Treadmill Interval Workout & a Salmon Salad

I did a treadmill interval workout last night for the first time and loved it!  Like I told you before, I'm not much of a runner.  While I do enjoy running with my dog outside, especially on a crisp morning, I'm not a huge ran of running indoors on a treadmill.  I really just get bored!  I have been finding a lot of interval workouts lately and decided to try one out last night and loved it!  I was able to run about 4 miles without stopping (something that's difficult for me, I think due to boredom) and I burned 450 calories, in under 40 minutes!  Mixing it up really made the time fly by and the short sprints really pushed my body - I was tired after this workout!

Interval Workout courtesy of One Fit Foodie

Minute	Speed
1-2	4.0, 4.0% incline
2-3	6
3-4	6
4-5	6
5-6	7
6-7	8
7-8	6.5
8-9	6.5
9-10	6
10-11	7.1
11-12	7.1
12-13	8.1
13-14	6.5
14-15	6
15-16	6
16-17	7.2
17-18	7.2
18-19	8.2
19-20	6.5
20-21	6
21-22	6
22-23	7.3
23-24	7.3
24-25	8.3
25-26	6.5
26-27	6
27-28	6
28-29	7.4
29-30	7.4
30-31	8.4
31-37	6.5 (1% grade)

Also I thought I would start sharing my random dinner combinations that I don't really think of as recipes, but hey why not?  Hopefully they'll help inspire you to through something healthy together for dinner!

Salmon Salad with Sauteed Vegetables

Salmon fillet

Blackened Seasoning

Spinach

Bell Pepper, I used a yellow

Mushrooms

Zucchini

1 Garlic clove

Salt & Pepper

Italian seasoning

olive oil

apple cider vinegar

candied walnuts

feta or goat cheese

Carrots

1 cup baby Carrots

1 tablespoon honey

1 tablespoon butter

salt

red pepper flakes

Season salmon w/ blackened seasoning.  Roast Salmon in the oven at 350 for 15-20 minutes, until flakes easily with a fork.  Boil carrots while salmon is cooking until tender.  Slice up pepper, mushrooms, & zucchini, and mince garlic.  Saute veggies (not carrots) in 1 tablespoon olive oil until tender, seasoning them with salt & pepper and italian seasoning to taste.  Once carrots are tender, saute them with honey, butter, and a sprinkle of salt & red pepper flakes, just until the butter is melted.  Start assembling salad next with spinach (or lettuce of choice), salmon, sauteed peppers, mushrooms, & zucchini, cheese, and walnuts.  Drizzle salad lightly with vinegar & olive oil.  Serve with carrots alongside salad!