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mamavation moms

How I Do a Cardio Interval Workout

01.31.10

You will be hearing lots about cardio interval workouts in the next 6 weeks, because they’re a huge part of my exercise program designed by Tracey Mallett and Leah Segedie. Although I don’t have my treadmill from Smooth Fitness yet, I thought you might want to take a look at the routine I’m doing on [...]

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Mamavation Mom Food and Exercise Journal – Day 10 (1/31/10)

01.31.10

I did cardio intervals as part of my workout today. This was the first time I got up to an 8 in a workout. I found myself willing the clock to stop before the 7-8 intervals, but alas, it kept on ticking. I could not stay at an 8 for a full 3 minutes at [...]

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What Does RPE Mean?

01.31.10

You may have noticed in my food and exercise journals that I rate my exercise with a number called RPE. RPE stands for Rate Perceived Exertion, and it’s just a quick way to monitor how hard you’re working. The Mamavation team would like to see us getting up to an 8 during some of our [...]

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Mamavation Mom Food and Exercise Journal – Day 9 {1/30/10}

01.30.10

Today I got TOOONS of much-needed sleep. I stayed up all night two nights this week studying for a test and a huge simulation, and I really needed to catch up. Xon played with the Munchkin all day so I could come back to the land of the living. I feel so much better! My [...]

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Mamavation Mom Food and Exercise Journal – Day 8 {1/29/10}

01.30.10

I’ve been sharing my food journal each day over at Bookie Boo, but I thought you might want to take a look here. For those of you interested in this little Mamavation adventure! I’ve been very fortunate to get to work with some top fitness professionals during this campaign. Dr. Renna, a pediatrician and nutrition [...]

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