Run On Carry On is a fitness and travel blog, providing trip itineraries, travel budgets, must do activities and how to stay fit when traveling on vacation
Do you feel like you’ve been doing the same type of vinyasa flow yoga class repeatedly? If your class plans have gotten a little stale, here are 8 ways to freshen up your yoga classes. Practice yoga at different studios with different teachers Restorative, yin, chair, ashtanga, trauma informed, yoga nidra and more. The list…
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The weather has started to change here in Dallas, and we are finally starting to get a glimmer of hope for the fall and winter running weather. With the air starting to crisp up in the mid-October timeframe, 30,000 runners are looking to the first Sunday in November for the 50th anniversary of the New…
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There is nothing more uncomfortable than asking for more money. This also cuts deep because 90% of group exercise instructors are women, and historically women are less likely to self advocate and ask for raises than male counterparts. This leads to the gender divide on pay and power differences. Terrible cycle, but either way, you…
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It is fall in Dallas! Or one would think with the mid-September race date for the annual Tour Des Fleurs benefiting the Dallas Arboretum. The Dallas Arboretum is a 66-acre urban botanical garden along White Rock Lake in East Dallas. It happens to be walking distance from my house! All proceeds go towards supporting the…
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A great yoga studio does not always equate to a great business. There are many really fantastic yoga studios out there that cultivate a sense of community, are true to yogic philosophies, and take a vested interest in the growth of each individual student while making sure the teachers are supported. It took me 11…
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Back for another year, the annual Cedar Hill Open Water Swim Challenge and Aquathon was ready to roll post-COVID. This is a unique event for the Dallas – Fort Worth area, as swim race options are limited to Swim Across America and…..that is it. Those interested in improving their open water swimming or who just…
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After the ill-fated Ironman Texas 70.3 of 2019, and the global pandemic of 2020 I was not sure we would race at all in April of 2021. I signed up for the 2019 Ironman on July 25 of 2018. It has been a longggg time coming to race a 70.3 to completion. In 2019 very…
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Becoming a group fitness instructor is easier than you think! I never considered becoming a fitness professional aside from the few fleeting moments in a workout class when you’re with your gal pal and you say, “oh I could do that!” Clearly fitness is very important to me, but it comes out in racing and…
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My baseline fitness is typically ~25mi per week of running and 2mi of swimming with a few (2-4) yoga and/or bike sessions sprinkled throughout, depending on if I am in triathlon season or not. I understand this is not normal for 99% of people. However, I always make it a point to work out on…
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What to wear for your upcoming triathlon The first question every triathlete gets is “so wait, how long and how many sports is that?” and the second is usually “so what do you wear for something like that?” and thankfully there is an entire industry dedicated to outfitting you in the swim bike run tri…
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