Last week I gave a presentation at the Rosedale Running Room to a Learn to Run and 5K Run group. My topic was on Preventive Injury and the benefits of Cross Training.
A few days later, the Coach emailed me this message. I think my message was missed!
HEALTH MESSAGE:
1. If walking/cycling is good for your health, the postman would be immortal.
2. A whale swims all day, only eats fish, drinks water and is fat.
3. A rabbit runs and hops and only lives 15 years.
4. A tortoise doesn't run, does nothing ..yet lives for 450 years.
AND YOU TELL ME TO EXERCISE!
Running and Powerwalking!
Get fit with me!
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Movember Diet #7
Run for your Life!
Okay, you don’t have to run, but move, move, move! Make Movember the month you get out and exercise more, enhance your immune system, and lose those extra pounds. Research shows that exercise is great for what ails you…and for preventing things that could, including prostate disorders like BPH, prostatitis, and prostate cancer. That’s because exercise increases your immunity and overall wellness, while a healthy weight decreases inflammation that can cause or contribute to prostate disease. Research has shown that men who have prostate cancer have more than a twofold risk of dying of the disease if they are obese rather than normal weight. Exercise is a great stress reducer, and stress can be a huge factor in erectile dysfunction and other sexual performance issues. So make Movember your moving month, and once it’s over, keep on truckin’!
This tip is brought to you by Prostate.net. The official site for Prostate Cancer.
Stay active and anything is possible!
Okay, you don’t have to run, but move, move, move! Make Movember the month you get out and exercise more, enhance your immune system, and lose those extra pounds. Research shows that exercise is great for what ails you…and for preventing things that could, including prostate disorders like BPH, prostatitis, and prostate cancer. That’s because exercise increases your immunity and overall wellness, while a healthy weight decreases inflammation that can cause or contribute to prostate disease. Research has shown that men who have prostate cancer have more than a twofold risk of dying of the disease if they are obese rather than normal weight. Exercise is a great stress reducer, and stress can be a huge factor in erectile dysfunction and other sexual performance issues. So make Movember your moving month, and once it’s over, keep on truckin’!
This tip is brought to you by Prostate.net. The official site for Prostate Cancer.
Stay active and anything is possible!
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Are you too busy to exercise?
""Where did the day go?""
Is this a common question in your life? Many of us pack so much into our daily routines, there's seemingly no time to relax, let alone exercise. Lack of time is one of the most common excuses for not having a decent fitness regimen. But do you realize that in the time it might take you to go through your e-mail, you could fit in a good workout? We're not talking about giving up 60 minutes either; all you need is 10.
Just 10?
Forget the ""all or nothing"" mentality when it comes to exercise. Fitness does not live or die by 60-minute workouts; there is middle ground. Short spurts of exercise, when they accumulate, have been shown to share similar benefits of longer workouts.
So after reading my blog, get up and do one of the following exercises! It only takes 10 minutes!
Workout 1: Light jog in place (2 minutes), jump rope (2 minutes), light jog (2 minutes)
Workout 2: Sit-ups (2 minutes), 25 push-ups, sit-ups (2 minutes), 25 push-ups
Workout 3: Light jog in place (2 minutes), 1 set squats (8-12 repetitions), 1 set lunges, 1 set squats, 1 set lunges, leg stretches (2 minutes)
Workout 4: Take your dog (or just yourself!) for a quick walk around the block
Workout 5: Walk/run up and down the stairs 5 times
Workout 6: Brisk walk in place with arms pumping, knees up (3 minutes), 25 jumping jacks, brisk walk (3 minutes)
Workout 7: Light jog in place (2 minutes), fast jog in place (5 minutes), light jog in place (2 minutes)
(these exercises are brought to you by sparkpeople!)
Stay active and anything is possible!
Is this a common question in your life? Many of us pack so much into our daily routines, there's seemingly no time to relax, let alone exercise. Lack of time is one of the most common excuses for not having a decent fitness regimen. But do you realize that in the time it might take you to go through your e-mail, you could fit in a good workout? We're not talking about giving up 60 minutes either; all you need is 10.
Just 10?
Forget the ""all or nothing"" mentality when it comes to exercise. Fitness does not live or die by 60-minute workouts; there is middle ground. Short spurts of exercise, when they accumulate, have been shown to share similar benefits of longer workouts.
So after reading my blog, get up and do one of the following exercises! It only takes 10 minutes!
Workout 1: Light jog in place (2 minutes), jump rope (2 minutes), light jog (2 minutes)
Workout 2: Sit-ups (2 minutes), 25 push-ups, sit-ups (2 minutes), 25 push-ups
Workout 3: Light jog in place (2 minutes), 1 set squats (8-12 repetitions), 1 set lunges, 1 set squats, 1 set lunges, leg stretches (2 minutes)
Workout 4: Take your dog (or just yourself!) for a quick walk around the block
Workout 5: Walk/run up and down the stairs 5 times
Workout 6: Brisk walk in place with arms pumping, knees up (3 minutes), 25 jumping jacks, brisk walk (3 minutes)
Workout 7: Light jog in place (2 minutes), fast jog in place (5 minutes), light jog in place (2 minutes)
(these exercises are brought to you by sparkpeople!)
Stay active and anything is possible!
Friday, August 5, 2011
You might be a runner if..........
People you meet in town know you as "that running girl"
You get incredibly offended when someone says they saw you "jogging"
Most people look at you strange when you use "easy" and "10" in the same sentence
You know the mileage on your sneakers better than on your car
You see someone running and try to guess their pace
You see someone running and are jealous that you are not.....even if you already went that day
You plan what & when you eat around when you will be running that day
You know which side of the streets have shade at certain times of the day
You search through local running results.....even if you didn't run any races that weekend
You wear each race t-shirt as a badge of honor
After you get done your run, you immediately start planning your next one
You giggle at the doctor's advice to "take some time off"
The doctor takes your blood pressure and says "you're a runner, huh?"
It doesn't scare you to drink from a cup that some stranger hands you in the middle of the road
You run through traffic without a care
You get as excited about a new pair of sneakers as others get about a new car
It took your spouse years and a talk with another spouse of a runner to finally understand that this is normal.....for runners
When you are not running......you are thinking about running
Throwing up after a hard run is a badge of honor
You get tired if you don't run
You nodded your head with a smile as you read this list!
Thank you to my good friend Jennifer Treacy for sending this to me!
Stay active and anything is possible!
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