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Breathing is important
Group training today, inside with the smaller group. warmup: 2 min jump ropes core x2 general stretching squat thrusts 6 inches V Ups workout 2x: oblique tugs 50lbs ring rows 30lb db step ups 20lb wall ball squats (have to get the ball over the 10ft line) pull-ups 85lb push presses PT Station broad jump…
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Notable News
Phys Ed: A Workout for Your Bloodstream – Well Blog – NYTimes.com. Another great reason to add exercise into your daily routine. This study says that it has metabolic effects and that being fit helps your body run more efficiently. Who can argue with that? But a new study that gauged the metabolic effects of…
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Hot, Hot, and more Hot
I’m sore from the lunges yesterday so I was grunting and groaning a lot today. Oh and did I mention it was hot! This will be a common theme summer long – Hot, Hot, and more Hot. I can’t imagine how it is for those that go in the afternoon camps. There is no shade…
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Here’s to Improvement
I have said this before – getting up can be tough and this morning was no exception. That alarm went off and my brain searched for a reason to turn it off and roll over, but it couldn’t find any excuse good enough – it is so automatic now, I can’t even find a good…
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HAPPY FATHER’s DAY!!
Yesterday was a crazy day. For a good part of it, we had no internet connection. The entire community was down apparently. It made me think – what did we all do before we had it? My kids were upset, I was getting ansy – crazy! After the graduation stuff on Friday – we took…
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One doozy of a workout!
I loved today’s workout although it was a really tough one. Combine the heat and the workout = one doozy of a morning workout! Warmup x 2 high knees forward lunges heel to butt springs Core x 2 hip missions core twists up and down – (legs and shoulders up and you twist, twist, twist…
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The Burpee Workout: Get Fit Fast With This Simple Exercise
The Burpee Workout: Get Fit Fast With This Simple Exercise | The Art of Manliness. I noticed that this info/web site is geared towards men, but women can get benefits from burpees too. I especially liked reading the part about how burpees are portable and if you are in prison – you can do them…
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I am the burpee queen
You would think that burpees wouldn’t be as hard as they are. Why are they so hard – can someone tell me that? My friend, Ms Connie called me the burpee queen today, which surprised me because I was cursing with each burpee broad jump I did. WOD: warmup: 2 min jump ropes core x2…
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And the workout for today is…
Another scorcher out there for the morning workout. There is nothing fun about working out when its this hot and humid outside..well maybe one thing: when it’s over! How about you? What are you doing today to align with your fitness goals? warmup x 2 side shuffle push-ups checkpoints skip jumps general stretching core x…
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Feelin Hot Hot Hot
It was a hot one today. Man oh man – when I started to lose focus on my workout, I was feeling my workout bottoms sticking to my legs. Yuck. But I did finish the workout in 30:19 which is :19 seconds longer than I should have which pissed me off a bit. I find…