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You are here: Home / Lifestyle / Back Breakin’

January 6, 2010

Back Breakin’

Time is running out!! But I had a great afternoon and evening 🙂

Lauri and I bundled up in the freezing temps for a sunny boot camp workout at a local school football field.

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We walked a mile to get there – with about 20 pounds of weights on our backs – plus water!

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We spent about 45 minutes alternating between exercises, sprints and jogging laps around the field. We would each do an exercise, switch, SPRINT the football field and back, do each exercise again and then jog a lap before repeating with a different exercise. Since we didn’t have Buzz the Fabulous Photographer, I didn’t get a photo of all of our circuits, but here are a snippet of them.

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We were pooped by the end, but ended up doing a bit of gymnastics 🙂

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[A round off

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And that’s when I broke my back.

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I tried to touch my toes and landed in a squat and pulled something bad in my back. I am NOT A GYMNAST!!! Or a cheerleader. Just an old fart. I really thought I had done something serious for a while there. I felt like my back muscles had been ripped or something. We had a mile walk back home and by the time we got there it was feeling much better and I barely feel it now, so I *THINK* I am OK. Going to take it very easy at yoga tomorrow night.

We came home and warmed up over some soup. That walk home at dusk was freezing!!!

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Happy Herbivore’s Curried Pumpkin Lentil Soup

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I’ve had this saved in my Springpad for ages!

Wafting garlic –

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I love discarded apple cores!!

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It was one of the easiest soups I’ve ever made and was super delicious and filling and easy!!!!

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[The soup recipe made 2 big bowls and a half cup leftover.]

Lauri and I agreed that we wished I’d had some of the molasses that the recipe called for. We also agreed that toasted walnuts would have been a great addition as well as more apple chunks!

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We also made a spinach salad with some Trader Joe’s antioxidant salad mix, which came with spinach, dried cherries, dried blueberries, walnuts and dried edamame. Plus a dressing. We added some Cinnamon Cranberry Goat Cheese (which Lauri found at TJ’s too!).

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The salad was amazinggggg…

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After dinner we sampled a Chocolate Chip Cappuccino Muffin from Great Harvest

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I had just a piece of a quarter plus some Cacao Bliss slightly melted

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Headed to take a bubble bath, red and bed and get lots of rest for my big day tomorrow that is starting at 4:50AM!

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  1. Christy says

    January 6, 2010 at 8:46 pm

    that salad DOES look good! pretty colors 😀

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  2. Meg @ be fit be full says

    January 6, 2010 at 8:49 pm

    Old fart?! Puhleease! You are far from it:)
    Am very impressed you made it outside in this frigid weather. You guys are hardcore!

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  3. Kara (@ Kara's Marathon) says

    January 6, 2010 at 8:59 pm

    Oh no! Make sure to take it easy and take good care of your back while it heals!

    Where did you get that placemat, btw?

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    • Kath says

      January 6, 2010 at 9:00 pm

      Crate + Barrel last year

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      • Kara (@ Kara's Marathon) says

        January 7, 2010 at 9:25 am

        Thanks! 🙂 They really have the best stuff, don’t they?

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  4. Jessica @ JJsVinBlanc says

    January 6, 2010 at 9:14 pm

    Hope your back is ok, I’m sure the hot bath will do the muscles some good. Can’t wait to hear how your first day goes, we’ll all be thinking of you 😀

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  5. Shannon (The Daily Balance) says

    January 6, 2010 at 9:14 pm

    what a fun afternoon – creative way to fit in a workout!

    Glad your back seems to be OK – that can be so scary!

    Soup looks super flavorful, will have to try it soon!

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  6. Estela @ Weekly Bite says

    January 6, 2010 at 9:14 pm

    Love the cart wheel pics! And the soup!!

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  7. Jess. says

    January 6, 2010 at 9:15 pm

    Love the bootcamp idea and cooking dinner with friends is always fun! Hope your back is okay tomorrow!

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  8. Morgan @ Healthy Happy Place says

    January 6, 2010 at 9:18 pm

    wow looks like some intense circuits in the COLD! I give you props for venturing out !

