Saturday, 31 March 2012
Wednesday, 28 March 2012
Shin Splints
I've been experiencing some shin splint pain recently as I've ramped up my weekly mileage. It's not bad but I want to keep injury at bay. Below are some promising stretches:
3 Stretches for Shin Splints
Friday, 23 March 2012
Ohhh its good!
Exercise
I started running this week with Kristy, a former coworker and friend. Kristy helped relax me during my first run, the Quidi Vidi 5K! We are running 5K four times each week for two weeks. Week #1 is complete and it was great, minus the cccccccold weather. After some more layers and warmer clothes I was fine.
Food
To thank a co-worker for giving me a coffee mug, and to thank my boyfriend for the delicious supper he made, I decided to bake cookies. Nothing healthy about these unless you think about the benefits of cocoa! I didn't have any butter or margarine so I used shortening. They turned out great and everyone loved them!
And here is a link to the yummmmmmy dinner Lee cooked:
I started running this week with Kristy, a former coworker and friend. Kristy helped relax me during my first run, the Quidi Vidi 5K! We are running 5K four times each week for two weeks. Week #1 is complete and it was great, minus the cccccccold weather. After some more layers and warmer clothes I was fine.
Food
To thank a co-worker for giving me a coffee mug, and to thank my boyfriend for the delicious supper he made, I decided to bake cookies. Nothing healthy about these unless you think about the benefits of cocoa! I didn't have any butter or margarine so I used shortening. They turned out great and everyone loved them!
And here is a link to the yummmmmmy dinner Lee cooked:
Tuesday, 13 March 2012
Steady Pace
Circle of Life
Last week I did well with the exercise but sadly my Great-Grandmother passed away. She was loved greatly and we were blessed to have her for 92 years. I won't provide an update on last week because naturally, exercise was not the priority.
Exercise
This week however, I'm off to a great start. I ran yesterday for 50 minutes and today I started running for 11 minutes instead of 10 and ran for 33 minutes (a slow run).
Food
My eating habits have been great. Except for a glitch last week, I'm on a roll (fingers crossed and praying). My meals have consisted of:
Breakfast: Smoothie (milk, banana, flaxseed and vanilla)
Post-Workout: Chocolate protein shake
Post-Post Workout: Bread (toasted) with peanut butter or Egg sandwich
Snack: Cup of green tea
Lunch: Soup or Sandwich and Salad
Snack: Yogurt with Pumpkin Seeds or Nuts and Cup of green tea
Dinner: Not so much regulated. Trying to eat more vegetables and fewer carbs. :)
Links
I found some great links I'd like to share:
Last week I did well with the exercise but sadly my Great-Grandmother passed away. She was loved greatly and we were blessed to have her for 92 years. I won't provide an update on last week because naturally, exercise was not the priority.
Exercise
This week however, I'm off to a great start. I ran yesterday for 50 minutes and today I started running for 11 minutes instead of 10 and ran for 33 minutes (a slow run).
Food
My eating habits have been great. Except for a glitch last week, I'm on a roll (fingers crossed and praying). My meals have consisted of:
Breakfast: Smoothie (milk, banana, flaxseed and vanilla)
Post-Workout: Chocolate protein shake
Post-Post Workout: Bread (toasted) with peanut butter or Egg sandwich
Snack: Cup of green tea
Lunch: Soup or Sandwich and Salad
Snack: Yogurt with Pumpkin Seeds or Nuts and Cup of green tea
Dinner: Not so much regulated. Trying to eat more vegetables and fewer carbs. :)
Links
I found some great links I'd like to share:
Ask Georgie - a nutritionist passionate about health.
Foodbuzz - a combination of food blogs to display the best content.
New Hope 360 - connecting the healthy lifestyle industry, from supply to shelf. This link is to some delicious soup recipes.
LiveStrong.com - this is an article about the health benefits of brown rice and beans, a topic I've heard of recently.
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