Happy Wednesday!
Unfortunately, the weather didn’t know that Spring is supposed to be here and that I should be flaunting lovely Spring dresses and adorable flats.
Instead, I donned my long North Face and Hunter boots today as I skipped through the puddles, snow, and sleet.
I spent thirty blissful minutes stretching and rolling my tight muscles. The lovely Anne featuring a wonderful guest post yesterday which highlighted the best stretches for athletes.
I brightened up my morning meal with my fun, bright placemat!
Lunch was my standard Greek salad from Pax filled to the brim with romaine, chopped tomatoes, cucumbers, red onions, celery, and feta cheese. This combination is absolutely delicious and keeps me filled for hours!
My North Face Endurance Challenge water bottle inspired me for the upcoming race as I sipped plenty of water throughout the day!
After work, I ventured back into the horrible weather for my first Equifit session with Lauren, my new trainer at Equinox on 19th street.
The Equifit session is Equinox’s version of a diagnostic fitness test. It is basically an interview and fitness assessment which allows the trainer to personalize a workout plan to meet your body’s needs. Lauren spent an hour getting to know me, my fitness and health history and future goals, my current weight and height, BMI, blood pressure, and even the ins and outs of my muscular and skeletal system through different balance exercises.
In the spirit of full disclosure, I’ll share with you my results:
- Resting heart rate: low
- Blood pressure: low
- Height: 5’9 and a half
- Weight: 171.5 (After a day of food and liquids, I was 170 this morning when I woke up.)
- Body Composition: 22
After our hour long session, we established the following goals:
- Do one unassisted pull-up
- Reduce Body composition to 19
- Run a 2:10 half marathon
Due to the fact that weight alone isn’t the best indication of fitness, we are focusing more on body composition and strength.
Our plan is to workout together every Wednesday evening, spending an hour on a workout and 20 minutes on stretching. I look forward to sharing the different exercises and lessons I learn from Lauren with you all!
After the session, I stopped in Paragon to pick up the last of my National Half Marathon supplies: Cliff Shot Blocks and socks.
The Nike+ Run Club was there giving out awesome technical t-shirts to shoppers who signed up for their run club emails! If you’re interested, the Union Square Paragon features a Wednesday evening run club at 6:30pm. The run consists of a 2 mile warm-up, 2 miles speed session at the East River Track, and a 2 mile cool-down.
The rest of this evening is going to be spent packing, organizing, and getting ready for Friday’s trip down to Washington, DC with Theodora and Ali!
Fun Fine Print:
*Equinox and I are partnering to bring my readers more health and fitness information from their trainers, instructors, and more. This will include free classes in the future for readers, giveaways, and more. I am however paying for my training sessions.
*Please realize that weight is personal and I am putting it on the blog in hopes of building a stronger community and helping readers understand my starting point. Please do not think that my plan or my weight is right for everyone.
