by Brooke Selb | May 31, 2015 | Running
This weekend I am heading to Utah to run the Thelma and Louise Half Marathon! I am pretty excited about this race because 1) I love road trips, 2) Thelma and Louise is a pretty great movie, 3) It’s a race. I mean, a race that is dedicated to the badassery of...
by Brooke Selb | May 15, 2015 | Blogging
It’s that time of year again! Blend is upon us! I went to Blend for the first time last year when it was hosted in Utah and had a lot of fun, so when the organizers announced it was going to be in Boulder, how could I say no? I’m really looking forward to seeing some...
by Brooke Selb | May 13, 2015 | Advanced, Exercise, Intermediate, Intervals, Personal Training, Running, Treadmill Workouts, Workouts
While I regularly tout the benefits of interval running, there are some serious benefits to hill running as well. For instance, it helps, Increase stride turnover. Basically, the faster you can get your legs to move, the quicker you get up that hill. This translates...
by Brooke Selb | May 13, 2015 | Tall Tales Tuesday, Travel
One of the biggest attractions in Siem Reap is to see the sun rise over the Angkor Wat temple. While it may have been a little hyped up, it was a beautiful experience that I would recommend, if not just for the novelty and excitement of it all. If you choose to...
by Brooke Selb | May 11, 2015 | Health Coaching, Health for Moms, Healthy Eating Mindset, Mom Life, Nutrition
Last week I talked about analyzing your taste buds as a means to put an end to the dieting – overeating – feeling guilty cycle. The next step to that analysis is recognizing your Food FOMO. Food FOMO is the fear of missing out on certain foods, so you eat...
by Brooke Selb | May 7, 2015 | Gym, Workouts
It happens to all of us. We know we should go to the gym, it’s on our training plan, and yet, we just can’t get ourselves to go. When I talk about “not going to the gym” and “skipping a day”, I am talking about you came home and sat on the couch. Not that you went for...
by Brooke Selb | May 7, 2015 | 30 Minute Workouts, Cardio Workouts, Gym, Home Workouts, No Equipment Workouts, Strength Workouts, Workouts
Hello from rainy Denver! I tell you what, the Mile a Day May challenge is tough when you don’t have a treadmill/gym membership and it’s been raining non-stop for a few days. Regardless, the ladies in the challenge are kicking butt getting their daily mile...
by Brooke Selb | May 5, 2015 | Health Coaching, Health for Moms, Healthy Eating Mindset, Mom Life, Nutrition
When you’re being “good” and “sticking to a diet” – terms I don’t like using because we’re focusing on a lifestyle here, not a quick fix – it may seem like you can’t have specific foods that you really like. Then, when your “diet” is “over” you go a little...