Tag Archives: Fitness
No mirrors in sight…
One of the many reasons I love coaching outdoors is because there are no mirrors or bathroom scales available. There are breezes and birds, sunshine, people – yes – but no mirrors in sight. For one hour a day, the … Continue reading
“age – schmage”
“Go regular.” This is Miss Jo’s advice to anyone who asks how she stays so fit. Miss Jo is eighty-six; exactly twice my age – with exactly twice my energy. “You gotta go regular.” she explains. ”Some people think two … Continue reading
One hundred and one excellent excuses
(Repost from September, 2011). It’s been three months since I’ve last worked out. Over one hundred days since I’ve laced up the running shoes and hit the road, trails or downward dogged on a yoga mat. For those of you … Continue reading
Run the Sun
The mudroom thermometer reads 99 at 9:00am. The mercury will inch to 105 today, and I am ever-so-reluctantly slumping out the door for a four-mile run. I wish I was doing something else. Anything, really. Melting SPF is already stinging … Continue reading
Turn your mutterings to miles…
Speaking of rear-ends… This spring has handed me with the biggest case of “bleacher butt” I’ve ever known. As you may or may not know, I have four kids, each participating in one spring sport each. It just so happens … Continue reading
Junk in the trunk?
This is what greets me in the locker room this morning at the gym. REALLY??? On good days I can laugh at the silliness of all these periodicals. Who could ever take it seriously, right? It’s outrageous what they think … Continue reading
No Fresh Figs!
I checked my phone as the plane taxied to the terminal in Austin. “There are NO FRESH FIGS IN AUSTIN! I’ve tried three stores and calling a fourth one now!” said one text. “What’s a leek? Help! I’ve never bought … Continue reading
Why are you yelling? (Part 1)
“We do things a little differently here,” he points out in his outside voice. Have you ever heard of plyometrics?” I hesitate to answer. Not because I’ve been performing or coaching some type of plyometric training for…oh…twenty-five years or so, … Continue reading
