The weather is a little crazy here in Charlotte today. I awoke to sunshine, a cool breeze and blue skies and immediately set off on a beautiful three mile run with Sullie.
By the time I’d showered and gotten ready for work, it looked like this outside. Gray skies and lots of rain. Judging from Twitter and Facebook, it sounds like quite a few of you are experiencing similar weather where you are so I thought today would be a great day to share a workout you can do at home. While you might stay dry from not having to be out in the rain, I can’t promise that you won’t be drenched in sweat at the end of this one. 😉
If once isn’t enough, repeat 2 or 3 times! And because I’m a complete crazy about making sure that my students/clients are performing movements and exercises correctly, here is a quick iPhone video with a demo of the exercises.
Enjoy and let me know what you think about the workout! Performing body weight exercises is one of the easiest ways to workout with minimal equipment and minimal stress on the body.
Here’s a random sampling of some recent meals.
I met some old co-workers at Crisp for lunch yesterday. Crisp specializes in built-to-order salads. I went with a mix of spinach and spring mix, walnuts, blue cheese, craisins, pears and tomatoes with grilled chicken and honey mustard. All the toppings kind of sunk to the bottom but they were abundant and the mix was delicious!
Post-run breakfast this morning was overnight oats. Running always makes me crave a cold breakfast. This wasn’t much to look at but it tasted great. I mixed oats, almond milk, goat yogurt, chia seeds, cinnamon, dried cranberries, bananas and apples. I mixed it all together in an empty TJs peanut butter jar and then topped it with a little bit of pumpkin butter.
I am such a creature of habit when it comes to breakfast. 95% of the time I’m craving a breakfast that is on the sweet side. That mostly alternates between smoothies or yogurt bowls with overnight oats, chia pudding or oatmeal occasionally thrown in there. On the rare occasion I go savory – it’s scrambled [...]
I want to bottle up this summer and make it last forever (well, maybe minus the wildly hot and humid weather that makes running a big thumbs down). I mentioned this in my last post…but I am really enjoying the slower pace and the days that feel like they have more space. While I’m trying [...]
Happy Friday! I hope this post finds you well and enjoying the summer. We are in the dog days of it over here in Charlotte – the heat and humidity is off the charts – but it’s something I’ll embrace because I deeply appreciate the massive slow down that summer has brought. A lot of [...]
I recently traveled to Big Bear Lake, California for the inaugural Big Bear Peaks + Pines three-day stage race hosted by TransRockies Running. This was my third TransRockies event in 12 months (see also Colorado + Moab) and I’m here to tell you that they can do no wrong when it comes to race organization [...]
Happy weekend! Another week in the books! I got three runs in (6.5 miles, 5.5 miles, 5.5 miles) and I have a trail run planned for tomorrow. Total weekly mileage will end up around 30-35 miles depending on if I go for 13 or 17 tomorrow! I’m 16 weeks out from the Golden Ultra so [...]
Happy Memorial Day Weekend. It’s a very rainy one here in Charlotte and while I am a little bummed not to be spending the weekend in Florida with the fam or by the pool at our swim club (just opened for the season!), I’m also welcoming a slower pace and time at home. It’s been [...]
Hi and happy May! As we roll into the first full week of a new month, I have almost a month’s worth of lunch ideas for you. It’s a great mix of sandwiches, bowls, salads and wraps. I hope you enjoy and find some inspiration for your midday meal! Open-faced chickpea salad sandwich on toasted [...]
Hi! I'm Jen and I'm a yoga teacher, fitness professional and mom to a toddler and two dogs. I live in Charlotte, NC and share daily updates about food, fitness, yoga and life! You can email me here!
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