thanks for joining me and Kim for the weekly run down. We are off again this week to breathe in some mountain air and enjoy some blue skies and lower humidity. Here’s a peek into my week of fitness and fun.
Mountain Air and Blue Skies
Sunday-3 mile power walk + lower body strength + hike + stretch
Cari and I went for a sweaty power walk around my hilly hood. I coaxed her into joining me for a lower body Peloton strength + tread hike class and stretch. We had a great lunch together before saying goodbye and sending her back onto the train to NYC.
beautiful flowers from Coco 😍
Monday-power walk + upper body strength and cycle
We had a slight drop in humidity which made this morning’s power walk with a friend feel so much better. I then decided it was time to get back on the Peloton bike. I opted into the new 3 day strength + cycle split with Robin. This allowed me to keep up my focus on strength and ease back into some cycling miles.
Tuesday-lower body strength + cycle + power walk
Day 2 of the strength plus cycle split had me doing heavy lower body strength followed by a short cycle class. I then headed out for my daily power walk before heading over for a hair cut and color.
Wednesday-Peloton hike + upper body strength + core + fly to Aspen
An Abbreviated Wednesday workout before heading off to the airport to Aspen, Colorado. Hello cool mountain air and blue skies! It is just as beautiful here in the summertime albeit very different looking.
Thursday-morning walk + lots of walking…
I caught with a cousin who is in Aspen for the summer for a morning walk around the beautiful, peaceful trails. Aah that mountain air. Later, my husband was giving a speech that I attended and then more walking around town Somehow, I walked 25K steps.
Friday-hiking Maroon Bells
We had the most beautiful morning hiking at Maroon Bells. The views are right out of a post card!
that evening we embraced our western side…
Saturday-Visiting an arts and crafts show in near by Carbondale
We spent the morning walking around an arts and crafts show in Carbondale. I did a Tarot card reading (a first for me) and many things were surprisingly accurate!
We have had such a fun few days enjoying the mountain air and blue skies.
Sounds like you had a lot of fun in Vail. I do love the cool mountain air and I’m certainly missing it these last few days back in the swamp. It’s great that you’re getting back on your Peloton bike. I’m always open to meeting you for a ride if you start riding outside again.
I’m loving the cooler summer air here in Aspen. I really should get back on my outdoor bike
what beautiful pictures! those flowers are gorgeous. i cant remember the last time i was in the mountains. And you look amazing in that red dress! Love the look with the boots!!
thanks it was a fun vibe! The mountains are really refreshing
Oh, how lovely that you were able to do that!
I absolutely love the mountains in summer – we always try to squeeze in a race or some hiking in the Swiss, French, or Italian Alps when we’re back in Zurich. So much better than melting on hot, crowded beaches or roasting in the city heat!
Exactly the mountains are gorgeous in the summertime too
Cool mountain air sounds amazing right now. It sure looks gorgeous too.
I guess you’re ol with the altitiude?
Glad you liked the flowers. 😉
the altitude gets me a little out of breath for sure but seems much better than when I was here in March
Your trip looks wonderful! I agree with you–it’s very different to visit the mountains in the summer but it’s so beautiful! I hope you completely enjoyed.
we sure are enjoying thanks!
Wow, that looks INCREDIBLE! Mountains, beautiful views and cooler air- sounds like heaven.
I want to hear what your tarot card reading was! (Or, maybe it’s a lot of personal, non-bloggable stuff). Anyway, sounds like a great getaway for you guys.
ha I will talk about that in my coffee date this week! Good idea bc I was not sure what to write about
What a fantastic getaway! You weren’t exaggerating when you said the views looked postcard perfect…your pics certainly tell that story 😉 I’m LOVING those Americana boots! That country look totally suits you!
it is postcard beautiful for sure! The boots are so fun! Need to find a place to where them at home
Maroon Bells is such a pretty hike! Looks like a nice refresh in the mountains.
absolutely gorgeous
Oooh, how nice to go to Aspen in the summer! It looks beautiful! Going to the mountains is so refreshing during a hot summer.
it sure is!
What a great opportunity to go to Aspen! It looks amazing. I’d love to be out West right now to escape the weather here.
it sure was a nice escape from the heat
So much travel this summer! I hope we can get back to that soon! I miss our wanderlust days.
One of the perks of being empty nesters!
Absolutely stunning!
So glad you got a reprieve from the heat. Love the hair and the boots.
Vacation-ish steps just multiply
It was so nice to escape the heat!
How nice that you got to escape the heat. Love the boots.
My bike is lonely…
yes it was nice to escape the heat. I am going to try to get back on that bike