Feel the Burn!

I’m a big exercise-lover, and I get cranky and restless when I am unable to exercise or at least me active for the majority of the day.  I love doing “stuff”- really anything active   I enjoy the company of my friends and family, and I can total feel and see the benefits of an active lifestyle.  I’m not saying that I don’t rest, and of course I enjoy just “vegging” out on the couch- but only for so long.

I’m always excited to get outside and run, hike, play tennis, lacrosse…anything- you name it, I’ll try it.

First and foremost, I’m a runner, and I run ever.single.day.  I don’t kill myself about mileage or time, for me it’s not about that.  I get a natural high from running, and even if it’s for 15minutes, a short run really does wonders for my mood.

Typically, I run 2x/day, usually for no longer than 45minutes each run.  I throw in short sprints and the occasional suicide circuit to change it up a bit and get my heart pumping, but primarily I run at a steady pace that usually clocks up to 7min miles.  I also like to include some hill work and tempo runs, but I always balance out tempo runs and spread them out evenly across the week.

I am also just becoming interested in yoga, and I have started to really enjoy attending a local Vinyasa 2 class 2x a week.  On these days, I usually attend the early morning yoga class (8:30am-9:45am), and then I run (30-45min) sometime later on in the afternoon.  Yoga is an awesome complement to my running routine, as it stretches and works my core and strengthens my muscles! I love feeling the soreness the next day

I am also working to get into lifting weights 3x/week.  In the past I have not been good about sticking to this weight lifting routine, as I usually get sort of bored lifting weights, and I am restless indoors when I would much prefer to be running outdoors (when it’s not raining at least ).  But, I have seen and felt incredible improvements in my body and my running since I’ve gotten more serious about lifting weights.  My muscles are much more defined in a good way, and I love feeling strong!  I have found great weight circuits in Oxygen Magazine and from different online sources.  I like to focus on different body parts/muscle groups over the course of the 3 weight-lifting sessions I do each week, this way I can fatigue the muscles and really build them up, but I can also be sure to allow them to recover properly, too.

Work hard, play hard- I love it all