Memorial is here and so summer begins! Who doesn't enjoy the occasional adult beverage or two from time to time! Here are some healthier options when choosing your drink of choice!
Vodka with a Tropical Twist:
O.N.E Coconut Water (choose a flavor-mango, passion fruit, guava) and Vodka mixed over ice makes fora delicious adult drink with nutrients and added electrolytes
The Greyhound:
Trader Joe's No Sugar added lo-cal Grapefruit mixed with your vodka of choice is oh so good!
Margarita:
Baja Bob's lo-cal, no sugar added Margarita mix mixed with your choice of Tequila on the rocks, well rocks!
Lo-Cal, Lo-Sugar Mojitos:
1 oz. (2 tablespoons) lime juice or lime wedges from about a third of a lime
8 mint leaves
1 heaping tablespoon of stevia
1 jigger (1½ oz.) white rum
Club soda
Now the beauty of living in a beach community is everybody knows everybody-so there is no reason to drink and drive!!! Crash at a friends, walk, or cab! Drinking and Driving do NOT MIX!!!!
Everyone enjoy Memorial Weekend!
XO,
Gina
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Monday, May 16, 2011
Why Running a Marathon Will Change Your Life
Lessons learned along the trails, paths, and marathon courses:
Strength and Selflessness:
One of the lady's who I ran with little daughter had cancer. She was a cop and always seemed positive. One day while we were running she told me what her days were like when her little daughter was going through chemo-she admitted when no one was around she would just cry and cry. She would go away to a place and just be by herself because she didn't want anyone to see her down. I thought a mother, a full time worker whose occupation was stressful, and going through a parent's worst nightmare would remove herself from her loved ones because she didn't want people to feel bad for her, she didn't want the pity, but above all she didn't want her own daughter to see her cry...
I really thought that is the true selflessness of a woman and a mother but above all a female's greatest strength.
Gratitude:
Every Tuesday was 5:45 am track practice. One of the ladies was complaining about having to get up at 5 am and thats when our coach came down her and said:
"What do you mean you "hate" getting up early. Do you know that right now someone is fighting for their life, do you know that there is someone is a wheelchair that if you told him or her they were going to be able to run @ 6 am how they would just jump out of bed-so every morning you wake up, I don't care how early it is you just better be thankful you got a body that moves and air in your lungs"
The Power of Love:
One of the ladies who was diagnosed with terminal cancer came to track practice to give Team and Training a check for cancer. She came against doctor's orders. She had no hair, she had tubes coming out of her and her little son had to help her walk over. Even in the face of piling high medical bills she came to deliver us a check for our fundraising. 2 weeks later she passed away but let me tell you her legacy & spirit lives on.
The Beauty of Life:
I have ran 4 marathons now. And along the courses what you will see will touch you in away you never could imagine. You see people in race wheel chairs, people running for loved ones with a photo of them on their back, families that have signed up to run into together, little kids cheering for their parents and oh the signs they make are so cute, and the list could go on and on. And when you cross that finish line there is just something about accomplishing a feat that involved a lot of time, sacrifice, and even pain(everyone hurts the last 6 miles of the marathon). The marathon is just a reminder that all good things in life take a lot of work and may even bring on a little pain but man it always ends up to be all worth it in the end and you always walk away a little stronger.
I don't run for time. I don't run for the Boston Marathon. I run to see humanity at its best.
Strength and Selflessness:
One of the lady's who I ran with little daughter had cancer. She was a cop and always seemed positive. One day while we were running she told me what her days were like when her little daughter was going through chemo-she admitted when no one was around she would just cry and cry. She would go away to a place and just be by herself because she didn't want anyone to see her down. I thought a mother, a full time worker whose occupation was stressful, and going through a parent's worst nightmare would remove herself from her loved ones because she didn't want people to feel bad for her, she didn't want the pity, but above all she didn't want her own daughter to see her cry...
