Category Archives: Core

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Day With KT Is Evolving

March 17, 2014 Kim 122 Comments

Today’s 44 was a row with a band. Loop the band around your feet and sit back in a semi-reclined position –

On the row, you really squeeze your shoulder blades together to feel the move. By reclining a little, you can add in some core work – always a bonus!

I also got in a nice long run!! I did 11 miles (88:07) + a nice easy cool down mile. Since this week is spring break I have a little extra time in the mornings so I’m going to try and get several long runs!

I think that everything in life is constantly changing or evolving otherwise it becomes stagnant.

Carla Binberg (the former MizFit) has been doing a series on change the past few weeks which has really resonated with me. Change can be a great thing and it can keep us moving forward in our lives and toward our goals.

Lately I have alluded to the fact that I need to make some changes in regards to my blog. I wrote about how hard decisions can be and then yesterday I talked about staying true to my “why.” I have also been really focusing on the THINK acronym and I know that a lot of what I post isn’t helpful, inspiring or necessary!!!

The one thing I know is that I have way to many blog friends (and the list has grown since that September post!!!) to walk away from my little space.

So after a LOT of thought I have decided it is time for a change over here!

I have posted 547 consecutive days and loved almost every minute of it!! However, I’ve decided that it is time for me to back off and I am going to go to a lighter posting schedule (probably 3 week days but it might be 4 some weeks!) with a Daily 44 recap of the week on the weekend. It is odd for me to not start every post with my daily move and I might continue that at least for awhile – small changes might be easier!!!

I think/hope that by cutting down on posts I will be able to focus more on having quality posts and also read and comment on other blogs the way I really want to!!!

I figure this will either take away some stress in my life or I will have major withdrawals from my daily blogging and then I will just How has you blog evolved since you started blogging? Was it hard or easy to make changes?

Happy Monday!!

Kim

Cardio, Core, Fitness, Shoulders

Staying True to My “Why”

March 16, 2014 Kim 40 Comments

Today’s 44 was a great one to get my heart rate up quickly!!! I did a squat thrust with 4 plank jacks. Instead of standing in between each rep, I just jumped my knees in and back out because I wanted this to be a shoulder burner!!!

This isn’t quite as hard as burpees but pretty close!!!

I started blogging exactly 1.5 years ago today.
365 days of Daily 43s and 182 days of Daily 44s = 547 consecutive days of a daily move and writing a blog post.

When I first started blogging, I didn’t have a clue what I was doing! I just knew that I wanted to use my blog to document my daily moves!!!

The first month or two that I blogged, all I wrote about was the exercise of the day and maybe a line or two about something else.

Slowly, I realized that I could do more than just write about whatever “daily” move I completed and I started to make this space more personal. I also started following more and more blogs and over time developed actual relationships with some incredible bloggers!!

I think that the blogging community is what keeps me logging in to my little blog space every single day!!! I love reading other blogs and sharing our lives through comments back and forth!!!

Lately, I have been struggling to read and comment as much as I want to while keeping up with my blog and my actual daily life! I don’t want to compromise the reason behind my blog because I am still very much committed to doing 44 reps of whatever daily move I pick.

I have been trying to figure out how to customize my blog without compromising my intent behind blogging. My goal has never been to make money from this or to have the most views or anything other than just to be me. The online friendships were something that I didn’t even know would happen and I feel blessed beyond measure to have “met” so many great people.

I think I have a plan for my blog going forward that will help cut down on some of my stress (I don’t want blogging to be a source of stress) and still allow me to stay true to why I started this in the first place.

I think ultimately, it is about being true to ourselves (in every aspect of our lives) and that is what I want to do!!!

Happy Sunday!!!

Kim

Core, Fitness, Running, Thighs, Treadmill

Leaving On a Jet Plane

March 13, 2014 Kim 68 Comments

Today I used my band for my 44. I did a side bend with a leg lift and pulled my arm up at the same time. (It’s a bit like a cartoon act to see the pictures but….)

