You can do anything you set your mind to, man" Eminem, Lose Yourself
If you gotta run, gotta lift, gotta crunch, are you doing in a spot that is truly deserving of such an feat? Are you surrounding yourself with the motivation to kick those crunches to the curb or are you just laying down in the middle of your living room, pushing aside the morning paper and the toys that the kids didn't put away the night before? Are you running around the neighborhood, dodging trashcans and errant dogs?
These places do serve a purpose; don't get me wrong. Everyone needs to start somewhere, and boy do I know that something is better than nothing. But when do you go to your sweet spot, the one place where you know that motivation runs high and finishing brings such sweet satisfaction?
I recently discovered my sweet spot. At work, no less! Here I can have a Top Gun moment (in running shoes rather than a motorcycle, mind) while I listen to tunes that keep me going. There's nothing like it.
Can you run on a wooded trail? (Keep it safe and run with a friend!) Along a riverfront? How about practicing yoga in a garden, surrounded by the smells of beautiful flowers? Find a sweet spot worthy of your activity, even if you can only go there once or twice a month. Make it a ritual!
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A gaster is the high point of a flexed muscle. Nice gaster, indeed! *meow*
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All information gathered here is from personal experience and research. Please check with your doctor before starting any exercise regimen. Above all else, please use good common sense. Thank you.
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The Essentials
- Free Weights
- Good running shoes
- Comfortable workout clothes
- Water
The Extras
- MP3 player | iPod
- Medicine ball
- Exercise ball
- Jump rope
- Bosu Balance Trainer
"Nice Gaster!"
A gaster is the high point of a flexed muscle. Nice gaster, indeed! *meow*
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Music for running
- Starstruck | Lady Gaga
- Yummy | Gwen Stefani
- Another One Bites The Dust | Queen
- Jump | Madonna
- Holiday | Green Day
- Since U Been Gone | Kelly Clarkson
- Beautiful People | Marilyn Manson
- We Will Rock You | Queen
- Back in Black | AC/DC
- Pump It | Black Eyed Peas
- Just A Girl | No Doubt
- Hollaback Girl | Gwen Stefani
- My Humps | Black Eyed Peas
Music for Lifting
- Start Me Up | Rolling Stones
- Life's Been Good | Joe Walsh
- D'Yer Maker | Led Zepplin
- Fighter | Christina Aguilera
- Showdown | Britney Spears
- Celebrity Skin | Hole
- Cold Hard Bitch | Jet
- Get Busy | Sean Paul
- Harder to Breathe | Maroon 5
- Dirrty | Christina Aguilera
- Are You Gonna Be My Girl | Jet
- Nobody's Listening | Linkin Park
- American Woman | Lenny Kravitz
- Walk Away | Kelly Clarkson
- Suck My Kiss | Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Yeah! | Usher
- Dirty Laundry | Don Henley
- She's So Cold | Rolling Stones
Fluid Replacement for Exercise in the Heat
1. Weigh in without clothes before and after exercise, especially during hot weather. For each pound of body weight lost during exercise, drink two cups of fluid.
2. Drink a rehydration beverage containing sodium to quickly replenish lost body fluids. The beverage should also contain 6-8% glucose or sucrose.
3. Drink 17-20 fluid ounces of water or sports drink, 2-3 hours before practice or competition.
4. Drink 7-10 fluid ounces of water or sports drink, 10-20 minutes before the event.
5. Drink 7-10 fluid ounces of water or sports drink every 10-20 minutes during training and competition.
6. Do not restrict fluids before or during an event.
7. Avoid beverages containing caffeine and alcohol because they increase urine production and add to dehydration.
ASCM 1.8.7
2. Drink a rehydration beverage containing sodium to quickly replenish lost body fluids. The beverage should also contain 6-8% glucose or sucrose.
3. Drink 17-20 fluid ounces of water or sports drink, 2-3 hours before practice or competition.
4. Drink 7-10 fluid ounces of water or sports drink, 10-20 minutes before the event.
5. Drink 7-10 fluid ounces of water or sports drink every 10-20 minutes during training and competition.
6. Do not restrict fluids before or during an event.
7. Avoid beverages containing caffeine and alcohol because they increase urine production and add to dehydration.
ASCM 1.8.7
1 comment:
I took Yoga as one of my required PE classes a few years ago when I was finishing my degree. The instructor had me in her tennis class the semester before. She said if I was a "man" I would take her yoga class, plus there would be a bunch of hot women in the class. She was right about the women, and her class kicked my ass. I think yoga has it all. More people should try it. Its tough to do it at home though with the kids.
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