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
Category: Fitness
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When I woke up this morning, it took me a bit more time than usual to get into the swing of things. Why? Because yesterday, I was determined to get weight training AND cardio in. I walked on the gym floor at 9:50 a.m. and did back. If I remember correctly, I did: Pull up…
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Disclaimer… I’m no expert and don’t claim to be one. As a blogger, with one competition under my belt, I’m getting lots of questions about how to get started. When I decided to compete in my first figure competition (FC), I had no idea of how many people would be inspired my journey. Every day…
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Happy Independence Day! I know, today is Monday. During the post, an error occurred and this post didn’t publish correctly. Hubby and I decided to escape for the holiday weekend. The hotel’s gym has real equipment. Most hotel’s idea of a gym is one treadmill and a few other pieces of equipment, but not this one;…
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WEDNESDAY 7.2.14 SWOD: 10 min to work up to 90% clean and jerk 4 min amrap at 75% clean and jerk WOD: 20 min amrap (As many reps as possible) min 1 – calorie row min 2 – burpees Forget the SWOD. This WOD was the longest 20 minutes in my life!!!! Rarely during a…
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If you follow Lexa’s Journal, you have read many posts about my workouts of the day (WOD) in crossFit. I love the intensity and the rush of CF! In an hour’s time, you get a total body workout with lots of calories, fat and, if you’re not careful, muscle mass burned. CF also takes the guessing…
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Fitness should not be boring and mundane. Staying in shape is about having fun and finding creative ways to workout. By now, everyone should know to take the stairs instead of elevators or escalators, but it goes further than that. Hubby worked today so it was only me and B’Dazzle. After an hour of football…
Health & Wellness by Lexa's Journal 