TenInSix: 07/18/2010

7/23/10

Feel Good Friday

Good morning, babes!!!
It's FRRRIIIIIIIIDAY :)
Just a lil' excited about that....Anything fun planned for you this weekend?
Want a reminder about some things to be happy about? Check out this website! http://www.thingstobehappyabout.com/ It's based on a woman's book "Things to Be Happy About" and you explore the site, letting your spirits lift.

Share something you found on there that resonated with you!

7/22/10

Feel the Burn Thursday

Good morning, girls!
I hope you're having a great day :)

Let us know what great workouts you've been up to!

Mini Me, I've been researching the hot summer runs a bit more. Here's an article on Runner's World about it. I guess the foods you eat the night before a long summer run can affect you? "The night before summer long runs, he sticks with salads and fruits, which are not only light but also have a high water content to assist with hydration." They also suggest running waaaay early in the morning to beat the heat. And also to let your body set your pace- not pushing yourself. "In other words, when it's hot, slow down. "If it ain't happening, it ain't happening," says Dunaway. "What we say here is 'Don't be a hero in the heat.'" Also, your body stresses when it's running in the heat, especially if you're in air conditioning the rest of the day. The article suggests exposing yourself to heat in increments throughout the whole day so you adjust to the heat. "Gradually exposing yourself to the hot weather--for as little as 30 minutes a day--helps induce changes that make the body more tolerant of heat stress."

This other article from the same site suggests pairing a run w/ a swim. Like run to the pool, swim, and run back. It will help bring down your body temperature.

Take care of yourselves, ladies!!!

7/21/10

Whatcha Eatin' Wednesday

Good morning, healthy munchers! Hope you're making it a fresh start to a new day :)

What yummies have you been enjoying lately? I have a hard time w/ lettuce (silly, I know), so I am always really excited when I find a new way to get in fresh veggies that doesn't involve a salad! Last weekend a friend of mine made the yummiest and simplest snack ever and I loved it! Which is weird, b/c I usually don't like cucumber. He sliced a fresh cucumber, laid them out on a plate, squeezed fresh lemon juice all over them (really soak the slices), and sprinkled on coarse sea salt. Eat raw just like that! The lemon juice softens them a little bit. Better even if they're chilled in the fridge a little. Actually looks kind of pretty on a serving platter, too :) So I picked up some cucumbers last night & made some. Depending on how big your cucumber is, I found about half a cucumber to half a lemon is about right.

Share some fresh new recipes!!!

7/20/10

Tuesday Motivation

Good morning, girls!
I hope you're having a great day :)

Something I heard yesterday that I really like is just a rumination about how we spend our days, how we live our lives, asking ourselves if we're living life alive.... Sadly I can't find the exacty saying online....but it goes something like this....

Today is a new day. It is a gift. Tomorrow it will be history. Think of the price that you will have paid for it. You will have paid the invaluable price of a day of your life.

Your lives are infinitely valuable. You deserve to be happy in it, you deserve to be the you that you want to be. You deserve to spend your life in beauty and confidence.

I hope you beautiful ladies all make it a great day today :) Live Life Alive!