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Category: MOVE IT

Couch to 5k Check-In #7
[ 1 ] 05/19/2013

Couch to 5k Check-In #7

Good morning runner lady friends! It’s time to check in from last week and let me know how the running is going. Are you successfully completing each day? Is it getting easier, harder or staying just the same? Can you BELIEVE that you are running for such long periods of time? Give yourself a big [...]

Featured Runner Series {Ginny}
[ 4 ] 05/16/2013

Featured Runner Series {Ginny}

Meet our next featured runner- Ginny. She lives in Texas, just like me (and millions of others- ha!). Make sure to give Ginny a shout-out in the comments below- do you have something in common with her, does something she writes resonate with you, or something entirely different? Have you liked The Run at the Sisterhood [...]

Happy Mother’s Day and Couch to 5K Check In #6
[ 0 ] 05/12/2013

Happy Mother’s Day and Couch to 5K Check In #6

First off- HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY to all of you mothers out there.  What are you doing today to celebrate YOU?  Some keep it low key and others do not but either way, I want to wish you a heartfelt day that is filled with love, laughter, peacefulness and kindness. MWAH! Now, for all you new [...]

reasons to lift
[ 5 ] 05/10/2013

reasons to lift

I’m curious to know how many of you out in the ‘hood lift weights? Have you tried, half-heartedly, and given up? Did/do you feel lost and intimidated when you look at a stack of dumbbells? Are you worried about getting hurt? Or are you in the weights setion of your gym with the big boys [...]

Featured Runner Series {Leigh Ann}
[ 4 ] 05/09/2013

Featured Runner Series {Leigh Ann}

Do you like our new *Featured Runner Series*?  I do because I love reading what other runners have to say- the good, the bad and the funny!  I can always find something to relate to another runner- can’t you?  We runners are a special community! Have you liked The Run at the Sisterhood Facebook page yet? [...]

Spring Fling Weight Loss Challenge  – final weigh-in!
[ 2 ] 05/08/2013

Spring Fling Weight Loss Challenge – final weigh-in!

Good morning, Shrinkers! I know it flew by, but here we are in WEEK 4- the FINAL weigh in for our Spring Fling Weight Loss Challenge! Go get on that scale and do your thing sweet things! How did you do? What progress did you make in the last four weeks? We would love to [...]

Toot Your Horn Tuesday!
[ 4 ] 05/07/2013

Toot Your Horn Tuesday!

I am resurrecting Toot Your Horn Tuesday and I couldn’t be happier. I achieved a major goal last Saturday and I want to share it with you all. Toot, toot!!! In January, I decided that it was time to get serious about my weight loss and fitness journey. I had let myself fall off the [...]

Motivation Monday – when your tank is on “E”
[ 1 ] 05/06/2013

Motivation Monday – when your tank is on “E”

We used to have a regular feature here at the ‘Hood called Motivation Monday, with an aim to offer ways of picking ourselves up, dusting ourselves off and getting back on the horse again. After reading Melissa S.’s inspiring post on this topic, I thought I would share my list of things I turn to [...]

Featured Runner Series {Amanda D.}
[ 3 ] 05/05/2013

Featured Runner Series {Amanda D.}

The Run at the Sisterhood Facebook page is growing by leaps and bounds! In hopes of inspiring and motivating new and seasoned runners, as well as the ones still sitting on the couch, we have started a new series of posts where we feature runners from around our ‘hood. Our first featured runner is Amanda…..here [...]

Couch to 5K Check-In #5
[ 0 ] 05/05/2013

Couch to 5K Check-In #5

Good morning runner lady friends! This will be a quick check-in. How did your week go and are you ready to tackle this week’s runs? Just a heads up that day three of this week includes a 2 1/4 mile straight run (no walking)- eek! I know full faith that you can do it. The [...]

Have you ever wanted to *TRI*? (giveaway)
[ 18 ] 05/03/2013

Have you ever wanted to *TRI*? (giveaway)

I type *TRI*.  I mean triathlon. Have you ever considered doing a triathlon?  Does the thought of swimming, biking AND running scare you or excite you?  Have you done tri’s before and are anxiously waiting for this tri season to begin? I am doing my first triathlon in June- the Iron Girl Triathlon in Austin, [...]

Squat Away May: A 30-Day Squat Challenge {monthly workout calendar}
[ 18 ] 04/30/2013

Squat Away May: A 30-Day Squat Challenge {monthly workout calendar}

It’s time to squat away May! This month, our monthly workout calendar is taking a bit of a different form… as in a 30-Day Squat Challenge! Oh, stop your groaning! You will thank us when your showing off your ass and thighs in a bathing suit next month! The month will vary intensity on each [...]

Couch to 5K Check-In #4
[ 1 ] 04/28/2013

Couch to 5K Check-In #4

Good morning ladies! How are YOU doing?  It’s time to check-in for Couch to 5K- let me know how it’s going- thumbs up, thumbs down or somewhere in between.  Tell me YOUR story.  Tell me if YOU need encouragement.  We have an entire community of runners ready to give you that high-five for a great [...]

Spring Fling Weight Loss Challenge – Week 2 check-in!
[ 4 ] 04/24/2013

Spring Fling Weight Loss Challenge – Week 2 check-in!

Hello hello! Happy Hump Day! You know what that means – Wednesday is here and therefore, hopefully by the time you are reading this you have already  hopped on the scale to weigh in for our Spring Fling Weight Loss Challenge. How did you do in Week 2? Is your momentum still going strong? Are [...]

You Can Be a Triathlete!
[ 1 ] 04/23/2013

You Can Be a Triathlete!

Have you ever considered doing a triathlon? In this post, Judy Molnar, VP of Iron Girl (World Triathlon Corporation) reaches out to all of you about doing a triathlon. Feel free to give her a shout-out in the comments below or if you have a question about triathlon, please feel free to ask! ~Lisa You [...]