Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:00:43 +0000

A few months ago I talked about fitness hardware and software available on the market to assist in losing weight or reaching certain fitness goals. I figured it was time to update everyone on my FitBit experience. At the time I had just started wearing this little device. Basically it’s the size of a thumb [...]

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:00:57 +0000

Face it, we all go through ruts. Doing the same routine every day may be fine for some, but for the rest (myself included), sometimes you just need a change. If you’ve never really exercised before, the world is your oyster. You can try anything and experience the newness of the activity. Figuring out what [...]

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 13:55:44 +0000

Friends, please indulge me for a moment. I’m usually preoccupied with laundry, schedules and all aspects of my kids and motherhood. For the next day or so I’m going to be selfish … and I don’t even feel badly about it. I’m going to run my first marathon on Saturday. And it’s a mixed bag [...]

Sun, 25 Sep 2011 12:10:26 +0000

There are rules of etiquette in a board room, different rules in social situations, and believe it or not, rules in a gym setting. Unless your gym is brazen, odds are these are rules that won’t be posted under bright lights at the front desk. So whether you’re the person breaking the rule or the [...]

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:24:48 +0000

I’ll be the first to admit that I’m a gadget geek. I love a product that is cool and does neat things, especially if it gives me information I wouldn’t know otherwise. When it comes to health-related gadgets, I talked about some of the software last week, and now this week want to focus on [...]

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 18:22:22 +0000

Group fitness. The two words paired together can either bring a smile to one’s face or a gasp. Like most organized activities, it may not be for everyone … but I would wager it is something the greater majority would enjoy if given a shot. Admittedly, when I was heavy I was intimidated by group fitness [...]

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 09:00:37 +0000

Children make fitness seem so easy. Watching them run, jump and swim all day long is impressive when half an hour on a treadmill is enough to do you in. We’d all love to go back to those days, when stamina was taken for granted, but those days have long passed, right?  Maybe not.  Maybe [...]

Fri, 12 Aug 2011 14:59:03 +0000

Anyone who has been to a traditional gym (not an all-ladies circuit facility or specialty training gym) has seen them. The meatheads. I know it’s a terrible term, but for those of you who haven’t heard it, this is a term used for that beefy guy who pounds serious iron and muscles the size of mini [...]

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 09:17:39 +0000

When it comes to being a parent, you have to be a superhero. You leap over tall mounds of dirty laundry in a single bound, see through your kids’ excuses with near-telepathy, and bend time just enough to get everything done on schedule. But, for all your powers and talents, you just can’t seem to [...]

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 15:20:15 +0000

The good news: The reasons to go into a gym and workout or go for a run outside are endless.  The bad news: The obstacles that can throw a monkey wrench in plans are also endless. Although Franklin D. Roosevelt was referring to the Great Depression when he said, “we have nothing to fear but [...]