Your Practical Guide to Running in the Rain
Learn at least 4 practical tips to make running in the rain safe and practical.
You’ve finally decided to kickstart your fitness journey with a weekly run…
Motivation is high… you’ve bought new running shoes… downloaded a running app….
And then… it happens… the heavens open and it starts chucking it down.
Sound ...
6 Fantastic Benefits Of Jogging For The Mind
The next time you don't feel like lacing up for a nice indoor or outdoor jog consider these 6 fantastic benefits of jogging for the mind.
Aside from the obvious physical benefits of jogging, or any other physical exercise, there are several brain-related reasons why you should consider taking up jogging as soon as tomorrow.
Some think of ...
Femme Fitale Fit Club presents Fierce Women Series – Tsitsi Wezhira
FFFC: Please introduce yourself to our readers.
TW: My name is Tsitsi Wezhira, I am originally from Africa and currently reside in New York City.
FFFC: How and why did you get started running?
TW: Running has been part of my life since I was twenty years old; I have also been active from grade school through high school.
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Femme Fitale Fit Club presents Fierce Women Series – Jessica Keaveny
FFFC: Please introduce yourself to our readers.
JK: Hello! My name is Jess and I am 36 years old. I live in New Hampshire with my husband and our two daughters. Skyelar is 7 and Vivian just turned 4.
FFFC: How and why did you get started running?
JK: I got into running when my chiropractor asked me if I had ...
Who Needs Medicine?
I work for a health insurance company and every year we have an opportunity to decrease our annual medical benefit premium by participating in a biometric screening. They measure our cholesterol, triglycerides, glucose, BMI, and blood pressure. I signed up last week and silly me forgot I had it this morning. I drank my green smoothie with ...
Where Have You Been All My Life – Polar FT4 Review
If you have been following this blog you know I had an HRM I used that gave me less than stellar results. You would also know I have been participating in boot camp since like August 2012 and am still in my last session (I plan to take a break for April). Anywho - based on reading so many other pages and posts, I finally found a heart ...
FFFC Runners’ Series – Meet Julie
FFFC: Please introduce yourself to our readers (i.e. your name, occupation, hobbies, etc.).
Julie, Management Analyst for the Social Security Administration. My main hobby is coaching college cheerleading. I spend most of my free time at practices, games and competitions. I also enjoy reading when I have a spare moment.
FFFC: When did ...
FFFC Runners’ Series – Meet Kelly!
Featured Fitale Runner
December 4, 2012
FFFC: Please introduce yourself to our readers (i.e. your name, occupation, hobbies, etc.).
KT: Kelly Tribble Spencer, wife, mother, and wannabe superwoman with far too much on my plate. I am a government mule (work for Social Security Administration). I enjoy swimming, bowling, card making, and wine ...
Why Oh Why Runkeeper?
I ran with my Runkeeper last weekend around my neighborhood for a little over 3 miles. I used both my Runkeeper and Nike+ allowing the music to play through Runkeeper. I hooked up my Wahoo strap to detect my heart rate and paired it with Runkeeper. Runkeeper confirmed it was connected and bingo I was set!
I stepped outside my house in the ...
FFFC Ladies In Full Effect
Hi everyone. I know it may seem I have been slacking but I have actually been keeping quite busy. I have gone full throttle into boot camp and working out with my personal trainer the second month in a row so full beast mode is on! I have noticed a few things:
Clothes are looser
Workout clothes need an overhaul because again, they are ...
FFFC #Challenge #28: Step Into The New Year
We at FFFC have really outdone ourselves AGAIN this time. We believe in positive reinforcement for positive behavior so this week's challenge is actually a repeat of Challenge #27 including a reward at the end of the rainbow.
The challenge/contest is to take at least 10K steps a day for 5 full days from 12:00 am December 3, to 11:59 pm ...
FFFC #Challenge #27: Step Away From the Turkey Contest
We at FFFC have really outdone ourselves this time. We believe in positive reinforcement for positive behavior so this week's challenge is actually a contest which was announced on Friday, November 23.
The challenge/contest is to take at least 10K steps a day for 8 full days from 12:00 am November 23 to 11:50 pm November 30.
If you are ...
