Cindy Florida Sunday 2-5 The Beach Again:)

I have been walking a lot lately! However, I don't usually bring my camera. I have become more focused on walking fast and for distance. I save my creatively fit walks for special places and/or occasions. Even if we post once a week or once every other week, I think with the amount of teammates that we have here, we can keep creatively Fit going strong. So please don't feel like you can't post if you haven't been around in a while. We love to see where you've been and hear how you're doing.:)
Another way of looking at CF is like a relay team. Think of it as passing the baton! It's all about motivating one another and encouraging each other to continue on. CF is a constant work in progress, just as we all are. I believe it will grow and evolve into whatever it is meant to be. It is still finding its way. Together we can turn it into something great!

So on to the walk...
It was a long walk to the beach and we took Lucy this time.

Lucy was not feeling the beach:( We tried to talk her into it...

Nope! She's a land lover!

So we joined her up in the dunes...


We did take a nice long walk along the beach and ran and jumped over tide pools, while Lucy chased the birds! It was a great walk and day!

I'm passing the baton!:)


Feel free to grab it!(we are always looking for new teammates too. If you are interested in joining just leave a comment here and let me know)
Happy walking!
Cindy

Cindy Florida Sunday 2-5

This walk is from Sunday April 25. It was my birthday and we decided to go to the beach. I'm not sure how far we walked. I'm guessing about 3 miles. We wanted to check out this beach because it was a beach that allowed dogs and we wanted to see if it would be a fun place to take Lucy. It was an incredible place. The landscape seemed to change from one end to the other. And there were turtles everywhere! It was a great day! We definitely plan on returning, possibly next Sunday:) with Lucy!



My kids never met a skink they didn't like:)



We met a nice retired man,named Bob, who offered to take a family picture for us.
It was a great walk and a very happy birthday!!

Cindy Florida Monday All day!

Today, April 7th, is National Start Walking Day! Sponsored by the American Heart Association!

It's a great day to join Creatively Fit!

It's spring break this week so we decided to take a walk on the wild side!


Well, maybe not the wild side but this is the closest we could get to the wild side!



Each one of these lovely creatures capture the attention of my camera with his/her charming personality.

And these charming creatures always capture my attention!



Since I am not a ride person, it was a perfect opportunity for me to sneak in a creatively fit walk!

Maybe tomorrow, a walk on the beach:)

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Cindy Florida Thurs 9:45-10:30 AM

I wanted to give an update on my progress being creatively fit. I know Paula has been feeling a little lonely around here.I so much appreciate your posts! Even those who haven't been walking, clicking and connecting your support is always appreciated , as we all benefit from encouragement:)

I have been focusing my creativity with my fitness in a slightly different way recently. I have been working out at the gym 45-50 minutes M-F. I spend the first 30 minutes on the treadmill. My stamina has increased greatly since I started. My goal is not to add more time to my workout(because I don't have more time) but to intensify what I do in that amount of time.



These pictures above were taken last week with my phone camera. As you can see, on the treadmill data I averaged 3.8 mph, burned 226 calories, and went 2. miles in 31 minutes. Today (no camera phone in hand) I went 30 minutes and burned 245 calories. I am burning more calories in the same amount of time because I have increased speed and incline.

I also do crunches every workout. In addition, I have added arm and leg exercises. This only added about 5-8 minutes to my workout. (MWF Legs M-lunges with dumb bells 3 sets of 12) , W out and inner thigh machine, F-front and back of thigh machine. Tues, shoulders and pecs Thurs, biceps and triceps. I make sure to stretch well everyday! This averages out to about a 45-50 minute workout. I try to keep weights a little on the lighter side, to do faster higher reps.

When I'm on the treadmill I watch tv (there are several in front of me) or think(lots of thinking time-my mind is always going).

I feel like I have become my own personal trainer. Designing your own workout intuitively (listening to your body and responding to what it needs) Is also a way of staying creatively fit!

I may be writing more about this topic on my other blog later when I have more time. Now it's time to apply all of this energy to my day!

Were you Creatively fit? Tell me about it!

Cindy Florida Monday 9:15-10:15 AM

Been walking but mostly in the gym. As the weather gets warmer I'll venture out more. Trying to walk M-F on the treadmill burning at least 200 calories. Better than nothing, right? Also, always do sit ups and today added some arm exercises. I don't usually have my phone with me in the gym. Thought I'd experiment with some quick snaps. Don't want to make people uncomfortable. I was very discreet but don't think I'll attempt it again.:)



Happy Walking!

Cindy Florida Monday 9:00-10:00AM

Today I combined the Gym with a short Creatively Fit walk. I walked for 32 minutes on the treadmill, burned 238 calories, distance 2.27 miles. I watched Rachel Ray instead of Regis and Kelly. I discovered that RR has less commercials that R&K. This made the time go much quicker and I like RR better than K. Her show today was all about tips!!

