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Fitness Friday

April 26, 2013 by Melanie Flinn, MS, RD11 Comments

Oh Friday, I am so happy you are here! I realized I haven't given you an update on my injured foot and I am sure you are all dying to know how it's feeling. Right? Right. So I took a good 2 weeks off from running after I went to the Doctor. I bought new running shoes that are good for high arches, such as mine. I took ibuprofen daily. I waited patiently for the pain to magically disappear. Um yeah, that didn't happen. I couldn't wait any longer so I decided to test it out. Since my rest period ended I have done about 4 runs, at no more than 3-4 miles per run. I am so frustrated that the … [Read more...]

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What’s In Your Fitness Closet?

March 25, 2013 by Melanie Flinn, MS, RD37 Comments

Being a stay-at-home mom who exercises on a regular basis allows for me to dress, um shall we say comfortably? The good news is that I always have make-up on and my hair is combed upon leaving the house to take my son to school! Yay me. I'll admit though I put on workout clothes first thing in the morning about 95% percent of the time. When I am really on top of things, I workout, shower and put on regular clothes before leaving but that isn't the norm. Luckily the exercise clothes they make these days are SO cute. I have to say Nike, Lululemon, Under Armour and Athleta make up the majority … [Read more...]

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Fitness Friday: A Workout & Tips for Seeing Results

January 18, 2013 by Melanie Flinn, MS, RD10 Comments

I've had a great week of workouts. It's funny what the mind can do when it comes to exercise. I just felt like stepping it up and once Monday rolled around I pushed myself more than I have lately. I got in a nice variety- 2 days of treadmill running, 2 days of Insanity and 1 day of weights. I plan on doing a long outside run on Saturday with a new neighborhood running group. It will be my first run with them and I am hoping I like it because that is probably the only way I will be fitting in long runs in this cold weather. I need the motivation! (pictured above: sporting a few of my new … [Read more...]

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Fitness Friday: No-Equipment Needed Workouts + San Diego

December 7, 2012 by Melanie Flinn, MS, RD18 Comments

Greetings from San Diego! I am so happy to be back here visiting. The last time I was here, over 6 years ago, and I was 5 months pregnant with my first child! I loved my time in San Diego. I originally moved with a high school friend because we were looking for a change. I was just finishing my Dietetic Internship in Boston and she was working in San Francisco. We decided if were going to find jobs in San Diego we just needed to move there. So we did! I took the first job I interviewed with at Scripps Mercy Hospital with their WIC program. I really enjoyed working with the high risk … [Read more...]

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Fitness Friday! Six No-Equiment Needed Workouts!

November 9, 2012 by Melanie Flinn, MS, RD4 Comments

The weekend is here! I am super excited because my hubby has been out of town all week and it's always extra exhausting taking care of 3 young children solo. I feel for you single parents out there. I will be handing off the kids first thing Saturday morning when I plan on getting a good long run in and go for a haircut! Thrilled for both actually! As I've mentioned before, it's hard to make it to a gym when you've got several young children so I love to share at-home workouts or ones that you can do on a lunch break if you work. When I worked a few years ago, I never took a real lunch … [Read more...]

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Fitness Friday: 25-Minute Anywhere Workout

October 5, 2012 by Melanie Flinn, MS, RD3 Comments

I have been doing a lot of quick workouts around here lately. Baby R still takes two naps and I try my best to let him take them at home which means I usually skip the morning gym for a treadmill run or at-home workout. I do miss the good ol' days of kid-free workout sessions, but I'll take what I can get! I have been enjoying this one lately. It takes ~ 25 minutes and I call it my garage workout because that is where I do it, but it's great for hotel rooms, inside, outside, the gym, etc. Sometimes I'll do a quick 1 mile run on the treadmill and then just one round of these exercises. … [Read more...]

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