I have mentioned (or whined) a few times this summer how running has felt hard to me the past few months. Now that I am not really training for anything immediate, it's the perfect time for me to go Back To Basics with my running. I have been working on my form again and really hoping I can avoid some of the over use injuries I've had in the past. While running with my trainer last weekend, we focused on hill running and the importance of maintaining the correct form going both up and down … [Read more...]
Perfect Your Plank
Happy Wednesday Fitnessistas! I'm linking up for Wild Workout Wednesday with a few tips and tricks I've learned from my trainer to help me get more from my core exercises. Hope you find them useful as well. The plank-a common exercise that we all do-right? It's easy to do or is it? Have you ever stopped to think about your form? My trainer, Brian, is a stickler for form sometimes making me repeat exercises over and over again until I get it right. He would rather I do one rep correctly than a … [Read more...]
Put A Better Spin On Cycle Class
This winter I've been hitting a ton of spin classes! As a former spin instructor myself, it is sometimes hard to take off the teacher hat in class. I often look around and notice some of the other bikers and want to go over and give them some tips on how to improve their experience by making a few little tweaks. Here a few of my tips to improve your Indoor Cycle Experience. 1. Stretch- Treat cycle class as you would any other vigorous exercise. Performing some dynamic stretches before … [Read more...]
