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Pulling Up, Spin Class Tactics

Natalie — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:00:42 +0000

With all the snow on the ground and the need to log time on the bike, spin class is an ideal solution for getting in a good ride. In fact, I probably push harder in spin class than I do when I’m out riding on my own. There is a trained instructor who guides an [...]

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Pulling Up, Spin Class Tactics

Training Log Review: Runner’s World

Natalie — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:00:19 +0000

For the last month I have been using the training log on runnersworld.com both to log my work-outs as well as to experiment with one of the many available online training log programs available to athletes. It was a few months ago that I decided I would use and review as many logs as possible [...]

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Training Log Review: Runner’s World

What Are All These Thresholds?: Lactate Threshold

Natalie — Thu, 21 May 2009 13:05:53 +0000

If you spend enough time training for anything and start to read articles, message boards, and blogs that discuss your specific exercise be it running, biking, spinning, or swimming you are bound to come across a discussion about lactate threshold. It’s likely you will see this phrase used in conjunction with topics of heart rate [...]

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What Are All These Thresholds?: Lactate Threshold

Measuring Work-out Quality

Natalie — Tue, 12 May 2009 12:51:06 +0000

I’m on the second week of training for a triathlon which includes two cycling sessions per week. Until now I’ve been going to spin class and needed to start biking outside. I broke out my Gary Fisher mountain bike, checked that the tires had enough air, and headed out for the 40 minute foundation ride [...]

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Measuring Work-out Quality

Thresholds: Heart Rate Help

Natalie — Mon, 11 May 2009 17:44:01 +0000

At the suggestion of a friend of mine who is an NSPA-certified instructor, I got a Polar heart rate watch last fall to help me train better. I read the Polar user manual and it was obvious the watch does a lot more than what I am ready to do in my training (different [...]

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Thresholds: Heart Rate Help

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

Putting Sprints Into Perspective

Natalie — Fri, 01 May 2009 13:00:20 +0000

I have been trying to go to spin class at my gym at least once a week, twice if my body can handle the early morning wake-up; class starts at 5:30 a.m. By now I have had every instructor and they each have their own teaching style, routines, and way of motivating me to push [...]

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Putting Sprints Into Perspective

Swim-Bike-Run, Oh My!

Natalie — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:00:47 +0000

A couple years ago my husband and I went to watch his sister and her fiance and some other friends finish the first triathlon in Annapolis. We cheered her on through the finish line at Navy Stadium and I remember clearly being in awe of the hundreds of people who had just done three sports [...]

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Swim-Bike-Run, Oh My!

What Are All These Thresholds? Introduction

Natalie — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:26:50 +0000

When I started training for my first half marathon last year I was stumped by how tired I would get after long runs. A close friend, who is now a NSPA-certified trainer (National Strength Professionals Association) recommended I get a Polar watch to monitor my heart rate while training to make sure I was not [...]

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What Are All These Thresholds? Introduction

Day by Day

Natalie — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:38:13 +0000

Sitting on a notepad next to me is a list of topics I plan to write about on this blog. In the drafts section of the blog editor are a handful of posts I’ve started but that aren’t quite ready to be published. And on the “notes” area of my Outlook program is another long [...]

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Day by Day