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  9. Food Makes Fun Fuel says

    January 6, 2010 at 9:18 pm

    Hope your back gets better soon! If it hurts at yoga, probably good idea to see somebody. Wouldn’t want to take chances with back injuries

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  10. Danielle (Coffee Run) says

    January 6, 2010 at 9:23 pm

    Your bootcamps sound so fun- I wish I had friends who loved to do that kind of stuff!
    Your salad looks so tasty; dried fruit in salads is so good!

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  11. amanda says

    January 6, 2010 at 9:38 pm

    That soup looks super yum. Your meal was probably the best thing to have after your cold workout.

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  12. Heather @ Health, Happiness, and Hope says

    January 6, 2010 at 9:40 pm

    At least the exercise kept you warm in the chilly weather! But I’m so sorry about your back… take it easy and try a warm compress to ease the muscles while you relax this evening. You probably just strained a muscle badly, but that can REALLY hurt! Hope it feels better soon!

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  13. Whitney @ Lettuce Love says

    January 6, 2010 at 9:41 pm

    Sounds like a great workout!

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  14. Kristen @ Change of Pace says

    January 6, 2010 at 9:42 pm

    I wrote down the ingredients for that salad. It looks so good! I think I actually have everything on hand! Thanks for sharing 🙂

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  15. Jessica @ How Sweet It Is says

    January 6, 2010 at 9:51 pm

    Awesome circuit Kath!

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  16. Nicole says

    January 6, 2010 at 9:52 pm

    Yikes! That is early! Your workout looked like a BLAST! Hope that back is okay!

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  17. Cynthia (It All Changes) says

    January 6, 2010 at 9:53 pm

    BE CAREFUL!!!! Back injuries are no fun. Make sure you rest the muscles in you back before doing anything hard-core.

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  18. Amie says

    January 6, 2010 at 9:54 pm

    Hope your back feels better! That muffin looks delicious!!!

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  19. Erin says

    January 6, 2010 at 9:59 pm

    That soup sounds amazing — going on my weekend to-make list, for sure! 😀

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  20. RED says

    January 6, 2010 at 10:27 pm

    For me, running always gets done! The calisthenics is the hard part! Kudos on getting it done! 🙂

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  21. Heather @ The Joyful Kitchen says

    January 6, 2010 at 10:27 pm

    great workout and great dinner! you guys are an inspiration for sure 🙂

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  22. courtney says

    January 6, 2010 at 10:35 pm

    I am in LOVE with cinnamon and cranberry goat cheese, and it is pure bliss with walnuts… my mouth is watering.
    Looks like a fun fun workout, but I hope your back is okay. Good luck in the A.M.-sounds like you and Matt might turn into nap buddies one of these days!

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  23. Jenna says

    January 6, 2010 at 10:50 pm

    Soup and salad look tasty! Perfect for the cold temps!!
    That muffin sounds delish! Interesting flavor!
    Jenna

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  24. La says

    January 6, 2010 at 11:00 pm

    Mmm that soup looks great.

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  25. amber says

    January 6, 2010 at 11:03 pm

    you are NOT an old fart i think you are just always too close the ground 😉
    hope your back feels better, your outside workouts are always so inspiring!

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  26. Ameena says

    January 6, 2010 at 11:08 pm

    If you are old I don’t even want to know what I am! The soup looks delicious!

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  27. Ali@ Food, Fitness, Fashion says

    January 6, 2010 at 11:10 pm

    I hope you back is better. Looks like you had fun thought. Dinner looks amazing, gah I really want soup now!

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  28. Sarah says

    January 6, 2010 at 11:51 pm

    OOOh, I love that cranberry goat cheese from TJs – sooo good! The bootcamp workout looks really fun, but super cold!

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  29. Hillary @ Nutrition Nut on the Run says

    January 6, 2010 at 11:53 pm

    My mom has a splendid recipe for espresso chocolate chip muffins, but those look terrific…as does the antioxidant salad.

