Category: Health and Fitness
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Get More Awe
In the past few months, I’ve been taking a lot more walks. I take a short one almost everyday after my morning zoom call/meeting with work, usually only 20-25 minutes or so, but I’ve been taking longer ones too. I’m fortunate that I can walk right out my back door into almost wilderness – unfortunately…
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Dead End Stations
So, often, when I come up with an idea for a post, it comes to me while driving or some other time when I can’t really sit at a computer and write it all down. Sometimes I say to hell with it and let it go, other times I will stop and use Voice Memos…
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Fitness Landscaping: Me and My Dirt Spot
Posted in: Health and FitnessMost folks get right frustrated with dead spots in their lawn. I, on the other hand, have really been working at one, nurturing it. I’ve been pouring fitness into it. In the past 33 days I’ve fed it: 355 Arm Curls @ 20lbs 460 Arm Scissors 200 Back Extensions 150 Back Stretches 440 Basic Burpees…
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#SpringThawChallenge : Halfway
Posted in: Health and FitnessAn appropriate day as any for an update. 45 days down. 45 to go. Halfway to Spring, March 20 and I’ll not lie, I’ve been slacking. We’ve been pounded with multiple snowstorms and brutal cold temps and keeping up, let alone finding the time and motivation to exercise has been challenging. I’m still managing to…
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Some Thoughts on Layering & Kit for Winter Running
Posted in: Health and FitnessYou can do it too. In an article at Gear Junkie that I posted earlier on Facebook and Google+ this week, Eric Larsen said something that really resonated with me. People are always commenting how I’m nuts to be out in such cold or that it’s weird that I like being out in it. What he…
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#SpringThawChallenge Post-Holiday Weigh In
Posted in: Health and FitnessSo the Holidays – and time of unlimited consumption – are now behind us and time to get back to the task at hand. I did enjoy some treats over the Holidays, I will not lie, but tried to do so in moderation. In addition, I tried – and was relatively successful – in continuing…