Girlwithnoname - Fitness at Home » Cardio http://www.girlwithnoname.com I work hard at health, fitness & nutrition. I work out primarily at home and share with you what I do, how I do it, what motivates me & what inspires me. I get into the nitty gritty of my trials & tribulations, barriers & obstacles. And when I realize a success, hard-won or otherwise, you'll be the first to know about it! Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:00:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 2006-2007 gwnn@girlwithnoname.com (Girlwithnoname - Fitness at Home) gwnn@girlwithnoname.com (Girlwithnoname - Fitness at Home) posts http://www.girlwithnoname.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg Girlwithnoname - Fitness at Home » Cardio http://www.girlwithnoname.com 144 144 I work hard at health, fitness & nutrition. I work out primarily at home and share with you what I do, how I do it, what motivates me & what inspires me. I get into the nitty gritty of my trials & tribulations, barriers & obstacles. And when I realize a success, hard-won or otherwise, you'll be the first to know about it! Girlwithnoname - Fitness at Home Girlwithnoname - Fitness at Home gwnn@girlwithnoname.com no no No Excuses – Adjustments Shall Be Made! http://www.girlwithnoname.com/2010/08/no-excuses-adjustments-shall-be-made/ http://www.girlwithnoname.com/2010/08/no-excuses-adjustments-shall-be-made/#comments Fri, 06 Aug 2010 18:00:59 +0000 Girlwithnoname http://www.girlwithnoname.com/?p=8692

Oh No! My Hillsprints hill has CLOSED!

Yup, tragedy has befallen me. The Parks Board decided to fence up my favourite hillsprint hill.

No matter … I’ll still find a way to get my hillsprints done …Hillsprints

… but in the meantime, I’m kinda crushed and feeling out of sorts.

It’s almost like being in mourning.

I’m gonna miss that hill. I hope they let it survive the construction.

Don’t mind the tears, ok? LOL





Oh, and if you didn’t catch that post I mentioned about the Healthy Chocolate Pudding, catch it here: Healthy Chocolate Pudding… with Avocado?!

It’s super yummy and really healthy, too. You’ll love it.


Have a fit, fun and fantastic day.
Girlwithnoname

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Hey gang, I thought I’d share a special interview I just did over on another blog.

Kelly Olexa is the girl who got me started video blogging all so many years ago. She was my inspiration then and is still today.Kelly Olexa

Thanks for having me on your blog Kelly!! You rock!

Here’s the interview if you’re interested in hearing what I had to say about how I feel about Health, Fitness, Working Out and Nutrition:

==> Girlwithnoname Fitness Interview with Kelly Olexa


Have a fit, fun and fantastic day!
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CARDIO!! What the heck IS it anyway?



Ok you guys, I have a pet peeve to share with you today.

I keep reading the sales copy for fitness books who all say “don’t do cardio” and “cardio is unnecessary” and “instead of cardio, lose weight with MY program, goodbye cardio” and then once I’m reading the actual book turns out they are touting a form of cardio anyway.

So I ask again: What the hell IS cardio? And why does there seem to be so much confusion out there about it?

Well, here’s your answer:




Like I said make sure you check out Mike Geary’s fantastic fitness eBook The Truth About Six Pack Abs … he really DOES know what he’s talking about and he has lots of great cardio workouts, tricks and tips, too.

Truth About Six Pack Abs eBook

Get Truth About Six Pack Abs by Mike Geary



And now it’s time for today’s Workout Song of the Day.

I bet you’ve already guessed that today’s song will be great for cardio right? HAHA!! Of course you did, because now you’ve got my number!! LOL

However, I did you one better! I found one with the word “RUN” in the title!!

So … get running!

Or biking.

Or swimming.

Or walking!!!

Jeez, even get weight training (in the way that gets your heart-rate up, of course).

Just get moving and get your cardio workout done, y’hear?


Sweet – Fox On The Run

Don’t forget, if you want to run to Fox on the Run too, hop over to Amazon through the Buy Button on the Player Widget and they’ll set you up with the mp3 in a click of your mouse or two.


That’s it for today everyone!! Enjoy your Cardio, however you choose to get it!

Have a fit, fun and fantastic day!
Girlwithnoname





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Hi everyone! Special treat today. You guys remember my favourite beach pal Rod, right? I managed to rope him into an impromptu interview on the beach today. While we were chatting the other day, Rod reminded me that he used to be a triathlete!!! So, of course I immediately wanted to pick his brain about it on camera!!

