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: Inspiration

  • “Write your injuries in dust, your benefits in marble.” Benjamin Franklin Warm Up:  High Knees, Run 100M, Toy Soldier, Run 100M, Butt Kicks Mobility: 6 MINS WOD:   4 RDS – 1 MIN On Each Station 20 Sec Rest/Transition CAL Row Burpees Box Jumps (24/20) Pull Ups KBS (55/35) Run 100 M *Scoring Every 5 Reps…

  • My older brother and I are blessed with my dad’s DNA.  With absolutely no effort, and for most of our lives, we remained long and lean.   Daddy’s DNA was also passed along to my 30 something year old nephew. Put us in a line up wearing only undergarments and the similarities, including our veiny…

  •   Warm UP: 3 Rounds of 8 Box Step Ups 12 Band Lat Activation (stiff arm pulling from extended to waist) Mobility: 7 Minutes SWOD: Weighted Pull Ups/Strict Pull Ups: 5, 5 AMRAP 2 min Rest In Between, After 15 Fast Air Squats WOD: 3 Rounds For Time: 10 Deadlifts (275/185) 15 Groblet Squats (70/44)…

  • Ugh!!! Disappointed is an understatement! I missed CrossFit today. Long story short… team pictures and football practice for my son. I read this quote on Pinterest and literally laughed out loud. Why? It says to “do something” about the disappointment and I did. I’m sipping on a glass of 337 and relishing in three tiny…

  • “Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.” -Frank Zappa Wednesday’s Work Out of The Day Warm Up/Mobility: Run 400M 3 Mins Toes To Bar (Kipping)3 MinsStrict T2B *Advanced Use Rings 3Rds Of 1 Arm KB Snatch 30 Secs L/R Run 40M SWOD: 10 Min Snatch EMOM – Use First 5 Mins Build To…

  • I am sitting on the sidelines at my son’s football practice.  At 6:15 p.m., the current temp is 82 degrees.  I can still feel the sun on my back, but there’s a nice breeze. My tank is dry.  Unlike this afternoon…  After a brisk walk on the Atlantic City Boardwalk, I returned to the jury…