Is FITSPO inflammatory?

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CLICK MY TATTOO! CLICK MY TATTOO! Are the FAT to FIT!!! photos designed to make you feel poorly about yourself? I'm at SHIFT CON. Chatting about my Thirty second FAT TO FIT transformation! & speaking about the diminishing power of FITSPO in our healthy living community. At least *I* hope it's diminishing. The rest of the panel? It remains to be seen. (cue ominous move'esq ... Continue Reading

Leslie Sansone’s tips for walking a half-marathon.

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I love me some Leslie.  Hey there fitness fans! I heard Carla was looking for some help prepping for her January half marathon so I thought I’d offer some tips. Thirteen miles is definitely a challenge so you'll want to work up to this distance at least three months in advance — making NOW the perfect time to start! Just getting the miles in can be tough for anyone with even a few things ... Continue Reading

Tricep dips in a wheelchair.

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If you're squinting at the photo above and uncertain what it's supposed to capture---then you're precisely as I was. The Child and I were walking around Oakland, enjoying one of her last days of summer, when she grabbed my hand and shouted: WOW, Mama.  Look!!! He's super strong! Here's where I share the fact, while we were enjoying the day, it had been a long one. I'd done that thing with ... Continue Reading

Tips for walking a half-marathon?

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I walked my first race in Napa! Every few years I decide I want to attempt, again, to be a runner. I'm uncertain why---I think it's because I covet the freedom of the run, as I know (in my heart and in my piriformis) I am not a runner. I get the RUNNINGurge. I commit. I bail. (except for that one time but Ive realized that was an anomaly.) Finally, thanks to a move to Oakland ... Continue Reading

How can you tell if you’re overexercising? (guest post)

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I love me some Tamara Grand.  First from afar.  Next I made her my friend.  Then declared her my GoToWoman for all things 40+ fitness. Please to enjoy her post as she's here by my demand gentle request. I love Carla's approach to exercise. Fitting it in around life as opposed to letting it take centre stage. Figuring out what HER body needs to stay fit and healthy. Consistently making movement ... Continue Reading

Hopscotch with me.

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I know. I'm gonna stop & gaze lovingly at the photo above as well she types pridefully pretending the whole 'net is shocked how quickly the Tornado is growing, too. The Tornado was four and, more even than the fact I wanna eat her face off she's so little and sweet, the photo symbolizes for me the lost art of exercise as FUN. Necklace in hand. Hair flying. Chortles of joy I ... Continue Reading

Join me in exercising LESS?

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SWING SET fitness! I know. I say it all the time. The thing is, until I have the world on my band wagon (world wagon?!), I'm gonna say it again and again. In this day & age when everyone admonishes us to increase the exercise! I'm here waving the "sometimes less (time) is indeed more (results)!" flag loud & proud. (A flag which is, alas, not quite as fun as my freak flag. ... Continue Reading

Creative cardio #wycwyc style.

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(Doing what I can when I can. It's not a fad--it's my life.) The question I'm most frequently asked is whether I really practice what I preach on my blog. Emails. Tweets. Comments. Facebook messages. It seems the collective you wonder if my philosophy is something to which I actually adhere. move. daily. something. #wycwyc. day in & out. year in & out. until death. It ... Continue Reading

Speed round time: SLEEP or SWEAT?

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My FAVE tank-top post shvitz'ing OK, People. It's a hectic time of year for most of us. Even if you don't have a child starting THIRD GRADE next week (!) summer is wrapping up in the Northern Hemisphere which means life can just feel jam packed and rushed. Around here the hectic manifests itself in choices. swimming or hiking? playground time or trampoline jumpage? kickball game or ... Continue Reading

The marriage of MIND and MUSCLE.

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Trainer Carla I lifted weights for about six years before I opened my personal training studio. Yet, even with all those years behind me, I'd naively assumed none of it had become second nature. I prided myself on my ability to break resistance training down into its most basic form and convey that information to beginners. I *always* spent time with clients discussing body position, ... Continue Reading

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