Well - I don't know if I want to post under a Giants heading! I was rooting for them to beat the Cowboys though! I just don't think I can root for them next week. I really want Brett Favre to go to the Super Bowl!
Beth, Here are some events we are thinking about doing. May 24 Hammonton NJ sprint tri,July 13 American cancer ride, July 5th Philadelphia Women's tri, August 3 She Rox, Agust 24 Live Strong Challenge bike ride, September 27 and 28 MS 150 bike ride. Would like to do the Marlton Lakes tri again but not sure of the date of that one. I agree that it was nice to see TO cry but can't cheer for the Giants this week. Go Green Bay. Good work Beth. You are going to be a beautiful bride Chuck since I never had girls I don't know what to say about the tooth paste issue so good luck with that. Cute picture of the girls. The out and back sounds like fun. Will let you know if we are going to run. Having alot of problems with stiffness in lower legs. Any one have any good stretches to recommend. Have some that Dave showed me but could always use some more stretiches. Keep on training everyone. Talk to you soon.
Hey Bernadette, thanks for the list. I'll update the list on the main page.
My massage therapist gave me a few stretches because she says my legs are really not flexible. This one is easy: Take a towel and wrap it around your foot, holding one end in each hand. Then flex your foot (like you're pointing your toe) and then bring it back up to a 90 degree angle (pointing toward the ceiling). Repeat 10 times. Then point your toes to the right (45 degree angle) so you are stretching the inside of your ankle and calf. Hold for 10 seconds. Then to the left, to get the outside of your foot. Hold for 10 seconds.
If it's your calves that are tight...then use a step and hold on to the hand rail. Keep half of your foot on the step, the other half off. Then raise up to your toes and then down until the backs of your feet hang over the step (about 45 degrees). Repeat 10 times.
If you need stretches for the upper part of your legs, I have a few of those, too. I find that I need to do a lot of glute and quad stretches because my hips are tight. Apparently it's a common problem for women to have one hip that is tighter than the other. It's a pain, but the stretches definitely help.
Beth, Thanks for the stretches. My legs are really tight and need some major stretching. Our spin instructor is away so I went toa cardio sals class. What alot of fun but definetly need to become more limber to survive this class. Hope to continue going to this class, then body pump and finally spinning. All three of these classes are right after each other. Figure these classes will take care of cardio and strength training 3 nights of the week and then swim three other nights.
It sounds like you've got a great plan to keep in shape and train at the same time! My gym is supposed to be bringing back a salsa class. I really want to take it. A few friends of ours started dancing and now the guy doesn't even need the gym anymore to stay in shape and he's in better shape than he has been in years! I keep telling Eric that we should take dance lessons, too. It'll trim our waist lines and get us ready for our first dance. :)
You should definitely stretch daily. I think it helps to do some stretches right after you get out of bed in the morning to loosen everything up. Make sure you take time to stretch your muscles after your workouts, too. You want to give 'em a good 30 seconds per stretch.
Here's a tip, too...this is what my trainer does with me...stretch in between sets. Let's say you're doing 3 sets of leg extensions for quadriceps. In between each set, get off the machine and stretch your quads. This part is from my massage therapist --> If you don't stretch them, then they stay tight. But the thing is, your muscles remember where they've been. So you want to get them back to where they are supposed to be, rather than keeping them contracted. It's like speed training. You don't have to run really fast for long periods of time. You can do short bursts at higher speeds and your body will remember going faster. Eventually your pace speeds up.
If you swim 3 nights a week then you'll definitely be ready for all of your races this summer! I need to get to the pool more often. Once a week isn't working for me. I just have to find the time to get to my other gym. I would have gone last night but I didn't want to mess around with the weather. I heard traffic was horrible...I left work early to make sure I got home OK.
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Well - I don't know if I want to post under a Giants heading! I was rooting for them to beat the Cowboys though! I just don't think I can root for them next week. I really want Brett Favre to go to the Super Bowl!
