A Fun Run/Plank Workout + Giveaway!
Last night I did three miles on the treadmill with a plank in between each mile. I was kind of dreading the run for some reason, but once I got going it turned into the best run I’ve had since the Princess Half!
For each mile I did 3 easy laps and then 1 hard lap, jumped off and did a plank and then hopped back on for another mile — all while watching the beginning of the Miami Heat game!
I think it was my best run in over a week because it was the perfect mix of easy/hard/fun/diverse. I’ll definitely be doing this one again. Adding in the one hard lap made it feel like a quality workout even though it didn’t take that long. It’s perfect for a weeknight when I’m hitting the gym late and am short on time!
And now, to celebrate making it to the middle of the week I want to do a giveaway for one of my new candles! The winner can choose any candle from the new collection:
- Clean Cotton Soy Candle
- Fresh Squeezed Lemonade Soy Candle
- Grapefruit & Mangosteen Soy Candle
- Magnolia Blossom Soy Candle
- Sweet Pea Soy Candle
The giveaway will run until Saturday and I will contact the winner on Sunday. I hope you enter! : )
I need to try a piank-between-miles workout. They sound really useful and like a good way to mix it up, but they also sound SO painful haha. I like to be done with a run once I stop!
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It was a pretty good workout although if I am being honest planking just stinks. I don’t think I will ever like doing them!
This is a great giveaway! Thanks!
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I did something similar on my spin bike this morning! It was spin-plank-spin-plank! I know you wanted to get in some core work and that was a sneaky way Miss Kristina!!!!
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Love it! 🙂 Yep, sneaking the planks in to my run helped me get them in since I dislike them a lot! haha
I’ve been slacking on core work big time, so I really need to try that next run! Circuits really make workouts go way more quickly haha. The fast lap is also a good idea, maybe that’ll help me with speed work 🙂
Doing 3 easy laps and 1 hard lap is my favorite way to bump a run up a notch! Plus, it helps to make the treadmill miles feel more fun 🙂
I love those runs that start out rough or you are lazy to even get started then they just turn into fantastic runs.
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ME TOO! You never regret the run when it’s over … but sometimes it’s still hard to get started! 🙂
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Great work out! It does sound like a fun mix of a challenge 🙂 I love candles 🙂
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