The Benefits of Intermittent Fasting [Where religion and exercise collide]

A few Sundays ago found me standing at the pulpit of my church giving a talk about… how my colonoscopy was the best day of my life. (Seriously, forget childbirth. That hurt so bad I still have nightmares about it. But whatever drugs they gave me for colonoscopy not only gave me amnesia but made …

The Olympics: Celebration of Body Diversity or Bastion of Body Snark?

From the oddly choreographed Dawn of the Industrial Age dance number (as interpreted by mimes) to the Spice Girls reunion, complete with Posh robot (why on earth is she still singing? Stick with designing absolutely adorable dresses!) and all the leaps, be-grilled Lochtes, butt smacks, Gold-Medal Gabbys, Usain Bolt hilarity and scandals in between (you …

My Top 10 Most Embarrassing Fitness Moments & Pics! [Plus: An opportunity for you to be on Shape.com!]

If there was an award for most embarrassing workout that would definitely go to MMA! Nothing like getting your head clamped in someone else’s sweaty crotch. At least it was Allison’s! Setting aside the time I peed my pants running the mile in high school, the time I almost lost my virginity in a tragic …

Peeing, Flashing and Prairie Dogs: 8 Awesome Things I Learned From My First Mud Run [Camp Titan Race Report!]

I got to do this one with my husband! Nothing says “fun date night” like “pool of urine”! You guys! I have BIG NEWS! I finally did it! I got to live out my lifelong dream and pee in a lake! (Okay, more like a pond.) And I didn’t even have to do a triathlon …

Exercise Induced Asthma: 700 Olympic Athletes Have It – Do You?

Problem: inhalers aren’t cool. Solution: Suck drugs from Justin Beiber’s torso! Personally I’m going for the My Little Pony option. “I don’t mean to be rude but I couldn’t help but notice…” Having just finished my Tabata sprints, I could barely hear the woman over the sound of my own wind-sucking. I wasn’t even sure …

Olympic Gymnastics + Dress Shopping + Michael Phelps = Best Night Ever

Just… wow. Best night ever: Watching all the aMAYzing female gymnasts doing their Olympic acrobatics and randomly perusing the dress sale on ModCloth during commercials. Sorry, can’t form enough coherent thoughts beyond WOW! to write a decent blog post. Plus I just needed a night to unwind, look at pretty things I can’t afford and not have …