By JessieLast night, I decided to try something new for a "fresh fit". I met some friends at "Balance Fitness" in uptown for an hour-long Kettlebell class. Here is the gym's website: http://seek-balance.com/So, what is a kettle bell, you ask? Well, this is what it looks like:According to WedMD, "The cannonball-shaped cast iron orbs called kettlebells were originally developed by Russian Continue Reading
Fresh New Fit:Corepower DVD’s!
By: Cool JAfter a long weekend with my family celebrating the Thanksgiving holiday, we returned yesterday after a full day of driving. This morning I was ready to get back to my regular workout regime. It wasn't that we were completely lazy over the holidays. The D-man and I did do a 10 mile run (7 miles before the infamous Family Turkey Trot and a 5 miler the next day, as Continue Reading
Fresh New Fit: Power Extreme
By: LLIn my quest to find fun, new fitness trends to start incorporating into my routine (which had me in a slump after years of the same old thing), a friend of my husband's gave us P90X (or Power 90 Extreme). Whereas this program has been available since 2004, it is a "new" fit to me since I have never tried it. Yes, over the past two years, I have had more and more friends get into the 90 day Continue Reading
Fresh New Fit: Moksha Yoga
By JessieSo, my full week of no running after the St. George marathon is over. The hubby and I went for an easy 4 mile jog with Ms. Matilda (the doggy), and felt pretty good. My legs were a little heavy and sore, but nothing too bad. Eight weeks now until the St. Jude Memphis Marathon on December 3rd! A savvy run club friend found a decent training plan for me on Runners Continue Reading