Live Fit and Sore

Category: Fitness/Exercise

  • 27:05 AOL Spring into Summer 5k

    Link to race results

  • Weekends are for fun

    I’m just out and about enjoying the day. The DC area is having a gorgeous weather day and I am taking full advantage of it. I am running the AOL 5K tomorrow morning so I am resting up. I hope where ever you are – you are being active and having fun! That’s what weekends…

  • Barefoot Runners Knock the Socks Off Jogging World

    (May 14) — Barefoot Ken Bob Saxton might not be the fastest runner on the road, but he never has to stop to tie his shoes. The California jogger is one of the leaders of the barefoot running movement, a small but growing niche of runners who say they feel better — and healthier —…

  • Exercise doesn’t just have to be Gym Time…

    Simple Ways to Make Exercise a Part of Your Everyday Life Some great general tips on how to work in exercise in the regular course of life. We all need to be reminded that exercise doesn’t just have to be about time in the gym… It’s a mistake to assume that exercise is something that…

  • Kettlebell Bootcamp in Ashburn

    This morning I attended a Kettlebell Bootcamp in Ashburn. A friend of mine introduced to me to John Hastings who has just started running these camps. C3i Sports Performance has bootcamp style workouts in addition to other services. Today’s session was held at 6a in Ashburn Village at the local elementary school. It’s outside and…

  • You say Tabata, i say…

    Another great workout this morning. warmup x2 high knees walking lunges heel to butt springs core x2 shadows leg raises bridge with leg raises 50 push-ups workout 15,12,9,6,3 snatches farmer run 15lb db TGU (alternate sides) burpees tabatas x2 I made it through to round 9 – since this is a new camp session, there…

  • Group Training

    Group Training Today was great. Although my arms & shoulders are sore from all the pull-ups yesterday.  Get out there today and make it a goal to do something active today – walking during lunch, push -ups, WII fit — SOMETHING! Warmup 800m run Core 83’s with the stability ball leg extensions with the ball…

  • It’s Your Time – National Women’s Health Week

    Did you know it’s National Women’s Health Week! National Women’s Health Week is a week long health observance coordinated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office on Women’s Health (OWH). National Women’s Health Week empowers women to make their health a top priority. With the theme “It’s Your Time,” the nationwide initiative…

  • Oh what a beautiful morning…

    It was a chilly morning – but that’s how I like it to be when I am working outdoors. Doesn’t take long to warm right up! Today’s boot camp was awesome – lots of running and moving fast – and even though my partner had to bail before we were done, I completed the entire…

  • Sunshining Day

    Happy Monday! I had a great Mother’s Day. My entire family really went all out in making the day special and it was.  Now it’s time to get crackin’ on a new week and that means I start with my workout. I’m in a good mood, the sun is shining — new possibilities. Warmup x2:…