How to build muscle and lose weight–without losing your mind.

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Yes, People. It's here. It's waiting for you. It's in the pile of e-books promising a new! fitter! happier! you! (ok not so much...unless you aspire to be a misfit) Far more pressing, however, a post imploring you to purchase, is my wanting to share *why* I ever joined the e-masses. It took me a while to decide. I love e-books. Im a voracious reader. Im a prolific ... Continue Reading

4 tips for finding resistance training motivation

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it's crass but it's true. Whether it's my overzealousnessment (technical term) or just happenstance---people associate me with an unflagging love of resistance training. When conversation turns to exercise people invariably turn to me & lament a lack of resistance training motivation. "I want to--I just cant seem to get myself to start." is the typical refrain. Or anything and ... Continue Reading

Four lessons resistance training taught me about life.

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Resistance training, for me, is bigger than something I do to stay fit as I age. It's taught me more about life than any other experience and, paradoxically, helps me remain laser-focused on whats important to me outside fitness. I advocate resistance training for health---but am a resistance training evangelist because of what Ive learned from it about living fully. 1. If you wait for ... Continue Reading

Get Fit TOGETHER!

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This below is the first in a series of featured posts by Les Mills brand.  As always, opinions are my own.   In 15 days I turn 44.  It took me thirty of those years to learn no woman is an island. Motherhood, writing, weight-loss, weight-loss maintaining, FITNESS---- it all requires the proverbial village. Reason #47 I love Les Mills as their science behind GETTING FIT TOGETHER ... Continue Reading

PLAYout at the playground: pull-ups.

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The other morning a mom at the Tornado's school remarked how fit I look.   She then continued on to say: You must workout all the time. (Aside: You'd be proud.  I spared her my whole CONSISTENCY rant *and* yammers about how LIFE IS MY SPORT.  Ive noticed people's eyes tend to glaze over so Im reigning it in these days.  Go me!) In the moment where I paused & considered  how to respond ... Continue Reading

B is for *B*roadway

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Todays Blog post Be Brought to you By the letter B. Before the Tornado & I head back out to explore---I wanted to share some B-WORDS for your unbelievably exciting blog reading pleasure. *B* is for Broadway. Annie. Matilda. (Perhaps a matinee of NEWSIES. Shhhhh.) We've been taking the stage by storm---and loving every beautiful minute of it. But it hasnt all been go go go. *B* is for ... Continue Reading

The secret to YOUR 2013 success.

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Welcome to January. The month where the universe attempts to exploit our insecurities by promising it holds the (expensive) key to a healthier, happier and thinner us. Most proffer a quick-fix solution to goal achievement which, while not entirely ethical, actually makes some sense. Who wouldn’t, if given the choice between fast and easy or arduous and sweaty, pick the former? (thats not ... Continue Reading

My workouts.

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Back on this post a few of you asked for specifics on my 20 minute workout.     It's also a question I get pretty frequently by email.  It seems you wanna know what, exactly, I do for my weights routine, how frequently I lift etc.  You crazy. The thing is, ala the We dont need no STINKIN' HOOK! post, it almost doesn't matter what *I* do. It's taken close to 43 ... Continue Reading

Four tips for finding your resistance training mojo.

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  About a week ago Ren Man and I ran away I went to see Joel McHale. (If you dont know J.McH I highly suggest you check out The Soup.  If youre of a delicate 'dont make innuendos around me' nature I highly suggest you skip The Soup) It was a fantastic evening and, to top it all off, we spent the night away from the Tornado & had the lovely opportunity to sleep past 530a on a ... Continue Reading

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