Fit Women, Part 2
It was great to meet Irene, Kyra and Maggie in person! This picture was taken on the night of the formal dinner. Special thanks to Maggie and her husband Chris for being our drivers and my host for my first …
Category: Fitness
Fit Women
I virtually met a number of amazing women back in 2004 when I first started focusing on fitness, initially following the original Body for Life program created by Bill Phillips who is now doing a program called Transformation. At first …
A Girl Day
I cannot remember the last day I have taken completely off. I worked through December 31 at my old job before starting the dream job on January 1. I still spend my weekends (at least one day per week) being …
Starting at the Beginning
Last January I made a failed attempt to leap back into fitness with the Turbulence Training plan leading up to the Turbulence Training 500 workout. I did make it through some of the workouts but often found, like my recent …
Evil Jen
I joined a gym about a block from my work about 6 weeks ago. One thing they do for all new members is assign you to have two personal training sessions. The fist session is a fitness assessment – you …
Do It Tomorrow
I should confess. I am pressure prompted. Give me a tight deadline I’m your gal. Otherwise, I am prone to procrastination. Somewhere in the many blogs I read I came across Do it Tomorrow and Other Secrets of Time Management …
Forty
For months I have been dreading that shift from 39 to 40 which occurred yesterday. I’m not sure why this birthday worried me but it did. I woke up yesterday and did not feel any different. Of course my brother …
Coming up for air
This week had far too many days that started with 7 AM meetings and ended with me arriving home at about 10 PM. Even knowing that this is what my week would look like, I started Turbulence Training this week. …
Happy New Year
Many of the blogs I read have shunned New Year’s resolutions this year. I personally like them. I like to take the time to ponder my goals for the coming year. What do I want to accomplish? What do I …
Diabulimia
I saw a headline today "Diabulimics shun insulin to get thin." I am horrified. Unregulated diabetes (chronically high blood sugar) will cause blindness, kidney failure, heart disease and nerve damage. It is the major cause of limb amputations. Untreated diabetes …