exercise
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Motivation’s Opposite
If yesterday was all about how we stay motivated to be consistent in our workouts, today is the exact opposite. It’s been a week. I had appointments all lined up, new clients no-showed, others were late. Some showed up when they didn’t have appointments. It’s just one of those weeks where you have to laugh and roll… Continue reading
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Our Swelfies
Anyone that’s read this blog or (knows me in real life) knows that I LOVE accountability when it comes to fitness! What started out as a fun idea to take sweaty selfies and keep each other motivated to workout and be consistent has since turned into many things. It’s often more than just physical. It’s… Continue reading
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What Medals and Miles Will Teach You
When I started running, I remember my friends tracking numbers. Things like pace, distance, miles over the year. I remember thinking 300 miles seemed like so many to run over the course of one year. Then I started goal setting. Apps on the smartphone like MapMyRun and RunTracker got the job done, and eventually I got a GPS… Continue reading
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Dear Running
You have taught me many things since we started this relationship. There are times I don’t like you. I’ve even thought about quitting this whole deal. I’ve bought new outfits, gadgets, and even shoes to impress you, but you don’t care about that stuff. You never criticize when I’m slow, or I’m just not feeling “us”. I… Continue reading
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Ten Minutes and a Whole Lot of Gratitude
There’s a prompt each day for random topics to discuss, and one that comes up is a ten minute free-write. Whatever we want – just type for ten minutes. No editing, no evaluating. Just sit down, and type what comes to mind. Here are ten minutes in my mind… I’m tired. But the good kind… Continue reading
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It’s Not Flashy…
I was chatting with another trainer friend of mine, discussing how frustrating it is to sell what really works. After gaining strength and losing fat, someone will inevitably ask, “How did you do it? What’s your secret?” Usually it’s asked in a conspiratorial tone, the asker typically wants whatever book, diet guru, meal plan, macro… Continue reading
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The Mental Weight Room
A while ago we were prompted to discuss confidence and describe the things at which we excel. It was a hard post to write in that describing fears and humility can sometimes come off as false, or at worst fishing for compliments. Barf. That’s so not my intention. I do wonder, though – do we ever… 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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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
Life and Other Stuff 