Whatever.... Brett Favre's old a$$ is going to be POUNDED by the BIG BLUE defense next week....
(although I can stomach a loss to Favre, but would not have handled a loss to the Cowboys!)
Beth, Here are some events we are thinking about doing. May 24 Hammonton NJ sprint tri,July 13 American cancer ride, July 5th Philadelphia Women's tri, August 3 She Rox, Agust 24 Live Strong Challenge bike ride, September 27 and 28 MS 150 bike ride. Would like to do the Marlton Lakes tri again but not sure of the date of that one. I agree that it was nice to see TO cry but can't cheer for the Giants this week. Go Green Bay. Good work Beth. You are going to be a beautiful bride Chuck since I never had girls I don't know what to say about the tooth paste issue so good luck with that. Cute picture of the girls. The out and back sounds like fun. Will let you know if we are going to run. Having alot of problems with stiffness in lower legs. Any one have any good stretches to recommend. Have some that Dave showed me but could always use some more stretiches. Keep on training everyone. Talk to you soon.
Hey Bernadette, thanks for the list. I'll update the list on the main page.
My massage therapist gave me a few stretches because she says my legs are really not flexible. This one is easy: Take a towel and wrap it around your foot, holding one end in each hand. Then flex your foot (like you're pointing your toe) and then bring it back up to a 90 degree angle (pointing toward the ceiling). Repeat 10 times. Then point your toes to the right (45 degree angle) so you are stretching the inside of your ankle and calf. Hold for 10 seconds. Then to the left, to get the outside of your foot. Hold for 10 seconds.
If it's your calves that are tight...then use a step and hold on to the hand rail. Keep half of your foot on the step, the other half off. Then raise up to your toes and then down until the backs of your feet hang over the step (about 45 degrees). Repeat 10 times.
If you need stretches for the upper part of your legs, I have a few of those, too. I find that I need to do a lot of glute and quad stretches because my hips are tight. Apparently it's a common problem for women to have one hip that is tighter than the other. It's a pain, but the stretches definitely help.
Beth, Thanks for the stretches. My legs are really tight and need some major stretching. Our spin instructor is away so I went toa cardio sals class. What alot of fun but definetly need to become more limber to survive this class. Hope to continue going to this class, then body pump and finally spinning. All three of these classes are right after each other. Figure these classes will take care of cardio and strength training 3 nights of the week and then swim three other nights.
It sounds like you've got a great plan to keep in shape and train at the same time! My gym is supposed to be bringing back a salsa class. I really want to take it. A few friends of ours started dancing and now the guy doesn't even need the gym anymore to stay in shape and he's in better shape than he has been in years! I keep telling Eric that we should take dance lessons, too. It'll trim our waist lines and get us ready for our first dance. :)
You should definitely stretch daily. I think it helps to do some stretches right after you get out of bed in the morning to loosen everything up. Make sure you take time to stretch your muscles after your workouts, too. You want to give 'em a good 30 seconds per stretch.
Here's a tip, too...this is what my trainer does with me...stretch in between sets. Let's say you're doing 3 sets of leg extensions for quadriceps. In between each set, get off the machine and stretch your quads. This part is from my massage therapist --> If you don't stretch them, then they stay tight. But the thing is, your muscles remember where they've been. So you want to get them back to where they are supposed to be, rather than keeping them contracted. It's like speed training. You don't have to run really fast for long periods of time. You can do short bursts at higher speeds and your body will remember going faster. Eventually your pace speeds up.
If you swim 3 nights a week then you'll definitely be ready for all of your races this summer! I need to get to the pool more often. Once a week isn't working for me. I just have to find the time to get to my other gym. I would have gone last night but I didn't want to mess around with the weather. I heard traffic was horrible...I left work early to make sure I got home OK.
Can you tell I'm not busy at work?
I wouldn't say you aren't busy... just that you are very efficient... so you have free time! =)
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