I really thought that is the true selflessness of a woman and a mother but above all a female's greatest strength.
Gratitude:
Every Tuesday was 5:45 am track practice. One of the ladies was complaining about having to get up at 5 am and thats when our coach came down her and said:
"What do you mean you "hate" getting up early. Do you know that right now someone is fighting for their life, do you know that there is someone is a wheelchair that if you told him or her they were going to be able to run @ 6 am how they would just jump out of bed-so every morning you wake up, I don't care how early it is you just better be thankful you got a body that moves and air in your lungs"
The Power of Love:
One of the ladies who was diagnosed with terminal cancer came to track practice to give Team and Training a check for cancer. She came against doctor's orders. She had no hair, she had tubes coming out of her and her little son had to help her walk over. Even in the face of piling high medical bills she came to deliver us a check for our fundraising. 2 weeks later she passed away but let me tell you her legacy & spirit lives on.
The Beauty of Life:
I have ran 4 marathons now. And along the courses what you will see will touch you in away you never could imagine. You see people in race wheel chairs, people running for loved ones with a photo of them on their back, families that have signed up to run into together, little kids cheering for their parents and oh the signs they make are so cute, and the list could go on and on. And when you cross that finish line there is just something about accomplishing a feat that involved a lot of time, sacrifice, and even pain(everyone hurts the last 6 miles of the marathon). The marathon is just a reminder that all good things in life take a lot of work and may even bring on a little pain but man it always ends up to be all worth it in the end and you always walk away a little stronger.
I don't run for time. I don't run for the Boston Marathon. I run to see humanity at its best.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Beach Volleyball Sports Training Done Anywhere:)
When you think volleyball you think two things beach and beach bodies!!!! After doing a little digging and researching of the sport I found some plyo & core workouts that just about anyone can incorporate into their workout and can be done anywhere-your own backyard, neighborhood park, own room (might be a little challenging), and/or the best place the beach:)
All you need in a medicine ball which you can get for like 10 bucks and they are such a good thing to have!!! If you do not have a medicine ball just go through the motions like you do.
Here are two different volleyball inspired workouts for your weekly routines: (I did sample 1 today and plan on doing sample 2 on Thursday)
Sample 1:
Ran 4 miles then performed the following:
Depth jumps: Stand on a box, step off the immediately jump straight up in the hair. Return to standing on the box.
Squat Throws From Chest: Hold medicine ball at chest level squat down then jump at, while jumping up throw the medicine ball as hard as possible
Lateral Hops
Over The Back Toss: In a semi-squat position push up straight and throw medicine ball over your heard
Forward Frog Jumps: Hop horizontally over blocks or imagine you are hoping over a block (try to get some vertical)
I did 20 reps of each moving with no rest between exercises & repeated the circuit 3X
Core:
Plank
Side Bridges
V-ups
Russian Twists
2 Sets of 20 reps for ea. core exercise
Sample 2:
3-4 mile run in the sand
Single Arm Throws: Cup the medicine ball with one hand and squat down, while coming up from your squat throw the medicine ball up
Forward Frog Jumps: Hop horizontally over blocks or imagine you are hoping over a block (try to get some vertical)
Wall Throws: Stand a good 3-4 feet away from wall and throw ball as hard as possible at it
Lateral Jumps
Core:
Weighted Crunch
Leg Lift
Russian Twists
Superman
Plan on doing 20 reps of each 3X.
Hope everyone has a great happy and healthy week:)
All you need in a medicine ball which you can get for like 10 bucks and they are such a good thing to have!!! If you do not have a medicine ball just go through the motions like you do.
Here are two different volleyball inspired workouts for your weekly routines: (I did sample 1 today and plan on doing sample 2 on Thursday)
Sample 1:
Ran 4 miles then performed the following:
Depth jumps: Stand on a box, step off the immediately jump straight up in the hair. Return to standing on the box.
