exercise
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Music…and a New Adventure
For the past month or so, I’ve been slightly freaking out. Going about the daily routines; taking care of minions, grocery shopping, laundry, etc., but just underneath the surface: freak out central. Not life or death freak out, but first-job-in-six-years kind of freak out. I accepted the spin instructor position at a local gym and… Continue reading
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Fartleks, Minions, and It Was All My Neighbor’s Fault
Sometimes I question my sanity. I got up early (before the sun) hit the early spin class, was feeling great and got hubby off to work and was determined to play hard with the minions. It’s been sunny the past couple of days, but the rain is coming. It ALWAYS comes. And then we will… Continue reading
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I Tri’d
Whew. I did the dang thing! Here’s the milage breakdown: 7 mile warm up from T2/Finish line to Goss Lake/Start line 800 yd swim in Goss Lake (warmer than I thought, thank goodness!) 19.5 mile bike ride 3.8 mile run When I signed up for this race, I misread the distances and thought it was a… Continue reading
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Arriving
July makes me reflective. July 2011, I joined a “little workout class”, that forever changed the trajectory of my (and my family’s) life. The left side of this image is what I looked like at that time: (Note the TWO pieces of cake! Gross!) I was in a size 16 (barely), should have been a… Continue reading
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To The Beginner
It sucks starting something new. Having hope is scary. I know, you’ve had hope before and then it didn’t work. You see those skinny chicks and wonder how it would be to live like that. You think, “I’d be happy in my life, if only I looked like that.” Staying the same just isn’t an… Continue reading
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How About It?
How about we all just stop for a minute. I am a “Fan” and “Like” various fitness groups on Facebook and read a few fitness and running blogs on a regular basis. Heck, I even write for a fitness blog. But I’m more and more discouraged about the negative tone of what I’ve been reading… Continue reading
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Pride (aka Tooting One’s Own Horn)
A collective conversation happening with some of my health and fitness peeps has sparked my thoughts in the arena of pride. It’s interesting as we become healthy, lose weight, gain strength and do all the things that were once thought impossible, people around us start out supportive, and then either join in the movement with… Continue reading
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Joy
If writing for a fitness blog has taught me anything, it’s that I have to practice what I “preach”. After writing a post about making exercise work with kids, I really had no excuse. So I found this: It’s a playground next to the track! There is absolutely NO reason I couldn’t get out there! As… Continue reading
Life and Other Stuff 