Live Fit and Sore

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  • Make That Call to Prevent Colon Cancer

    In honor of National Colon Cancer Awareness Month, SU2C co-founder Katie Couric speaks at The Jay Monahan Center for Gastrointestinal Health to announce the launch of the “Make That Call” a colon cancer prevention and screening campaign. Highly preventable if detected early…

  • Attempting to Conquer the Cartwheel

    Happy St. Patty’s Day to all my Irish Friends! I gotta say – I have been feeling so great about life. I feel empowered and in charge & I don’t know what is so different in me that it’s causing me to feel this way, but I feel great energy around me. Good things are…

  • My Colon Cancer Coach

    March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month There is new tool called My Colon Cancer Coach to help patients become more in the know about what’s happening to them. It’s the first patient-focused online tool for those newly diagnosed with colon cancer.  I will never forget how scary it is to be told you have a…

  • Gymnastics Fun at CrossFit Impavidus

    When people ask me why I get up so early to workout — it’s because of days like today at CrossFit. We did a bunch of gymnastics. There is something about learning how to do some of the things I struggled with as a kid that makes me giddy.  Where else can you go as…

  • CrossFit is Community too!

    Today’s workout was all about the team. I like switching it up and doing the workout where you rely on others to do their part — in order to come out on top! Warmup fun run w stops to do 10 burpees & 10 air squats Skill KB Swings WOD Team stations AMRAP 15m 50m?…

  • Dead Hang Pull Ups – oh the fun

    Yes, I am crazy. And yes, I got up and headed to the 6A CrossFit Impavidus class today. Yes, I am aware I went to the 730p class last night. Hey – I have a lot of stress right now and exercise is my way of dealing with it. Nothing wrong with that right? Warmupx2…

  • Stress or Exercise? Choose Exercise!

    Yesterday was a very long day — full of meetings and tons of information — so I was all wound up when I got home and decided to workout to let off some steam – yes I know it was a rest day, but sometimes you have a choice between being all stressed or exercising.…

  • CrossFit Workout – AMRAPpin’

    Small group this morning at CrossFit Impavidus – me and Colleen. I’m glad it wasn’t only me because as much as I like attention, I don’t like the individual attention during a hard workout! Warmupx2 250m row 30 situps 20 Jumping Jacks 10 Pass Thrus Pull Up (dead hang) Skill Double Unders Hollows WOD 15m…

  • Engaging your Core

    Another great workout at Crossfit Impavidus! Warmupx2 40 jump rope 30 push ups 20 sit ups 10 pass thrus — hollows Skill Push Press WOD 12 AMRAP 5 25lb db Push Press 5 Ring Push Ups 5 KTE Completed: 11+ Hollows to Engage your Core We have been focusing on engaging our core which really…

  • Monday Front Squats

    This month, Mondays are strength days. Just going to be honest here and say, they aren’t my favorite workout day. I just like the feeling of a hard workout that combines cardio and strength to get me started with my week. I am really having to relearn squats related to lifting. I keep leaning my…