By Guest Author, on August 31st, 2010%
Fit Milwaukee welcomes guest author Meg McCulloch. She’s been biking to work and shares with us a cautionary tale.
When you find yourself sitting on a curb at 6:30am halfway between your place and work, a point where you aren’t sure you want to carry your bike back, you realize that you probably weren’t quite as prepared as you thought you were. After a quick phone call to my business partner, I’m told my problem will be solved in 15 minutes, but until then I have some quality curb time to think about what I’ve done. Or rather, what I didn’t do.
As . . . → Read More: Be Prepared: A biking lesson learned at 6:30 am
By Anne, on August 25th, 2010%
I started a new job last week, and it’s close enough that I can bike to work! I gave it a test drive 3 out of 5 days last week and here’s what I’ve discovered:
Slow down
Even biking at a leisurely pace only takes a bit more time than driving there. Studies have shown that trips of less than 3 miles are often quicker by bike. It takes 10-15 minutes to bike the nearly 3 miles to my job. When I drive, it takes at least that long (by the time I find parking and walk to the building). 10 minutes of . . . → Read More: Bike to Work: What I Learned in a Week
By Anne, on August 16th, 2010%
I’m in a running funk. I don’t want to run, not even a few miles. I don’t even want to think about running. When I do run, I just think about how miserable it is and how long I’ve been gone and how long til I’m home and what torture it feels like. I dwell on how awful I am at running and how I could be using this time to do something else and how I’ll never get faster so why try? I’m sick of all my routes and tired of doing the same thing all the time.
Depressing, right? Stinky . . . → Read More: Running Funk: When you don’t want to run
By Guest Author, on August 3rd, 2010%
Fit Milwaukee welcomes Sherry Wilde and she shares her first triathlon experience. You can find her on Twitter as @sherrywilde.
If you would have asked me four years ago to go for a run, I would have chuckled, grabbed my book, and taken a seat while you went for your run. I was not a runner, or much of anything that involved exercise. I might throw in a work out DVD once in a while or go for a walk around the neighborhood on a nice day. But given the choice, I would prefer to do anything but exercise.
Then my husband and I . . . → Read More: My Journey from Couch Potato to Triathlete
By Anne, on July 2nd, 2010%
It’s getting hot out! It’s good to always have a source of water when planning long runs. If you run near the lakefront, or in Bay View, there are lots of fountains marked off on this map. If you have some of your own to add, please let me know in the comments! I’d love to have a more comprehensive guide to hydration in the Milwaukee area.
View . . . → Read More: Milwaukee Area Drinking Fountains
By Anne, on June 29th, 2010%
I’m all about mixing up my running routes. Usually I gravitate towards the water, and end up along the lakefront near downtown Milwaukee. I live in Bay View so I run through South Shore Park and along the Oak Leaf trail into Cudahy and South Milwaukee.
But there is another trail I’ve been enjoying lately.
The Hank Aaron State Trail is ideal for bicyclists, walkers, runners, and skaters. It starts at Lakeshore State Park and runs east-west through Miller Valley! The well-maintained trail takes you through the third ward, past Potowatomi Casino, Miller Park, and rejoins the . . . → Read More: Discover the Hank Aaron State Trail
By Tracey, on December 15th, 2009%
Stuck in a rut? Running mindless mile after mile on the treadmill and want to mix things up? Why not try a Spin Class? Spinning is a great way to burn tons of calories, challenge yourself and break up the monotony of the daily “dreadmill” run. I don’t know about you but day after day of doing the same exact thing begins to wear on me so I was very happy to take a stab at spinning last week at Bay View Fitness.
At every gym I’ve belonged to I have always been intimidated by the group of . . . → Read More: Just Keep Spinning…
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