After the mill I did my usual sit-up routine consisting of 100 crunches 50 straight up and 25 right and left.

From the gym I went over to City Hall, which is right up the road. I walked once around the park and snapped some pictures!



On October 21 I walked from the gym to City Hall. You can see the pictures from that walk HERE. Sometimes it's interesting to compare the change in seasons and how the light changes, especially in Florida, where the differences can be subtle.

I hope you're having a creatively fit day! Sometimes the creativity comes in figuring out how to fit a fitness routine into your day!:)

Cindy Florida Sunday 12:45-2:00 AM

It was a chill day in Florida today. No bright Florida sun. It was the perfect day to walk around Blue Springs.
This is real Florida beauty! The Springs!


We took Lucy with us! It was fun, except for her throwing up in the car to and from:( This made my little one sick, so he threw up too! Good times! Lucy made some new friends but nothing beats a man and his dog.:)


As usual, Lucy wanted to play with the squirrels. But the squirrels weren't buying it.



The kids found this great hollowed out tree to climb on. Lucy even got into the act! I couldn't resist taking a few pictures. Hayley, you would have had a ball with this one!



But I must admit, the real reason we decided to walk at Blue Springs today was for these lovely creatures! They come into the spring this time of year because the water in the river is too cold. The Springs are 72 degrees year round. Today the park rangers counted 88 manatees (sometimes referred to as sea cows)



I hope you enjoyed my Creatively fit walk today. It was not a strenuous workout, more creative than fit. However, I believe any walking is better than no walking. Tomorrow, if I'm not subbing, it's back to the treadmill.

I hope everyone had a great weekend!

I'm linking this post to Mosaic Monday over at Little Red House. You can find many more mosaics over there and if you browse around Creatively Fit you will find many mosaics from our teammate. If you'd like to join Creatively Fit just email me or Hayley and we'll set you up! You can also leave a comment here.

Cindy Florida Tuesday 9:15-10:00 AM

Cindy Florida Monday 9:15-9:45AM

Well, I'm trying to get fit again. I headed to the gym today, after dropping my son off at school.

How to be creatively fit at the gym? Well, today I started by going on the treadmill. 30 minutes, 2 miles, 200 calories burned. It's a start. Tomorrow I hope to do the treadmill again and add a few free weight exercises. That's the fit part. What to do about the creative part? I'm having camera issues so no pictures. And I think people might be a bit uncomfortable with me snapping pictures at the gym.

So.... here is a picture that I took of the outside of my gym during another Creatively fit walk. And here is my attempt at being creative with it.



I did the collage in Picasa and added the animated sticker, and rotated the colors in photobucket.




Here is another very creative use of treadmills. I wanted to embed it but it was disabled:(

Were you Fit today? Tell use about it Creatively!!:)

Cindy Florida Friday 8:05-8:30 AM

We finally got to walk this morning! It was cold for Florida! We walked briskly and I snapped a few pictures. The strange looking thing all wrapped up is a palm tree. This is winter in Florida. They are forecasting snow tomorrow!! Crazy!




Here are a couple of details that grabbed my attention. I love the natural colors of the patina in the heart wind chime and the bright playful colors of the painted birdhouse. So different yet that seem to go well together:)



It feels good to get out in the fresh air! I'm so glad we walked today!

Cindy Florida Monday 12:50-1:15 PM

Today I found a way to creatively sneak a walk into my day. Between shopping, cleaning, bill paying, appt setting etc... I decided to take a breather and find a place to walk, if only for a few minutes. On my way to food shopping, I stopped in a nearby strip mall and walked quickly from one end to the other and back again.



I tried out my panoramic setting on my new camera ( I still have some work to do in figuring out how to get the most from this camera).



I "speed" window shopped along the way.



I walked to the far end of the strip mall, Super Target. It was a little bit chilly, so I went into Target and walked quickly around the entire perimeter of the store and exited at the other end in the gardening dept.



I walked back to the other end of the shopping center and went in World Market for a lap around the store. I bought a heart shaped pancake maker for $2.99 and left!

Total walk time was about 25 minutes!

Did you walk today?!
I'd love to hear about it:)

Cindy-Florida :A New Years Resolution!

Recruiting!!
Calling all walkers/photographers!

We want you...to be part of our team!

Join us in getting Creatively Fit in 2010! It's fun, easy and creative! Read all about it, above!

WALK- CLICK-CONNECT!

I'm joining Mosaic Monday over at Little Red house, for this post, because we do a lot of mosaics here at Creatively Fit!

This Mosaic includes pictures of the many paths that I have walked, in 2009!

