I made a hesitant return to the world of fitness with a great and much-needed Pilates session. I was completely exhausted and very winded when I was finished, but I was also stretched out and relaxed.
With any luck, I’ll be able to ease back into my workout calendar starting on Monday. I don’t have any [...]
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Another 40: The Final Day
Another 40: Days 36-39
I had been giving some thought to registering for the Oakland Half Marathon. The race itself takes place March 28, but the early registration deadline is January 19. I’d put a detailed workout plan into place so I would at least have a good fitness base by registration time. This respiratory thing very quickly put [...]
Another 40: Days 33-35
I typically have a ridiculously strong immune system. When my husband spent our vacation suffering from a cold, it never occurred to me that I’d have any problems. So last Wednesday, on the eve of our return, I pushed my sniffles and scratchy throat aside and thoroughly ignored them. And there they sat for four [...]
Another 40: Day 21
For the most part, the clients have entered the quiet zone known as Holiday Shutdown. It’s a blissful and glorious time, the time where I get to spend multiple days getting organized, closing out the current year and looking ahead to new things.
Even though things were quiet today, I found that I was still stuck [...]
Girls, Sex and Vaccines
I was at the store today when I overheard two women talking. “Our pediatrician wants Sarah to get that Gardasil vaccine,” the first one said. “And I said absolutely not. She’s 9 years old. I am not giving her a shot for a sexually transmitted disease. That’s absurd. She [...]
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Another 40: Day 7
Work has been extremely uncooperative during the first week of this challenge, but today I decided that if I couldn’t make the time for exercise before my day started, I’d work it into my day. I dug out the resistance band and worked my biceps, triceps and shoulders while I talked on conference calls. No, [...]
Another 40: Day 4
Exercise? Oh, that’s the thing I do on mornings where I don’t have back t0 back to back to back calls from 8:30-11:30. The schedule just wasn’t going to cooperate today, so I had to find other ways to treat myself right.
Instead, I did wonders for my mental wellbeing by having lunch with a good [...]
Another 40: Day 3
Today was the day of Wii Fit yoga. I stretched, contorted and balanced for 30 minutes this morning after Wednesday’s revelation that I don’t do so well with running in sub-40 temperatures. Frankly, I don’t do well with much of anything when it’s below 40, so this shouldn’t have come as a surprise. I probably [...]
Another 40: Day 1
I’m back! Did you miss me? I know that I missed this. My body/brain balance needs a little bit of attention after a month of limited exercise and lots of writing.
Some changes since last time: I’m not tracking calories or eating habits this time around. I’m mostly concerned with things that make me feel good [...]
