January Exercise Challenge: Day 21

Yay!  Today is the final day of the challenge and I was able to get a 2 mile run and some ab work in.  This darn cold really stuck around.  I don't get sick often, so when I do I don't handle it well.  I am impatient and don't have time to be sick. 

Now that I'm on the mend I can get back to my routine and start exercising and blogging again.

How did your exercise challenge turn out?  I would love to hear from you!

Remember, don't stop now.  If you've established an exercise routine, stick with it!

January Exercise Challenge: Day 20

Still didn't feel like doing much on Day 20, so I took advantage of lounging around and getting a nap in.

January Exercise Challenge: Day 19

On Day 19 I still wasn't feeling too well, so the extent of my exercise was doing a few minutes of Just Dance 3 with the kids.  And, does carrying my one year old niece around most of the day count for something?  I think so.

January Exercise Challenge: Day 18

Don't worry, I didn't skip a day of exercise, even though I really felt like it!  This stinking cold just hasn't gone away yet.  Yesterday I lost my voice and has me pretty congested. 

However, Brad and I did make it to the rec center last night.  I was able to do 30 minutes of cardio, running on the track and walking on a steep incline on the treadmill.

January Exercise Challenge: Day 17

This morning I went to the rec center and ran on the track and the treadmill for 30 minutes.  As of yesterday, I found out that Brad has committed us to running an indoor marathon relay on February 18th, so I will definitely be increasing my running mileage!  Nothing like having a race planned to motivate me! 

January Exercise Challenge: Day 16

How is everyone feeling?  Have you made exercise a priority and a part of your daily routine?

Today I did 30 minutes of cardio (treadmill, Cybex machine, and running on the indoor track), followed by a 30 minute ab workout.

Garlic

picture from www.teatreewonders.com

Garlic was my other weapon of choice to combat my sore throat.  I usually eat garlic in my meals every day, but today I upped my dose.  I minced 3 cloves of raw garlic and put it in 2 cups of warm vegetable broth.  And for supper I minced at least 6 cloves of raw garlic and sprinkled it on top of my chilli (which was on top of my potato).  I love, love, love garlic and, thankfully, so do my daughters and my husband, because I add it to almost everything!  After drinking my garlic vegetable broth, my sore throat was completely gone! 

Here are two websites that discuss the benefits of garlic:

http://www.miracleofgarlic.com/the-power-of-garlic/

http://www.garlichealthbenefits.com/

There are many other resources on the web regarding the benefits and uses garlic.

So add some raw garlic to your daily meals!  It not only adds flavor but has many health benefits as well.