by Brooke Selb | Jun 11, 2014 | Blogging
Well, it has been quite the lazy few days. After returning from Blend, I was pretty exhausted and just enjoyed a few mellow days of celebrating my birthday and nothing much else. Now I am energized, have pictures downloaded, and ready to recap Blend 2014! Instead of...
by Brooke Selb | Jun 10, 2014 | Tall Tales Tuesday, Travel
I have so much to tell you about Blend! The recap will wait until tomorrow since it’s Tuesday and there is a Tall Tales post coming your way. Siem Reap is the Cambodian city full of temples, dust, heat, and tourists. Rob and I spent a long weekend exploring via...
by Brooke Selb | Jun 6, 2014 | Blogging, Teaching
Hello Hello! School officially ended on Wednesday! Even though it was a teacher work day, I had one student come in for some last minute help on her finals (which were do on Tuesday). Ah, the life of an interventionist. I was also able to clean out a lot of the...
by Brooke Selb | Jun 4, 2014 | Cardio Workouts, Plyometrics, Teaching, Workouts, Workouts for Advanced
A post before ten pm from Brooke? Not possible. Today is the LAST day of school for teachers (students left yesterday), and my principals are taking us out for dinner and bowling after work. Since I don’t know what shenanigans are in store, I wanted to get this...
by Brooke Selb | Jun 4, 2014 | Tall Tales Tuesday, Travel, Vietnam
Back in ‘Nam (sorry, I get a kick out of saying that), Rob and I visited a small village about four hours outside of Hanoi. When it was time to head back to Hanoi after a night in the village, the tour organizers miscounted the number of people who needed to...
by Brooke Selb | Jun 3, 2014 | Exercise, Health Coaching, Health Goal Planning, Running, Workout Plans
*This is a spoof post and none of what I say should be taken as real training advice. If you want to know how a serious triathlete trains, and get real tips, check out Kristen at Glitter and Dust.* Find a sprint triathlon happening in your neighborhood for that...
by Brooke Selb | May 31, 2014 | Health & Fitness Challenges
I honestly have no idea what happened to May. It feels like I blinked and here we are, only two days left. I’m not complaining though because June is full of some really exciting things! Here is what’s coming up this month: First ever Triathlon (this Sunday!) Start of...
by Brooke Selb | May 29, 2014 | Travel, Workouts
Graduation is tonight! The teachers have to actually wear graduation gowns, which I think is very official. I didn’t attend my master’s graduation ceremony since I took all my classes at satellite campuses, so I am pretty pumped to wear a hood for the very first time....
by Brooke Selb | May 29, 2014 | Workouts
Happy Wednesday! Is anyone else completely turned around after having Monday off? I actually showed up to a meeting today that is actually scheduled for tomorrow. Oops. I have a quick workout to share with you all today. With things being a bit hectic as the school...
by Brooke Selb | May 28, 2014 | Hiking/Camping, Tall Tales Tuesday
For the holiday weekend, Rob and I decided to take a last minute camping trip to Canyonlands National Park. We arrived just before noon on Saturday and spent the afternoon hiking around the Island in the Sky section of the park. Canyonlands is a huge park and is...
by Brooke Selb | May 26, 2014 | Teaching
The end of the school year is worse for teachers than it is for students (teacher friends: can I get an amen?). This long holiday weekend is just a teaser for what summer is going to be like and going back to work on Tuesday is kind of like a slap in the face....
by Brooke Selb | May 23, 2014 | Exercise, Health Coaching, Home Workouts, Personal Training, Workout Plans, Workouts, Workouts for Women
When people learn that I am a personal trainer, they tend to talk about their fitness goals and why they are struggling to reach them. Apart from keeping their sweet/junk food eating in check, there are seven things that I hear over and over again. These seven things...