Live Fit and Sore

Category: Fitness/Exercise

  • I am losing patience…

    So i am going to be honest here — being so incapacitated is getting me depressed. I know it’s only been 3 days but when you are someone who is used to being so active — not being able to move around has a lot of power to affect you mood. I am going to…

  • Why Train With A Heart Rate Monitor

    Why Train With A Heart Rate Monitor – New To Polar – Training With Polar – Polar Electro – USA. I have mentioned before that I love my Polar fitness monitor. It’s not one of those super fancy ones but it’s not a cheap one either. Someone asked me the other day why I wear…

  • aol. 5k Run

    aol. is very near and dear to my heart. They are starting a 5k Spring Into Summer 5k and fun run on Sunday, May 16th. The Inaugural AOL Spring into Summer 5k and Fun Run will be held on May 16, 2010 at AOL’s Dulles campus in commemoration of AOL’s 25th Anniversary. Proceeds from the…

  • The National Park Service Rocks!

    A great way to get out there with your family! Great News: The National Park Service is waiving entrance fees, so visitors can enjoy all 392 national parks for free April 17-25. In addition, many national park concessions are offering special promotions. National Park Service

  • Woe is I

    Oh how I wish I could do yesterday over. Back pain is bad and the meds the doctor gave me knock me out — so in between sleeping, I have been getting up to walk around so I don’t stiffen up. Needless to say, I did not workout this morning. I am hoping a rest…

  • Notable News

    Mental health providers should prescribe exercise more often for depression, anxiety, research suggests. Exercise is a magic drug for many people with depression and anxiety disorders, and it should be more widely prescribed by mental health care providers, according to researchers who analyzed the results of numerous published studies. Workout in Less Time with HIT…

  • I so did not want to go…

    I really, and I mean really did not want to get up and go to camp today. The alarm went off at 5a and I wrestled with the sleep monster — one day won’t hurt me, i am so tired, i can find time after work to go run — but then I told myself…

  • Visiting a National Park

    So why don’t we eliminate the junk food machines from schools and add in a simple 30-minute break for fitness during the school day. Even if it meant extending the school day for 30-minutes, most evidence has shown that allowing kids a break during the school day to burn off stress and energy would result…

  • Monday, Monday

    Here’s a pic of me after my work out this AM and the April documentation. It was a tough one and the change in season seems to do a wonder on my asthma. I had a lot of issues breathing today but got through it. Weigh in day and I apparently lost 3lbs but I…

  • Good Morning Saturday

    Good Morning! The weather today in DC is supposed to be amazing, so I am planning on doing some gardening/mulching and maybe even organizing the garage! Very exciting life! I went for a run outside today because when the weather is this beautiful, it’s a waste to run on a treadmill.  I did about 4.5…