health and fitness

January 14, 2016

The “Runger” is Real

diet, health and fitness, running / 5 Comments
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When I joined my current project in Dallas, several of my coworkers advised me that Fitbits were really popular with the team, so I found one on sale and bought it for myself. For several months, we’ve been doing weekly challenges (“The Workweek Hustle”) to compete against each others’ step counts. However, in the last month or two, one of my coworkers has really stepped up his game and gotten competitive… to the point where if someone hasn’t synced their steps in a few hours, he’ll go to their desk and tell them to stop sandbagging and fess up to their …

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December 3, 2015

How Nerdy Math Helps My Mindset While Running

health and fitness / 10 Comments

This morning, I woke up and didn’t feel my best. I’m not sick, but I’m definitely exhausted after some nights up stressing about various things. Nevertheless, I put my gym clothes on and headed to Orangetheory Fitness for a class. Unfortunately, probably as a result of my exhaustion, the workout ended up feeling a lot harder than I thought it should have been. Today was “endurance day”, which meant that we were doing just one 26 minute block each of treadmill and rowing/weights. On the treadmill, the incline was set to 3% for the entire time, and we alternated between base pace …

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November 17, 2015

Orangetheory Workout: 2.5 Mile Endurance Sprint Pyramid

health and fitness / 4 Comments
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I know I’ve talked a lot about Orangetheory Fitness lately, but wow… I just really love their style of classes! I feel like OTF gets me working harder than a lot of other classes, and the heart rate monitor really holds me accountable to push the pace. This morning, I did my first OTF class at the Dallas studio (actually up in Preston Hollow), and it definitely didn’t disappoint. Today was “endurance day”, which meant the treadmill portion of the class was a long run at a single speed, rather than the usual workouts where we’re constantly changing the incline or the pace. As a …

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November 10, 2015

How to Improve Body Image Without Improving Your Body

health and fitness / 6 Comments
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Lately, I have been crushing it in the gym! I will be the first to admit that I frequently half-ass my workouts… and then wonder why I’m spending so much time in the gym with no results. But between trying to use up all my soon-to-expire Orangetheory classes and signing up for ClassPass, I’ve been finding a lot of new-to-me boutique studios that are really challenging me. Sweat sweat sweat sweat sweat! Regardless of how hard I’m working, I’m not yet sure whether I’ve actually gotten any fitter or lost any weight. It’s only been a few weeks of really …

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November 7, 2015

Pricey Boutique Fitness Classes – Are They Worth It?

health and fitness / 11 Comments
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Last December, Orangetheory Fitness opened a new studio in Boulder, and they offered great deals for those who bought class packages before the New Year. Drop-in classes are $25 each, or you can get them $15 each if you’re willing to commit to a 30-pack. For the opening, though, I got 25 classes for $320, or only $12.80 each! It was definitely a great deal compared to the regular price. Unfortunately, I mostly forgot about that class pack over the course of this year… so now I have 20 classes to use in the next six weeks before they expire. I went …

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