Spring is a time to set new goals and milestones to motivate you towards your best self. Maybe that's stepping up your Pilates to have a strong back for a summer of gardening or sweating it out on the spinning cycle to be race-ready by June. Set your sights on your next goal, then set your stopwatches: it's time for time-trials.
Time trials are a little competition between you and your toughest competitor: yourself. Just as Olympians demonstrate the fruits of their training in a qualifying round before the big race, you can demonstrate to yourself how far your training has brought you and how far you want to go. Perhaps you're working up to a 5K or from 2 Pilates pushups (I mean, elbow bends!) to 10. Step up to the block for a time trial this week and log your results here. Remember, the road to the perfect Teaser starts with a Modified Rollback!
Thanks to Miss Tan and That Edit Girl on Flickr for the great photos.
Nancy is a native of Toronto, Canada and earned her B.A. from the University of Western Ontario followed by an advanced diploma in Fitness and Lifestyle Management from George Brown College. She worked for Dartmouth College setting up the Fitness and Lifestyle Program (FLIP) for students, faculty and the community. Nancy certified with the American College of Sports Medicine while at Dartmouth and later as a Personal Trainer with ACE. After a long career in exercise teaching, Nancy moved into Pilates training and certified with PhysicalMind Institute in 2003. Nancy also has worked on grants at Dartmouth College and the University of Michigan which look at the impact of exercise on various health conditions. Nancy now teaches mat and reformer classes and is available for private and semi-private training.