Fit with Ruthie

Someday I WILL run again I miss it terribly The freedom The strength The high The feeling that comes from making yet another mile I miss the agony of mile 11 I miss the joy of the .2 after the 13 I miss the runner I use to be Hoping and praying this year will be different than last Praying for the pain to go away Until then I will dream of running. Cause it's the next best thing to actual running.

It's the new year and I have some new year resolutions just like everyone else. The ones I have this year are a lot different than ones I had in 2007 but the way to stay on track still applies. How do we set goals and actually achieve them? How do we not let life get in the way of where we want to be in 6 months or a year? How to we stay positive and focused? I have lots of tips and tricks for all those things, but reality is you and I could still fall off the resolution bandwagon. What if there is one big key that could guarantee you and I succeed? What if it really comes down to one simple yet complex idea. What if I told you we could take on a second part time job of only 12 hours a week and that this job would transform your life into the fit healthy person you dream of being? Might I suggest changing your habits and become the person you dream of really comes down to taking on a second job. I visit with quiet a few people about fitness and weightless and the response ...

Deep down inside I wish I could eat like everyone else. Deep down inside I dream of a hamburger and fries with lots of ketchup and a large coke. Deep down inside I would love to go to Olive Garden and order breadsticks and Alfredo. But the sucky part of all this.... I am not like everyone else. Could I choose to eat like everyone else? sure... but what would it get me? ...well.. I would be another figure in the American Dietary Landscape. I would be on medication for stomach aches and taking pills to sleep at night because I am so tired. I would be miserable.   Reality is I have issues with food. I always have. I loved how Cokes use to make me feel. I loved the highs I would get off of slurpies and candy. I loved the salty and crunchy of chips and crackers. I loved the stress relief a bag of chips and a coke could bring. I loved the energy it would give me. But I HATED how I felt afterward. .....yeah. ... that part sucks. so I sit here today not thinking I have found the answer to...

Reality for me these days is this: Certified level 2 Personal trainer Running Coach with USATF Certified Group Exercise Instructor: Kickboxing, Bootcamp, Step, Cardio Aerobics etc Certified Zumba Instructor level 1, 2, and Zumbatomic. I dont get through my day without thinking about how I use to be. Some days I have to pinch myself to know all this is real. You see, I remember vividly the days of struggle and the days when I looked upon people working in the fitness industry as fanatics and something impossible to reach. Yet....here I am.... How is the world did this 44 year old homeschooling mom become this? There are 3 keys to my success. #1. Prayer #2. Inspiration #3. Starting Over You see I am NEVER perfect. I "fall off the bandwagon many times a year" the secret is that when I do fall I chase that durn wagon down as fast as I can and jump back on. Starting Over is a process for me. Here is how it usually goes: 1. I start feeling like crap and know I want t...

I stumbled upon this website last night...   And I think I have found my next challenge. I will be using some of these moves during my kickboxing class next semester and want/need to get a head start on getting prepared for teaching that class. I have about 6 or 8 weeks before I begin teaching it so hopefully by then I will be in shape enough that teaching wont exhaust me :)  In the video and on the site they suggest doing the following, in order and you can take breaks or modify as needed. My goal is to be able to do this whole list by New Years Day and it will be how I ring in my new year (after a 13 min warm up :) Backward Lunge Kick Up 25 reps on each leg Walk Over Push Up 50 reps Mountain Climber 50 reps Sumo Squats Knee Up 50 reps One Leg Bridge Leg Lift 25 reps on each leg Side to Side Squat & Leg Lift 50 reps One Arm Tricep Push Up 25 reps on each arm Star Crunch 50 reps Diagonal Touch Down 25 reps on each side Side Plank Lift 25 reps on each side O...

I know I know . The New Year is over a month away, but I have already started to think about what goals I have planned for 2013. This past year wasnt at all what I expected. I expected to run atleast 13 half marathons, I expected to run atleast 1 full marathon, I expected to do lots of things... but 2012 had its own plans and sad to say 10 months of the 12 were filled with very limited running. The worst thing that can happen to a runner is to force them NOT TO RUN. How can someone who is a RUNNER.. NOT RUN? You see... being a running isnt just about the calories burned or the inches lost .. its not about time and its not about a tshirt... A TRUE running runs for what it teaches them about life and how it changes them on the inside. . A True runner runs to clear the mind and soul. How can a runner, not run. Well, a runner who is unable to run still looks at life thru the eyes of a runner. Every HARD workout I do, Every sweat drop that hits the floor in zumba or while do...

I am sick. I never get sick. but here i am sick. coughing and coughing and coughing. Since changing my diet to gluten free and eating healthy i hardly ever get sick. Its something I dont take for granted becuase I use to get sick allllll the time. But Saturday the wind blew here nonstop and with it all the dust and things from west texas began to bother me. I taught class yesterday, although I didnt feel well and was happy that I actually felt GREAT until about halfway thru the workout. Then I crashed and wondered if I would make it thru class. .......I did. today I have done nothing but take hot showers take meds and sleep. hoping tomorrow I wake up feeling normal.