Category: Fitness/Exercise

  • Don’t Forget – Tomorrow Michelle Obama Talks to AOL Health About ‘Let’s Move’ Website

    First lady Michelle Obama is speaking exclusively to AOL Health this morning about the relaunch of the website for her “Let’s Move” campaign. The first lady laid out her ambitious plans to combat the childhood obesity epidemic last February, calling on parents, educators and businesses to work together to help children eat healthier and move…

  • Oh what a beautiful morning…

    Great Morning – cooler than it has been, the sunrise was this beautiful pink color. As tired as I was, it was good to start back into the swing of things… Warmup x 2: rockette kicks forward lunges bounding backpeddle Core mountain climbers/heel to elbow straight leg/crunch lifts (i have no clue what these are…

  • Understanding Your Body Fat Percentage

    Understanding Your Body Fat Percentage. Body fat measurements and the measuring tape are recognized as superior methods for measuring “weight loss”. When one declares that they want to “lose weight”, what they often mean is that they want to lose fat. So, now that you’ve had your body fat percentage measured, what does the number…

  • Queen B – the big cheerleader

    Holy Cow am I sore! Yesterday’s ‘great’ workout has left me very very sore! I am going to rest up so I can ready to resume Plumbline Training in the AM. Friday night – we had a small happy hour to get some of the Plumbline Training ladies together to do a Happy Hour send…

  • Re-energizing

    I think sometimes you don’t realize that actually taking a break from your workout for a few days really does your body good — I headed to the gym and had a great workout. I haven’t had a great workout like that in a very long time and it was really energizing. I have been…

  • Is Your Diet Making You Gain?

    Is Your Diet Making You Gain? Prevention If you’re trying to slim down, you’ve probably amassed a menu full of calorie-cutting tips and tricks. So it may come as a shock to learn that many of the ones you’ve sworn by are actually keeping you fat. “In their quest to lose weight, many women unknowingly…

  • Have no fear…

    No worries – I haven’t fallen off the wagon. Boot camp is off this week and I decided to take it easy with regards to training. I worked out on Tues with my boot camp crew with a guest trainer, ran on Weds, but have been feeling worn out and my throat has been sore…

  • Michelle Obama Talks to AOL Health About ‘Let’s Move’ Website – AOL Health

    Do you have a question for Michelle Obama? You can ask her on Tuesday, July 13 at 10 a.m. Eastern time during her first-ever live web chat right here on AOL Health. Mrs. Obama will be discussing the newly enhanced Let’s Move! website and answering your questions live! Mrs. Obama has taken on the ambitious…

  • How to Finish Your 5K Strong

    How to Finish Your 5K Strong | Active.com. I have a few races coming up and it’s always good to revisit some advice about completing races. Hope you find the info useful as well. I did skip my workout today – the horror! My throat is killing me and I made the decision to go…

  • News to Note

    A few items to share: Today’s PSA: Exercise with caution in today’s inferno It’s been so darn hot the past week or so in the DC area and East Coast.  Make sure you are paying attention to tips and advice about exercising in this sort of heat. It tends to sneak up on you and…