January 31, 2012

[gallery] January has been a good workout month! Now on to February…

January 30, 2012

[gallery] ohheyychrissy: Everyone has reblogged but must remember.  [via cleverlikewhoa joannafreed:jcole13: tumblrgym] I’m going to try this! Who’s with me?

I danced for fifteen years so I never picked up running. I am a college sophomore now and unfortunately there is no dance program. I really want to pick up running, but I keep getting injured. I was wondering if you had a plan to slowly get into running so I can eventually become an avid runner with no pain. Please let me know if you have any ideas. Thank you for your time!

January 27, 2012

Hi Anon- I have two very good friends who went from being non-runners to recently competing in their first 5-mile race so with the right training, you CAN become a runner! The important thing to keep in mind is to start small. Don’t expect to go on your first run and breeze through it. Running is hard. But totally worth…

January 26, 2012

[gallery] womenshealthmag: Meatless Monday: Satisfying Post-Workout Meal Ideas By Hollis Templeton While I love the energy and mood boost I get from amping up my exercise routine, an unfortunate side effect of sticking to those New Year’s resolutions is the increased hunger that comes with longer, harder workouts. What’s really not fair: Researchers at the University of Ottawa in Canada…

What To Eat Pre-Workout

January 25, 2012

This list of 20 Surprising Foods that Slow Down your Workout from Shape Magazine nixes everything from green bananas (huh?) to coffee (oops I do this daily pre-workout) to trail mix (love of my life) to Mexican Food (duh). Which leads me to the ask, what SHOULD you eat before a workout? Here is what FitSugar recommends (half of which…

Workout Outfit

January 24, 2012

Even though these new Lululemon pants are a bit out of my comfort zone (it’s hard to tell but they have white and black stripes all over them), I’m kind of obsessed. Anything to make a 6:30am workout more bearable!

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