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Riding with heart (rate)
In every Spinning class you’ll hear me refer to the suggested effort level for a particular interval, stated as a % of your max effort/max heart rate and comparing it to an everyday activity: 60%– Easy warm up or cool down … Continue reading
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Do you need an “off season”?
We hear the term all the time in relation to professional athletes– the “off season.” But could an average Jane or Joe who works out regularly–and perhaps participates in the occasional triathlon and/or cycling/running event–benefit from an off season too? … Continue reading
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Home-for-the-Holidays Workout!
The holidays are here, and if you’re like me, that means travel–travel away from home, your favorite gym classes, familiar running paths, bike riding routes, and pool. Maybe you’re going somewhere where you can’t easily run outside or find a … Continue reading
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High Intensity Intervals & Ironman Inspiration!
Hi gang! Good work to everyone who tackled those high intensity (or Tabata) intervals this morning. As promised, here’s a link to a great article from Active.com that talks about the benefits of high intensity training. Named for Japanese researcher … Continue reading
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Must-see TV: Ironman World Championship this weekend!
Chances are you’ve seen the iconic video —in my opinion, one of the most moving in all of sports history. In it, a woman struggles to the finish line of a little-known race that billed itself as the toughest one-day test of … Continue reading
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Inspirational Fitness 3: Lina’s Fantastic 330-mile Bike Camping Adventure
Lina’s back from her inspirational 330 mile bike trip from Jacksonville, FL to Charleston, SC and agreed to share the details. All her careful planning paid off: she survived rain and warmer-than-expected weather, rode the whole way without equipment failure … Continue reading
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Inspirational Fitness Part 2: Great Fall Fun
Fall is officially upon us, and those nice cool days seem to scream “get outside!” If you needed some inspiration, check out these ideas for enjoying the great outdoors in the Washington, DC area (and beyond)–from casual afternoon activities to … Continue reading
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Inspirational Fitness: Lina’s Mega Ride!
The weather is wonderful here in DC after a long hot summer, making it the perfect time to enjoy the outdoors with long bike rides, hikes, and runs. This week, dedicated spinner Lina Khan inspires us with details of her upcoming 330 … Continue reading
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Post Cleanse: I see fake food everywhere!!
I did it! I survived the cleanse: ten days of eating nothing but “real,” unprocessed food (so no dairy, meat, gluten, refined sugar, caffeine, or alcohol). The first question I’ve been getting: “Was it hard?” As I mentioned in my last post, … Continue reading
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The Cleanse Continues…
If you caught last week’s post, you read about my cleanse–a ten-day experiment in better eating where I’m avoiding all refined sugar, gluten, caffeine, meat, dairy, alcohol…basically any and all processed foods. How’s it going? So far, so good. We’re … Continue reading