Posts Tagged ‘roller derby’
Surviving Roller Derby!
Thank you Biofreeze® for sponsoring this post. Biofreeze Professional® is also available for purchase in retail. Being a Roller Derby chick definitely has its perks! The adrenaline filled race against the clock and your competitors… The love and comradery you acquire with people who are in it for life… The hardcore body workout you get every time…
Read MoreFull Body Roller Derby Workout
Y’all may remember that I {try to} play roller derby. I’m still what they call ‘fresh meat’, though. That means I need to up my game-both on skates and in the kitchen and that I need a great roller derby workout. Full Body Roller Derby Workout I am finally able to get back on skates…
Read MoreWorking Out: Week 34 {Farm To Table}
Happy Monday! I am so excited to be home this week! Traveling throws me off…big time. Even if it does mean that I get to eat amazing farm to table food. I just like being home. A lot. Last week I had the pleasure of eating some amazing farm to table meals, which included Texas…
Read MoreWorking Out: Week 32 {Crossfit, Roller Derby, & Hobo Packs}
Happy Monday! As you’re reading this, I’m sweating my butt off at my very first Crossfit workout. I have wanted to join a box for so, so long, but it never seemed like a good time, and then there was this 6-week challenge. So. For the next 6 weeks, I’ll be working out at U…
Read MoreWorking Out: Week 29 {I joined a gym!}
This past week FLEW. I think I got tired of waiting. It was time. I wasn’t using my elliptical nearly as much as I should (read: EVER), and all of my DVDs? They’re collecting dust. Not good. I used to work at the YMCA locally, and I loved it…but I never actually worked out while…
Read More12 Ways To Burn 100 Calories
I’m finally back on skates! Did you know that you can burn 100 calories in just 18 minutes of skating? I know. That means I burn roughly 300 calories an hour…when I am on my skates. If nothing else, that is motivation to get out of my head and push harder! Plus, now that you know…
Read MoreWorking Out: Week 28
Derby TWICE this week! I should feel like a beast, and instead I just feel like I’m a huge scaredy cat. I know that I need to work on my footwork…but that’s how I got hurt. So. My goal is to do more this coming week at derby. I need to get comfortable in my…
Read MoreWorking Out: Week 27 {Back On Skates!}
Remember when I said that Ish dared me get up at 6:00 a.m. last week? Or rather, that he thought it was a good Idea and my super competitiveness got the better of me? So. I made it to Wednesday, and then my body committed mutiny. Y’all. I could not get myself out of bed. Not…
Read MoreWorking Out: Week 24 {+ a new YouTube video!}
I had to miss derby this week, which was a huge bummer. I may have cried a little. That being said, I continued my work off skates so that hopefully I’ll improve my muscle memory. I mean, one can hope, right?! Because I missed derby, I made y’all a new video-I’m still new at this,…
Read MoreEssential Ankle Exercises To Prevent Injury
I finally got to get back on my skates this week, and y’all. I am way out of shape. I also need to up my ankle exercises to beyond just physical therapy. When you’re on skates, your ankles take a figurative beating. You’re using them to control your skates, your edges, and keep you low…
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