Some mornings you run because you feel guilty about what you ate yesterday or how your clothes fit this morning or because there’s a race coming up and you need to get the mileage in. Some mornings you run because you need to get away from something or because you’re counting calories. And some mornings…
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“Semper ubi, sub ubi” or workouts you can do when you’ve forgotten your sports bra
Right-o. It happens to everyone at some point. You forget something that you feel is critical on your trip to the gym. Then you consider ditching the whole workout because of that forgotten item. Stop right there. Remember this: My top list of items forgotten includes: sneakers sports bra socks towel watch ipod First off,…
Balance
I’m always struggled with balance. Trying to fit exercise, work, family, marriage, friends, motherhood, housework, dogs, volunteer responsibilities, garden, and hobbies (to list but a few) into a twenty-four hour day feels more like a labour of Hercules than a task for an ordinary mortal, most days. (Of course, I’m guessing that Hercules also didn’t…
Trying something
Recently I’ve had to spend much more time at the computer than I’m accustomed to and I’ve noticed that my recreational usage of the computer for things like Facebook has started to blend more seamlessly with my legitimate tasks than I would like. I also noticed that my posture at the computer was starting to…
One foot in front of the other
Over the past year or so, John and I have taken up running. We started in September of 2008, taking a Learn to Run clinic at the Running Room. The clinic was great and the people even better, so we kept at it. I was sidelined for a few months, from November to March, with…
Raising the Bar Strength & Conditioning 