Welcome to our Wild Workout Wednesday link up! Each week I link up with Annmarie from The Fit Foodie Mama, Angelena Marie from Angelena Marie: Happy, Healthy & Balanced, and Sarah at Creating Better Tomorrow to bring you workout ideas, motivation, inspiration and recipes to try. Join us for a wild workout each week by reading along or grab the button and link up if you have a fitness or healthy living post to share! Cross training … [Read more...]
Stretch Your Running Muscles With 3 Simple Stretches
I used to do yoga... But now, with my minimal time to get anything done, flexibility often always takes a back seat to running and strength training. Recently my runs have been so difficult, partly because my training has been inconsistent, but in addition to struggling through every run, my body just feels off. When my body feels off, I know I need to reground myself by taking a step back and getting in tune with what's going on--for me this … [Read more...]
Hot Yoga: Our Ironman Secret Weapon
Training for the Ironman obviously involved a lot of swimming, biking, and running. But can you guess our secret weapon? We believe we owe a piece of our success to hot yoga. Besides acclimating our bodies to working hard and staying calm in extreme heat (~100°), hot yoga relaxed and stretched our overworked muscles. … [Read more...]
4 Easy Yoga Poses for Runners
Yoga. If you're an athlete who's still afraid to go there, you have no idea what your missing. Many dedicated runners have even gone as far as to call yoga their secret weapon. The combination of strength and stretching that yoga offers makes it ideal for runners looking to improve while also avoiding injury. There are endless yoga poses some of which will cause you to run for the hills--this is not that type of yoga. These are 4 easy yoga … [Read more...]
Yoga Poses for Stronger Legs
In addition to all the great health benefits of yoga, yoga also has postures that serve as excellent, effective exercises for stronger legs. Even if it is not possible to attend a formal yoga class, these postures can easily be done at home to strengthen legs, while also providing an opportunity for relaxation, meditation, and increased flexibility. Standing Postures Standing yoga postures are based in the premise that the legs, feet, and … [Read more...]