Squat Throws From Chest: Hold medicine ball at chest level squat down then jump at, while jumping up throw the medicine ball as hard as possible
Lateral Hops
Over The Back Toss: In a semi-squat position push up straight and throw medicine ball over your heard
Forward Frog Jumps: Hop horizontally over blocks or imagine you are hoping over a block (try to get some vertical)
I did 20 reps of each moving with no rest between exercises & repeated the circuit 3X
Core:
Plank
Side Bridges
V-ups
Russian Twists
2 Sets of 20 reps for ea. core exercise
Sample 2:
3-4 mile run in the sand
Single Arm Throws: Cup the medicine ball with one hand and squat down, while coming up from your squat throw the medicine ball up
Forward Frog Jumps: Hop horizontally over blocks or imagine you are hoping over a block (try to get some vertical)
Wall Throws: Stand a good 3-4 feet away from wall and throw ball as hard as possible at it
Lateral Jumps
Core:
Weighted Crunch
Leg Lift
Russian Twists
Superman
Plan on doing 20 reps of each 3X.
Hope everyone has a great happy and healthy week:)
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Gettn' My Navy Seal Fitness On and Buildn' Endurance That Won't Quit:)
This month I am really trying to challenge myself, taking my fitness to the next level so what group better than the Navy Seals to turn to?! After reviewing and researching their workouts not only was I super excited to start adding some new moves to my regime but more than happy to learn that next to NO EQUIPMENT was required!!!!!
So here is this week’s training program! All my training has been done outside or in my bedroom with some light dumbbells and a pull-up bar!
Monday:
35 minute Run
6 rounds all till failure (oh and how each set gets tougher and tougher!!!!)
Basic Push-Up
Sit-Ups
Assisted Pull-Ups (I put a chair under me and use one leg to push-off for assistance)
Tuesday:
5 mile Run
Spider Push-Ups
Renegade Rows
Diagonal lunges w/bicep curls
Core:
Weighted Sit-Up
V-Ups
Super mans
Mountain Climbers
Wednesday:
15 min light Jog
15 sets of extremely steep steps
At the top of each stair sprint I would drop down and do sit-ups, then V-ups, and then performed reverse pull-ups with the stair railing at the top
Then Performed the following circuit 3X:
Triceps Dip (off bench next to stair case)
15 burpees
15 Speed Skater Jumps
This short workout sure kicked my booty!
Set for the Rest of this Week:
Thursday
8 mile Run
10 sets
Push-ups
(Assisted) Pull-Ups
Sit-Ups
*All exercises will be performed to failure
Friday:
Spin Class & Yoga
Saturday:
Long Run and Core!
Sunday: My Athlete’s Yoga DVD
So here is this week’s training program! All my training has been done outside or in my bedroom with some light dumbbells and a pull-up bar!
Monday:
35 minute Run
6 rounds all till failure (oh and how each set gets tougher and tougher!!!!)
Basic Push-Up
Sit-Ups
Assisted Pull-Ups (I put a chair under me and use one leg to push-off for assistance)
Tuesday:
5 mile Run
Spider Push-Ups
Renegade Rows
Diagonal lunges w/bicep curls
Core:
Weighted Sit-Up
V-Ups
Super mans
Mountain Climbers
Wednesday:
15 min light Jog
15 sets of extremely steep steps
At the top of each stair sprint I would drop down and do sit-ups, then V-ups, and then performed reverse pull-ups with the stair railing at the top
Then Performed the following circuit 3X:
Triceps Dip (off bench next to stair case)
15 burpees
15 Speed Skater Jumps
This short workout sure kicked my booty!
Set for the Rest of this Week:
Thursday
8 mile Run
10 sets
Push-ups
(Assisted) Pull-Ups
Sit-Ups
*All exercises will be performed to failure
Friday:
Spin Class & Yoga
Saturday:
Long Run and Core!
Sunday: My Athlete’s Yoga DVD
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