HIIT. Pitches. Cardio and The Rangers. Man, I love Texas.

So here I sit, post-cardio, rosy-cheeked and adrenalin-happy, watching Cliff Lee stymie Tampa Bay. All is right with my world. I had a great workout again tonight, extending the HIIT portion to just over 20 minutes of my 30-minute cardio session, and running at 8 and 9 mph. That’s my best effort in a very [...]

Homeless. But Certainly Not Gymless…

So. Back in Texas. Back at home. But certainly, not back to normal… whatever normal is these days, anyway… I have to admit to feeling just a little weird in the gym since I’ve returned. Or actually, the GYMS, plural, since I have been spending some time at both The Factory and Snap Fitness – [...]

Back in Texas. Back in The Factory. Thursday October 7.

Monday and Tuesday, I was swamped with jobs that needed to be taken care of before I headed back to Texas. Wednesday was my travel day, and so it wasn’t until today that I actually managed a workout. I did it back at The Factory because Michael has gone to New Orleans for his birthday [...]

Chest & Cardio. My Exciting Saturday.

The weekend. Woo hoo. Saturday. Just another gym day. And a prolonged one, at that, considering that I missed cardio on Friday. But, good girl that I am, I sucked it up and did it all. Even though I HATE chest and shoulders. Yeah, I rock. Sorta. In the gym with a guy who just [...]

Monday, Monday. Can’t trust that day…

Sunday, I was at a triathlon at Ray Roberts Lake, as planned; Tuesday, on a plane to Canada, due to an abrupt change of plans. But Monday, well, Monday I found myself smack in the middle of a day full of stuff I hate… chores, errands, preparations, settling of details. Life has been more than [...]

Sunday, lonely Sunday…

I got up at 3:30 a.m. today. Seriously. The crazed triathlete was doing his third Disco Tri, the shorter sprint edition this time because he is just coming off the injured list. But the start time was 7:00 a.m., and the venue was Ray Roberts Lake, over an hour north of us. And in order [...]

Upper Body Slam-down.

I love my trainer. I really do. That was my mantra on Friday morning, and I had to keep repeating it to myself as said trainer led me through an upper body workout that included supersets aimed at my weakest body part – my shoulders. I have often complained in these pages about training chest, [...]

A Night Owl Tackles a.m. Cardio. Ouch.

So whose brilliant idea was this, anyway? That was the question I was asking myself this morning as I pulled my behind up the stepmill at the ungodly hour of 6:45 a.m. I am a night owl. Left to my own devices, I would be quite content to stay up until the wee hours and [...]

My Favourite Workout of the Week. Back & Legs. Wednesday @ The Factory

I love training back. I love training legs. The only thing better than training either of them is -  training both of them! And that is just what I got to do tonight. The best part of a combined workout is that you never totally burn out before the end of the session. And as [...]

Healthy Stress Release. Tuesday @ The Factory.

Life’s been a little tense for me lately. It happens to all of us sooner or later – we’re travelling along a smooth and open highway when suddenly, we hit a little bump. That little bump is followed by a pothole or two,  and before we know it, our level roadway has turned into an [...]