Health and Fitness
Movement! Spin, run, swim, dance, instructing, training, picking up heavy things!
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Turn Off the Noise
I’m really tired. I’m tired of all the drama, the hype, the noise around pursuing a healthy lifestyle. Have you heard the term orthorexia? According to the National Eating Disorders Association: Orthorexia nervosa is not currently recognized as a clinical diagnosis in the DSM-5, but many people struggle with symptoms associated with this term. Those who… Continue reading
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On Confidence
In the latest WordPress prompt, they ask us if we are good at what we do, and what would we like to be better at. I find it coincidental* that this subject pops up right when I’ve been discussing the subject of fear and confidence with a few different friends lately. Usually when things like… Continue reading
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Getting Back in the Saddle
Do you ever have one of those moments? Those situations that seem somehow orchestrated? That you are simply being carried along by the situation? I’ve had a few of those, adopting our dogs definitely had that “preordained” vibe. Today was much the same. Last week, no one showed up to teach spin class. I am… Continue reading
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Challenges, Accountability, and Finding Balance
As a member of various fitness groups and pages on social media, there always seems to be some kind of challenge, contest or accountability thing going on. For example, one group is streaking (repeating running or exercising consecutive days in a row), another is recording minutes per week engaged in physical exercise, and another offered up… Continue reading
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A Dose of Real
Recently over on Single Dad Laughing, author Dan Pearce wrote about what he terms a disease of Perfection. (Please take the time to check it out and read through it. Go ahead, I’ll wait.) In the article (that you just read), Dan discusses examples of very real situations, but that we are unable to reveal our… Continue reading
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Dear Gym Staff (And Why I LOVE DB4L)
Where do I start? Let me preface this by stating that while I do have a group exercise certification and a spin certification, I in no way consider myself an expert in fitness. By doing things the right way (cleaning up my diet, getting enough sleep, moving my body, and lifting heavy things) as opposed… Continue reading
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More Miles
“Mom, I want to run one mile a day for a hundred days. Then I will have ran 100 miles!” – Jacob, 6. Be still my beating heart. Out of the blue my son told me this while driving to a haircut appointment. I wasn’t asking him to run, I wasn’t telling him “Hey, you… Continue reading
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Shut Her Up
I set out to run a total of 500 miles in 2014. Late this fall, inspired by my niece, I decided to kick it into high gear and complete a 100 day streak – which would force me to complete my mileage goal. There were days when I really really did not want to get out… Continue reading
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The Two Keys
Today is day 81 of running at least a mile a day for 100 days. There are many nuggets of wisdom in this process, but two key elements that keep coming up for me over and over. 1. It’s a mindset shift. If you don’t give yourself a choice, exercise is just a given. If… Continue reading
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It Was the Best of Times…
In a recent writing prompt, it was asked to describe when the phrase, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times” accurately described life. Now. Now is when that phrase is so appropriate. I am on a great running streak, day 73, in fact. I’m almost there in terms of hitting my… Continue reading
Life and Other Stuff 