Category: Fitness/Exercise

  • Buying Organics

    Running in the AM and then spending a whole day in DC wore me out. On the drive home – the lull of the road can put me right to sleep — and that carried over to our arrival back home. We got home and within 30 minutes, I snuck upstairs and went to bed…

  • Students’ physical fitness associated with academic achievement; organized physical activity linked to lower body fat in girls

    Students’ physical fitness associated with academic achievement; organized physical activity linked to lower body fat in girls… “The take-home message from this study is that we want our kids to be fit as long as possible and it will show in their academic performance,” Cottrell said. “But if we can intervene on those children who…

  • Coordination is the key?!

    Plumbline Training boot camp: warmup 2 rounds backwards lunges straight leg lifts (right leg, left leg) high knees tuck jumps core 2 rounds/1 min each crunches ab twists going up and down on command 6 inches 50 push-ups workout 3 rounds/1 min each station/AMRAP with 2 rest/active stations heavy jump ropes 45lb bb snatch squats/OH…

  • Get Moving…

    I saw this interesting piece of news targeted at women: Exercise Can Help Prevent Weight Gain, But It Won’t Be Easy There’s a lot of attention paid to what works when it comes to losing weight. But that’s not really the hard part; anyone can diet or exercise in the short term, but maintaining a…

  • Group Session Wednesday

    I felt great about how today’s group went. I saw gains in all the circuits which is always a great motivator. 3 30 sec intervals of jumping with the heavy rope for a warm-up. I could feel that I have gotten better at these! General stretching Core work 40 push-ups 2 rounds 1min BOSU crunches…

  • HIT Training

    I have mentioned this before because this type of workout is what I do 4x a week, but in the article linked to below – they are talking about IT too. IT is HIT (High Intensity Training) – short bursts of intense workouts and then take short breaks. The researchers are still not sure why…

  • 5 minute stations are killing me

    I had to force myself to not listen to that little sleep voice this morning that says: stay in bed. It was tough but I prevailed and got my butt up and headed to Plumbline Training. The 5 minute stations are not my favorite camp session. There is a lot of resting when you are…

  • Notable News

    In the end, it is all about our behavior and the choices we make. When we are armed with the right information, we can make powerful changes in our biology. We don’t have to be slaves to it. For food, so much of the issue is about quality, not quantity. Most people don’t appreciate the…

  • You Can too.

    As I mentioned earlier, we ran into Michael, founder of Plumbline Training at the Brambleton Race this past Saturday. He ran with his family in tow. He also took a great shot of the Plumbline Ladies after the race. This picture represents some of the greatest ladies I have met through my bootcamp and we…

  • Workout.

    After 2 gorgeous, perfect weather days – I woke up to rain. It’s a nice change of pace and it’s definitely a sign of spring. I heard the weather man say possibility of Thunder Storms — Spring is here!  While out shopping yesterday, I bought myself some flowers. I think having fresh flowers in your…