Hey all, So in addition to running I was wondering what else you all are doing. Are you into any other endurance sports? Strength training? Walking? I'm currently trying to up the amount of exercise I get per week by quite a bit and I want to mix it up. I'm working out with kettlebells and planning to increase that as much as possible. I like kettlebells because they really achieve a combo of strength and cardio in a single workout. They kick my butt though! I also started going to a weekly yoga class which I really enjoyed and I'm trying to walk as much as I can. I haven't done a whole lot of anything this week though since I'm nursing shin issues but they are feeling pretty good today.

For Spring Training we are supposed to do one cross-training day a week. For now we are walking, but once we move we have discussed getting a pair of bicycles. Personally I love to rollerblade. Maybe I will be able to talk Dom into buying a pair of rollerblades for himself. Most likely whatever we choose to do for cross-training, we will switch it up as often as possible. I'm a big man of martial arts and eventually would like to get back into training. I think twice a week would be sufficient and a good alternative exercise.

You like martial arts? *perks ears up* Come join me in our new Martial Artist Runners group! (link in my sig below)

I'm doing kettlebells - but it's strenuous enough that I'm afraid that it might not really qualify as "cross-training." After 30 minutes of kettlebells, I'm completely winded and my limbs feel like jelly. On the plus side, I'm burning off the fat like crazy!

I'm going to start biking more, and I'm working on acquiring and using weights and doing body-resistance core workouts (planks, etc).

I'm doing swimming primarily as my x-train activity, though I would like to get back to using some weights/nautilus and at some point I want to get over my irrational insecurity about trying yoga I took a pilates class in college and got frustrated because I'm overweight and the positions were really taxing on my lower back, but I'm told yoga is not really like that as much. Still, I'm intimidated. I'm loving the upper body workout I'm getting from swimming though, my arms and shoulders feel stronger.

WohooO! My SIL and I are going to register for a yoga class. It's Wednesday nights, 615 to 730, from Sep24 to Dec10 (or somewhere around there). Fits perfectly since my regular run days are Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. I'm really looking forward to it. I've never taken a class, usually just doing yoga at home. I'm still going to try to do sun salutations once or twice a week until then, but yay! This will be good! Hmmm, maybe I should buckle and finally get my own yoga mat.