Oct

1

Fitness in the Fall

Posted by Sarah R

October 1, 2008 | 2 Comments

Image via Wikipedia In Oregon, the weather is starting to cool off. This scares me for a couple of reasons, seasonal depression and the imminent promise of wet days. Those wet days prevent me from running or walking in comfort outside, and my waistline normally pays a little bit for that. This year, however, I [...]

Sep

24

5 Easy Hamstring Stretches

Posted by Sarah R

September 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Thanks to FitSugar, I found a fantastic list of five easy hamstring stretches that I want to tell you about! Five different stretches are described in detail along with pictures to show exactly what they should look like. I love FitSugar even more thanks to this article! Hang over hamstring stretch Seated hamstring stretch Standing [...]

Sep

17

Competition is for winners

Posted by Sarah R

September 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Image via Wikipedia I am only a competitive person when it comes to a few things: grades and board games (especially puzzles). When it comes to sports, I am the least competitive player ever. I wouldn’t cut it in soccer; “oh, you want the ball? Here; have it!” I don’t care much about winning … [...]

Sep

10

With the help of Hanz & Franz

Posted by Sarah R

September 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Image via Wikipedia “I am Hanz” … “and I am Franz” … “and we want to *one clap* PUMP YOU UP!” Today I’d like to *clap* pump you up by sharing a cool program a fellow blogging friend introduced me to months ago. One hundred push ups is a program that helps you train to [...]

Sep

10

A Proper Sit Up

Posted by Sarah R

September 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Image via Wikipedia To strengthen abdominal muscles, trainers oftentimes recommend doing sit-ups, however, they rarely stress doing sit-ups with proper form. You can do thousands of sit-ups and work your neck, your back, your hip flexors even, but never your abdominal muscles. I scoured the internet looking for a sit up that I felt used [...]

Aug

27

The Power of Walking

Posted by Sarah R

August 27, 2008 | 1 Comment

Cover of Walking for Fitness Pw = (mg / p) [3gL / 2]1/2{1 – [1 - p2v2 / 6gL]1/2}  * Right after napping, my favorite exercise would have to be walking. It’s easy, it’s free, you don’t need any special equipment to do it, and almost everyone can walk. Stand up, put on some tennis [...]

Aug

20

Training while injured

Posted by Sarah R

August 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Image via Wikipedia photo credit: IntangibleArts Last week I tore a tendon in my left foot. Since then I’ve been on & off crutches (mostly off because a) they make me sore and b) they make people stare at me), resting ice on the foot and keeping it as elevated as I can. The part [...]

Aug

13

Pedometer Adventures

Posted by Sarah R

August 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Image via Wikipedia photo credit: patrick dentler About 6 weeks ago, on my work’s intranet homepage, there was a contest announcement. Create a team of four, be one of the first 20 teams to register, pay $5 each to join ($20/team), wear a pedometer 24/7 for six weeks and keep track of our weekly steps. [...]

Aug

11

Ideas to Share

Posted by Sarah R

August 11, 2008 | 1 Comment

Image via Wikipedia I am a fan of lists, themes, organization and routine. This makes blogging interesting for me, as I try to keep a “proper” routine, keep my lists put together, theme certain weeks, and keep it all organized while doing so. I sometimes have trouble with the follow-through, but put a valiant effort [...]