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

Tag: Fitness

  • “Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” -Thomas Edison Warm up: Run 200 Mters + 10 Clean w/bar Run 200 Meters + 10 Ft. Squats + 10 Push Jerks W/Bar (8 Min CAP) Mobility: 3 Rounds 30 Secs of Self Massage of…

  • “Fitness is not about being better than someone else…. It’s about being better than you use to be.”   – Unknown August 12, 2012 WOD Warm Up: 200 Meter Run, 20 Air Squats, 40 Jumping Jacks, 20 Push Ups Mobility: 10 Minute Stretch SWOD: 5 Rounds OTM1 – 20 Strict G-Rings Dips or Dips off Box…

  • 8/7/13 WOD Warm Up: 3 Rounds Run 200 Meter 5 Snatch Grip DL + 5 Snatch From 5 Overhead Squat Mobility: 8 Minutes WOD: 4 Rounds of: 400 Meter Run 20 Squat Cleans (95/65) S (75/55)N (45/35) 15 Burpees 90% Effort Rest 2 Minutes 30 MIN CAP Two words:  I survived! Enjoy the day!

  • “Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don’t quit.” ~ Conrad Hilton TODAY’S STATS: Distance:     10:01 miles Duration:     1:49:40 Pace:             10:57 min/miles Calories:       1398 “Come on girl!  You’ve never been a quitter!  Don’t quit now!  Come on… get your a** in gear!!!”  Someone around 8.4 miles,…

  • Addiction – noun –  The state of being enslaved to a habit or practice or to something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming, as narcotics, to such an extent that its cessation causes severe trauma. ORIGIN 1595-1605: <L a giving over, surrender. Webster My actions this morning would most likely label me as an addict or…

  • “Run when you can, walk when you have to, crawl if you must; just never give up.”                                                                          -Dean Karnazes Today’s run… Distance:  7.76 miles Pace:  10:16 min/miles Duration:  1:19:39 Calories Burned:  1065 The quote pretty much sums up today’s run. My run ended with a walk, but I would have crawled if I had…