Triple Lunge Threat

I had an awesome Kinesis and Pilates session with Erin at Pura Vida today.  You know it's a good session when your trainer says "Yeah, you are going to be sore tomorrow."  We did a lot of leg work with lunges and squats in Kinesis then that spilled over into Pilates.  No worries arms and core weren't left out but it was definitely a legs day.

One of the series we did is triple lunges to the side, back and curtsy.  These are killers!

Wash Park Wednesday

It was one of those days where I had every intention of getting in a run at Wash Park before my noon haircut and highlight appointment.  But it was right at 11am when I got out of the station and I tried to bail on myself.  But no I headed over to Wash Park and got it done.  It was just a quick run in the heat (record high of 98 in Denver today) but checked it off my to do list.

Sometimes when you are crunched up against time constraints you have your best cardio workouts.  I needed that run.  Got the 2.6 miles done in about 22 minutes with a couple of minutes to stretch then off to my appointment on time.  It wasn't as far as I wanted to go but it was 2.6 miles farther than when I started!

Balance Control Front

In my Kinesis and Pilates session today at Pura Vida Club, Erin had me do a move called Balance Control Front.  It's a plank on the reformer, keeping body still and pushing the carriage out and in.  This one really works the core and is a shoulder stabilizer.  It's a tough move....along with the other ones she used to kick my butt in our hour and half session!

Sports Fusion Massage

I have been way overdue for a massage!  So today I got one.  I went to the Allegria Spa in Beaver Creek.  Of course it's fitting my massage therapist was a former pro snowboarder!  I'm not big on massage to relax. I want one to help my overworked, overused muscles.  So Justin was the perfect therapist for me.  I got the Sports Fusion Massage that promotes sports relief and clear breathing.  It's gear for relief from exercising at high altitude.  It combines hot stones, sport and deep tissue work using wintergreen and arnica body butter with eucalyptus steam to help restore clear breathing.

After several weeks of pretty intense weekend hikes I was in desperate need of this!  One of the best massages I've ever had.