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: Physical fitness

  • Life is precious and it is short.  The thought of aging and having to sit and ponder over the  What ifs  in my life just doesn’t sit well with me. Meet my new best friend, Stan.  I’m embarking on a new personal and physical challenge that will require me to rely heavily on him. I…

  • 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…

  • So I finally got the chance to run in my new running sneaks. I was eager to run because I needed to figure out if my hip issue was due to my run down sneaks.   Although I’m having fun doing CrossFit, I still miss my running.  Sniff!  Sniff!  Today would determine if I needed…

  • Warm Up:       2 RDS   200m Run, 10 Push Ups, 20 Air Squats, 30 Push Ups Mobility:         6 MINS SWOD:            Back Squat:   5 MIN To Find 5 RM Then For 3 MINS   3 Reps Every 30 Secs, Last Set AMRAP WOD:              OTM 1:   2 Tire Jumps + 2 Tire Flips + 2X Sled Push (Up &…

  • “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…

  • 8-29-13 Workout Of The Day Warm up:                        KB Snatch Review 8 Mins Mobility/SWOD:           10 Min AMRAP of: 5 KB Snatch L/R (Light) + 10  (T2B, K2C, or K2E) 5 Min AMRAP of: Weighted Pull up/Strict Pull up 2 Min…