I did all 44 with my left leg and then switched sides and did 44 more.

I barely tapped my toe as I stood straight between each rep – this was a move that I felt in my obliques and hips way before I finished all of my reps!!!

And – Day #4 in a row for a run!!! 1.5% incline – 8 miles – 61:20 + 0.6 miles cool down.

I’m fixing to date myself but I LOVE John Denver!!!

So this morning, Jordan was up at 2:00 am (which meant Chris and I were up!!!) because they had to be at the high school by 2:45 to leave for Los Angeles, CA today. His flight isn’t until 9 something but some of the flights were closer to 6 and they wanted everyone to go to the airport together.

he sure looks peppy for the middle of the night!!

I know that he is super excited and going to have a ton of fun!! They have SO MUCH packed into the next 5 days. 2 of the days will be spent at….

This will be Jordan’s first time to go to Disney and I think he is looking forward to it.

At some point they do actually have a band event – they are playing at the Americana in Glendale, CA.Pretty swanky!!!

Bye, Babe - have a great trip!!! — Bye, Babe – have a great trip!!!

I hope you all sing John Denver all day!!

A little Rocky Mountain High!!!

Happy Thursday!!

Kim

Core, Fitness, Lunges

Open or Closed?

March 10, 2014 Kim 80 Comments

Today’s 44 was a lunge but because I held a dumbbell overhead (15 pounds) I also got some nice core work.

I counted a right and left as 1 rep so it was a total of 88 lunges while holding the 15 pounds overhead!!!

I did The Biggest Loser 8 Minute DVD – this is actually an hour because there are 7 total sections. I like the format – each section is 8 minutes and you do 11 different moves for 30ish seconds followed by a 10 second rest. Plenty of strength work but you will also get your heart rate up!

I’m planning to go outside for a run later today – it is supposed to get into the mid-70s!!! Can’t wait!!!!

Curtains, blinds, shades – whatever window coverings you have – do you open them every day or keep them closed?

With the time change it is still dark outside right now but I have already opened up the house for the day. I love to have natural light and by the time I get back from taking the boys to school it will be light!!!

Lately, driving around, I’ve noticed that lots of people keep their house closed up during the day – every single window is covered.

If our blinds were down, I would miss scenes like this gorgeous sunset from the other night when it was too cold to be outside.

And, much as I’m not a fan of the snow and gray days, I still want to be able to see outside when I’m hibernating!!!

So, are you an open or closed kind of person???

Happy Monday!!!

Kim

BTW – Hunter got 2nd in his competition yesterday!!! (and it wasn’t just 7th grade – it was all middle school) His first cash prize!!!

Core, Fitness, Running

My New Happy Hour

March 7, 2014 Kim 66 Comments

Today’s 44 was similar to a move that Jody shared on Instagram recently. She did an oblique crunch on the stability ball – doing all reps to the same side before switching.

I changed up the move some and don’t look nearly as graceful as Jody but…..

You can sort of tell that I did more of a reach and I alternated sides. I did count a right and left as 1 rep so it was actually 88 crunches to complete the 44.

Today is more running – nice and easy to make sure that my Achilles is OK after the pain the other day. (chronic injury – have to baby it sometime!!) I’m trying to keep my mileage up because this month Taylor has a fun March challenge. The challenge is to get at least 31 miles of walking or running BUT if you already do that then it was to pick a number that would be a good challenge.

My goal for March is 150 miles of running. That isn’t much for a lot of people but for me that is a very high mileage month!!!

So……last night while making dinner, I also made this –

2 days in, did I already fail on giving up my Happy Hour???

Nope!!! Because that is actually….

It’s just Crystal Light in a fun glass!!

Part of why I enjoy my evening cocktail is because I love my fun glasses – I have a collection of Martini glasses all around my kitchen soffit and they are just fun to use. I decided that I can still use the glasses – just with a different type of drink.