Find Love in Fitness

Here in Indiana the weather has been all over the place this month. I think we are finally in a safe zone where we can count on it being over 60 degrees most days. I LOVE summer and I LOVE doing my workouts outside. I know not everyone loves the sun and heat, but there are lots of options for getting your workouts done while enjoying the weather. I wanted to share my top two favorite outdoor workouts with you! Hills: I love hill workouts! They are hard, you can modify them, and you get to be outside. You can almost always find a park or neighborhood with a hill/hills to workout on. For me, I go to Flat Fork Creek Park in Fortville, or Fort Harrison State Park has a fabulous hill. What I usually do: Jog for 5-10 minutes to get warmed up Walk up the hill, walk down- 3X Rest 1 minute (you can also do air squats, abs, or plyometrics during the rest minutes) Sprint up the hill, jog down- 3X Rest 1 minute Sprint up the hill, jog down- 2X Rest 1 minute Sprint u...

  Big news  first----- I am really, really excited to announce my sister and her family are moving back to the Indianapolis area!! They have been in Chicago the last 10 years and it has been really difficult being so far away. I foresee lots of workouts with my sister happening in the future! Did you know she loves fitness just as much as I do? Check out her recent blog post about getting back in shape after baby #3.   http://fischermemories.blogspot.com/2017/04/body-after-baby-getting-back-into-shape.html      Lindy and I running the Aurora 1/2 marathon a few years ago AND we both had dark hair.   I am so grateful that my family loves fitness. I have mentioned many times that I was raised in a very active family and I have my mom and dad to truly thank for my love of fitness.     My Mom and Dad after one of the many 5ks they completed together. My Mom and I biking in Bloomington   ...

I decided to keep a detailed log of my workouts the last week and wanted to share those with all of you!   This is what a typical week looks like for me. Some days are more intense than others- I try to really listen to my body and push when I can. As you can see my days, times, and locations are sporadic- which is something I have had to accept with being a full time working mom .     Thursday, March 23 LA Fitness @ 6:30AM 20 minute stair master 5 pull ups X 3 Medicine ball abs Friday, March 24 6:00PM 8 mile bike ride outside Saturday, March 25 Taught Sculpt and Tone at 9:00AM @ Hancock Wellness Center Sunday, March 26 LA Fitness 10:00AM 25 minute stair master Squats 15 @ 45lbs 10 @ 95lbs 10 @ 105lbs 8 @ 135 5 @ 145 Leg extensions/push-ups Planks Monday, March 27 Taught Sculpt & Tone @ 6:30PM @ Hancock Wellness Center Tuesday, March 28 LA Fitness @ lunch in Carmel 20 minutes stair master 10 thrusters @ 65lbs 10 ...

I get asked quite a bit what I do for my workouts. I sometimes have a hard time answering since I tend to shuffle between a lot of different types of exercise. I teach group exercise, and I am training for a few triathlons, but what do I really, truly, love to do as a workout? I love lifting, I love pushing myself, I love the sweat and pain. Today I left my workout feeling amazing and thought to myself "that was my favorite kind of workout." It doesn't happen very often anymore since I am usually rushed to squeeze my workout in- but today it happened. That hard, intense, heavy, sweaty, leave you hurting so good kind of workout. Jake took first shift at 8am when the gym opened. He got home around 10 and then I went to LA Fitness, which is a little longer drive, but since it was Sunday and we had no plans I knew I could go there without a deadline of having to get home. Why do I go all the way to LA Fitness when I have a beautiful, brand new gym right across ...

March. Lots has been going on aside from the constant sadness of my dad not being here. I received two fitness certifications, have been training, trail running, and staying as busy as possible! Certifications: The first weekend of March I spent my entire weekend at the gym. A full day of learning and test taking then another full day of actually working out. The outcome...... a Group Exercise certification and Boxing Fusion certification. They are both through NETA and will be opening the doors to many exciting things in my future- starting with.... teaching a new class! Starting April 3rd I will be adding Boxing Fusion to my schedule. I will teach this Monday evenings  at 7:30pm. This class will be fast paced and high cardio-I am so excited! If you want to join me but are not a member at HWC- let me know!! I will still be teaching Sculpt and Tone on Monday nights at 6:30 so no worries my friends who love that class. Aside from teaching I have also been doi...

  It's been a long, hard month. Despite the sadness and frustrations surrounding my dad, I have continued to make fitness a priority in my life and quite honestly- it has been a saving grace! I know my dad would want me to keep striving to reach my goals with fitness- so I have been. I am forever grateful for the work ethic and passion HE instilled in ME as a father. My other motivation has been my cousin who left for Quantico the week my dad passed away- he is training to be a Marine Corps Officer. How can I ever give less than my best with these two motivators?       They always say that fitness is the best therapy- and I can now say that is a true statement. Every time I think something feels hard or challenging I think back to January 3rd when I found out about my dad and suddenly nothing else seems hard. It is my motivation to push myself every single workout because that pain cannot be topped. Not only has this applied to working ou...