By Tracey, on January 30th, 2012 Everybody’s talking about Pinterest lately. Amy mentioned it a while back on this blog too. When I initially signed up I got really into pinning motivational fitness photos and mantras. (You can check out my board here.) Lately though when I scroll through people’s fitness pins, my eye has been drawn to all the mini-circuit workouts that are being posted. For example:
Source: thinfithot.tumblr.com via Kathy on Pinterest
I’ve been stuck at home with a sick kid or two a number of times this winter. Each time that has happened I’ve had to motivate myself to get in my . . . → Read More: Inspiration via Pinterest
By Tracey, on January 24th, 2012 Photo by o5com.
For some people eating healthy comes naturally. Others find it easier to exercise consistently but have a hard time being as diligent with diet and nutrition. I’ve always fallen into the latter category. You’ll have to hold me down to get me to take a rest day from running but when it comes to food, I want it all. There was an interesting article in Time magazine a couple of years ago called “Why Exercise Won’t Make You Thin.” While I think the title is a little disingenuous, I could totally relate to some of the points discussed. For . . . → Read More: Rediscovering Food Journaling
By Amy, on November 23rd, 2011 Have you caught the Pinterest bug? Did you ever cut photos, articles and inspirational sayings out of magazines and collect them on a bulletin board or in a notebook? Pinterest is the virtual version of that.
I’ve been finding lots of fitness-related pins lately. Some are inspirational sayings, some are quotes, others are workout routines.
Source: Pinterest
Here’s one saying I found on Pinterest that I think is very fitting this week: Do something today that your future self will thank you for.
I don’t know about you, but I look at Thanksgiving as a day to be with my family, eat lots of . . . → Read More: Fitspiration: Be Thankful
By Tracey, on October 14th, 2011 So… I’ve finished my “big” races for the year, but that doesn’t mean I’m not already making plans for 2012! The great thing about a post-race high is that it tends to erase whatever pain and drudgery you experienced on the journey to the finish line. I ran the Chicago Marathon this past weekend, and even though the unseasonably warm weather made it a more difficult race than I had anticipated, by the time I got back home to Milwaukee and hung my medal on the wall I was already plotting my next marathon finish. (I like to compare it to . . . → Read More: What’s Your Next Destination?
By Tracey, on July 8th, 2011 Knock, knock….
*Ahem*
Hello?
It seems we may have fallen a bit off the map here at FitMKE. Maybe it was all that post-Great Milwaukee Race excitement? Or maybe a bit of the summer lazies. It can be so easy to get pulled off track in the summer months. There’s just so much to do! So many places to go! Back in May (when it was still winter-esque here in Wisconsin) it was easy to make plans for all the awesome things I wanted to accomplish this summer. And now here we are already halfway through. Writing blog posts aside, I have . . . → Read More: Summer Lovin’
By Tracey, on May 23rd, 2011
Photo by Cr4nberry
What does it mean to be competitive? Is it sprinting to the finish line to beat the girl in front of you? Maybe it’s besting your previous personal record at a race? Racing can mean something slightly different for each individual. I’ve been in many races where my goal has been “just to finish”. But there have been other instances where I’ve definitely been bitten by the competition bug. Overall though, I tend to think that I’m mostly competitive with myself. These days I usually have a time goal in mind for a race and I zero . . . → Read More: A Little Competition
By Tracey, on April 11th, 2011 Prioritizing. One of the hardest things to do when you’re the type of person who wants to do everything. Some days I find myself saying YES! to everything that comes my way only to end up feeling overwhelmed and wanting to hide under the covers until it all goes away.
One of the things I often find myself saying to people when they ask me how to fit running/fitness into a busy schedule is: “You have to make yourself a priority.” But what happens when your fitness becomes TOO MUCH of a priority and starts to eat away at other areas of . . . → Read More: Trying to Do it All: The Prioritization Problem
By Tracey, on March 21st, 2011 I’ve always been a mover. For many years, dance was a huge part of my life. I attended a performing arts school growing up and majored in dance in college. But while I was a natural performer, the draw of dance wasn’t about having everyone’s eyes on me onstage. What I liked was being able to lose myself in the movement. Pushing my body to do things I’d never done before gave me a thrill and I loved to take on the different characters and moods that being a dancer provided. I’ve always been a fairly shy person, but dancing gave . . . → Read More: What Moves You?
By Sara, on March 2nd, 2011 Hey gang.
Recovery from any injury or surgery usually comes with its fair share of pain. It can be really difficult to stay motivated during the healing process. What happens if your injury leads to chronic pain? What if you find yourself facing a chronic injury pattern, or a physical condition that limits your ability to be active because of pain? It can be very frustrating, de-motivating, and I have known more than a few people that have given up an active lifestyle because of chronic pain. Devastating.
I’m doing a variety of things to manage the chronic pain that comes with my . . . → Read More: Reconstructing a Beer Runner: Acupuncture, What’s with the Needles?
By Sara, on February 16th, 2011 Hi. Howareya.
I’ve been a bit of a slacker in getting my series installments up here on FitMilwaukee.com, and I feel pretty bad about that. So, I’m sorry. (Inhale, exhale.) Now that I’ve acknowledged that I haven’t been able to keep up with my previously promised blogging schedule, and apologized for being such a slacktard, I’m moving on.
That’s how I’m working on getting through the ups and downs of recovering from surgery, dealing with the ups and downs of my condition, and coping through setbacks in the healing process and training schedule. I acknowledge the frustration, disappointment, sadness, or just general pissed-off-ness, . . . → Read More: Reconstructing a Beer Runner – Try again.
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