It's the last beautiful prolonged moment of summer ... already the days are a bit shorter, the nights can turn a bit crisp, hinting of what's to come, and the back-to-school advertisements no longer feel premature.

There's still time to move our bodies and breathe fresh outdoor air.



So join us as we log our exercise for the month of August.

Thursday, August 1st:

Ran my usual 3.8 mile park route this morning, starting around 5:45 AM, with no one else on the path on the way out but the Canada geese
60 minute Pilates mat class

I love the images for August.

Me too-- thanks Saef for posting!

August 1: 100 minutes Bikram Yoga

Totals:
1 workout
100 minutes

August 1: (SUMMER IS GOING BY WAYYYY TOO FAST!!!)

5.1 miles running (41:53)
4 miles walking with dogs and DH (1:11:53)
20 minutes Foam Rolling

Battling a bad case of Achilles Tendonitis - just trying to make it through my 10K race this Saturday and then need to evaluate how to proceed!!

Glad to hear some love for this month's picture. I thought it was a good one, too, and spoke to all the ways in which we can choose to move our bodies.


Friday, August 2nd:

60 minutes elliptical, random intervals, resistance at nine, alternating forward & backward, and unfortunately feeling a twinge of plantar fasciitis in my left foot. And I thought the once- or twice-a-week runs had been remarkably injury free.
60 minutes back & bicep routine.

Someone was on the StairMaster this morning during my usual time. Go away for a week on vacation & this is what I get when I come back ;-)

Thursday 8/1: 30 minutes energizing yoga in the morning, 60 minutes of hip opener and shoulder opener yoga in the evening

August 2: 95 minutes bikram yoga

Totals:
2 workouts
195 minutes

August 2: 4 mile walk (1:01:11)
60 minute Yoga DVD
20 minutes foam rolling

Saturday, August 3:

60 minute spin class with intervals for weights and resistance bands
60 minute Pilates mat class

August 3: 10K race (46:49)
3 hours and 40 minutes yard work
20 minutes foam rolling

August 3: 60 minutes spin, 100 minutes bikram yoga

Totals:
4 workouts
355 minutes

Sunday, August 4th:

15 minutes Stairmaster, resistance at nine, aerobic intervals
60 minutes shoulders, biceps & triceps routine
45 minute spin class, just straight-up spin, doing a "race day"

Saef, I love the motivation inherent in that 4-part image you posted for August, but do you realized it's been photoshopped? 3 of the component images have been compressed vertically to make the women appear taller and thinner than reality. The distortion is especially egregious in the last panel (the woman in the red shirt). I tell you this not to take away from the "fitspiration" but to bring to conscious notice the manipulation of our emotions that is a constant undercurrent in much of today's media.

August 4: 60 minutes weight lifting (lats, delts, shoulders)
4 mile walk with dogs (1:00:10)
20 minutes foam rolling