I’m going to give you a treat today. We workout hard, right? We think about what we eat and choose real foods and stay away from the crap foods, right? We do what we can to live strong, healthy, fit lives. Does that mean we have to miss out on the yummy tasty things out [...]
Archive for January, 2010
25 Jan
Get Off Your Ass and Move . . . All Day Long
I’ve been saying it for years now, but finally someone with some letters after their names and some clout is saying it too. Now, will people pay attention and listen? I’m just a nut on a fitness crusade, so people can easily write me off. (Yes, indeed, I’m actually out to change the world. I [...]
21 Jan
More Ways to Put Your Workout on a Rainy Day Schedule
Still raining here in Santa Barbara and the forecast says there’s more to come. If it’s not too cold, and running is what’s on my schedule for the day, then I’m a nut and prefer to head outdoors and Get Wet. At other times, I take my workout indoors on rainy days. There’s more than one [...]
19 Jan
How to Put Your Workouts on Rainy Day Schedule
It’s only rain, folks! The world is not coming to an end! I know that we Southern Californians are possibly among the most weather-spoiled people on the planet, but come on now. Every time we get anything more than a half inch of rain, it becomes “STORM WATCH” time. The news treats it like it’s [...]
19 Jan
Workout Don’t Wimp Out
Up until two weeks ago, I could proclaim, with a tinge of arrogance, that I hadn’t been sick in any way in over two years. And what a wonderful two years it was. And now I must say, “Was,” because my sickless streak has ended. In the last two weeks I have gotten sick twice. [...]
16 Jan
A FUN Frisbee Workout Game
It was Frisbee day at this morning’s workout. I love Friday because it’s all about fun and games and a good recovery workout day. We did the workout pretty much as written up in the WOWs with one major tweakage. I created a new Frisbee game. I fused the Frisbee with baseball and OILA, a [...]
11 Jan
Marathon Training in the Frozen Tundra
I had this image of Miami Beach, Florida as being sunny and warm . . . even in January. So when I packed for this trip, I brought running shorts, tank tops, and a couple of long sleeve workout shirts. My marathon training called for a 15 mile run this weekend, and I was totally mentally [...]
10 Jan
How to Make Your Goals into Realities
This week I’m in Miami Beach, Florida. I’m here living item #29 my Life List – Take a photography class or workshop. Did you hear that? I’m not just making some list of goals. I’m not just imagining them and daydreaming about them. I’m actually doing them, boys and girls. And so can you. I [...]
5 Jan
Challenges for 2010
Wow, 2010. It’s here! I’m not one for New Year’s Resolutions, but I do agree that as one year ends and another begins, it’s a natural time to take time to reflect and to look forward. I have a challenge for you as head into a new year and new decade. What do you want [...]
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