running

WHISTLE GIVEAWAY!!!!!! and new goals.

~ loveandlunge ~ 2 Comments

I had to take a break from blogging for a little bit for a whole host of reasons.  Mainly because I was so busy prepping for a big test while simultaneously taking a Financial Accounting course online and dealing with an onslaught of extra work from my day job.  So, after crossing most of that off of my list, I’m back y’all.

These last couple of months have been tough stuff.  I have been traveling like a mad woman and working towards this huge personal goal I have of going to business school and it has taken all kinds of tolls on me.  I am very excited to be back in a good mindset and ready to take on new challenges.  I have a half marathon coming up in January that I’m running with one of my dearest college friends and while I’m having a great time training for it, the half marathon distance is becoming more and more attainable…which is both an awesome and scary thing.

It’s awesome because yay, fitness!  Look at me go crushing double digit mile runs repeatedly!  But also GAH!  That means to challenge myself next I’ve got to set my sights on the big ole marathon.  So, I’ve semi-decided that in my 26th year I’m going to run 26 miles.  Or at least attempt to pending no injuries.  This is still a maybe goal since I haven’t really decided if I’m up for the challenge of running for 3+ hours straight but we’ll see.

At least I’ve got the most epic training buddy in the world to get me through it.  I always say that if I didn’t have Boo, I wouldn’t move nearly as much.  This pup keeps me on my toes and keeps me active all day everyday whether I like it or not.  If you’ve been reading for awhile, you know that I am obsessed with tracking metrics.  I have a Polar watch, a Garmin, a Jawbone Up, a MyZone, and seemingly every other type of tracker in between, so when WhistleLabs reached out to me to get Boo in the game, I was all for it.

The Whistle is this genius little device that clips on to your dogs collar and uses GPS and an accelerometer to track minutes of activity and where your pup is in the world.  It’s seriously Genius.  I had always wondered how much activity Boo had been getting compared to her other peer dogs, and was really happy to see she was consistently above the norm.

The tracker syncs up with an app on your phone and provides you with a unique community to talk to and share all the puppy pictures your heart desires.  It’s awesome.  Plus, you get a notification on your phone when your dog goes out of a pre-set range you determine.  This thing is perfect for escape artists, I’m telling you now.

GIVEAWAY TIME:

I’m giving away 1 Whistle and 3 months of service to a reader!

You can enter in the following ways.  Do one of the below and comment what you’ve done and you’re entered!:

  • Instagram about the giveaway, using the tag #WhistleFit
  • Tweet about the giveaway, tagging #WhistleFit
  • Follow LoveandLunges & Whistle on Insta, Twitter, or Facebook

Restrictions: 

  • U.S. only
  • 1 prize per person

You can use the code WHISTLEFIT for $30 off!  This is such a great holiday gift and highlyyyyy recommended.  I know Boo loves it.

 

-sj

 

 

 

the space between where you are and where you want to be is inspiring.

~ loveandlunge ~ 1 Comment

Have you guys ever seen that SNL sketch about back home ballers?  If not, I will leave you with this, come back when you’re done.  Right now Leslie Jones going “Bowls, bowls, all types of bowls” is stuck in my head except I have rearranged the lyrics to be “Goals, goals, all types of goals”.  I am aware I’m a lunatic.

I’ve been doing a heck of a lot of self-reflection lately and one of the weirdest realizations I’ve come to is that I am extremely goal oriented.  Someone at work asked me the other day, “What are the top three things on your bucket list?”.  I stopped and thought about it for awhile.  To be honest, I don’t have a bucket list.  I set a goal and then I work to get it done.  I wanted to run a half marathon, so I did it.  I wanted to become a certified personal trainer, so I did it.  I wanted to teach spin classes, so I did it.  This is what motivates me in the morning.  It’s the reason once I stop working, I start in on a long list of other projects I’ve got going on.  I’m never happy with where I am, but I know where I want to be.  In the middle of all of that madness is where I find the inspiration to keep going.

I heard this quote the other day “the space between where you are and where you want to be is inspiring”.  I have goals and dreams bigger than I can imagine at this point.  I don’t have a crystal clear picture, but I know the type of person I want to be and everyday I do something to work towards that goal.  While I’m working towards my goal, I’m crushing small goal after small goal and each one is inspiring me and fueling me even more.


I don’t crush all my goals though.  In fact, for every step I’ve taken forward I feel like I’ve taken four giant leaps back.  But it’s that tenacity and that feeling of knowing there’s more good to come that makes me work a little bit harder.

In my spin classes recently, I have regularly reminding my riders to not get complacent.  That minute that we feel comfortable and secure is the minute that you should realize you could be doing more.  It’s hit your butt on the seat and coast after a hard climb, but that’s not the type of thing that changes you.  We did a class the other day that cycled between a run, a climb, and an interval set over and over again with very minimal rest.  It was so difficult, but everyone was happy with how they had performed in class.  They had set a goal of completing the challenging workout and as they worked to get there, they realized the power of what they were doing to reach that goal.  Something we can all take away, that’s for sure.

 

-sj