One small note before you get watching: Sorry for the low audio quality. The camera wasn’t loving the small breeze so in my attempts to shelter the mic from the wind noise, I managed to block quite a bit of stuff that was taken from any distance from the camera. Crank your speakers and you’ll probably have to lean in to hear what Rod has to say!! Still worth it though. I don’t know how anyone does Triathlons … I mean really, those babies are physically taxing in a HUGE way!! If you’re fit enough to get through a Triathlon like Rod has (and win medals in the process like Rod ALSO has), you gotta know you’re in some kick-ass shape, right?

Here it is:





and here’s today’s Workout Song of the Day. This post is all about Rod and he tells me this is HIS favourite workout song. So here ya go! Enjoy!

Heart – Barracuda

Remember, if you love it like Rod does get your own copy from Amazon by clicking on the Buy button in the player widget. Easy as pie!


That’s it for today gang!! See ya again soon!
Girlwithnoname
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OH! EM! EFF! GEE!!



Words cannot express… OR do justice to this video I stumbled upon the other day. Seriously, I was completely SPEECHLESS!!!


This is literally the SCARIEST fitness video I have ever laid eyes on!! And I couldn’t wait to share the pain with you!! HAHA!!!


I guess I can’t knock it too hard tho, because heck, they’re getting their workout in, right? And that’s what its all about… moving that body and working up a sweat in the name of better health…


… even if you are a human…poodle!!!


Its a must watch, trust me. You’ll be on the floor within 10 seconds or I’ll eat my hat!!





Was I right? Are you picking yourself up off the floor right now?


!!!!! LOL !!!!!



:-)

There’s your healthy belly-laugh for today!! Have a great one!!

Girlwithnoname
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Hey everyone!! Here we are…lovely Sunday. It was supposed to be my day off working out today but I felt guilty and restless so decided to have some ‘active rest’ and go for a walk on the always-mentioned seawall, the path where I do the majority of my cardio work (including endurance running with and without hills, HIIT like hillsprints or my love-to-hate it :30/:30 sprint/walks. Hopefully you’ll get a better idea of where I am in the future when I talk about heading to the seawall to get a run or other cardio under my belt for the day, and the size of the hills I’m running when I’m talking about hillsprints and endurance running with hills. Mostly its just for fun, to share with you guys… and see if I can get Tourism Vancouver to give me some kickbacks!! HAHAHA

(sorry in advance for any wind noise that makes it hard to hear me…)

Enjoy!


and here’s today’s Workout Song of the Day:

ACID HORSE – No Name No Slogan (one of the greatest songs for Cardio, the driving beat drives me forward at alarming paces!!!)


…and don’t forget to sign up for my Inner Circle mailing list if you haven’t already. Its just for you guys who are my ‘loyal’ viewers… special, interesting stuff as I find it. The form to enter your info is over there on the sidebar to your right!!! cheers!!!
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Hey you guys… its a beautiful Thursday in Vancouver today. Wow!! Absolutely stunning!! I did cardio today again, even though I did it yesterday. Two days in a row of cardio. Did I get enough recovery time? Yes. You only need one day of recovery for most cardio workouts, but you do need a day of rest between weight lifting workouts (unless you are working completely different muscle groups). So no problem doing cardio two days in a row, but because most of my weight lifting routines work my full body (every muscle group), its not very often you’ll catch me doing a weight lifting routine two days in a row. Recovery IS IMPORTANT.. probably AS important as the workout itself.

Also, another appeal for you guys who signed up to my old mailing list and probably never received a darn thing!! You guys: Please sign up again, I’m using a more reliable service now and would hate for you to be left out inadvertently. If you haven’t signed up at all yet, please do so!! I talk about my plans for the list in the video.


…and continuing with my NEW FEATURE!!!! Today we have a special WARNING: So please take heed and DO NOT PLAY THIS SONG AT WORK OR AROUND CHILDREN… EXTREMELY explicit lyrics alert!!!!!)

Workout Song of the Day – PENNYWISE – F*&k Authority (yes, its got lots of swearing but WOW, its maybe the best song out there for Weight Training… absolutely CHOCK FULL of angst!! LOVE IT!!!)




Love it as much as I do? BUY IT!! LOL!!! add it to your collection and lets work out!!!
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Hey everyone…. well, its been a few days so I’m just checking in again, making sure to keep you caught up on what my workouts are all about during this busy time…

hope you guys are all having a great week!!!



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Hey everyone. Well, I came down with the stomach flu the other day. It was supposed to be a cardio day and I had a good hard run planned. Did I let illness stop me? Maybe I should have….

Dedication is one thing, but obsession is a whole other thing…!!! Right?



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Two days of endurance running in a row, today with the hills incorporated (which adds the interval element to my regular endurance run). Cardio Cardio Cardio! with sore legs, no less! Plus a little trick to amp up your own cardio workout…

Also, you guys, I’d love to get more comments from you, particularly if you have questions or topics you’d like me to cover in my videos!! I’d welcome hearing about it all! THANKS!



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