Category: Fitness/Exercise

  • Pull Up Extravaganza

    A great special learning session at Plumbline Today. We started off with a 2 min jump rope warm up and did some general stretching, push-ups and then did saucers with a twist –we held a dowel over our head and went from lying down to sitting up with the dowel –picture a trapeze artist but…

  • Pull Ups with a Kip!

    It’s hard to believe it’s the Sunday before Thanksgiving. Is it me or does time seem to be moving extra fast now a days??!! Today I’m headed for a special workout class at Plumbline Training that will focus on the pull-up. More specifically it will focus on us learning and improving the kip.  I love…

  • Some Deals this Weekend!

    A few deals to take advantage of this weekend: Starbucks is offering a BOGO offer through Sunday: Buy 1 Holiday drink, get 1 free. Give it to a friend, make a new friend! 2-5pm today-Sunday. Chipotle is offering a special as well tomorrow: Check-in at Chipotle using Facebook Places Mobile on your smart phone on…

  • WOD includes weighted jump ropes

    A shout out to my pal Chandra, pictured in orange to the left — she is taking a 6 week leave from boot camp for some surgery. We are going to miss her terribly. She is one of those people who adds joy and fun to the group and her absence will be noticed! Get…

  • Arizona School Sends Overweight Kids Home With Notes

    Arizona School Sends Overweight Kids Home With Notes. Obesity is a very serious problem for adults and children and getting serious about addressing the underlying reasons why its such a serious problem in this country is definitely important. Taking it upon yourself to send kids home with a note essentially telling them they have a…

  • High Intensity Interval Training Workout

    Rain greeted me this morning, and I was thankful that for most of the workout we were inside. We did our warm up outside and then had to the 200m run during the workout. But considering, I will take it! It isn’t unheard of to do a complete Plumbline workout in the rain — it…

  • High Intensity Interval Training is good for you!

    Gutsy Girl’s Adventures: What the HECK????. Look at the pictures Erica posts in this entry to fully see the difference Crossfit/HIIT training has on your body compared to long distance cardio/endurance based exercise. It’s like night and day and a great example of what this type of training can do for anyone –the hard core…

  • Workout to start your week

    Plumbline boot camp was the same routine we did last Thursday — and it was hard, challenging and I did not finish. I managed to complete half of Round 6 when time was called and it was already past camp time – so I stopped there. I still burned more calories than I have in…

  • A Sunday run is good for your health

    I have had a sinus headache for 2 days. Gotta love Fall in Northern Virginia I tell ya.  I decided that even though I didn’t feel like going for a run this morning, that I would force myself to go and maybe it would help my headache. You know what? During the run — I…

  • Seeing the difference with Better Nutrition

    It’s been 24 days since I eliminated wheat and refined sugar from my diet and I asked Scott to snap some pictures of me this AM to see if a difference can be seen. For me, I have to see it to have it sink in so I have him take pics of me every…