
  • fear of the injury – could I make things WORSE?!? trying to work on a bunch of fixes (new form, IT bands/core strengthening). How do I balance all that and get back into running?
  • fear of failing – what if I simply couldn’t do it?

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