Posts tagged Strength training
Woke up an optimist
Woke up an optimist

My race in Jamaica on December 5 is one of the 100s of marathons happening every year all over the world for regular-people runners like me. So if I skip it there will be another one around the corner. Maybe not in Negril but probably in some other beautiful place.

But when I heard, and then felt, my left hamstring snap on Friday morning during my run with the Nike Run Club in London, I wanted to know right away whether I could heal in 3 weeks...

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Fitness, Health, RunningCarolee WalkerLondon Nike Run Club, Strength training, Running, Training, Nike Run Club Comments
How we do
How we do

I was having a conversation with a friend who asked me how I’m able to keep up an exercise regimen 6 days a week.

I exercise before work, setting my alarm for 4:30 and getting to the gym by 5:15 or the track by 6:00 am.  So her question is a good one.  At least half of the time I am fighting the alarm and trying to talk myself into the benefits of sleeping in just this once.

But I don’t.

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Fitness, HealthCarolee WalkerStrength training, Self-image, Health, Training, Aging well, Self-esteem, Running, NutritionComment