Tag Archives: HRM

Exercise even if you don’t want to

Posted on May 17, 2010 by Tonia Kendrick

Have you ever noticed that when you don’t want to exercise, that’s when you really need it the most? I came very close to blowing off my workout tonight.  Instead, I did day 3 of Couch to 5K, which was … Continue reading →

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Adult Fitness Test – May 2010

Posted on May 9, 2010 by Tonia Kendrick

I did the President’s Challenge Adult Fitness test again this week. My overall score has improved 5 percentile points since last time.  I’m pleased, since I haven’t been focused on this.  It’s been almost a year since the last time … Continue reading →

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Beautiful Morning Walk

Posted on May 8, 2010 by Tonia Kendrick

I intended to do C25K W1D1 with Chocolate this morning. I got three running intervals done, but a little girl from the neighborhood wanted to walk her puppy with us, so I walked the rest of the time. Still good, … Continue reading →

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Couch to 5K – Graduation Day

Posted on June 6, 2009 by Tonia Kendrick

Nine weeks completed.  Wow. It was a beautiful day today.  We’ve had a little cold snap the last few days, so it was only 76 when I went to run at 9:00 this morning.  I ran the same loop as … Continue reading →

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Exercise – It Doesn’t Have to Be All or Nothing

Posted on May 25, 2009 by Tonia Kendrick

I have such an all-or-nothing personality.  My house gets messy and I think “I don’t have time to clean the whole thing, so I may as well do something else.”  If I mess up on my diet, I think, “oh … Continue reading →

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Couch to 5K Week 6 Day 3

Posted on May 6, 2009 by Tonia Kendrick

I am really liking this week.  D2 (which I didn’t have time to post about) was very good and D3 was awesome. Today was my first 25-minute run.  I won’t say it was a breeze, but it wasn’t hard.  If … Continue reading →

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Healthcare Classic 5K

Posted on May 3, 2009 by Tonia Kendrick

I ran my first 5K (well, first in five years, second total) yesterday. I got off to a bit of a rocky start.  My intention was to do the C25K W6D1 intervals, since that was my regularly scheduled run for … Continue reading →

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Do you know how fit you are?

Posted on May 1, 2009 by Tonia Kendrick

I do. As the title of this blog indicates, I’m working on improving my fitness.  Intuitively I knew that I wasn’t fit, and now I have quantitative numbers to back that up (and to spur me on). Yesterday, I found … Continue reading →

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Couch to 5K W5D3

Posted on April 29, 2009 by Tonia Kendrick

The Run Yes, today was the big one.  The first 20-minute run.  And I did it! It really is all mental.  I went in with the knowledge that I would complete this run.  Failure was not an option.  I did … Continue reading →

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Couch to 5K W5D2

Posted on April 27, 2009 by Tonia Kendrick

I’m starting to feel like a “real” runner. I made it through today’s 8-minute jogging intervals without stopping.  I used a couple of strategies to help me get through. First, I used two songs of about four minutes each for … Continue reading →

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