Friday, September 27, 2013

HMT Day 5 - OFF (Cross train)

No Running!  No Running!  No Runnnnniiiiinnnnng!!!!!

Muwahahahahahahahahahaahaha!!!!! =D

After 3 days in a row of medium to long runs, I can't express just how excited I was to give my legs a day OFF from running! HA!

While long runs are important in preparing for a half marathon, so are short sprints, hills and cross training.  Your CORE is so integral to good running form as well as balance, so don't forget to work these muscles and do CORE and balance workouts in between your runs.  For my Cross Training session today, I turned to a super fitness guru, Jeanette Jenkins (personal trainer to the stars!).  She shared some great exercises in this month's FITNESS magazine.  I did this workout twice through in about an hour (one circuit should be completed in about 25-30 minutes).  Give it a whirl!  I thought it was a great cross training workout and some of the moves pushed me outside of my comfort zone!  There was plenty of abs, upper body work, balance and core work!  Enjoy!

http://www.fitnessmagazine.com/workout/lose-weight/burn-fat/burn-500-calories-circuit/

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