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Happy Halloween!
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Happy Halloween!!
It was quite a shock to have snow this weekend and now it’s dark and cold. Nothing like running in the cold weather that seizes up the lungs but it certainly wakes you up. How’s that for seeing it from a different perspective.
Warmup
Sampson Stretch
Pass Thrus
Whirly Birds
Bendy Whirly Birds
Sampson Stretch
1 lap run
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Mobility
Skill
Push Press
KTE
WOD
20-15-10
65lbs Push Press
KTE
Band Shoulder Mobility
It was a good workout and I beat my previous time of 5 mins 51 secs | Rx’d – 2011-10-03
Post Halloween Workout
01 year ago
No lying — boot camp is not as fun when its friggin freezing outside. I find that I have to remind myself that once I get going — I will be feeling the heat and the cold won’t bother me. It’s just the time between that that’s rough. Also the cold generally means less people at the Monday camp. The combo of the dark, cold and Monday = small boot camp crowd!
Not bragging but this Halloween I ate ZERO candy. I committed to at least 2 weeks of Paleo and I am not going to screw it up and I had no desire to eat any. Is there something wrong with me???
Today marks day 12 of Paleo and I am down 5lbs overall. I am happy and all but I was hoping for a larger number. Does that make me greedy? It could be bc of some of my own modifications too, like drinking the 8oz milk with my protein power in the early AM and my cream and sweetener in my coffee. I want to lose 5-7 more lbs total — so I have my eye on the prize that’s for sure. I am feeling great – more energy, mentally alert, less fatigue and haven’t felt hungry or deprived at all. That’s my kind of eating. I think one of the things I am always leery of any eating program is that I will be starving the entire time. In truth – I really don’t eat that much to begin with so I have really thought for a long time that it was WHAT i was eating, not how much. So that has been the most frustrating part of my entire fitness/health journey. Doing the right things and still not really reaching the goal that I set.
My neighbor has been on a paleo like eating program for his ulcerative colitis for over a year now, and it has all but gotten rid of his issues — it really is just a common sense approach to eating if you stop and think about it. Pre-historic man did not have agriculture to cultivate the wheat and corn — but they did cut open a wild boar, gather nuts and berries, pick fruit and harvest veggies. No measuring, no figuring out %s –Can anyone tell me whether 5lbs is a good result for 12 days on Paleo?
On to the workout for today:
Warmup
Rockette kicks
walking lunges
bounding
back pedal
corex2
ROBs
bicycles (up and down w your torso)
back extensions
25 bottom up push-ups
general stretching
workout
15,12,9,6,3
hang clean squats 65lbs
weighted jump ropes x5
lunge jumps 15lb db
run
(600,450,200,100m)
snatch 20lb kb
Pre-Halloween Workout
01 year ago
by Stephy
in Fitness/Exercise
A blustery, chilly day –which for me, is welcome. It is almost November after all! Halloween is this weekend which can only mean one thing — CANDY! So make sure you have a plan in place so you dont end up eating it all weekend long. And it’s ok if that plan is to enjoy a few pieces of the loot as long as its a limited amount and it doesn’t cause you to continue to eat it day after day! Moderation!!!
warmup
450m run
corex2
toe touches
urkles
bridges
general stretching
40 push-ups
workoutx2
45lb lateral squat
SDHP 85lbs
25lb kb windmills
40lb db squats
ring dips
75lb push press <– i went down in lb to not aggravate my bicep pull which is better but still not 100%
New Plumbline Training Station to end the month’s session
The 50s
50 pushups
50 tabatas
50 box jumps
50 25 db push press
50 double unders/100 jump ropes if you cant do the DUs.
October Can Only Mean One Thing – CANDY!
01 year ago
When I was thinking about what to write about this month, obviously I thought about Halloween. More specifically, I thought about all the candy that makes its way into our kids’ hands during this month. And if I am being real – we parents aren’t immune to it either!
I am definitely not one of those people who will be telling you that your kids should not take full advantage of this glorious holiday! I myself, have many fond childhood memories of dumping out my pillowcase full of candy, organizing it, trading the ones I didn’t like with my sisters and then deciding when and where I was going to eat every last piece. But now that I am a parent who is focused on living healthy, I do not want a free-for-all candy extravaganza at my house. As parents, we are looking for a good balance where our kids can have all the fun they are supposed to have, while not going overboard. So with that in mind, here are some strategies that we can all use so that this holiday won’t get the best of us.
Enjoy 1 or 2 days of the candy haul– then get rid of it.
You heard me right, enjoy it for a day or two but then throw it out. Dump it. And for those who think it’s a waste – candy has little to no nutritional value and is full of high fructose corn syrup. Look at it this way; by throwing it out, you are helping your family continue on the road to health.
Find a candy buy-back program
Last year, a local dentist offered a buyback of Halloween candy. In fact, many local businesses offered up to $1 per pound of candy brought in. This lets you and your family enjoy the candy for a day or so, and then your kids can make some extra spending money just by selling back the rest. Many of these programs then partner with nonprofit organizations to donate the candy to worthy causes.
Send candy care packages to American Service Members
Operation Gratitude is a nonprofit organization created to help lift the spirits of our US Military personnel currently deployed and away from home. They send care packages containing all
sorts of things like food, personal care products, videos and letters. They also can contain candy! To find out more information about creating a Halloween candy care package, visit their Facebookpage. Creating candy care packages for our troops is a great way to get rid of the temptation and it can help your kids learn that there are many different ways to help others. To find other opportunities to give back at Operation Gratitude, visit their ‘Get Involved’ page.
Halloween is such a fun holiday for both kids and adults and it needs to stay that way. With these strategies in place, you and your family should be able to enjoy the spirit of the holiday and all the fun that goes with it, without setting you back on your healthy and fit journey!
Published in Live Fit and Sore – The Villager October 2010
