on the road to a better me

Danielle. 22.

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5/9/21

Just got back from the most amazing week in Utah! I loved it out there. Spent so much time hiking, climbing, canyoneering, etc. I can’t wait until I can go back!

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5/9/21

Just got back from the most amazing week in Utah! I loved it out there. Spent so much time hiking, climbing, canyoneering, etc. I can’t wait until I can go back!

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4/16/21

Wow it’s been a long time since I posted. Had a small setback in January when I tore my bicep & had a mild case of rhabdo. Since then I’ve been getting back into lifting and now that the weather is nice, I’ve started running again too.

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1/2/21

It was pretty warm out today for January so I decided to go for a run instead of just working out in my tiny apartment. It was nice to get some fresh air. I also did my PT exercises. I’ve been slacking on those and my hip started bothering me again so I need to be better about keeping up with them.

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12/14/20

short HIIT workout today

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12/13/20

Another late night workout. Today I focused on core and upper body. I’ve been really liking the Nike training club app for workouts since I can set different filters to get exactly what I’m looking for.

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12/12/20

Today was a long day and I really didn’t want to work out but I managed to squeeze in a late night HIIT workout in my room. I always feels better when I finish a workout, no matter how tired I was while doing it.

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12/9/20

These pics and the workout stats are from yesterday. It was my first class at OTF in almost a year and I definitely felt so out of shape. My all out pace on the treads was less than my old base pace lol. I didn’t pull anywhere near the watts I used to when I was on the rower. I was way too sore today to work out, so I’m hoping to get to OTF either tomorrow or Friday. I want to rejoin as a member in January and hopefully get into shape again and get my old body back. I love my blog because it’s such a great way to keep track of progress, but I can’t say it isn’t a little disheartening to see how fit I was this time last year.

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12/7/20

I’ve been slacking on workouts the last few months. I froze my pilates membership in October when I was going through physical therapy. I’m finally finished with PT and now that my first semester of grad school is over, I want to make my health and fitness a priority. I just went on a run with a mask on for the first time and it was easier than I thought it would be. I’ve done other workouts with a mask, but never a run. Tomorrow morning I’m going to go to an orangetheory class, and it’ll be my first one in over a year. I’m excited but a little nervous about how out of shape I am and how the class will work with covid restrictions in place.

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8/15/20

I took a few weeks off working out but I’m back to pilates! I’ve been modifying all my workouts because I’ve been having hip pain and found out I have a type of hip impingement that will need physical therapy at the least and surgery at the worst. I’m seeing a sports medicine specialist next week so hopefully I’ll get some more answers and can work towards being pain free.

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6/23/20

30 min HIIT workout today, and got the news that my Pilates studio is opening on Friday! I’ll only be able to get in two classes before I go home to visit family for my birthday, but I’m excited to get back into going consistently after I return from my visit home.

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6/21/20

30 minute HIIT workout this morning, and had my first meal out at a restaurant since quarantine started. My roommates and I walked to and from the restaurant, about 1.5 miles each way, for some extra movement today.

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6/19/20

I was running for the past few weeks as my primary workout, but it’s hard on my joints and I don’t find it to be doing anything for my strength. I started incorporating a more HIIT and strength style workouts, which can be a little challenging without equipment. It is frustrating that quarantine was such a setback because I was seeing great progress in January/February before everything shut down. Scrolling through my old pics, I can literally see the loss of definition over the last few months. I’m hoping things start to open up again soon so I can go back to pilates and that in the meantime the change in my routine will get me back on track.

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5/23/20

It started pouring in the middle of my 3 mile run, but it felt nice because it broke the humidity. Over the last few weeks I’ve been in the process of moving to a new apartment, and I’m finally settled in for the summer.

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5/8/20

Did a slightly longer endurance run and then finished it off with a quick 3x400 m sprint sesh

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4/28/20

30 min strength workout and then a sprint workout 7x400 m with 90 seconds in between

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4/26/20

3 mile easy run today