"Ahh, shit...I'm hungover," was my very first thought this morning. I was supposed to be so good this weekend--eat healthy and get lots of exercise. But, my abnormally bad hangovers usually leave me useless for the entire day. Today, however, I decided to do everything in my power to snap out of it and stick to my weekend goal.

Here's how I cured my hangover the healthy way...

First thing...FOOD!

my stretching playlist

You know that uh-mazing feeling when you finally finish a long run or grueling workout? It gets better...

The Stretch.

Similar to how high-energy tunes bumpin' in your ears gives you that extra push, switching to some slow jams can help you relax and get deeper into your stretch. When I accomplish an extreme sweat sesh, I trade Lil' Wayne for Al Green, Lady Gaga for Ellie Goulding and the Foo Fighters for The Shins.

"sweet sweaty moments" ~lululemon athletica

My inspiration of the week comes from the lululemon blog. "Sweet sweaty moments" is a picture collage of all the times sweat makes you happy. Every one of these situations have happened to me, and my goodness are they sweet.

sunday runday

How can I not when I live here? Here're my pre- and post-run routines...

While still rehabilitating a torn Achilles (May 2011), I need to spend extra time warming up for any physical activity. Since running is extremely hard on your joints and tendons, pre-activation and regeneration is just as important as the run. Sometimes, I feel like I spend more time on my warm-up than I do on the run itself, but it's better than another injury, right?