I bet Marilyn was a rest-er. Did she like vodka? Maybe she was a Russian spy!! Right after “Who does she think she is? Where does she get off giving fitness advice?” (Answer: I’m a total nobody! And I try never to give advice. If anything, I live as an example of what not to …
Read more “The Importance of Resting Between Weightlifting Sets [Do I have to? Really??]”
Getting caught doing this during the Spanish Inquisition was a one-way ticket to the iron maiden. In medieval times doing it was believed to infect you with the Black Death. Early Christians considered it on par with idol worship. But of course the Romans were all about doing it. In public. For every occasion. What …
Read more “Hygiene is Overrated [Are you a sitter or squatter?]”
See update at bottom! 12 boxes. 12 sheets of bubble wrap. 12 packing slips. 12 separate deliveries to my front door. All for the want of a pair of red and black shoes. Someone at Finish Line has a wicked sense of humor. Either that or they need to fire whoever wrote the code for …
I love this ad! I bet Death is a smoker. Everything I learned about fitness models I learned from a stripper. Well, an ex-stripper. She was at the book-signing table next to me at local event a while back and because neither of us were selling any books (book signing = sitting and trying not …
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“So do you really wear your pants hiked up to your boobs?!” my friend Meghan greeted me when I walked in to TurboKick this morning. (Not to be confused with Gym Buddy Megan – our gym has a lot of Meg(h)ans..) Momentarily taken aback, I said something super intelligent like… “Wha…?” “Jeni told me you …
Read more “Is Athletic “Shape Wear” Cheating? [Plus: Green Jell-O Salad]”
photo credit I told Beth I wasn’t going to cry. Ten years ago my first baby was born. She was born still, as they say. Except there was nothing still about it. Kicking and squirming inside my stomach, she made her presence known. And labor and delivery is never a still process, the body knows nothing …
This is how Gym Buddy Megan defines healthy. And also, this is hands-down my absolute fave picture of her ever. Six scrambled eggs cooked in butter, a half pound of bacon, four potatoes worth of hash browns, six pieces of buttered toast, and a 32 oz. milkshake. And that’s just for breakfast. As the world watches …
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Flying or Falling? Can you have one without the other? The thing about depression is that you don’t know how bad you feel until you don’t feel bad anymore. It’s like wearing a veil that subtly shades everything in your life until you can’t remember a time when rainbows weren’t made in varying grays and …
Read more “Exercise as a Cure For Depression? [Research Says Yes. No. Maybe. Sometimes.]”
mouse over reads: “I’m as surprised as you!” Socks with sandals. Sleeping with the window open no matter the weather. If pool can be considered a “real” sport. Husbands and wives don’t always agree and this month finds me right smack dab in the middle of a doozie of a disagreement between fitness power couple …
Read more “September’s Great New Rules of Lifting For Women Experiment! [Plus MMA results are in!]”
As of tomorrow, my newest Kindergartner! He’s got his birthday crown, a plastic spoon and a butterfly crafted out of paper and a pipe cleaner for security. (Jelly Bean is, as always, just along for the ride.) “Dear God, please don’t let the popcorn machine be gone!” my 5-year-old sobbed tonight as he said …
Read more “The First Day of School [How Do You Find Where You’re Going?]”
