Sweating Like a Pig

Have you ever been at the gym, looked around, and thought do some of these people live here? Do they even need to be working out? Or maybe you've been flipping through a fitness magazine and said to yourself "even if I follow the 'Only 10 Moves You Need For a Firm Butt' or 'Work Out On the Go: Equipment Free Hotel Room Exercises', even if I eat all the superfoods and then juice-fast for a month, I will still never look like that"? I know I have, and that's part of the reason I so love this video by This Girl Can, a national campaign celebrating active women in England, and featuring REAL women (leave it to the UK!) I could also listen to the featured Missy Elliott song on repeat for four days and never get sick of it, so that doesn't hurt either.

Its been making it's way across the interwebs and may have popped up in your newsfeed. If you haven't watched it already, it's worth a look. Just try and avoid the comments section on YouTube, which is just good advice in general! :)
#thisgirlcan

The White Stuff

For those of you living under a rock, the Boston area is essentially non-functioning and buried under 27.9 feet of snow. Ok, 6 feet. And there may be more on the way. I give up. I. GIVE. UP. Driving? A nightmare. Walking? If walking in a narrow, snow-banked flanked street is considered safe, then sure, go ahead and walk somewhere. Running? HAHAHAHAHAHA! Oh, I needed a good laugh.

Don't get me wrong, I want to be running outside. I can handle the cold. I can even handle a little snow cover on the sidewalks. But right now, well, there are no sidewalks. There's not even a shoulder on the road (it's a snow bank now) for me to run in. I see OTHER people out there (you, by the way are crazy people. Cra-zy. You should see a doctor), but I am not willing to take any chances.

My 10k training soldiers on, however, on the boring, dreaded treadmill. I'm starting to become ok with it. I have to be really, since I may be restricted to one until the actual race in July (maybe the snow will be gone by then). Music is making a huge difference. I added a few new songs to my workout play list that, frankly, I don't know how I managed to run without. Here is what I am into right now:

Lose Yourself, Eminem (oh, there goes gravity!)

Eye of the Tiger, Surviver (obvious choice, right!? I could run up the steps of the Philadelphia Art Museum, right!?)

Don't Let Me be Misunderstood, Santa Esmeralda (from the Kill Bill soundtrack, so it conjures up  images of ass-kicking, sword-wielding female strength and hotness. It's also 10 1/2 minutes long so by the end of it, I have practically run a mile!)

Uptown Funk, Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars (don't believe me? just watch!)

(I'm a) Slave for You, Britney Spears (I'm a) Slave to This Treadmill

I am always open to suggestions and new (or old) songs. What's on your running playlist??