November 2, 2014 by SnoLo

Fitness is Fun

I’ve been asked how I stay fit without a gym membership, so hopefully this will answer some of those questions. Though I do lift heavy weights, I usually just use my body weight, and the resources I see around me. Today I went up to one of my favorite workout spots in Breckenridge to try something new – film my workout with GoPro. Besides sharing an example of a typical workout, reviewing the footage helped me see first hand how I can improve my form and technique to be more efficient. I’m always a work in progress, but I’m constantly finding new ways to make fitness fun. My arms are definitely going to be sore!

WARMUP:

10 minute hike
30 second stair sprint
5 minutes hike
30 second stair sprint

WORKOUT: 3 ROUNDS OF:

10 burpee + pushups + bench jump
5 regular pushups
5 clapping pushups
10 dips to 90 degrees or deeper
5 wide pushups
20 second uphill sprint

COOLDOWN:

Walk all the way down to bottom of trail
Stretch 10 minutes.

Music: Smash the Funk – Griz

February 18, 2014 by SnoLo

Get Back Up

Sorry if this sounds cliche, but I was recently reminded of how important it is to get back up when you fall. Actually, I’m not sorry. Getting back up is important – in life, in love, in sports, in everything. Getting back up and trying again is the most important thing you can possibly do.

The other day I crashed hard on my snowboard, hit my head, and ended up with a pounding headache, a black eye, and a bruised ego. The way I see it, I’m very lucky. If I hadn’t been wearing a helmet, or crashed a different way, I could’ve been seriously injured. After taking a break to make sure I was ok, I hopped back on the chairlift and went straight for the trick again… and I nailed it. Even though I was still shaken up, I was pumped. I knew I had it all along; I just needed to show myself. Enjoy the video of my crash 🙂

On a more personal note, I recently decided to open my heart for the first since it was smashed to pieces nearly two years ago, when my relationship of 7 years ended. I’m excited that I’ve found someone who makes me want to break down the walls I’ve built to guard my emotions, but risking getting hurt again scares the hell out of me. Most of me feels like the risk will be worth the reward, part of me feels like I’m just waiting to catch and edge and fall flat on my back, again. Let’s hope not… that hurts… a lot.

What I’m saying is that some things in life are much easier and much faster to come back from than others. It doesn’t matter how fast you fall or how slow you get up. What matters is that you do, and you do it for you… no one else.

I finally got back up. This time better. This time stronger. This time ready. And even if I fall again, there is only one thing to do…. get back up and try again.

“You cannot let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.”

January 17, 2014 by SnoLo

Change. Again.

It’s been a while, since I’ve written anything in my blog. Not because I’ve had nothing to share, but because I’ve been having too much fun. Excuses, excuses. Well I’m going to try to do better… Correction, I WILL do better.

My life has changed a lot in the last few months. In fact, everything has changed. But unlike last time I changed my life, now I wasn’t running away from a bad breakup, or finding “myself” or chasing after boy. I was simply following a feeling I had when I spent time in Breckenridge. Following my heart I guess you could say.

In two weeks I quit both of my jobs in Denver, signed over my lease, moved to the mountains, and found myself living an amazing life in Breckenridge. I landed a great job that supports my snowboarding habit and my need for challenge, competition, and growth. I make my own schedule, so naturally I plan my work around my snowboarding…. kidding… kinda. But I do ride a lot, and work a lot.

I’ll spare you the details of how awesome my life is, but let’s just say I couldn’t be happier. In order to keep my posts more consistent, I am going to keep them shorter and more to the point. Sometimes I like to go on tangents when I write…

Anyways, enjoy some more pictures of my life lately. #BreckLife