Day 1 - Fitness

Saturday, Feb 8, 2014

63 Days to 5k

Workout: 30 Day Shred - Level 1, Day 1

Photo credit: lifehack.org

I don't know about about you guys but we woke up to a ridiculous amount of new snow this morning. One look at that and decided that it might not be the best day to start running in my neighborhood. Will I let that stop me? Nope! I popped in the 30DS DVD and completed Level 1, Day 1. I knew it was going to be hard but I was amazed after I realized that I actually finished it! When I started last year, I had to stop several times to catch my breath.

Huge shout out to my husband for putting up with my crazy antics of just up and deciding to run a 5k in a couple of months. And he even decided to start doing p90x to get fit together. Props to him for going above and beyond. <3

Oh, and I tried drinking Pedialyte (technically, it was this mango flavored off brand pediatric electrolyte drink) as suggested for electrolytes and rehydration. I was told that it does the same job as Gatorade but with fewer calories. Whoooooweeeee. The after taste was quite mango-y and yummy but when I first tasted it, it was pretty salty. Not something I enjoyed while feeling quite thirsty after working out. I'm not sure if it was the brand or the flavor but if that is what I should expect with all of them, I'll be looking for something else. Until then, I'm sure water will be just fine.

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A New Purpose

Treece's Pieces was meant to be a blog about our little family. Well, life got in the way and other adventures appeared (check out the photography blog) so I haven't written anything in almost a year. SO - previous posts have been removed and this is turning into a documentation of my 5k training for at least the next 9 weeks. Why 9 weeks?  Because 9 weeks from today, I will be participating in my very first 5k - The Color Run in Oklahoma City!

*The workout plan*
Couch to 5k - This is a 9 week (convenient, eh?) workout plan that literally gets you from couch potato to 5k runner! You start out with alternating between walking and jogging and *BOOM!* 9 weeks (and a ton of hard work) later, you are running the 3.1 miles start to finish. You can find more details of this 3 day a week workout here. Read more about how C25k works here.
Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred - I have tried lots of DVD workouts in the past and this one whips my rear end in only 25 minutes. Since C25k is only 3 days a week, I will be using 30DS on supplemental workout days.
Yoga - I was lucky enough to win a handful of classes from McP Hot Yoga Studio about a month ago and haven't even had the chance to use them yet. BUT that changes this week! I have decided to go to the Restorative Yoga class on Wednesdays for a change of pace.

*Current android apps helping in my fitness journey*
(Most of these links will take you to the Google Play Store)
My Fitness Pal - Calorie counter for food and exercise
Fitocracy - Fitocracy.com - I think this website is similar to what would happen if Facebook and My Fitness Pal had a baby that was fitness based social media.
MapMyRun - Shows running paths/distances
C25k free - Couch to 5k program for your phone

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