Your posts can be as simple or elaborate as you like. One picture, two or collages! Poems, paintings, short stories! It's all about getting away from the computer, getting some exercise and reporting back, creatively!

We will support you with comments and cheers!

Come join the fun!! We're waiting for you...

In the meantime, have a look around and see what others have posted in 2009!

Happy Walking 2010!!

Outdoor walking may be a little hard for those of you experiencing a harsh winter but there are also great indoor places to walk and click i.e. Malls, Museums, Super Stores...:)!

Spread the word!!

Cindy Florida Thursday 8:10-8:45am

As we close out the year, I reflect on my Creatively Fit walks and pictures. Although, Creatively Fit has been inactive for a while that doesn't mean that it has to end. Sometimes there may be a break in the routine, it doesn't have to mean we give up. :)
My son, Matthew, and I took our last Creatively Fit walk, for 2009, this morning.



As we ring in the new year, we(Matt and I) have resolved to revive our Creatively Fit walks. Matthew will be joining me! I bought him these new funky sneakers last night and we were raring to go this morning. We will try to walk every weekday morning before he goes to school, for a half hour. Today we added a little running or sprinting or jogging(well something that was briefly faster than a walk:). I probably won't be taking as many pictures. I'd like to focus more on the fit part. But I will use Creatively Fit as a way of documenting my walks and keeping accountable and motivated. I will also try to go to the gym after Matthew goes off to school. This is the year that I kick my butt into shape.


My vision for Creatively Fit, for 2010, is to be a supportive blog, for people to use, as a way of staying motivation, through encouragement, sharing, and creativity. I encourage all of our teammates to give it another try. We all have different styles of posting. Please feel free to show us your style. Whether it be with collages, slide shows, dialogue, single pictures or something completely new. Let's get Creative and Fit again. Let's encourage each other and learn from each other!

I look forward to getting Creatively Fit with you all in 2010!

Have a wonderful, Happy, Healthy and Safe New Year!

Now Let's see those creative posts!

Cindy - Florida Sunday 1:00-3:00 PM

I walked, on Sunday, at the Auto Show Extravaganza, at the Orange County Convention center. Although walking once a week is not going to do much for fitness, it is still better than nothing, right? Even if you are only able to post once a week or just once in a while, we welcome your contribution.:) Feel free to post whenever you can.



The Orange county convention Center is a massive place and we did do quite a bit of walking!



Christmas is coming!
I hope Santa brings me a new camera and a hip bag!:)

Cindy - Florida Sunday 8:10-9:00 AM

Walked this morning! I don't think I can walk everyday. My goal will be a few times a week.(I hope) The sun was shining and the air was comfortably cool.



Creatively Fit seems to have fallen between the cracks. Here's a sidewalk crack collage:) Cracks can be beautiful too!:)


I walked 4.32 miles this morning; 1.66 miles to the middle school, 1 mile around the middle school track, and 1 mile back home.


Hope everyone is having a beautiful Sunday!
I hope you find some time to walk! I'll be here to cheer you on!:)

Cindy - Florida Friday 8:45-9:25 PM

Hayley and I were walking together sort of, on the phone, spinning, running, jumping walking! We had a few scary moments but all in all it was a fun walk! I'll be looking for Hayley's pictures!

Take your camera for a night walk and dance with your camera! But watch where you're going!:)

Cindy - Florida Tuesday 11:25-12:25 PM

I can't believe the last time I walked was on Friday or was it Thursday?! I did walk on Saturday, if you count trick or treating. But no pictures.
Anyway, walked today. Went back to Historic Sanford. As you can see, they haven't switched the Halloween decorations to Christmas decorations. But I'm sure that's coming soon.



I passed by a gallery that I love. This gallery consists of artist studios. You can walk around, peek in the studios and watch the artists work. I noticed a sign in the window that said, "Artist studio space available" I had to go inside and inquire. I spoke to the gallery owner. She said the artist will be accepted by a jury. Although there is rent to pay(that's the scary part). I took an application...How I would love to do this. I think I would do paintings from my CF photos.



After I left the gallery, I had so much to sort through in my head, that I walked over to Lake Monroe to continue my walk. The weather was beautiful. The air was cool and the sky was gray. The water was choppy, much different from the last time I walked here.




After that, I walked back to the town. As I approached the intersection, I came upon a very large witch (also left over from Halloween). It was a great subject for some pictures, so I started clicking away. A man from across the street was yelling something to me. I crossed the street to talk to him. He asked if I would take his picture. I did. He wanted me to bring him a copy of it. It was a very strange encounter.



It was a good walk today.

I'm a little sad that we seem to have lost our team.:(

Hayley and I have been talking about changing the format of the site. We will write a post together soon, to let you know what we have come up with.

I hope everyone is doing well. We miss seeing your pictures.

Have a great night!