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  30. Ashley says

    January 6, 2010 at 11:57 pm

    Ohhhh my that is just waaaaaaaay too early! Bootcamp looks fun. I definitely would like a workout partner in the Colorado cold! It snowed a ton today so I couldn’t get out for a run and I don’t belong to a gym now…I’ll definitely just have to get out for a walk tomorrow…although it’s supposed to be in the negatives, so maybe just some hardcore house cleaning! =)

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  31. Marge says

    January 7, 2010 at 12:12 am

    Kath! I hurt my tailbone last week and it still hurts. (I fell on the ice.) It did not help that I further aggravated it when I slightly tripped a few days after. I am a runner and haven’t done any exercise in a week! It is driving me crazy. I am meeting with a physical therapist tomorrow, but I recommend taking it very easy! Back injuries do take time to heal because because your back is always at work.

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  32. Hillary @ Nutrition Nut on the Run says

    January 7, 2010 at 1:07 am

    Idea for you: a Great Harvest GIVEAWAY ; )

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    • Kath says

      January 7, 2010 at 6:13 am

      I would love to do that sometime, but I’m not sure about the company rules and if I’m allowed?? Perhaps when I’m a store owner it will be different

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  33. Katie says

    January 7, 2010 at 1:38 am

    Oh wow!!!! a workout in the cold?? That’s something. I wish I was brave enough for that

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  34. Karla says

    January 7, 2010 at 1:54 am

    The work out and the soup sound sooooo good!

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  35. Freya @ foodfitnessandfreya.wordpress.com says

    January 7, 2010 at 3:20 am

    oohh that soup looks amazing 🙂
    You guys have great self disipline to do that workout by yourselves, and OH MY, I SOO wish I could do handstands like that! My body quite simply rejects even the idea of handstands..it’s a dream of mine to one day do one 😛

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  36. Stephanie says

    January 7, 2010 at 3:33 am

    Glad your back is okay, Kath! Wish I had your zest for exercise! Good luck with your early day and busy new schedule. 🙂

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  37. sarah (the SHU box) says

    January 7, 2010 at 5:25 am

    i can’t do that stuff anymore either 🙁 makes me sad b/c i WAS a cheerleader/gymnast! it’s just that it was >10 years ago!! oops. i think i did my last ever back handspring at around age 25. now i think something would snap if i tried it!

    4:50!! WELCOME TO MY WORRRRRLD . . .

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  38. Heather @ Side of Sneakers says

    January 7, 2010 at 9:03 am

    Ouch hope you’re back stays ok!!

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  39. Anne Marie@New Weigh of Life says

    January 7, 2010 at 9:20 am

    Whenever I do that move (which now is barely ever), I always pull something in my back. It hurts!

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  40. Lauren @ Eater not a runner says

    January 7, 2010 at 10:36 am

    Glad to hear your back is ok! Looks like a great workout.

    I think I have to try to make that soup, looks awesome!

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  41. Allison K says

    January 7, 2010 at 10:45 am

    Be careful with your back! I have a bad back from being hit by a drunk driver, so I’m a big advocate of taking care of it. I would reccomend, if your back still hurts in the next 3 days…go to a Physical Therapist or a Chiropractor.

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  42. Rachel says

    January 7, 2010 at 12:48 pm

    Looks like you had a good time!

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  43. Katy @ These Beautiful Feet says

    January 7, 2010 at 12:50 pm

    I love the idea of a “homemade” boot camp. 😉 Sorry you hurt your back though. If it makes you feel any younger(no pun intended) I can’t even do a cart wheel so my back would have killed me too.

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  44. kelsey says

    January 7, 2010 at 12:58 pm

    awwwwwww.. wish I could have been there!!

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  45. Carolyn says

    January 7, 2010 at 1:12 pm

    Feel better soon!! It’s so nice you have people to workout with. 🙂 I am a gym girl, though, and don’t much like working out with a partner there because it messes up my routine.

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  46. lynn (The Actors Diet) says

    January 7, 2010 at 1:46 pm

    i haven’t done a round off in ages!

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  47. Danielle says

    January 9, 2010 at 12:02 pm

    I’m glad that your back is feeling better!

    Your soup and salad look yumtastic! I really wish we had a TJs here, and you know how I feel about Great Harvest! Yum!

    Reply

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