I've been searching iTunes for podcasts that I can run and walk to once I get my Nike+ in the mail, and it turns out I've already been subscribed to those that I'm actually interested in. I did find one called Podrunner, and it included the BPM of the music so that you can match the podcast to your chosen activity. But, it's techno. So, if techno doesn't totally make you want to rip your ears off like it does to me, then go ahead and search for that.
A few of my favorite podcasts to listen to while walking are:
Indie Soup Runner
This podcast only comes out once a month, but it's a total joy to listen to. It's just fun, upbeat music that makes you want to dance around your house in your underwear. And it's not techno, so that's good. Seriously. I hate techno. What is the point of it except to drive me crazy? I'm finding that by listening to this podcast that I'm also discovering new artists that I want to check out, so this can also broaden your musical horizons.
This American Life
Oh, Ira glass, you magnificent hunk of man. I find This American Life to be thoroughly entertaining, and listening to it makes me feel like I'm gaining knowledge while improving my body. Double awesome! I don't know if people would like this to run to, but walking to it sure is nice.
Jillian Michaels
Oh yes, we've mentioned Jillian's podcast before, but that's just because it's AWESOME! She is totally motivational, and I love listening to her tips and conversations with callers. Check her out. She's a hoot.
Podcasts for Running
I haven't actually listened to this podcast for fun, but I think it would be useful as this man has synched up music with weekly Couch to 5k plans. This way you don't need to check your watch every few minutes to know when to walk or run! Very convenient.
The JogTunes Indie Podcast
I haven't spent much time with this one, but it seems promising. There's quite an archive of shows, and the music ranges several genres.
Well, that's all I've got. Please comment if you have any favorite podcasts you like to exercise to so that I can check it out.
I really should go do something productive now. Hasta luego!
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Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Tips for a better life in 2009.
A friend forwarded this to me in an e-mail today, so I'd thought I'd pass it along.
Tips for a Better Life - 2009
1. Take a 10-30 minute walk every day. And while you walk, smile. It is the
ultimate anti-depressant.
2. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day.
3. Buy a DVR and tape your late night shows and get more sleep
4. When you wake up in the morning complete the following statement, 'My
purpose is to __________ today.'
5. Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm, and Empathy.
6 Play more games and read more books than you did in 2008.
7. Make time to practice meditation, and prayer. They provide us with daily fuel for our busy lives.
8. Spend time with people over the age of 70 and under the age of 6.
9. Dream more while you are awake.
10. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants.
11. Drink green tea and plenty of water. Eat blueberries, wild Alaskan salmon, broccoli, almonds & walnuts.
12.. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
13. Clear clutter from your house, your car, your desk and let new and flowing energy into your life.
14. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip, OR issues of the past, negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment
15. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
16. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a college kid with a maxed out charge card.
17.. Smile and laugh more. It will keep the NEGATIVE BLUES away.
18. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
20. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
21. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
22. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.
23 Don’t compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
24 No one is in charge of your happiness but you.
25. Frame every so-called disaster with these words: 'In five years, will this matter?
26. Forgive everyone for everything.
27. What other people think of you is none of your business.
28. REMEMBER GOD heals everything.
29. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
30. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.
31. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
32. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
33. The best is yet to come.
34. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
35. Do the right thing!
36. Call your family often. (Or email them to death!)
37. Each night before you go to bed complete the following statements: I am thankful for __________. Today I accomplished _________.
38. Remember that you are too blessed to be stressed.
39. Enjoy the ride. Remember this is not Disney World and you certainly don't want a fast pass. You only have one ride through life so make the most of it and enjoy the ride.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Top 5 Fitness Inspirations
I like television. I like television so much that I enjoy watching workout videos for fun sometimes. Once in a blue moon, I actually participate but that's a rarity. Instead I choose to absorb the awesomeness of certain fitness personalities through the wonder of osmosis. Here's a list of the top 5 fitness rock stars who have affected my life in reverse chronological order. If ever I did get off the couch, it would be for them.
5. Jillian Michaels
"Unless you puke, faint or die, keep going!"
Jillian Michaels is my current fitness inspiration, and she is awesomeness personified in a rock-hard, no nonsense body. She will most likely kill you and eat your honky tonk badonkadonk if you don't listen to her and give 200% of your energy in her 30 Day Shred and in life. Actually she won't because of all the calories, and was that a really gross image?
Anyway, Jillian is great because she makes you want to cry, and curl up in the fetal position... but you won't because she'll just yell even louder. And just know, her shouting comes from the heart... a tiny Grinch-sized heart.
4. Denise Austin
"I find new elements of health and fitness to motivate people all the time. The sky’s the limit. Look at America - I still have a lot to do."
I first discovered the peaceful creature named Denise Austin in college when a roommate would workout to her Lifetime show in the mornings. Of course, I would not workout myself, but I enjoyed sitting on the couch and listening to her hypnotic, soothing voice as she transported me to different exotic locales in each episode. This woman has got to be like some sort of mind-altering drug.
I remember one particular episode where Denise kept talking about blueberries and she would not stop praising the blue fruit. (Warning: completely falsified quote here in hippie voice) "I loooove blueberries. Mmm. I always put them on my daughters' cereal in the morning, and it's so good for them. So many antioxidants. Oh, why don't you eat some blueberries tomorrow, please? Now, let's do pilates in front of the Grand Canyon and braid eachother's hair."
3. Billy Blanks
"Discipline is remembering what you want most, not what you want now."
