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@24hourfitness and a very confusing spring!
Today is the first day of spring. This morning, I woke up early for a morning BodyPump class and had to scrape the ice off my car. What’s wrong with this picture. In other news, my 24 Hour Fitness membership … Continue reading
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core pain, part iii: when it’s hard to get out of bed in the morning
This morning, when I woke up, it was hard to get out of bed. But not for the usual “hard to get out of bed” reasons – the bed is warm and comfortable, etc. No, this morning, it was hard … Continue reading
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core pain, part ii: injury?
Yesterday I posted about dealing with some soreness in my upper back (likely my trapezius muscles). Today, I have to confess, I am a little worried. I woke up this morning with my back still hurting. It took me a … Continue reading
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Core pain
Something I’ve learned from exercising is that, no matter how familiar I think I am with my body, there’s always a ‘new’ muscle somewhere. By ‘new’, I’m referring to the post-workout soreness that appears in unusual and not-often-sore places. I … Continue reading
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snow, treadmills, injuries
We are still digging out from a ridiculous amount of snow, which has limited my runs to the treadmill for the past couple of weeks! We have had a TON of snow that is only starting to melt, which has … Continue reading
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my thoughts on @24hourfitness
If you’ve followed this blog for awhile, then you know that I have had a membership at 24 Hour Fitness for several years now. That membership has been a great investment. Since I bought that membership, I’ve gone to 24 … Continue reading
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bodypump: why I didn’t see the inauguration
Yesterday morning, I went to my second-ever BodyPump class at 5:30 am. 5:30am is ridiculously EARLY, especially for a night-owl like me. I’ve gone to a lot of 5:30am classes in the past couple of years, mostly yoga and PiYo. … Continue reading
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BodyPump tired!
Holy smokes, I’m tired tonight. I got up again this morning for BodyPump. This class is really growing on me. It’s not easy, but in a good way. It’s mostly weight-lifting, which I usually don’t enjoy, but it’s presented in … Continue reading
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PiYo part two
After last week’s PiYo class, I HURT. Seriously, I woke up on Wednesday morning and I was in serious pain. I could hardly move. Thursday was only a little better. Thank goodness for ibuprofen. Exercise was out of the question … Continue reading
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PiYo: so much harder than yoga!!
I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that my favorite yoga teacher was moving. This week is the first week at the gym without her, and the powers that be have switched the Tuesday 5:30am class from yoga to a … Continue reading
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