Showing posts with label apparel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label apparel. Show all posts

Sunday, August 30, 2009

Tangible Rewards


Sometimes it's difficult to see your progress when you are working out ... today I picked out one of my favorite pairs of jeans for "date night" - when I pulled the jeans up, I realized that I could slide into them with ease! These jeans used to pull tightly across the waist and barely button up. I was so excited to see how much more comfortably they fit now. I was so pleased that I finally got the energy to hem the bottom of the legs, instead of letting them drag on the ground! Yay!

Today's workout
60 min elliptical (2 x 30 min. bookending workout - weight loss/interval programs)
30 min resistance training

Monday, July 27, 2009

Lookin' Good and Feelin' Fine


I am a big believer in the importance of cute workout clothes.  How you look on the outside can help how you feel on the inside:  this truth reflects one of the reasons I work out in the first place, and it informs what I wear when I do exercise.  Wearing a grungy T-shirt and big sweats may be easy and cheap, but it makes me feel and look sloppy.  When I wear a cute gym outfit, I feel better about myself and motivated to go work out.

So --- I am always on the look out for new, stylish fitness apparel.  I decided to check out VSX Sport (Victoria's Secret sport line) today because I had a $10 off coupon.  I was pleased to see they have an adorable new line of graphic T-shirts.  They do not appear to be available online, but they had about 20 different designs available in the stores, in many different colors.  They are priced at $22.  The cotton fabric is thin and soft (very comfortable for exercising in the gym or running outdoors).  The pale blue shirt that I bought reads "Let's run away together" and has an image of two runners.  They also have a line of yoga tanks with phrases like "Breathe", "Exhale" and "Relax".  I also purchased a wonderful pair of tight, knee-length yoga pants with a V-shaped waist, priced at $35.  Even though they are labelled "yoga" pants, they still have a little key pocket inside the waist which means I can wear them running too.

Great finds!