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Mountains of Snow! February 1, 2011

Filed under: Family,Workout — Kelocity @ 7:50 am
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This morning, I tried to get a bit of upper body strength in. I put on the Today Show and got down to business with my 5lb weights:

  • Rows 15×2 each
  • Bicep Curls 15 x2
  • Overhead Tricep Dips 15 x 2
  • Pushups (girl style) x 20
  • Chest Press 15×2
  • Crunches x 50

The big story on the news today is all that snow the east coast is being pounded with. I just can’t believe all the bad weather they got over there this year. It’s already February and they are expecting another two feet of snow by tomorrow! The reporters keep talking about all the freezing temperatures across the country… and then they show LA and it’s 72, 74, 75, sunny, sunny, sunny. We live in a bubble out here.

My mom told me she can’t see her neighbors over the snowbanks, they just hold up their shovels and wave to each other that way. Hopefully they have an amazing spring and summer to make up for all this white stufff!

Me and my parents (circa 1986)
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The Today Show screwed up today and they left Al’s microphone on too long and we could hear him saying “What? What should I say next? Who do I toss this next segment to? Matt?” I always think this is hilarious when it happens because I used to work in a newsroom. Anyways, happy Tuesday!

 

Monday Yoga January 31, 2011

Filed under: Friends,Workout — Kelocity @ 9:07 pm
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I’ve never really enjoyed Yoga. I’m not the ‘slow down, breathe deep and close your eyes’ type of girl. I prefer to go outside and run with loud music. It’s just who I am. Perhaps I’m naïve and don’t fully appreciate the peace that Yoga can bring to mind and body. I feel like I’m going to offend the blog world by admitting I Just. Don’t. Like. It. But there, I said it. I bought a three-class pass, and I still have one more left.

Tonight’s class was called ‘Shadow Yoga’. The description of the class is:

Shadow Yoga is a modern school of yoga rooted in classical Hatha yoga. This is a slow-moving class, exploring basic poses and breath work. It combines traditional yoga, martial arts and Ayurvedic healing. This class helps to release our "shadows" where we are blocked or stuck in emotional, energetic or behavioral patterns. This is an awesome class. Everyone welcome.

There was a lot of slow movements and long poses. It definitely loosened up some tight muscles I had, but I was pretty bored. It frustrates me. Instead of feeling strong and empowered, I feel weak and defeated because I can’t hold some of the poses everyone else can. Then my eyes just start wandering around the room waiting for inspiration to strike me. My favorite part was the last ten minutes. All the lights go out and we lay down in total darkness. It felt nice to lay down, close my eyes, and know that there is nothing else I had to do in those ten minutes. No guilt. No pressure. No to-do list. Just relaxing. That part was nice. Letting go of guilt is something we could all use.

I know, I’m a self-proclaimed Yoga Pessimist. All in all, this class really wasn’t for me, and it made me appreciate the Lo-Flo class from the other night. I might go back again and do that one soon. People tell me that the more you do Yoga, the more you like it. Maybe that’s the case, I’ll let you know if I change my mind after one more class.

The highlight of the evening was taking the class with two of my favorite People! Janet and Chely! It was so nice to see them all together again. We’re all Team in Training Alumni. Friends who run and do yoga together, stay together.

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In other news, I’ve been working on updating some of my pages within the blog. Check out the Traveling Gnome page!

 

Blogging Event: Salonpas and Kathy Kaehler! January 29, 2011

Filed under: Blogging,Workout — Kelocity @ 5:07 pm
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Today I was invited to join other Los Angeles bloggers for a “Be Fit and Pain Free in 2011”  event hosted by Kathy Kaehler and sponsored by Salonpas. 
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It was exciting to meet Kathy. She trains lots of celebrities (Julia Roberts, Kim Kardashian and Denise Richards).
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It was held in a private community up the valley. The area was gorgeous and there were lots of horses and dogs out and about. Once I got to the event, it was fun to meet the other bloggers and their guests. Lots of chatting and mingling. It’s so fun to meet new people. My guest was the lovely Erin. Thanks for coming, Erin!
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I got to hang out with Mrs. SkinnyRunner again!
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The room was set up with all kinds of basic workout equipment. Kathy wanted to teach us moves that we can easily do at home.
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Kathy Started off introducing the different stations of the circuit for the workout.
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We did 1 minute of each of these (x3):

  • Step Ups with High Knees
  • Bicep Curls with Bands
  • Chair Sits
  • Plank
  • High Step Ups
  • Tricep Dips
  • Trampoline Jumping (my favorite!)
  • Leg slides
  • Lateral Raises
  • Squats

Not only was it a nice workout, it was fun to socialize as we did it. Lots of inspiring bloggers out there!
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The Trampoline was the BEST! Kathy told us that jumping is one of the best ways to flush out your lymphatic system (so if you have a cold coming on, hit the trampoline!)
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Jump, Jump Jump! It was so fun to feel like a little kid!

