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Mixing It Up: Spinning & Strength Training

Natalie — Thu, 07 May 2009 19:30:02 +0000

When I first started going to spin class I thought for sure I wouldn’t last. I thought I might get bored or never build up a tolerance for the intense work-out it provides at the crack of dawn. Now I’ve already lost track of how many classes I’ve gone to (though I could check it [...]

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Mixing It Up: Spinning & Strength Training

Fresh Start

Natalie — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:00:58 +0000

After taking off from exercise for one full week to let my body really rest, it felt like months since I’d done anything cardiovascular. I picked a Sunday to start back into an organized training and fitness plan and I don’t think I could have picked a better day. From my bed I could see [...]

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Fresh Start

Slow it Down

Natalie — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:18:59 +0000

Lately it feels like life has been moving full speed ahead; this is definitely true for me and many of my friends and people I come in contact with on a regular basis. We cram as much as possible into each day, we start early, end late, we say “yes” to everything, and end up [...]

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Slow it Down

Starting to Spin

Natalie — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:00:59 +0000

The room was dark, a fan was blowing on me from the corner, I was slightly uncomfortable on my seat, I was focusing on the upbeat music the instructor had chosen, and in my mind I was pedaling along an uphill road that I had once biked along in Cape Town, South Africa. Except that [...]

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Starting to Spin

Building a Strength Routine: Back

Natalie — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:14:23 +0000

The lower back is an integral muscle in the core and having a strong lower back and core contributes greatly to being able to maintain proper form over long running distances. Having a strong lower back also eases the shock the back muscles absorb with each step during a run and can help eliminate possible [...]

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Building a Strength Routine: Back

And I Would Walk…

Natalie — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:14:25 +0000

Sing it with me! I would walk 500 miles and I would walk 500 more! And tonight I could have. A girlfriend invited me to join her for an after work power walk leaving from the greenest building in Annapolis (Chesapeake Bay Foundation) and doing a 3-mile loop along the waterfront flanked by gorgeous houses. [...]

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And I Would Walk…