Fitness Update April 6: Listen to Your Body

April 6, 2017 by Zucchini Runner in Fitness, Life, Running | Comments Off

Whenever there is a change in the seasons, Mr. Zucchini Runner and I need about 2 weeks to adjust. It happens two times a year down here in AZ — once when we are heading out of winter into spring/summer and allergies strike. And once when we are heading out of the hot, hot summer into the cooler temps of winter. It is important to listen to your body during any similar transition and not just plow through. Plowing through often time leads to burnout, injury or just flat out resenting your workouts.

flowering desert cactus AZ listen to your body

Beautiful blooming cactus stopped me in my tracks on last Thursday’s trail run.

We have both found ourselves sleeping in lately versus waking up with our alarms for morning workouts. It’s important to honor what your body is telling you, and listen to your body; guilt-free. Health is not a sprint, it is an ultra marathon. If it is telling you it would rather workout in the evening, listen and do just that. I guarantee in the long run, it will benefit you far greater than pushing through. Besides, a little change in the routine is also good for your mind and body!

fit fam south mountain hidden valley listen to your body

My beautiful niece took this photo of us, while on our 7 mile hike Tuesday evening. We were enjoying the unique area of Hidden Valley on South Mountain — so many plants! Right before this we heard a SWARM of bees fly overhead!

Speaking of changing things up…

I’m going to change up my fitness post and keep it a little more simple this week. I’m trying to head out the door to squeeze in a trail run this evening still.

Fitness Update | Listen to your Body

Below are the workouts I did over the past week:

Friday
REST day

Saturday
11 miles – listened to 5 different podcasts on this run! Soaked up a bunch of knowledge.

Sunday
REST; I did shovel some heavy rocks in the backyard though!

Monday
3.35 mile hike + trail run with a friend

Tuesday
6.8 trail miles of hiking with Fit Fam on South Mountain — it was awesome.

Wednesday
3.4 miles of sunset trail

Thursday
Hitting the trails right now! Check out Instagram and Facebook for the latest post!

listen to your body

If you are interested, here are my previous fitness updates:

March 30th + Scramble On

March 23rd + Eat Plants First; Launch of Etsy Shop

One thing you should never do – March 16th

March 9th

Mesa-Phoenix Half Marathon Race Recap – March 2nd

Until next week!

LISTEN TO YOUR BODY

Sleep hard.
Get moving.
Trust Your Gut.

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Totally still using my Be Well Fitness log!

Fitness Update March 30 Scramble On

March 30, 2017 by Zucchini Runner in Life, Running | Comments Off

Not gonna lie… this week has been extra busy with work, so my fitness and nutrition tracking have bounced all over the place. I got my new Be Well Fitness journal last week, so I was able to pick-up right where my last journal left off. But, I felt a little lost. I didn’t know where to start.

Should I keep things the same as the last 3 months?
Should I up my distance a little?
What about races?
When should I start to taper for the summer heat?

Basically, I was letting my overthinking get the best of me and eventually just had to force myself to put pencil to paper.

Fitness and Nutrition Tracking

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I didn’t get all 12 weeks mapped out, but I did plan 4 weeks ahead. That will get me to my virtual half, which I will do on April 21st.

Nutrition has been alright actually – I haven’t done anything too crazy and I’ve only had one beer in all of March. That is about how I roll when it comes to alcohol.

fitness and nutrition tracking

My biggest issue with fitness and nutrition tracking this week has been eating enough and eating often. Since I’ve been so busy, I get buried in the zone and just keep thinking, “Just gotta get this done… then I’ll make some food.” As a result, Mr. Zucchini Runner has definitely been cooking more this week. He’s amazing in the kitchen; I’m so lucky.

On Monday we used our frozen, leftover, lentil flour pizza crusts, and made Mexican Pizzas. They were incredible! I’m not even exaggerating. SO GOOD. We used hummus and cholula for the sauce and then topped it with onions, black beans, black olives, pepperoncinis, broccoli and then a little drizzle (once out of the oven) with cholula mixed with vegenaise. YUM.

mexican pizza lentil flour crust gluten free

I shared the step-by-step, live process on Instagram stories. If you don’t know how to find that, just ask in the comments below!

In terms of the fitness portion of my fitness and nutrition tracking, I’ve had to force myself out the door for each run and I have done zero cross training. I’m thankful for the almost 13 miles Ive been able to log though. This evening’s trail miles were windy and I was chewing dust into my gum by mile 1. Lovely! Below is the detailed breakdown of the past week.