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What can you do in 26 days? With Insanity Max 30, I’ve done a LOT.  I haven’t taken my stats yet (that will come after I finish these first 30 days, first thing Monday morning–STAY TUNED!) but I can tell I’m MUCH stronger.  Not just physically, but mentally too. Insanity Max 30 is about pushing yourself to the max, and to do that you have to get in your head.  Mental training is perhaps more important than physical training.  Being strong mentally means that you can push your body physically, until you reach your max.  Being strong mentally means you can achieve results sooner, becauseRead More →

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If you follow my Instagram (and you should!) you’ll see that I’m halfway through month 1 of Insanity Max 30.  I LOVE this program!  My max out times aren’t increasing, but the intensity at which I’m doing the moves has definitely increased.  That’s gains right there!  It would be very reasonable to do multiple rounds of this program, with form and time improving each round. I am feeling AWESOME on this program.  The physical gains–from my form improvements to the fat loss–are great, but I’m super proud of myself for making the schedule work for me.  It’s set for 5 days a week, and while MondayRead More →

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Oh my goodness.  It’s August.  August 7, to be exact.  July flew by! So I did start Shift Shop.  I did a couple days of it.  I didn’t feel like I connected with it, although I did feel like it was a great workout (I was sore the next day!).  It’s a great workout to move from move to move, from one exercise to the next, to the next, to the next…..  Definitely check it out! (30 day  money-back guarantee–you have NOTHING to lose except a few pounds 🙂 )  It’s part of BeachBody On Demand, so you only need wifi to get a greatRead More →

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July is well upon us.  Where did the time go?  My first half of the year goal was accomplished, holiday has been celebrated, now it’s time to set a new goal. My first half goal was my half marathon.  I did complete it, beating my goal time by 3 minutes, and finishing with my daughter, which made me so happy and as she started running with me I totally didn’t care anymore about my time.  Running with her, and seeing her sense of wonder as we crossed the finish line, was so cool and something I want to do with her over and over again.Read More →

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Are you ready for a hard truth? If you’re not a Prime member, you’re missing out.  Try Amazon Prime 30-Day Free Trial.  Seriously.  Free 2 day shipping is totally worth it, just for that.  Not to mention all the extras, like Amazon Video (have a smart tv?), Music, Subscribe & Save.  Subscribe & Save.  Subscribe & SAVE.  For things you use ALL THE TIME.  Like diapers and cat food.  Yes, I buy my baby’s diapers via Amazon, and my cats’ food, too.  Heck, if it wasn’t for Costco, I would even buy litter on Amazon too. I’m pretty sure my FedEx driver hates delivering myRead More →

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As many of you know, I LOVE my superfood shake, Shakeology.  It’s helped me get through morning fogs, it’s a quick and easy snack on the go.  Did I mention that it’s loaded with superfoods? I love that quality goes into the formulation of Shakeology, and it is constantly being tweaked for more nutrition and sustainable sourcing. One of the newest superfoods added to Shakeology is matcha.  Matcha is powdered green tea, and is jam-packed with anti-inflammatory antioxidants, and over 100 times more EGCG than in regular green tea (what is EGCG?)  Matcha is great at boosting energy and metabolism–which is such a help forRead More →

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The 2017 Madison Her Half Marathon was awesome.  It was a great experience, and one made better by the entire weekend, as well as my wonderful family.  It was a weekend of emotions, a weekend of finding strength, and the culmination of 6 months of training.  It was awesome. The course was well supported, with aid stations and portapotties every 1.5 miles.  This was key, as I always have to pee around 5-6 miles.  Every.  Damn.  Time. So starting off, I felt good.  My knees felt a little stiff, even after warming up, but I wasn’t concerned.  Perhaps I should have stretched/warmed up a littleRead More →

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Today I ran my 2nd half marathon, the Madison Her Half Marathon.  The event that I’ve been training for since January 1st.  It’s been a long/quick six months, and not always easy nor as complete a training as I planned on, but it was rewarded.  I can say with full confidence that I will repeat this program I developed, and complete more of my scheduled workouts. (More on that later) I participated in the Weekend Experience for the Her Madison Half, knowing a little bit about it, but really knowing nothing.  One of my friends–and former client–ran it last year and convinced me to runRead More →

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It’s Wednesday, and my half marathon is on Sunday.  I had a crazy long weekend this past weekend, road-tripping to Colorado to visit my mom, who fell and was hospitalized.  She’s as good as she can be, and I’m very glad that we were able to get to see her.  That being said, when we left I was in kind of a hurry, and worried, and wasn’t as prepared to get my final long training run in.  I left my hydration belt at home, and didn’t think about getting any gels to run with.   I would have LOVED to run in the dry ColoradoRead More →

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Hey there!! ICYMI Shaun Week is coming!  It’s also my birthday week.  I’m super excited to be kicking off my birthday week with Shaun. Truth be told, Shaun is probably my favorite trainer.  I love the bootcamp style workouts.  I really miss teaching INSANITY classes.  I am SUPER excited to have new workouts from him.  Yes, CIZE is new, but honestly I’m not into dance workouts.  I actually enjoy burpees, thank you. Shaun Week: Insane Focus is going to be in the style of Focus T25 (INSANITY precursor) and INSANITY.  The high intensity interval training (HIIT) is such an AWESOME way to burn fat andRead More →