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07 May 2013
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Updates

1. Lots of ups and downs happened in these past few days. More ups then downs.

My mom informed me that the Boston Strong run was featured in the latest issue of the Tejano Tribune (a local community college newspaper). I was so excited! I wasn’t sure when or if my interview would be published. I still feel like it was one the best things I’ve ever been a part of.

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2. I had a really good weekend up until Sunday. I’ll get to that in a minute. Saturday I went to boot camp once again and had a great time. Lots of high intensity training and 5 minutes of burpees. Do one and they seem simple, but after 5 minutes all of the muscles in your body are on fire. I was able to do 89 burpees. I wasn’t really sure what a good number was, but I was very proud of myself  because I know I pushed myself until I couldn’t anymore. It felt great.

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Now on to Sunday; it was my rest day but I always do some sort of yoga everyday. I did a chest to wall handstand. I was comfortable in the pose. I walked my hands away from the wall and preceded to cartwheel to the side. My right shoulder locked and I completely lost my balance. On the way down I scraped my foot, hit my knee and landed on my head.

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It didn’t seem so bad at first. I was in a little bit of pain but I’ve fallen before so I assumed I would be okay. I went on with the rest of my day. As each hour passed, I started feeling weak and very tired. That’s not very typical for me so I knew this was more than just a little fall. Even though I wanted to take a nap I knew I needed to stay up to make sure I didn’t have a concussion. I did have a headache. I just sat the rest of the day. It’s been a while since I’ve done that but my body really needed it.

I’ve learned it’s so important to listen to your body. I’m feeling 90% back to normal.

3. I’ve been nominated for best local blogger in what’s up magazine, an El Paso entertainment publication. So my local friends, if you are going to be attending the “dig” May 15th, I’d love it if you could vote for me.

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Posted in fitness, Motivation, Uncategorized, Workouts and tagged , , , , , , , ,
23 Apr 2013
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Weekly Yoga Practice: Week 8

To improve my handstands even more, I tried this stretch for my shoulders. I held a stick and slowly 10 times I placed my arms forward and back to help open my shoulders. I did feel a difference in my handstands. I didn’t feel so tight in my upper body and I think that helped keep my back straight too.

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This handstand pose scared me. The goal was to look through and up while in any handstand position as opposed to looking down. Looking down is so much easier because I feel like I can allign my body better. But looking up also forced my to keep my core and back tight throughout the handstands. I really enjoyed this one.

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It’s been a few months since I’ve practiced headstands because they can hurt. But they also help a lot with balance and overall strength. This is suppose to be a straight arm tripod.

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Then, it eventually turned into me trying a one hand headstand. I was in complete shock that I could do this. A few months ago I was too scared to even put my hands out in front of me. My balance just seemed to be working really well with me on this day.

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One handstand pose for 10 minutes. This is probably considered more than one pose but I think I need the most work in my split handstands. I can’t seem to get any wider than this. Amani also thought it was the perfect time to put on a concert. Love her.

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Fallen Angel; don’t mind the weird face, but I don’t think you can smile or have a neutral look in this pose. You are trying to focus so much on trying to get you feet as straight as possible.

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One of my instagram friends wondered how I got into fallen angel so I created a step-by-step collage. An important part is making sure you practice side crow (2nd picture) a lot and use your strength to lower down into the fallen angel pose.

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I don’t really like forearm balance poses. They are very hard for me and they hurt. I don’t like that. So I’ll take it easy with these and practice every once in a while.

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Standing Mermaid; I thought sitting mermaid was hard. Besides trying to stretch my leg and arms, now I had to balance on one foot. It stretches your whole body and that we could all use.

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14 Jan 2013
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11 Cold Miles; Still Marvelous

thehealthydivaWell hello Monday! I’m linking up today with Katie at the healthy diva eats. You should check her out. She’s the sweetest girl.

What a cold weekend it was here in Texas. On Friday, like I said I was going to, I went for a run at the park. I warmed up for 2 miles, then ran .5 mile at 5k speed then jogged another .5 mile. I did this for 3 miles. It was a lot of fun to push myself. It was pretty windy too so I could feel myself trying to run harder than usual. I was feeling very sore the next day.

Mile 1: 10:08 min./mi

Mile 2: 9:15 min./mi

Mile 3: 9:10 min./mi

Mile 4: 9:32 min./mi

Mile 5: 8:56 min./mi

Saturday was finally a rest day and I took full advantage of it. I finally got my frozen yogurt I’ve been wanting.

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Cake batter and red velvet go great together!

I also managed to do some yoga at The World Market. Haha!

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On Sunday was one cold 11 mile run. I’m not even kidding, I didn’t want to go at all! I checked the weather the night before and it said the temperature was going to be be 23 degrees but feel like 14. Gulp. I waited till 8 a.m. I knew it wasn’t going to get much warmer out so I bundled up and sucked it up.

It took me about 3 miles to warm up and get my legs moving. It was a little bit hard to control my breath at first. Once I hit 5 miles at the park I usually run at, it felt like I was at my second home. I don’t know what it is about that park but running on the pavement there and knowing every corner makes me feel so comfortable and my legs just seem to go on their own. I love that feeling. I just hope I can do that at the race.

The best part is that I didn’t wrap my knee and I didn’t have any pain at all!! I really hope I can stay that way.

Mile 1: 11: 38 min./mi

Mile 2: 10:05 min./mi

Mile 3: 9:44 min./mi

Mile 4: 9:47 min./mi

Mile 5: 10:00 min./mi

Mile 6: 9:37 min./mi

Mile 7: 9:41 min./mi

Mile 8: 9:40 min./mi

Mile 9: 9:27 min./mi

Mile 10: 9:56 min./mi

Mile 11: 9:37 min./mi

The park was also lucky for me. I found a rolled up dollar. I thought it was fake at first. But I went back and picked it up. I’m going to save it and run with it during the half-marathon. It’s gotta mean something good, right?

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Posted in fitness, Food, Motivation, Running, weekend dish, Workouts and tagged , , , , , , , , , ,
14 Sep 2012
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Five For Friday: September 14, 2012

1. Happy Friday to you! I have had some great workouts this week.

Sunday: 4 mile outdoor run

Monday: 3 mile treadmill run, strength training

Tuesday: Bob Harper DVD: Cardio Conditioning.

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Wednesday: 3 mile run (5k pace), yoga class

Thursday: Rest

Friday: 6 mile treadmill

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2. I don’t drink much coffee, but if I do, it’ usually have decaf. I wanted to stop using creamer though. I saw on Katelyn’s site that she used coconut oil and stevia. I tried it. I thought for sure I wouldn’t like it. But I love it! I use a little less than 1 tablespoon of coconut oil. It’s so much easier on my stomach this way.

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3. I read in the latest issue of Runner’s World, you should time your workouts to lose more weight; run before the meal at which you tend to eat the most. I love breakfast and that is the meal where I have most of my carbs. That is probably why my favorite workout is my early long runs on Sunday.

4. I’m staring to love having a rest day during the week. The day changes; it depends how I’m feeling. For instance, having my rest day on Thursday left me restless by the end of the day. That meant I was excited and determined to give my best for the next 3 days. Plus, resting during the week means I won’t have as many food temptations as I would on a weekend rest day.

5. Do you have any fun plans this weekend? I’m going to work on my goal of prepping my meals for the week and fixing the recipe page. When I moved my blog, all of the old posts had a different link and I lost all of my pictures. So, I will let you know when the page is all set up! Enjoy your weekend!! Smile

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