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 …

… 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.
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Clouds today. Again.

Yep, STILL no Summer in Vancouver.

Am I letting it get me down?

Yah… a little. I admit it.

Summer is my season and I’m really missing my yearly bout of running to the beach and back (and running ON the beach), swimming in the ocean and enjoying a little laziness lying around in the hot sunshine (after my daily workout always, just to be clear).

And while it’s been far too cloudy to bother going to the beach, it’s also been flat out WAY too cold to bother trying to swim in the ocean.

Yah, I feel like I’m being RIPPED OFF this year.

However, I had a little unexpected treat today!

Today was a pre-scheduled cardio day and Timed Intervals were on the agenda.

So I grabbed my handy dandy little Gymboss Interval Timer and together we hit the road (errr… the Seawall) for a good hard bout of HIIT (high intensity interval training).

And as I ran, I had a vision and inspiration hit me…

Always keep your eyes peeled for an opportunity to do something FUN that will get your body MOVING!!!

Listen, the REAL secret to getting fit and STAYING THAT WAY is to find things you LOVE to do that keep you moving … and then GO DO IT … REGULARLY!

And it won’t be the same thing for everybody… what YOU love to do might be something someone else HATES to do.

So, don’t use others as your benchmark, just go find the thing YOU love and get on with it …

Love to swim? Go do it.

Love to play soccer? Go… Do… It…

Love to play catch with your kids? GO!! DO!! IT!!

Find something that makes you move that you LOVE to do, and just go do it for pete’s sakes …

And never stop looking for NEW ways to get out there, get moving and have fun with it !!!

Have a fit, fun and fantastic day.
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Hey everyone!! Wow, its Hump Day again already! Mom was right: The older you get, the faster time goes.

Anyhoo, getting straight to the point today:

I got damn sick and tired of messing up my intervals all the time.

My mind wanders, I forget to look at my watch and before I know it, I’ve either run farther and longer than I was supposed to (not necessarily a bad thing), or walked farther and longer than I was supposed to (the “Cardinal of all Interval Sins”).

So, I went looking for the solution … I looked at a bunch of interval watches but everything I found uses audible beeps to notify the user of the start / end of each interval. Seeing as I wear an mp3 player when I do cardio, I just can’t hear the beeps, so that’s more or less useless to me.

So I kept searching for what I need: something with a vibration function to alert me that it’s time to change speeds.

Yippee, I finally found it. Thank you GymBoss.

So, now that I’m getting my “Intervals Done Right“, I also now have a new personal challenge.

Check it out:

Vibration-mode really is the way to keep me honest and on track with my Interval Training.

Since recording this little rave-fest I’ve also used the stopwatch function on my new GymBoss Interval Timer to time out my Kettlebell sets for exercises like Swings, Snatches and Cleans since I am now working out with my groovy new Kettlebells. And it works GREAT!!

Thanks again GymBoss. Super glad you exist and your little timer is fantastic.

Get Your Own GymBoss Interval Timer Here!!!

Workout Song of the Day

Yep, there’s a tie-in. I figure that now that I have this groovy new Interval Timer to keep reminding me, I can let my mind “Dream” all it wants to, I know I won’t miss my next ‘run’ interval when it vibes to tell me to get “Runnin’“.

See how I worked that out? Tricky, eh? LOL.

Besides, it’s a terrific song to help you crank out a great cardio session.

Enjoy!

Tom Petty – Runnin’ Down a Dream

Don’t forget, if you dig it and want to run down a dream while you’re getting your cardio done, just click on the Buy Button on the Player Widget and Amazon will get you set up asap.

That’s it for today. I’m off to kick my own butt on the seawall with some hard-core Interval Training (was there ever any doubt?) LOL

Have a fit, fun and fantastic day.
Girlwithnoname

ps. hey, if you haven’t heard my Interview with Scott Colby, “My First Six Pack” Creator from a couple of days ago, make sure you head over there, it’s an information-packed discussion that you really don’t want to miss.

Hey everyone. A bright shiny new week ahead of us. So full of possibility, right?

Got big plans? Big WORKOUT plans?

Hope so.

Anyway, had an interesting (and insanely intense) workout yesterday doing some HIIT (high intensity interval training) on the seawall.

So, I thought I’d share my story!

Let’s just say that there’s lots of ways to kick it up a notch …

… even if you just make up a mock competition with a total stranger solely in your own head.

That’s the tactic I used yesterday!

Check it out:

Grab Turbulence Training here and get jiggy with the Interval Training NOW!

< < < Turbulence Training Has Great Interval Workouts

And, don’t forget to check out my Online Fitness Coaching and NEW ‘streamlined’ Power Tools Email Fitness Coaching pages if you’re interested in working with me.

I know what I’m doing when it comes to getting in fantastic shape, right?

We’d have a lot of fun and I’d bet we can get you the results you’re looking for … as long as you do what I say! LOL.

So let’s get to work, shall we?

That’s it for today. Have a fit, fun and fantastic day!
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Hey everyone. Hope you are having a fantastic day.

I’ve got a super special treat today, in the form of a guest post from my good friend Robert Martin. This guy knows his stuff.

Robert is the creator of the “Look Great Naked At Any Age” system and let me tell you he walks the talk. He’s 61 and he is ripped to shreds. This guy knows how to get ‘er done!

Can you imagine: as you grow older, all your friends, colleagues and relatives asking you how you keep looking so youthful (while everyone else just seems to keep aging)??

Listen you guys, working out and keeping fit and healthy really IS the fountain of youth. I get asked that question all the time (you guys know I’m 45 years old, right?)…

But if you won’t believe ME, then you really gotta believe Robert! He’s living proof.

Anyway, Robert is like me, he loves his HIIT (high intensity interval training), and especially hillsprints. However, hills aren’t always abundant for everyone, and during winter it can be hard to get out in that brrrrrrr…. chilly air to get some good hillsprint action done.

Robert to the rescue!! You want HIIT?? He’s got HIIT!

Robert’s got a great indoor HIIT routine that will get your heart racing and your blood pumping and you never have to leave the house.

Good Stuff!!! Thanks Robert!!

AWESOME!!! I think I’m gonna enjoy a good cry after I get finished trying this routine!! It promises to hurt… but hurt soooo GOOD!!

If you want to go check out Robert’s stuff for yourself (and I highly recommend that you do), head over here to see what he’s got going on:

Look Great Naked At Any Age

You can shoot over to his blog from there too, and see a huge selection of more great videos just like this one.

That’s it for today gang!! Enjoy your Indoor HIIT.

Have a fit, fun and fantastic day!
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