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
Author: Lexa
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I am enjoying Medium practice while I work hard at cooking meals for the week. The cooking for the week is preparation that I have to do, so that I can attend CrossFit, workout, and continue to eat clean… well, as clean as possible. Practice and Preparation at its best!
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Warm Up: Coaches Choice Mobility: 8 Min WOD: TRIO – 500M Row – 40 Air Squats -30 Sit Ups -20 Push-ups -10 Pull-ups 500 Meters didn’t seem like much. Ha! Ha! I was very wrong! Only after the first round, my legs felt like rubber bands. As I moved on…
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Warm Up: Each Athlete Takes A Turn To Run 100M While Other Athletes Pass A Med Ball While Sitting In A Circle At Bottom Of Squat Position Mobility: 6 MINS SWOD: 4 MINS: Every 30 Secs Do 5 Reps @ 75% Of 1RM of Back Squat WOD: 40 – 30 – 20 1…
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At 6:15 in this morning, as I’m whizzing around the kitchen, I found myself trying to answer my son’s question: “Mom, how do you ask someone out?” No doubt, his question caught me off guard. At soon-to-be 11, it still seems kinda early for a dating question. “Someone?” Oookaaay. I ask if he has…
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“Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t–you’re right.” -Henry Ford Warm Up: Coaches Choice (Which involved 600M of running & more) Mobility: 6 Min WOD: “Row Gone Really Bad” 7 RDS 1 Min AMRAP of Each: Cal Row + Air Squats 1 Min Rest In Between Each Round Then Do: 50 DU’s or…
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We eat leftovers in my home. From September to December, leftovers are a necessity. A stark contrast to my childhood dinners. Though daddy worked at Wheaton Plastics, a thriving, noisy, dusty, and hot factory that kept the residents of the little town of Mays Landing bustling, his pay wasn’t much. Some years mom worked,…