I’ve been participating in an 8-week strength training program. It’s called Butt Camp. It’s actually a shred and booty-building program. There’s a little (optional) competition in this program. Being competitive, of course I’m participating in it. I was supposed to do 50 minutes of cardio this morning according to the Butt Camp plan. I went […]
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What I Did For Exercise This Week And How I Motivate Myself
If I had to pick one form of exercise to do for the rest of my life, it would be running. I really enjoy running. I do other forms of exercise — I lift fairly consistently, I use the elliptical, I like spin classes and I still swim sporadically. But I love running the most, […]
Take Care Of Yourself Every Day
It’s the 4th of July which means barbecues and food and booze (not for me but for lots of people) and s’mores (for me) and later than usual nights for lots of kids and fun by the pool (for us) and fireworks. I love the 4th of July. So today’s post is super quick. Just […]
Week 48
54 weeks ago I had pretty major prolapse surgery including a hysterectomy. Due to the severity of the prolapse, I stopped most exercise. I did not stop eating, though. And I packed on some serious pounds. 50 weeks ago, when I was pretty much healed, I decided it was time to reclaim my fitness and […]
Pushing Fifty And Better Than Ever
I gave birth for the last time in October 2011. I was 42 years old. A little less than three months later, on New Year’s Day, I ran a four mile race in town. It’s a race that’s held every year. Since I had just given birth a couple months ago and hadn’t run while […]
ONE MINUTE
We are one day closer to the new year, and as we near the day when people resolve to do all sorts of things differently starting 17 days from now, I want to remind you of something. Resolutions are bullshit. Very few people stick with the resolutions they make. Very few. You see this if […]