Category Archives: Running

Motivation Monday- quick cardio on the treadmill

I always try to get in at least 10 minutes of cardio before I lift, but with two small children I do run late sometimes. This is one of the workouts I pull out when I've got to warm-up quickly. I do 60 seconds of Continue Reading »

Motivation Monday- Learn to Tabata Your Cardio

Tabata is a form of high intensity interval training (HIIT) and consists of 8 intervals of 20 seconds of high intensity followed by 10 seconds of rest. In this case, we had a quick session of Tabata cardio in between Continue Reading »

Motivation Monday- don’t be afraid to go for it

I've really been working on increasing my running speed during XIT classes, and it's not unheard of for me to run at 7 mph for a minute while at a lower (2 or 4) incline. Today our boxing instructor decided to give us Continue Reading »

Fitness Friday- exploring different ways to sprint

If you asked people what it means to sprint, most people would describe it as running as fast as you possibly can. For a treadmill workout, this usually translates into short bursts of speed interspersed with longer Continue Reading »

Motivation Monday- no excuses, not even holidays

Since today was Christmas,  my Monday morning boxing class was cancelled.  I know most of the people from my class just enjoyed having a day off from the gym. I, however, knew my eating wouldn't be as great Continue Reading »

Motivation Monday- stay balanced

​​ I chose this video as the representation of staying balanced as it does involve an incredible amount of balance to do this move. However, staying balanced with regards to your workouts involves more than Continue Reading »