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New Kicks and Holter Monitoring

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Hi, I'm Tina!

I’m the owner of Carrots ‘N’ Cake as well as a Certified Nutrition Coach and Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner (FDN-P). I use macros and functional nutrition to help women find balance within their diets while achieving their body composition goals.

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Don’t ya love getting new kicks?!? For some reason, they seem to “re-motivate” me when it comes to my fitness goals. There’s just something about having new gear that gives me a little push to work harder. Does that happen to anyone else?

A good friend of mine from New Balance recently sent me a pair of 904 trail runners to test out. I haven’t worn New Balance shoes in years and I am very picky when it comes to sneakers, but I’m happy to report that I am a HUGE fan of the 904’s so far! Typically, I take lots of time trying on new sneakers (and obsessing) before making a decision, so it was nice having a quality pair of sneakers sent right to my home!  

First off, I love the fun, eye-catching color of these kicks. Obviously, I will be running in style with these babies! Performance-wise, these shoes are lightweight, not big and bulky, yet stable and supportive. They had a snug fit around my foot, but still in a nice, flexible way. My feet were very comfortable during my 3 mile jog this morning. 

Breakfast

After such an indulgent bachelorette weekend, I knew that I wanted to begin my morning with something fresh. I started with a bowl of peaches and blueberries. 

I also threw in some healthy carbs and nut butter for staying-power. 

With iced coffee with soy milk and agave nectar… 

Slow and Steady?

After this post, I’m headed to the hospital for a 24-hour Holter monitor test. Sounds like a blast, right?! A Holter monitor is a continuous tape recording of my heart for 24 hours straight. It’s worn during my regular daily activities, so it helps my doctor figure out what’s going on with my heart. Since the recording covers 24 hours, Holter monitoring is much more likely to detect something abnormal (than an EKG which lasts less than a minute).

So, long story short, I have a very slow heart beat. When I visited my doctor about my bum hip, the nurse did the standard tests on me, including taking my pulse, which was just 44 BPM. (The average resting heart rate is around 70 BPM.) Needless to say, my doctor was concerned and gave me an EKG. The EKG gave her the same results, so now I am having a much more “detailed” test, which includes wearing a heart-rate monitor all day long. Meh. I’m not looking forward to it, but ya gotta do, what ya gotta do. 

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What’s your favorite brand/type of sneaker? What makes it a good sneaker?


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