Yesterday, as I talked to my neurologist, I was surprised to get the ok to try the energy gels for long runs and/or races, as I told him I’m still running and have started to run longer races. I knew of these energy gels but never looked into them because I just assumed he wouldn’t … Continue reading A runner’s diet
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This year, I hadn’t started a new Apple Fitness challenge yet, not even after I decided to focus more on my lower body. I hadn’t even thought about it, until I remembered last week and decided to try to use Apple Fitness to help me improve my new hobby. There are collections to help you … Continue reading Get Your Legs in Great Shape
A couple of months ago I signed up to help in one of the oasis at the Puerto Rico IronMan 70.3, with a few of my fellow members of Freddy’s Runners. I had done this type of thing when I was in high school, at 5k races, which have a lot less people and don’t … Continue reading 2025 Ironman 70.3 Puerto Rico
This morning I went for my now regular, Saturday morning 5 miles run. I went a little later than usual, it was almost noon, but it was a little cloudy, windy and it even rained a little. I began my run at one end of the path, rather than in the middle like I usually … Continue reading Seven mile Saturday run
Today I began the Strengthen and Stretch you Back and Hips. After I finished, I spent way too long counting and recounting to realize this is my 9th Apple Fitness Challenge or Collection. As I tried to count how many I had finished and kept getting confused, I realized that in the beginning of the … Continue reading Strengthen and Stretch your Back and Hips
Today I want to be very thankful that my dog, Indy, is doing a lot better. She went back to the veterinarian yesterday and she is doing well. Her hip is doing a lot better but her left leg is still tied up in a cast. She can’t stretch it but she wants to walk … Continue reading Very thankful to be in a happy place again
I did it! I finished the 60 Minute Cardio, Strength and Yoga Collection on Apple Fitness . Took me longer than I had planned but as I said a few weeks ago, I finished it in October. Doing this challenge today, also gave me a chance to run, as the cardio video I had left … Continue reading 60 Minute Cardio, Strength and Yoga Collection- DONE!
I still haven’t finished the 60 Minutes of Cardio Strength and Yoga Collection I started in July. I knew it would be difficult when I started it but I was up for the challenge and very optimistic about being able to finish it in one month. However, after attempting to do several twice or even … Continue reading Two Apple Fitness Collections in August
I finished my June Challenge yesterday! This was the Improve Your Balance with Strength and Core Collection on Apple Fitness,which included 14 strength and core videos. I did two, a Strength and Core Video every other day during the work week. Since all the strength videos were lower body, halfway through the challenge I was … Continue reading June Challenge- Done!!!
After a week of trying to decide what challenge I wanted to do this month, I decided on Improve Your Balance with Strength and Core. This is a short collection of lower body strength and core videos. These videos are short so I can do them before or after doing my cardio workout, which usually … Continue reading June Challenge: Improve Your Balance with Strength and Core
Part of me feels like it hasn’t been that long since I graduated high school and another part of me feels like it was ages ago, but at has actually been fifteen years. I was reminded of this in my high school reunion earlier this week. It was great seeing a lot of people I … Continue reading High school reunion and Christmas 2023
I submitted my story for the Epilepsy Foundation last week. I was going to wait until they shared it on their website and Facebook but, since that hasn’t happened yet, I guess I’ll have to post it myself: I didn’t understand what they were telling me when my family told me I had epilepsy. How? … Continue reading Changing my epilepsy story
I have to make a correction to something I said more than once in previous blog posts. I said that the workout videos program I’m doing now was ton high intensity and that it was easier. I recently realized that I was very wrong. This is not easy and while it is “low-impact”, it really … Continue reading Workouts feel more challenging every day
The Asylum program didn’t work out either. I lost count of how many I have tried in the las few months. There were a few reasons why this one didn’t last either, among those being the job at Old Navy, Holiday distractions, a little confusion with the workout calendar and that I don’t have all … Continue reading New program: PiYo
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