Health, Fitness, and Everyday Life

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38625189111842130192024-10-24T13:01:35.906-07:00Health, Fitness, and Everyday LifeExercise accountability, health tips, and writing about various things that have peaked my interest.Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00628568848249379773noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862518911184213019.post-39735010908639893062011-07-24T23:26:00.000-07:002011-07-24T23:26:56.581-07:00Music!

Lately, I've been trying to listen to a lot of different music.  Music that is all the same genre, approximately, but that I've not heard before.  The Pandora Radio app has really helped me to do that.  I look up one person that I happen to find on YouTube - a band called Bryce Avenue, and the app finds all kinds of other artists that are similar.  I'm loving it! 

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00628568848249379773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862518911184213019.post-4445998379171073562011-07-09T04:03:00.000-07:002011-07-09T04:04:20.448-07:00Sometimes Ibuprofen Doesn't Cut It

It's about 3:30 AM and I'm awake because of two things, or one thing that caused two problems: I exercised at 11 PM and my back hurts. My back hurts not because I exercised - although the plyometric jumping didn't help - but because I exercised with old tennis shoes. The life of a tennis shoe with a person that exercises 6X a week is very short. I want to get Shox by Nike but those suckers are

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00628568848249379773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862518911184213019.post-77200036267214851332011-07-07T00:34:00.000-07:002011-07-07T01:01:55.108-07:00Stretching and Coffee

I am not a morning person. I've tried to be. I've tried to get up and sing songs as a bird fluttered to my aide and deer helped me wash the dishes. No, seriously. I've tried to get up at a reasonable hour, eat breakfast, exercise, and be productive right out the gate. Here's the problem: I am not coordinated in the morning. I feel incredibly off as I try to go through the TurboFire moves

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00628568848249379773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862518911184213019.post-35207220590300991962011-01-03T22:09:00.000-08:002011-01-03T22:48:35.432-08:00Back in the Game!

It's been a long time since I've blogged. I've finished P90X, done a bunch of Turbo Jam workouts and am now on my second day of TurboFire. You may not know what those are. P90X is 12 intense workout DVDs that use muscle confusion so the person exercising never plateaus with their weight loss/muscle gain. Turbo Jam is about 6 cardio and strength training workouts that are based on the Turbo

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00628568848249379773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862518911184213019.post-38089678226859626732010-06-19T23:53:00.000-07:002010-06-20T00:02:42.461-07:00P90X Phase 3

I wish I could say that I have kept up with the exercising. I haven't. I stopped working out for a while, and then tried working out with Turbo Jam. I really like Turbo Jam, but several of the other coaches made the comment that I should finish P90X and THEN move on to Turbo Jam. They said I must finish what I started. So, I am finishing out the final phase of P90X. However, I think that I

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00628568848249379773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862518911184213019.post-11812032916518872602010-03-11T00:04:00.000-08:002010-03-11T00:06:00.573-08:00Day 37 and counting...

I tend to workout at night now, after my boyfriend has gone home to go to sleep and things have settled down a bit at my house. I have skipped about 4 or 5 days, admittedly, only one of those days was because I wasn't feeling well. The others were just pure laziness. I have found support on Facebook with an awesome group of guys and gals. If you are reading this and struggling with your P90X

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00628568848249379773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862518911184213019.post-67982263139736189042010-03-04T00:43:00.000-08:002010-03-04T00:52:40.055-08:00Many days later in Phase 2 of P90X

So, I have stopped writing for awhile because no one follows my site, that I know of. But, have I stopped working out? No sir! I have missed 4 days thus far. Truth be told, 3 of those days were from lack of planning on my part - as in, it is the end of the day, I'm really tired, so I'm not gonna workout. I have also had some setbacks as far as my eating goes. Little things here and there.

