It's been a beautiful week in Carmel Valley and Torrey Del Mar. Monday morning we did our timed 1/2 mile runs (in the dark) and found that so many campers had shaved off 10, 15 even 30 seconds off their time. We did our favorite circuit again. I continued to reinforce Kathleen's notion that if I am talking, I'm not watching the stop watch. Another good reason to wear your watches to camp! We missed Anni who was still enjoying Hawaii on her honeymoon. Check out this beautiful picture of your fellow camper!
I saw a new side to the Wednesday group. The words "relay race" bring out a very enthusiastic side to that group. We ran through ladders, swung (is that a word?) kettle bells, and tried out a few new creative partner exercises using body weight only. Who needs equipment?
Thursday morning the guys broke in my new ropes. Check out the video below of Marc Morley and Todd Wilson. They all picked this up quick and were asking to go longer next time. Ladies, wait till you try this. If you love the feeling of your heart in your throat, you will dig it!
We ended the week with a great workout today at Torrey Hills. The weather is perfect now for our boot camps. The stairs are getting a little easier (not easy, just easier) and those towel pull-ups look almost too easy. Time to add some reps. Have a great weekend everyone. Emma and I are putting together a little Forever Fit Coastal Run for a Saturday morning. We'll let you know when.
So...I am working at keeping this blog up to date, current, exciting and fun to follow...what I need from you?? Let me know you looked at it with the smallest of comments. You see, I have some great pics and yes, even some video footage to post but am waiting 'til I can be sure someone besides Deanne has looked at the recent posts...I am just saying...
Case you are new to blogging...just click on "comments" type anything in the little box and the blog will walk you through c'mon you can do it--I know it!
I just added a new feature for the "pressed for time" blogger or the "too embarrassed to be original" blogger...just click on the reaction box (that appears at the bottom of each post)which you feel most appropriately conveys your reaction to the post and... you are done! Easy shmeezie...I am happy. U R 2!!
Happy Thursday!! kath
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So...just a warning that I will be showing up at random times to take pics of your bootcamp sessions. Yes, that is right. You may be thinking...o my! I thought Deanne told me that we would be able to approve pics before she uses them. Well...she is not using them...(I am) so in my experience...anything goes in the blogging world...BEWARE! you have been warned.
(honestly, I can use discretion...I will. I am your friend. besides..I work out with you and you could get some sweet revenge...)
I showed up today at Torrey Del Mar Park. A beautiful setting amongst gorgeous homes...who would ever guess that there would be many women show up for some good ol' fashioned sweating...
take a look:
You were an inspiration ladies!! really...I wanted to put down my camera and join in... but i did not...
Where will my camera take me next??...stay tuned...
So...this morning...about 5:20a.m. when my alarm went off for bootcamp...
I felt like this ...only with more body fat, mind you.
And I asked myself?? What am I doing??
I managed to throw on some work out attire, plaster my contact lenses to the eyeballs and head out. Even on the [freeway] drive there I kept thinking...WHAT AM I DOING?
I think I reach my level of consciousness after the warm up and about half way into the first round of challenges that Deanne has orchestrated for my morning wake-up call.
And it was at this point I realized...yeah, I kind of do like this. This is a good way to start my day. I can feel good all day that I got myself off the pillow for this.
So enjoy your week of bootcamps fellow campers... [and just 3 words of warning: shoulders, back and tris]
I feel a little behind with the start up of this latest round of Boot Camps because, you see, I started on Labor Day which for me meant it was like a "play camp". Oh, don't get me wrong...there was plenty of work involved but seriously, there were kids there playing games and doing jumping jacks, former professional athletes (okay just one but..) flinging footballs at me and just how's a girl supposed to stay focused in that kind of environment?!
I take this boot camping seriously. And lucky for you I am willing to share some of that which I have learned with the rest of you...especially you newbies.
What NotTo Say at a Forever Fit Boot Camp:
1) I wasn't even sore from our last boot camp!
2) Are we doing the stairs again?
3) Deanne, I think your scale is light today!
4) I hate burpies!
5) Only 5 more weeks of this and then I can eat what I want again!
6) But Diet Coke has no calories!
7) I don't like Barley!
8) Are you even feeling this?
9) I don't do push ups.
10) Does she offer an advanced camp?
11) I am going to kick Keely's butt!
12) Do we still work out if its...(any of the following) hot, cold, dark and/or raining?
You are welcome.
Now let's go fuel up only when empty (but not too full); change our mindset from fat livin' to fit now and forever; and work out like crazy ladies 'til we all look like Emma....hoo-ah!
Wow! great showing from the Forever fitters on the horse trail run this morning. Just cuz I have run a few miles in my life and because I know that (practically) no one reads this blog, [hi Deanne and Keely] I am going to throw some thoughts out to you...
kathleen on running...
1. The reason running gets such a bad rap is because people either only try it once or twice and hate it and then don't try it again or they always try running faster than they can maintain for an extended period of time. [side note: the running we do at bootcamp? not running]
2. You have to be at a certain fitness level to enjoy running. Most forever fitters are already there. If you haven't tried running for awhile, I highly recommend it.
3. The biggest secret is finding your pace. My very favorite way to run is with one (similarly paced) other runner. Of course it helps if that person is a good conversationalist because for me a good run is (almost) always accompanied with good gab.
4. Anytime you throw in a new runner (or group of runners) you have to work to find "that pace" for you. I even started out too fast on the run this morning and so I threw in a quick walk towards the end. I would rather find a pace that I can run the entire run at comfortably then to run fast and later feel like losing my muffins.
5. A good way to maintain pace as well as to increase mileage is to add regular walk breaks. When I run under 6 miles, I usually just run. If I am running further then I add walk breaks every 8 min. I run for 8 and walk for 1min. Most running watches have a way to set this so that you get an alert at 8 and then again at 1 min. I never would have considered running marathons without the walk breaks. (See: Jeff Galloway, Marathon, you can do it! or any of his other running books for that matter) He (Jeff) recommends starting at 3 or 5 min running to 1 minute of walking. I had been running long enough when I got his book that I went for the 8:1. It was hard at first (mentally) to tell myself that walking was okay...I am way over that now. Galloway offers many examples of elite runners who were able to break a time barrier by adding walks to their running. I did a half marathon last year with a group of women and one of the runners and I started together. We enjoyed the conversation but then I got to my walk break...she thought she wouldn't see me again until the end but every running stint I caught up to her until about mile 11 or 12. We ended up finishing within seconds of each other.
6. Running is so efficient! I can easily burn 400-500 calories in less than one hour...like 40 minutes. I will say that it doesn't do it all. I am much more "fit" when I am also doing strength training on a regular basis.
7. So far I have been talking about 4-5 mile runs...the maintenance runs. The real fun comes when you go for the adventure runs which usually means more miles. Every Saturday (give or take 2 or 3) for the past four years I have run a Saturday long run in a beautiful setting...trails, mountains, cities, beaches. Nothing (so far) out shines my favorite San Diego run...It begins at the bottom of the Torrey Pines reserve hill (okay this part not my fave but it is good to get behind you so we start there) up the hill, past the golf course, past UCSD into a gorgeous La Jolla neighborhood then down a (steep) hill to Black's beach then you take the sand (hard packed) back to your car. It is about 9 miles and is o! so gorgeous as you come down to Black's beach...breath taking..the first time I ran it, I cried. (really, it's that good).
So..if you have thought of making running a bigger part of your fitness routine, I hope this gives you the final push...you won't regret it...you might even get hooked:)
