Monday, April 14, 2014

Weekly Chase Link-up

Mindy over at the awesome Road Runner Girl has a weekly link-up entitled the Weekly Chase where you post your goals for the week just to give you a little added accountability ;)

This is my first time doing this, so I don't have goals to report on from last week, but here are my 5 for this week:

Goal #1- Get 20 miles of running in...this will be a slight increase to my weekly mileage, but I think it's a good aim as I move towards upcoming 10ks, 15ks, 10 miler and 1/2!

Goal #2-Roll and stretch daily. I'm haven't been good at developing a stretching routine so I used one that I found on Amazon Prime Instant Video called Ultimate Flexibility. It was a good one and has three different levels for differing levels of flexibility. (side note...I finally convinced Joe to roll yesterday and later in the day he said, "I didn't want to admit this earlier but my calf feels like 110% better..LOL!)

Goal #3-Do at least one day of yoga. I have done yoga in the past but really felt like I could not get out of my own head enough for it to be effective (if that makes sense). However, I know my running will likely improve with regular yoga since it focuses on flexibility and breathing.

Goal #4- Get at least three strength training session in. I'm obsessed with kettlebells so my goal is to get at leas three kettlebell workouts in at some point (I've even been known to bring them into my office!)

Goal #5- Eat salmon at least once. I know this seems like a crazy simplistic goal, but the truth is that while I don't hate salmon, I'm not a fan of fishy tasting fish. I know the health benefits are so high and I know that it's likely something that I'll love once I find different and interesting ways to cook/pair it.


What are you goals for the week??

I'll check back in next Monday to let you know how I did and what I'm working on for that week!

8 comments:

  1. I too am working on rolling and stretching every day. It is a constant battle for me.

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    1. Seriously!! I don't know why I can be so inconsistent with it when I KNOW that it helps so much. You think instead of waiting until something hurt, I'd want to head it off at the pass!

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  2. So glad you linked up!! Welcome to the Weekly Chase! Good luck with your goals this week! One of my goals is to roll and stretch daily too! It really helps!

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    1. Thanks! I actually had to wait in line to use the roller this morning after my run since Joe has "discovered" it..LOL. Might have to get another one!

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  3. Great goals! I need to add yoga back in, too. And salmon is an awesome goal- sometimes it takes the intention and writing it down to make it happen!

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    1. Thanks! It feels funny to type out "I will eat salmon" but I feel like I need to do that in order to make it happen and to have some accountability for it!

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  4. Great goals! I actually did my strength training at the office today since I had time before an evening meeting. I've got to work on daily foam rolling and stretching too.

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    1. I'm lucky enough to have a fitness center in my building and a private office where I can do a workout if I need to. I've actually closed my door and turned on a Jillian Michaels workout on my computer before and gotten down to business!! Some of my co-workers looked at me like I was crazy, but you've got to make the time!

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