Stronger Strides

As I was pounding away some miles on the boring treadmill, I was thinking. I don’t know about you, but it feels like the fitness world is becoming more and more divided. I get that in life we have different talents and passions. But I feel like there is a war waging and it is getting intense out there. It is a war against weight lifting verses cardio junkies. I feel like these two worlds are growing farther and farther apart. I have a lot of visions, hopes and dreams. One of my aspirations is to merge these two divided groups. I have done a little self-research and I think that it is so interesting the feelings between these two groups. I was talking to some body builders and they pretty much talked about cardio like it was a disease and how they didn’t want anything to do with it. They often expressed their feelings as though people were just wasting their time on those cardio machines. As I talked to some people who only believe in cardio, who said they can go a whole year without ...

Is it just me or does January just stink when it comes to getting back to eating healthy? I feel like I am constantly craving sugar and eating way too many sweets. It is rough getting back on that healthy train. Here are some healthier sweet treats that help me kick that sugar craving. Peanut Butter Rice-Krispies  Ingredients · 4 cups rice Krispies (I like to use Brown Rice Crips ) · ½ cup honey · ½ cup peanut butter Instructions : · Place 4 cups of Rice Krispies in a mixing bowl and set aside · Prepare a baking dish (9X11) and line with parchment paper- set aside · Bring honey to a boil for 1 minute- constantly stirring the honey · Remove honey from heat and stir in peanut butter · You will have a creamy mixture, stir over Rice Krispies until well mixed. · Spread mixture into baking dish and let sit for 1 hour · Cut into squares and enjoy! Snickerdoodle Bites Ingredients : · ½ cup all-natural almond butter · ½ cup pure maple syrup · ¼ tsp vanilla extract ...

"Give a girl the right shoes and she will conquer the world"  -Marilyn Monroe  My personal belief is that shoes are one of the most important things to prevent an injury. I am a girl who loves to run which for me, means that I like to buy a lot of shoes. Did you know that most running shoes last only 500 miles before they need to be replaced? Most people hear the number 500 and they think that it will take them years to reach that number. It is actually a lot easier to hit 500 miles than you think. I have noticed that a lot of the people at the gym and on the trails always wear the same running shoes! Every day! I have been running and training hard for almost 10 years. I have only had minor injuries (knock on wood) and I strongly contribute that to making my shoes a priority. How it works for me is that I have about 3 shoes that I rotate during my training. I do my long runs in some, speed work in some, trail runs in some, treadmill in some, etc. Play close attentio...