1. 4th of July - This year, I had what was probably the most low key 4th I've had in awhile and you know what? I loved it. I spent the day lounging, bbq-ing and swimming with The Pilot's family. I made a no-bake nutella cheesecake that was so instantly devoured, I have no photos to show evidence that it actually happened. The good news is that I found the recipe on a blog, so you can check it out here and see just how much prettier the cheesecake looked on the creator's blog than it did in my spring-form pan.
I doubled the recipe put it in a spring form pan so that it worked for a crowd rather than just a few people but it works either way. I also ate my way through the Kitchen Aid mixer before I put it in the pan. Oops. Try this recipe, it was amazing.
2. 30 Day Shred - When I first started running, I had some pounds to lose so I decided to do a round of Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred. I found it to be a great workout and a fantastic complement to my running regimin. Lately, I've been popping in the DVD on my off days to get in some good strength workouts since I no longer have access to a gym. It's a short workout but it's tough and my arms always burn the next day so I've decided to start 'shredding' twice a week as a form of strength training this marathon cycle. I figure if I add a yoga/swimming/pilates/insert other form of cross-training here to the days I shred, I'll have a well-rounded marathon training cycle that I think I'm going to be pretty happy with.
3. Baseball Season - Baseball season is the highlight of my life right now. With the All Star Break coming into effect this week, the Mets, for the first time in a long time, are still in it and that's awesome. I scored free tickets to Tuesday night's game and The Pilot and I had a blast. I also picked up these sweet shorts which I plan to run Sunday's MLB All Star 5k in.
Nike Tempo shorts with the Mets logo? How could I resist? I'm going to be decked out in National League gear for Sunday's race and I can't wait!
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2. 30 Day Shred - When I first started running, I had some pounds to lose so I decided to do a round of Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred. I found it to be a great workout and a fantastic complement to my running regimin. Lately, I've been popping in the DVD on my off days to get in some good strength workouts since I no longer have access to a gym. It's a short workout but it's tough and my arms always burn the next day so I've decided to start 'shredding' twice a week as a form of strength training this marathon cycle. I figure if I add a yoga/swimming/pilates/insert other form of cross-training here to the days I shred, I'll have a well-rounded marathon training cycle that I think I'm going to be pretty happy with.
3. Baseball Season - Baseball season is the highlight of my life right now. With the All Star Break coming into effect this week, the Mets, for the first time in a long time, are still in it and that's awesome. I scored free tickets to Tuesday night's game and The Pilot and I had a blast. I also picked up these sweet shorts which I plan to run Sunday's MLB All Star 5k in.
Nike Tempo shorts with the Mets logo? How could I resist? I'm going to be decked out in National League gear for Sunday's race and I can't wait!
Kansas City, here I come!
How was your 4th of July? Did you make any snacks that I should try? What's your favorite form of cross-training? Have you ever tried the 30 Day Shred?
anything nutella is divine :)
ReplyDeleteim sorry, WHERE do YOU need to lose weight from? your puffy hair maybe? hrumph. haha xoxo. i also do not like cheesecake but mmmmmmm nutella.
ReplyDeletegood luck in your 5k, those shorts read "awesome" all over them! except of course that theyre not red sox ;)
I LOVED using the 30-day shred as a complement to my mix of runs--great workout and great choice!!
ReplyDelete( and that dessert looks delicious... OmNomNom)
My 4th was very low key as well until we came home and the A/C was dead. Not so much fun, but they were able to fix it the next day.
ReplyDeleteFunny you mentioned Jilian Michael's DVD. I was just thinking the other day to include 1 strength day (so far I only run) and was thinking about her DVD's. I like how short and "painful" they are.
Sounds like you had a great fourth! And I'm all about how things taste rather than look, but that's just me :) I'm still trying to decide WHAT I want to to do to cross train. I haven't been to my gym in months, but I think I might start incorporating swimming, spinning, or boot camps. Maybe I'll even splurge to get the Jillian Michaels DVD.
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