Category: Fitness/Exercise

  • Crossfit Reston is coming…

    A Crossfit Gym is coming to Reston with a scheduled opening date of GRAND OPENING – FEBRUARY 27th, 2010. Crossfit is very similar to the boot camp style that I do -High Intensity Training. Although Plumbline Training does not attribute its style to crossfit, I have personally found many similarities to it and the sample…

  • Notable News

    How doctors practice what they preach with diet and exercise | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Morning News | Life/Travel: Health. “I have to get my workouts in extremely early, or I wouldn’t get it done,” he said. “It helps my mind open. I’;m probably a much better person, in a much better mood,…

  • Having an off day

    I don’t feel so good today but went to camp anyway. Which in some ways is good but in another – probably not the best idea because the entire time I just thought about how I wanted to go home and my overall numbers were not so good. Workout: Warmup – practice double unders which…

  • Talking to tweens about healthy eating

    Nutritionists and pediatricians offered tips on ways to address children’s diet and fitness issues: Focus on health, not weight Compliment your children on lifestyle behaviors like “Great snack choice” or “You really run fast” rather than on the loss of a pound or two, said Tanner-Blasiar, a registered dietitian. Be a partner in health, not…

  • Yay for Platinum Sit-Ups!

    Happy Tuesday and Happy “return to our family routine” day. No snow in the forecast for today so the family will start back into the swing of things. I love my kids and being able to be around them but there is really something to allowing some grown up time daily that I now appreciate…

  • Monday – New Camp Session Begins

    It’s the start of a new camp session.  A lot of times, the first week of a new session tends to take a bit longer because we are all learning the routine. Also, at the start of the class, Plumbline Training has to get through some of the new session explanation/operations. The group is a…

  • Sunday’s workout

    For those keeping track – At Gold’s Gym today I ran on the treadmill 3.5 mi then did some general weights – 55lb OH squats 25lb walking lunges 55lb back squats 40lb db isolateral lifts Core 50 BOSU Pushups BOSU crunches incline pushups

  • News to Note

    Orthorexia: Can Healthy Eating Be Labeled a Disorder? – TIME. a name for her eating disorder: orthorexia, a controversial diagnosis characterized by an obsession with avoiding foods perceived to be unhealthy. We can’t win. Are we all so screwed up that we go too far either way? And do I have this disorder? I am…

  • Happy Birthday Michael!

    Today is Plumbline Training Mikey’s birthday! Happy Birthday to a very important partner in living a healthy and fit life! What do you get your trainer for his big day? Well Lidia and Stac! both brought gifts with them this morning and we forced him to open it after group session was over. Mikey is…

  • Plumbline Group Session

    Last night I decided to see if I could go to the Friday group session since I missed Weds. So there was a spot open, so I headed there for the 545a session. The roads were much better today than yesterday!Here’s the Plumbline Training WOD: Bosu warmup 2 rounds front step ups front crossover step…