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After the workout session, we gathered around to talk about blogging, fitness and over all healthy living.
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It was great to hear Kathy’s approach in regards to physical fitness. She emphasized that you only get one body. No trade-ins or replacements. It’s important to exercise and fuel our bodies properly to make them go the long haul. We also talked about the power of blogging and how great is to have a community of like-minded, supportive people to share ideas with.

For participating, we each got goodie bags filled with products to help in being Fit and Pain Free in 2011. Along with some of Kathy’s products, we got face masks, makeup, a giftcard and quite a few samples of Salonpas.
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The circuit workout today was low impact (which was great for my shin splints). It was refreshing to do a workout that didn’t include running. But when I got home, I whipped open one of the Salonpas packets. Each one contains three patches, so now I’m pretty well stocked (YES!) I slapped one right on that darn shin splint. It feels so good. It has menthol in it, so it’s cool and tingly a little bit. I also found out today that they contain a non-steroid anti-inflammatory drug too, so a little bit of that gets into your body. It’s basically doing the job of a topical relief in addition to Advil.Maybe that’s why it works so well.
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I’ve had it on for almost two hours now and even while I’m typing this post, I can still feel it working. I think I might leave it there all day and see how it feels tonight when I stretch it out.

Thank you so much to Salonpas and Kathy for inviting me to the event. I had a great time. And now I have a bunch of brand new blogs to follow too!
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If you are looking for some new reads, check out these ladies:
-Amanda: Two Boos Who Eat
-Kaitlin: Kaitlin with Honey
-Rose: Eat Drink and Be Meiri
-Sarah: Skinny Runner
-Maryann: The Balanced Bean
-Caryn: Rockin Mama
-Alyssa: Mommy Warriors
-Lea: Healthy Coconut
-Monica: Run, Eat, Repeat

This great event was provided to us by Hisamitsu for purposes of providing a review.

 

Today I did Yoga… January 25, 2011

Filed under: Workout — Kelocity @ 8:26 pm
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The title pretty much sums it up. I bought a three-session pass for InYoga through LivingSocial last fall and it is expiring soon. So tonight, I went to the first of three classes. It was the ‘Lo-Flo- class, which was a slow moving class, with a little ‘flow’ and a lot of meditation, stretching and relaxing. The lights were turned off and we just had a little candlelight, so I was definitely able to let everything go and enjoy it. Just when I thought 90 minutes was too long, the class was ending. It was the perfect way to spend a Tuesday night.

Namaste!
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[photo from 2008]

 

Tread and Tone January 21, 2011

Filed under: Running,Workout — Kelocity @ 8:15 pm
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Tonight, I joined a friend at Pulse Fitness for one of their Tread and Tone classes.
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It’s a pretty awesome studio, they have cool decorations all around that totally pump you up.

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Fitness needs a little glam sometimes, right?
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The décor is pretty swanky and chic, even in the bathroom!
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Inside, you feel like you’re working out inside of a lava lamp. It’s a little dark, and the lights feel more like a nightclub than a gym.
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Before the class, I had a Coconut Larabar (my favorite!)
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The class was an hour long, but it flew by. We did 10 minutes on the treadmill, 10 minutes of weights and so on for an hour. I ended up running almost three miles when all was said and done. It was hard! There were lots of sprints and inclines. I did my best, but I couldn’t really keep up.

I almost felt like the class was so hard, it was anti-productive. Obviously I got a great workout, but it was so hard, I quit a few times and just stood there. But I’m pretty sure I’ll still be sore tomorrow anyways. It’s good to switch it up once in a while.

 

Don’t forget to enter my giveaway to win a workout session with Celebrity Trainer Kathy Kaehler! You have til Monday morning!