I am training for the New York City Marathon – (Ack, it is in 78 days!) I was excited to see in my Equinox alumni newsletter that they are offering a FREE weekly strength training workout for NY Marathoners on their Q website. They say, “Though crisp air and changing leaves seem almost too far off in the future to contemplate, fall marathon training season is already in full swing. But in focusing so intently on hitting mileage goals, most aspiring 26.2 finishers neglect a major component of race prep: Strength-training. That’s why we tapped a team of Equinox trainers to develop a 16-week strength-training plan designed specifically with a marathoner’s needs in mind. These weekly workouts will complement your running schedule perfectly, setting you up for a stronger, faster finish.” I agree that when miles start to add up, strength training can be among the first things to go!
Lucky for me, each week has only 4 moves! So I can get started and not be too far behind. The moves hit the following categories: Mobility, activation, movement prep, and movement. They say, “Too many athletes in our clubs go straight into heavy lifting without properly warming up,” says Heuisler. “To counter this, we establish mobility first, then follow with a core activation exercise. Every week, we have one major movement, but to help the body go through that movement most efficiently, we’ve added in a movement that will prep the body for the move. Think of it like doing a warm-up lap or two before going into sprints at a track.”
You can use these links to start at the beginning and get weekly updates:
- Week 1
- Week 2
- Week 3
- Week 4
- Week 5
- There is also a PDF of the first four weeks that you can print out.
I don’t know about you, but I am lazy about strength training – especially since Andrew left town! Are you on top of your strength moves?
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Happy Friday! Check out these deals:
- Amazon Local Deals has a 16×20 Photo to Canvas Print with Free Shipping from CafePress for $35 (72% off), Custom 20-Page Hardcover Photo Books from Picaboo from$13 (Save 75%) and lots of cool local deals all over! Check it out!
- RueLaLa has great deals on mophie chargers for iPhone and much more!
- Cakestyle is closing. Check out their awesome sample/closing sale!
- Plum District has $10 for $20 on Veggie-Gos from Naked Edge (I reviewed them!) and more great deals for back to school, too!
- Get up to 40% off favorite limited editions plus free shipping at Shu Uemura through Aug. 20; enter SHUSALESHIP.
- Gilt kicks off a major sale on Gorjana jewelry today, offering up to 50% off retail prices. With skinny wrap bracelets, sleek charm pendants, architectural necklaces, gold stacking rings, dagger earrings, and so much more on sale, it’s about time you gave your jewelry collection a little face-lift.
- Gilt City has great national and local deals including 50% off on cool prints from Instathis and 75% off on prints from Printcopia!
- Check out some awesome deals from Back Country.com and Steep and Cheap on women’s active casual clothes. They even outdealed me on my new Icebreaker dress. Retail is $99. I got it for $50. They are selling if for $39.99. Lots of great deals. Today is the last day! Don’t miss it!
- Get 30% off of your first Blue Apron order. They ship & you cook. It’s simple. Get 30% off your 1st order with this link.
- Today only – 60% off selected bouquets from Organic Bouquet.
- Buy one get one half off and an extra $5 off for back to school at Shoe Carnival! Take $5 off of your purchase of $39.98 or more. Enter SAVE5 at checkout online or bring printed coupon to a store near you! Ends 9/1/2013. Note: Cannot be used on prior purchases, refunds, exchanges or gift card purchases. One coupon per transaction. Offer subject to change without notice.
- 20% off all regularly priced items at ShoeMall.com through Aug. 20, plus free shipping; enter TAKE20
- $15 off Any Combination of Two Pastas, Baked Pastas or Entrees at Buca di Beppo with this coupon
- Check out great back to school deals at Eversave!
- Active GearUp has a great deal on Soleus GPS watches – 45% off!
Still Available:
- Get $25 off orders of $100 or more at Loehmann’s, excluding clearance, with code DESIGNER25.
- Get $10 off any purchase of $100 or more at TOMS through Sept. 3 with code TOMSBTSSPECIAL.
- Buy One Get One for Half Off with the Famous Footwear Back To School sale. Rewards members take an extra 20% off. Non-members take an extra 15% off. Print your coupon HERE to shop in-store sale 8/8 – 8/17.
- Try all natural and cruelty free cosmetics from Pacifica and get 40% off Lotus Garden Value Collection. Free shipping on orders over $50, too!
- New customers to Bestowed (healthy curated box from celeb nutritionist Heather Bauer) get the first month for $10 with the code HELLOYUM.
- Get first month free on Love with Food box with code FBGIFT.
- Get 25% off on spa treatments at exhale spas when you book with a friend with code friend25 by 8/31.
- Get 25% off when you sign up for email at Derailed and free shipping for orders over $45 with code DALAUG3.
- Get discounted gift cards for your favorite stores plus $5 off $75 for new customers at Raise with code RAISE75AF.
- Hey Chicagoland eaters, Meez Meals is expanding delivery area from Naperville to Waukegan and all Chicago zip codes. To celebrate they are offering 50% off through August 31 with the code GROW50 and referred by Erica Agran. (Not in Chicago? Get 30% off on your first Blue Apron Delivery!)
- Need to go to Vegas? Amazon Local Deals has a great deal on a two night stay at Las Vegas Suites (which is affiliated with the MGM grand) It is a super nice, fairly new suite based hotel with no casino, but you can use all of the amenities of MGM. A win-win. I stayed there about 5 years ago when it was brand new and liked it a lot. (Other good deals, too, on local stuff all over the country)
Have a great weekend! I will be hiding out from the air and water show here in Chicago. What are you up to?
PS. Don’t forget to check out our awesome Honey’s Runners raffle to support the American Cancer Society. Only $5 to enter, 100% match to $2500 and GREAT prizes (2 new winners just picked!) and don’t forget to enter my MILA chia giveaway, too!