by Brooke Selb | Jul 17, 2015 | Blogging, Reviews/Giveaways
Woot! Happy Friday! Ok, admittedly Friday’s aren’t that exciting right now because of summer break where everyday feels like a Friday, but I’m particularly excited about Friday today because of Virtual Happy Hour! Speaking of Johnny Depp, have you...
by Brooke Selb | Jul 16, 2015 | Health & Fitness Challenges, Rob
So, I realize that I left you all hanging after Day 5 of our challenge. Spoiler alert: We did it! Catch Up Logistics Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Totals Swim: 2.4 miles / 1:48:18 DONE Bike: 112.46 miles / 8:50:04 DONE Run: 26.32 / 4:13:53 DONE Run On Day 6,...
by Brooke Selb | Jul 15, 2015 | 20 Minute Workouts, Cardio Workouts, Exercise, Lunch/Dinner, No Equipment Workouts, Plyometrics, Recipes, Workouts, Workouts for Advanced, Workouts for Women
Workouts and food. Two of my favorite things basically always. When looking through the search terms that bring people to this little space, one of the top ones was EMOM workouts. So, why not give you all what you want! EMOM workouts are Every Minute On the Minute...
by Brooke Selb | Jul 14, 2015 | Tall Tales Tuesday, Travel
Mai Chau Village is a small mountain town about 100 miles south of Ha Noi. Rob and I were able to visit Mai Chau for a night when we were touring Vietnam in December of 2013. Though it was a bi of drive (about 3 hours) to get there, it was one of the highlights of our...
by Brooke Selb | Jul 13, 2015 | Exercise, Health Coaching, Health for Moms, Health Time Management, Healthy Eating Mindset, Mom Life, Nutrition, Personal Training
Many of my clients claim one of the reasons they are where they are fitness-wise (a few pounds overweight, lacking muscle, “slow” in their times) is because they don’t have enough willpower or self-control to resist certain things (sweets, sleeping in). In fact, I...
by Brooke Selb | Jul 11, 2015 | Blogging, Health & Fitness Challenges, Rob
We FINISHED the bike today! Both of us can barely believe it. Catch Up Logistics Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Progress Swim: no swim today Bike: 13.44 miles / 1:10:45 Run: 4.07 miles / 41:00 Totals Swim: 2.4 miles / 1:48:18 DONE Bike: 112.46 miles / 8:50:04 DONE Run: 22.25...
by Brooke Selb | Jul 9, 2015 | Blogging, Health & Fitness Challenges, Rob
Woot! Big day! We hit 99 miles in the bike and FINISHED the swim! Catch Up Logistics Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Progress Swim: .83 miles (54 laps) / 33:58 Bike: 32.19 miles / 2:20:45 Run: 3.88 miles / 36:39 Totals Swim: 2.4 miles / 1:48:18 DONE Bike: 99.02 miles / 7:39:19 Run:...
by Brooke Selb | Jul 9, 2015 | Blogging, Health & Fitness Challenges, Rob
Today was the toughest day physically so far. When we got back from our bike ride, I looked up Ironman training plans and am feeling truly humbled. Our little challenge is barely what Ironmen do every week! Badasses. They are true badasses. Catch Up Logistics Day 1...
by Brooke Selb | Jul 8, 2015 | Hiking/Camping
During my weekend running the Thelma and Louise Half Marathon, I was able to hit two short hikes the Friday before race day. Now, while Arches National Park is spectacular and Canyonlands National Park is breath-taking, they are packed during the season. I’m not...
by Brooke Selb | Jul 8, 2015 | Blogging, Health & Fitness Challenges, Rob
Day 2 was another success even if that 5 am alarm felt entirely too early. The whole getting out of bed thing made me want to quit, but we still got up and made it happen. After all, part of doing this thing is to used to getting up at regular work time! Catch up:...
by Brooke Selb | Jul 7, 2015 | Blogging, Health & Fitness Challenges, Rob, Running
Hi Friends! As I’m sure you can see, the blog got a bit of a facelift. There are still a few more tweaks I need to take care of, but I was just too impatient. Let me know what you think so far, or if anything isn’t working. Day one of Ironman in One Week...
by Brooke Selb | Jul 6, 2015 | Exercise, Health Coaching, Health Goal Planning, Nutrition
Often times a client will come to me expressing the goal of losing some specific amount of weight, but has no framework for how she wants to do it. While weight loss is a perfectly fine goal, and serves as a base, it lacks the substance of tough questions like, “how”,...