Forget what the calendar says… it really is autumn.

Sunday, my gym was closed. This was a bit of a problem as it was a HIIT cardio day for me, and I have only just got my head around to using the elliptical trainer instead of my beloved stepmill. Now, I had no choice but to do my HIIT outside, so I chose to [...]

Cardio quickie, on the Canadian side. And a confession.

First, the confession: I still haven’t recorded my most recent workout, which was the very last workout I will ever have at Womack’s Gym. I could use the excuse that I’ve just been really busy (which I have) or that I have been travelling (also true), but the truth is that for some reason, I [...]

Tex-Mex and the Treadmill.

I had a very busy day today. It started with an early morning trip to my doctor’s office for blood work (fasting, and believe me when I say that no food is bad enough, but no coffee? Yeah, okay, just stay out of my way.). And it ended with a relaxing massage courtesy of my [...]

Monday. Back a.m., Cardio/Flex p.m.

Back into a morning workout. Not my favourite time of the day, but this workout was okay. I had more success with my pullups today; I managed most of them on my own. Each workout, I feel a little bit stronger, and the difference is showing up in my performance. The most ironic part of [...]

Proof that there’s just too much jiggle in my wiggle…

Thursday March 11 Cardio. There I was, happily running intervals on the treadmill, bopping to the tunes emanating from the nano hooked over the back of my pants – when suddenly my little ipod decided to stage a jail break. It managed to manoeuver its way out of its little case, spit the earbuds out [...]

Back. Times Three.

A couple of weeks ago, I mentioned in a post that I was looking forward to getting my lifting back to where it was before I left for Canada, because when I walked into my Texas gym, I wanted to be able to say  “I’m back. Oh, and – I’m BACK“. I’ve worked hard in [...]

Okay, I’m Definitely Back.

Inspired, perhaps, by my husband’s little 26 mile training run this morning, I got fired up about cardio today, and actually ran intervals. Seriously. It has been a very long time since I have moved at a pace faster than 4 mph – but if Doug could run a marathon without any real distance running [...]

Saturday January 15. First little run since December.

My workouts have been a bit spotty this week due to some unforeseen circumstances, but I’m back on track again. And today, I actually ran a little bit. A very little bit… but it is the first time since the week before Christmas, so baby steps… I started off with a trek on the stepmill [...]

December 15 Heart-Rate Run. And a Christmas Challenge.

As I have mentioned previously, I am deep into the pre-Christmas activity of baking and candy-making. Santa’s little elf, ho ho ho, and all that assorted merriment. Good for the spirit, but for the waistline… not so much. A couple of rounds with the scale and a tape measure yesterday, though, have brought back the [...]

I Hate Heart Rate Training. Sunday December 13 Run.

Doug ran a half-marathon this morning (White Rock in Dallas) as an easy little training run … Meanwhile, back at the ranch (AKA my gym), I hopped on a treadmill for a bout of heart-rate training. Doug finished his 13 miles with an average pace of 8.44, and an average heart rate of 153. I [...]