15 Ten-Second Health Tips!

Here are 15 Ten-Second Health Tips that I thought you might like!

http://health.yahoo.net/experts/menshealth/15-ten-second-health-tips

We did it!

Well we DID IT!! Early morning, pouring rain and wind, 13.1 miles completed.  My dad and I arrived at 5:45 am to the starting line just to observe the people and all the festivities going on.  Considering the weather and how cold it was, we warmed up and ran for the 30 minutes we had until start time.  Finally, lined up, listened to the National Anthem, and started running.  We had a great pace going and felt pretty good.  Then mile 4 hit and so did the rain.  Pouring raining the whole time until just about the finish line it stopped.  What an experience as I looked over to my dad soaking wet and we just laughed.  We stopped for water about mile 8 and from then on kept running.  As we enter the finish line, we were greeted by family and what a good feeling that was! Thank you for all the love and support from my readers and stay tuned…. Next stop… Marathon!

Happy Running!

Almost there, two more days I will have completed my second half marathon.  I have been running A LOT and I am definitely sore, but very ready!

I was talking with some friends the other day and we were discussing how hard it can be to find time to work out and together we discovered some great ideas! Here are some things that have worked for me and friends!

1.       Plan healthy getaways: Find a 5K or half marathon in a city you have never been and would like to visit. Sign up, run/walk and enjoy the mini vacation.

2.       Catch up with friends:  Find a friend that you can walk/run with and catching up on each other’s lives will make the workout fly by.

3.       Stick to the script:  One of my friends signed up for Couch-to-5K at coolrunning.com to run her first 5K and she looks great!  You start by alternating a minute of jogging with 90 seconds of walking. Nine weeks later, you can run three miles!

Good Luck and happy running!

I am a runner because I run...

As another week passes by so quickly, it's hard to believe I am ready for the race this weekend!  I can’t believe it is already here, seven days away.  As I mentioned in the last post, I have been running a lot, in no particular training regime, but A LOT.  Last Saturday I ran 10 miles and felt okay, but I knew I had to run the full 13.3 miles this weekend to prepare and feel ready to run the race.  So, I did! All 13.3 and it felt great. 

As Lululemon says, I am a runner because I run.  I signed up for this race without any idea of how to properly train for something like this.  I just run because I love to run.  Some days are better than others and I might run 9 instead of 3, but I just like to move.  I love the feeling of running, I love the endorphin rush, the runners high, the feeling of accomplishment when I finish that 13 mile mark, and I love to run. I think that is a great lesson for so many.  We get so caught up in having to work out a certain way and have a strict diet, but in reality, we all just need to eat healthy and move.  Whether it be running, walking, swimming, or taking a cardio class, we just need to move. 

I have six more days to train and then the big day so stay tuned!

Time to hit the pavement!

After much deliberation, I have decided to run my second half marathon.  Last year I ran the Pasadena Half Marathon and finished in just under 2 hours.  I didn’t train much.  As always, I decided to run a month before the race and stepped up my workouts tremendously.  If I go for a jog, it is usually about three miles.  So to train for the marathon, I would go for six or nine mile runs to get ready. 

This year, I am doing the same! I just signed up and I am ready to hit the pavement.  So for now, I am just running, kickboxing, lifting weights and trying to get back into yoga! I will keep you updated on the training process as the marathon is May 15^th!

Some thoughts for the day:  Lulu Lemon is one of my favorite stores and their bags have the best sayings on them.  If you have never been, I thought I would share some of the quotes they put on their clothes and bags!   

20 minutes of daily exercise that can cut sick days in half...

An article from the British Journal of Sports Medicine…

20 minutes of daily exercise that can cut sick days in half… That’s if you’re working out at a moderate intensity or higher for most of your sessions.  Plus, when regular exercisers do get ill, their symptoms are 41 percent less severe than those of their couch-potato counterparts.  Researchers say that every time you work out, the circulation of bacteria and virus fighting cells in your body increases and over time that bolsters your immunity against colds!

Health Tip of the Day...

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