Rocked it!

Sometimes you have a workout where at the end you feel like you rocked it, better yet owned it!  These are rare occasions that I embrace. 

This happened to me yesterday. Recently, I have become certified to teach Piyo and Insanity. I love Insanity and am working with two studios to teach at this winter. I have my first audition coming up on Tuesday so I did a full out practice run again. Just by memory. It reminded me how much I memorized routines for dance and it's the same. 

After I had so much energy and felt like I could jump it went so good. Here is to hoping the interview goes well. 1 more day to do another full out practice. 

Ready for fall

I almost feel bad saying I am ready for summer to be over. I feel as though we were cheated. It wasn't a hot, or even warm summer. Sure we had some nice days but not enough to warm up the lake. Heck the 4th of July was cold!

I always struggle running in humidity and this year it wasn't hot but it was humid. Finding out I have asthma from allergies and exercise does not help. Hence fall running. The cool weather is so much easier for me. The allergies are lower so the asthma doesn't flare up. Take today. It was 46 degrees when I went for a run. I cut 5 minutes off my time. I wasn't trying and I was running slow. The big thing was I didn't have to walk from my asthma. I literally walked for 1 minute after 15 minutes if running. 

I will admit I totally fear what this means for snowfall and temperatures this winter. I cannot handle 68+ days below 0 again. I guess it is a give and take. For now, I will take my enjoyable asthma free runs. 

How strong are you?

I don't mean how much weight can you lift. I mean what do you have to do everyday to be strong and persevere?

Most of my friends who know me, know that I struggle with endometrosis and have since I was a teenager.  This has always caused issues with exercising. I love to run, but I literally have been stopped on the side of the road at times doubled over.  People always ask why I still run?

Answer? Because I will not let this control my life. This is my life and if I make excuses this crap wins. I will admit the past 3 days have been awful, to the point I have been woken up at night, and it just disrupted my run (I still got 4 miles in).

I CHOOSE every day to live as healthy as possible. I have noticed that a clean diet, little to no sugar, no caffeine has helped to make a difference.  Being that I am out of medical options I need to look at lifestyle options that are not hard on my body. I have a family to take care of.

So I leave you with this today.  What issue do you wake up to every morning and what is your choice? It is a choice. If you are healthy as a horse, count your blessings.

August already?

That moment when you realize that half of the year has flown by and you sit back and look to see where you want to head. 

I have made some choices and decisions. One of them is that I love all of the beachbody programs. The second is that running is still not cooperating with my leg (I am at physical therapy for the second time in 7 days). It may be time to really back off the running. I love my cardio but need to find other ways, or just focus on all easy runs. 

To help I am doing insanity with my Body Beast program. I have also decided to get Insanity certified and I will be Piyo certified soon also. I love teaching and used to choreography dances (back in the day) so this ties in well. 

If the rumors are true that there may be a new Body Beast I will order that so fast! 

Bring on the beast!

I decided to order a DVD pack that was on sale through BeachBody, Body Beast. 

I love lifting. Not just light weight. No I love heavy lifting. The complaint I often hear from women is the concern that they will get bulky. We can build muscle but we will never bulk up like guys as we lack the testerone to make that happen. 

This program is what I have been missing! Just a good heavy lifting session! The reps are doable as you choose your own weight and as always there are modifiers. I even watched as one guy in the video had to put down the weights to finish his reps. Totally made me feel better.  

If you want a good deal check it out. The DVDs are marked down to $39.90 and the challenge pack with shakeology is $160. It's a good deal to get lean and build muscle. 

http://www.beachbodycoach.com/esuite/home/gacgirl13. 

It's a good thing I can do dvd's

I learned to run 2 years ago. I say learned as it was a process. I have always has allergies but the past few years they have really gotten bad, to the point I now get allergy shots.

Yesterday brought something new to the table. Asthma from my allergies while running. This actually made me miss winter for running in the cold. I never thought I would miss winter again adlfter this last horrible winter.   

I think until the allergies get to a low point again I will stick to my weights and DVDs. I really don't feel like using an inhaler. 

I did go out and run a race today and it went ok. Not my best time but it was fun running with about 20 other twin and triplet moms. One mom ever took 3rd out. Of 2,500 runners! Now that is a superpower mom. 

 

Health is more than eating and exercise

It is also about making sure you get the routine check ups necessary.  My heart is just racing a little as I made my mammogram appointment.  I usually have to convince doctors as my mom was just over the age cutoff for me to start early screening.

That being said I know of way to many ladies my age who have been diagnosed or passed away in the last year from stage 2-3 breast cancer (my cousin passed away from breast cancer at 43).  It is a small thing and I will always do it.

So next Tuesday I will be nervous for the results, but either way I will have them. I will be able to move forward for another year.