Tae Bo was THE THING in the nineties, and you totally know it. Everyone everywhere was caught up in the kickboxing craze that Billy Blanks began, and I was no different. Both my sister and I begged our mother for Billy's Tae Bo video boxed set of which I got and promptly set aside after 2 or 3 sessions. Do you notice a pattern here?
I am uncoordinated and peaceful. I choose not to kick. But Billy is still dreamy and awesome and could beat you up.
2. Richard Simmons
"Never, never! ... I get tired of negativity in our country. I get tired of people who only want to know dirt. I get tired of people who don't believe in themselves. That's why I'm here."
Know who else is dreamy and awesome? Richard Simmons! (Also, I use the word awesome too much, don't I? Oh well... Not going to stop 'cause it's my favorite word, so neener neener!)
So, Richard Simmons. Awesome. I actually did used to participate in "Sweatin' to the Oldies" extravaganzas of fun. Dancing + oldies music? How could this ridiculous amount of entertainment possibly be a workout?
Ricky, as I like to call him, is the person on my list I would most like to invite to a tea party and play dress up with. I think he would enjoy the cocoa chai and I would totally rock that sequin tank top. BFF!
1. Barbie
"I'm a Barbie girl in a Barbie world. Laughing plastic... It's fantastic!"
And now, the toughest broad of them all, Barbie A. Doll. She may not look like much, but this chick knows how to get results, one p
re-teen girl at a time. I got this video for Christmas when I was 8 years old, and I was COMPLETELY in love with it. The peppiness, the pink! Oh, the gloriousness. Yes, animated Barbie was kind of creepy-looking back in the day, but look at those arm warmers! You've got to admit, the kid's got style.
Also, little know fact... Jennifer Love Hewitt was one of the back-up "dancers" in this production!
If you desire experiencing this pink wonder for yourself, you can enjoy the entire video below! Yay for technology!
Who are your fitness inspirations?
5. Jillian Michaels
"Unless you puke, faint or die, keep going!"
Jillian Michaels is my current fitness inspiration, and she is awesomeness personified in a rock-hard, no nonsense body. She will most likely kill you and eat your honky tonk badonkadonk if you don't listen to her and give 200% of your energy in her 30 Day Shred and in life. Actually she won't because of all the calories, and was that a really gross image?Anyway, Jillian is great because she makes you want to cry, and curl up in the fetal position... but you won't because she'll just yell even louder. And just know, her shouting comes from the heart... a tiny Grinch-sized heart.
4. Denise Austin
"I find new elements of health and fitness to motivate people all the time. The sky’s the limit. Look at America - I still have a lot to do."
I first discovered the peaceful creature named Denise Austin in college when a roommate would workout to her Lifetime show in the mornings. Of course, I would not workout myself, but I enjoyed sitting on the couch and listening to her hypnotic, soothing voice as she transported me to different exotic locales in each episode. This woman has got to be like some sort of mind-altering drug.I remember one particular episode where Denise kept talking about blueberries and she would not stop praising the blue fruit. (Warning: completely falsified quote here in hippie voice) "I loooove blueberries. Mmm. I always put them on my daughters' cereal in the morning, and it's so good for them. So many antioxidants. Oh, why don't you eat some blueberries tomorrow, please? Now, let's do pilates in front of the Grand Canyon and braid eachother's hair."
3. Billy Blanks
"Discipline is remembering what you want most, not what you want now."
Tae Bo was THE THING in the nineties, and you totally know it. Everyone everywhere was caught up in the kickboxing craze that Billy Blanks began, and I was no different. Both my sister and I begged our mother for Billy's Tae Bo video boxed set of which I got and promptly set aside after 2 or 3 sessions. Do you notice a pattern here?I am uncoordinated and peaceful. I choose not to kick. But Billy is still dreamy and awesome and could beat you up.
2. Richard Simmons
"Never, never! ... I get tired of negativity in our country. I get tired of people who only want to know dirt. I get tired of people who don't believe in themselves. That's why I'm here."
Know who else is dreamy and awesome? Richard Simmons! (Also, I use the word awesome too much, don't I? Oh well... Not going to stop 'cause it's my favorite word, so neener neener!)So, Richard Simmons. Awesome. I actually did used to participate in "Sweatin' to the Oldies" extravaganzas of fun. Dancing + oldies music? How could this ridiculous amount of entertainment possibly be a workout?
Ricky, as I like to call him, is the person on my list I would most like to invite to a tea party and play dress up with. I think he would enjoy the cocoa chai and I would totally rock that sequin tank top. BFF!
1. Barbie
"I'm a Barbie girl in a Barbie world. Laughing plastic... It's fantastic!"
And now, the toughest broad of them all, Barbie A. Doll. She may not look like much, but this chick knows how to get results, one p
re-teen girl at a time. I got this video for Christmas when I was 8 years old, and I was COMPLETELY in love with it. The peppiness, the pink! Oh, the gloriousness. Yes, animated Barbie was kind of creepy-looking back in the day, but look at those arm warmers! You've got to admit, the kid's got style.Also, little know fact... Jennifer Love Hewitt was one of the back-up "dancers" in this production!
If you desire experiencing this pink wonder for yourself, you can enjoy the entire video below! Yay for technology!
Who are your fitness inspirations?
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Ironically...
I have excuses why I'm posting this video instead of actually writing what I planned to. I just got home from work where I found out that I need to come in 2 hours early (at 8am) for a meeting and have 60 pages read out of The Power of Personal Accountability. So, I'm being accountable and not skipping out on the blog entirely, and I'm going to go read and exercise before getting an entirely inadequate amount of sleep. I do have a totally awesome idea for tomorrows post, so woohoo for that! And now, no more excuses.
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