You may not know that this soft mama of two is a 1st Degree Black Belt who is also formerly certified as a personal trainer by ACE & NASM. I ditched the certifications while having some health issues — I couldn’t keep up with the continuing education. No, one was not good enough. Yes, […] Read more…
Five Tips For First Time Runners
For the second time in my life, I have decided to start running. Before I had kids, I never considered myself an athlete, though I had become one. In a former “life” I was a black belt in Tae Kwon Do, frequent participator in pilates, yoga, step, kickboxing, got 2 personal trainer certifications (ACE & […] Read more…
Deal of the Day (5.6.11) – Workout Package for $20
This was originally posted on another blog of mine (Happy Homemaker Reviews). I consolidated them to continue to simplify my life. – Jen (04.2012) *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Time crunched? Get a workout package from Training with Toni for $20! It includes an iPhone app, weekly customized fitness plan, updated weekly videos, calorie calculator, 24-hour message boards, recipes, […] Read more…
I did it!
I finished my first 5k. I jogged the WHOLE thing, start to finish. I went at such a leisurely pace that I had plenty to kick it up a few notches to cross the finish line. So leisurely, that I had people walking who had better times than me. My time was 42:04 which averaged […] Read more…
5k training update…
I beat my previous first mile record by 10 seconds to 12:30 on Friday afternoon. I skipped training on Saturday but started back up with week 3 today. I knocked 30 seconds for a 1st mile time of 12:00. Now, my lungs have adapted to running but my legs are my limiting factor. All in […] Read more…
Best time ever!
I’ve been training for a 5k by the guidelines I found in a book called ‘Running for Women’ (great book by the way) and I ran/walked my best mile ever today! Last week I was at about 17:30 per mile. Monday evening, I had a 13:00 minute mile and today was 12:40!!! I can’t wait to […] Read more…