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DAY 14 - Day of LOVE

...today I LOVED chest and biceps exercises...I have a month of workouts planned for Tuesdays/Thursdays/Saturdays. Tuesdays are 3 sets of 3 exercises, 3 times each.  Focusing on chest and biceps. Where was YOUR focus today?
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DAY 13 - Winnie the Pooh...

...and the BLUSTERY day!  Holy Cow it's windy...and ICY! Relegated to the treadmill, I did 3 miles...not happily, I'm sorry to say. Generally I LIKE working out on Mondays - #nevermissamonday.  It's the beginning of the week, you start…
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DAY 12 - WHEW! I'm TIRED!

...I LOVE when I give advice that I don't take myself. The intent of the FORGET February Challenge (#FFC) is to KEEP YOU MOVING, right?  It is to take this SHORT month and try not to let the cold and the dark get us down OR be an excuse…
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DAY 11 – Happy Birthday, Kate!!

…sooo… truth? Today would have been the EASIEST day to skip. We had my younger daughter’s birthday party today. I was really busy and really sore from the 45-pound kettlebell squats. I had a couple of options:
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Advice for Fitness Newbies

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DAY 10 - Ice, Ice, Baby!

DAY 10 - Tooo icy to run outside. I took one look at the treadmill and wanted to poke my eyes out. Strength trained today. Different than yesterday. 45# kettlebell sumo squats w pulses at the end 25# cable chest flyes (2) 15# dumbbells…
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DAY 9 - Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow...

...today would be a GREAT day to use one of the HOME workouts from the FORGET February Challenge...otherwise, here is what I did today: At home...reverse lunges, stand up/sit down with heavy weights (squeeze those lats), Spiderman on bench.…
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DAY 8 - Running into SPRING ??

...had to check my calendar today...I left the house to run 6 miles this morning...thought there was NO WAY I was wearing enough clothes: capri pants medium weight long-sleeved shirt (I have sleeveless, short-sleeved, light long-sleeved, medium…
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DAY 7 - LIFT and LIFT and LIFT!!

...Tuesday...a lifting day.  40 minutes working on my chest and biceps. I KNOW I will be sore tomorrow.  I like it :). Do YOU like that feeling?  Post on Facebook...I'd love to hear from you!! #FORGETfebruary
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DAY 6 - FORGET what you ate on Super Bowl Sunday...

...Super Bowl Monday...and I have SBS...what is that, you ask?  SUPER BOWL STOMACH...that is when you eat stuff that your stomach isn't used to and it bothers you most of the next day. BUT - a challenge awaits!  I decided I would run 5.  I…
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DAY 5 - Short and Sweet 3...

...Sundays are almost always a day off for me.  Completely.  The importance of rest cannot be overstated.  Your body needs to recover from strength training, needs to rest after cardio. That being said, I am committed to this challenge,…
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DAY 4 - LIFTED 3 x 3 x 3...

...Who's with me? Today was a STRENGTH day. I did 3 groups of 3 exercises 3 times for each group...for those good at math you have come up with 27 sets, right? (More info to come about why so many!!) Focused on back, triceps and abs/lo back. What…
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