Ten on Tuesday

I still don't have my act together enough to do my race recaps... maybe by the end of the week. I am still sort of exhausted/sore... Oh, and I got overwhelmed by my reader so I marked all as read... So please comment and tell me what you've been up to for the past week!

Here are the Ten on Tuesday questions - just a reminder, these come from Chelsea! She doesn't come up with the questions each week, but she is the person behind ToT, so swing by her blog, or send her some questions!!

This week the questions are fitness related!

1. What does your work out schedule look like?
Well, for the past 18 weeks, it's been run, run, run. I usually ran Tues, Wed, Thur, and Sun. Sometimes also on Sat, depending on the week.

Now that the marathon is behind me, it will be drastically different. I am going to do something BESIDES run (I never was able to consistently fit in cross training...). So now I will go to the gym and swim, bikes, take random classes, and I will still run. I am hoping to maybe run 1-2 x's during the week and I definitely want to try to still do one longish run. But by long, I now mean 6-10 miles. Not 12-20!

2. What is your favorite machine to use at the gym?
I hate machines, but if I had to pick one, I'd say the dreadmill. I hate running on it, but it's the only machines that gives me a work out similar to running outdoors..

3. What is your favorite class to take at the gym?
I take this class called Body Pump. It's an hour long class and you work all of your major muscle groups.

4. Where do you shop for work out gear and clothing?
I usually get my sports bras and tops from Target. I think their sports bras are great (disclaimer: only for small chested gals like me). I get my running shorts from my running store.

I splurged last weekend and bought a pair of running shorts & pants at Lulu Lemon as a treat to myself for a successful marathon. They were expensive, so I will not be shopping there often!

5. If you can’t go to the gym, do you have a favorite outdoor activity
I prefer to run outdoors on a trail around the lakes in Minneapolis!

6. What about a favorite work out DVD? If so, please share!
I don't have one! I am paranoid about working out in my condo because my neighbors are senior citizens and they are kind of 'complainy'. So I am concerned that if I was bouncing around to some work out video, I'd get a ton of complaints...

7. Are you more active now or when you were in high school?
I am definitely more active now. I was NOT active in high school. Luckily, I was blessed with a low metabolism so I was thin in high school even though I was not active! That would not be the case now.

8. How has your dieting/working out philosophy changed since high school?
Well, I actually pay attention to what I eat/portion sizes. As I said above, I had a high metabolism in high school so I could kind of eat whatever I wanted (for the most part) without any repercussions...

Also, I now know about my gluten intolerance so my diet has majorly changed since high school. And working out is something I do 4-5 days a week.

9. What do you do while working out– (i.e., day dream, read, listen to music, gab with a friend)?
I listen to music on my iPod. I work through things that are bothering me. I day dream about the life ahead of me. I day dream about Paris.

10. What working out resolution would you like to make for yourself this year?
I would like my work outs to be more well-rounded. I am sort of bad about JUST running and that needs to change! I was to do more swimmming, biking, and strength training.