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00628568848249379773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862518911184213019.post-44453964969245649362010-02-10T21:48:00.000-08:002010-02-10T22:05:29.101-08:00P90X, Week 2, Days 2&3

Yesterday, I did some serious bonking. That is when you work out and end up crashing during the workout. I tried to go at full strength, but I went mild strength at best. I grabbed a teaspoon of peanut butter, but I still had to press the pause button several times. After I did my workout, I showered and went to work. I didn't get back until 10:20PM. Then, I could not sleep! Not that

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00628568848249379773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862518911184213019.post-90020894487335064352010-02-08T21:17:00.000-08:002010-02-08T21:24:28.437-08:00Day 1, Week 2

Today, I was stuck at home watching my grandma. Her caretaker was sick. Again. I think I need to start making her take multi-vitamins, cut out the sugar, and put some good vegetables in. She gets sick more then anyone I know. Who knows, though. She might just have a bad case of work-itis. She's supposed to come in tomorrow. Let's hope that she doesn't complain of not feeling good and ask

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00628568848249379773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862518911184213019.post-86065811963563834772010-02-08T00:16:00.000-08:002010-02-08T00:47:32.212-08:00Day 7 - not the day of rest for me.

Today at work, I was astounded by the number of people that came in to shop for stuff. Of course it slowed down once the Super Bowl started, but it was still kind of busy. One of my bosses got ... she seemed like she wanted to fight or something. I don't really like her that much, and I've never been one that's really good at hiding her feelings, so every time she calls my name at work, I

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00628568848249379773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862518911184213019.post-12870841379481001102010-02-07T00:49:00.000-08:002010-02-07T00:50:55.238-08:00Day 6

I think every day is hard, but having done the six workouts I will be doing for the next three weeks (2 now), I think Yoga is by far the most hellish workout I have ever exercised to ... including a spinning class I took once and an exercise thing I did with a trainer that was hell-bent on seeing me cry. Did I give in? NO! I refused to let the tiny little trainer woman make me cry. I am proud

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00628568848249379773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862518911184213019.post-46208641260932946192010-02-05T22:50:00.000-08:002010-02-05T23:20:07.849-08:00Day 5

Today was weird. Lately, I have been sooo tired, so when I don't have to go anywhere, I sleep in. Not just normal, "oh, I slept in until 9AM, naughty me!" kind of sleeping in. I can't sleep at night, obviously it's the diet soda, so I stay up until around 3 or 4AM. Then, I sleep until 11...to start with. I keep hitting the snooze and then changing the time I have to get up. Yesterday and

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00628568848249379773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862518911184213019.post-72325247540269463492010-02-05T00:41:00.000-08:002010-02-07T00:52:36.265-08:00Day 4

Oh. My. Gawd. Today's workout was by far the hardest one. I didn't know people's bodies could stretch that much. You know what? mine can't..yet. My biggest problem was staying upright. When it finally got to the cool down I was ready to jump through the TV screen and hug Tony for that, and then slap him for making me workout that hard! I think next time, I'll break that workout into two

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00628568848249379773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862518911184213019.post-49590763793332723242010-02-03T23:14:00.000-08:002010-02-03T23:15:05.259-08:00Day 3

You know, the only day I have actually worked out at 10AM is the first one. Every other day, I've worked out at 2PM or later...I haven't started later then 3:30 though. I don't work out as hard if it is past 5 o'clock. I didn't order the exercise bands at the same time I ordered P90X, so I'm still waiting for them to come in, mean time I've been either using no weights at all - like when the

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00628568848249379773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862518911184213019.post-80977694193386846052010-02-02T16:45:00.000-08:002010-02-02T16:59:34.540-08:00P90X, day 2

Today's workout was with P90X's Cardio DVD. At first I thought it was easier then yesterdays. I was wrong. I got to about 12 minutes before the end of the DVD and thought I should just skip to the cool down. But then, I decided to push through it, and do a modified version which I did. Believe me, I did. Yesterday, I was a little apprehensive because I didn't really feel the pain in my

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00628568848249379773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862518911184213019.post-1508169620231858302010-02-02T00:53:00.000-08:002010-02-02T01:10:23.344-08:00Tired of Being Tired

I am fed up with having no energy and I want to...I just want to get through the day without longing for a nap. I also like the idea of not being so aware of how big I am. I'm sure you are wondering, 'Just how big is this lady?' Well, I'll tell you. I am 5'8" and weighing in at 215 lbs. I've been told that I don't look like a weigh that much, that I look pretty good but, I've seen the

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