Health & Wellness by Lexa's Journal

My mission in life is to not merely survive, but to thrive: and do so with passion, compassion, humor, and style. – Maya Angelou

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An eternal optimist, always wearing a smile. Must haves: sunshine, fitness (jogging, weight training, & CrossFit), reading, good food, writing, music, and fun with family and friends.

Tag: Physical fitness

  • Eight Weeks Out And Counting

    Eight Weeks Out And Counting

      “The mind is everything. What you think, you become.” -Buddha Yesterday marks the 8-week out milestone to stage day! Woo! Hoo!   It’s crunch time! Pinch me!  Rarely do I have the house to myself; it’s a treat. As I write this, my home is completely silent. Well… other than the tapping sounds of my…

  • Thursday’s WOD

    SWOD Skill: Light snatch technique work – 10 minutes WOD  15 minutes @ moderate effort 300m Row 60 sec plank hold 100 Single Unders This afternoon I got high in CrossFit!  Well, at least that’s what I felt like during the WOD.  The rush of doing a little cardio sent my adrenaline into high gear!…

  • Wednesday’s WOD

    Warm Up:  3 RDS of 50 DU’s (Double Under’s)/100 Singles 10 Push Ups 15 Sit Ups Mobility:  7 MIN SWOD:  10 MIN EMOM 5-10 Pull UPS + 10 Air Squats WOD:    10 RDS Row 40 SEC     *10 SEC Transition Hollow Rocks/Sit Ups 40 SEC These days, any day that I can do…

  • Can I Do More?

    Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.”— Mahatma Ghadni Wednesday was Back Day.  “How is your back?” “..back feels great!” “Ugh!  You’re impossible!” “Lol!” Two days post workout, my back muscles should have felt a little sore, but they didn’t.  I keep asking, “What is WRONG with me?”   During…

  • Leg day… Week 17

    gru·el·ing [groo-uh-ling, groo-ling] 1. exhausting; very tiring; arduously severe: the grueling Boston marathon 2. any trying or exhausting procedure or experience. G R U E L I N G!!     Is the only way to describe yesterday’s leg workout   All of the exercises, or shall I say the “amount of weight,” made for a…

  • Today’s WOD

    “Life is a grindstone. Whether it grinds us down or polishes us up depends on us.”                                 -L. Thomas Holdcroft If you buy into all the hype and the commercialism feeding into the holiday season, I pity you. If you…