click my tee! click my tee! Lately my personal catchphrase has been more I can't adult today than a pithy piece of inspirational word-weaving. I desperately need a new one. I'm over at Live Strong reminding myself of that fact & explaining to you how it's done. Join me? ... Continue Reading
Whats Your Language of Encouragement?
Once upon a time. In Chapel Hill a mysterious land far, far away. I opened a personal training studio. One of the many benefits of ownership was The Husband & I could always find time to lift together. Not only did these training sessions strengthen our muscles---they bolstered our marital bonds. In addition, working-out together provided me a life-insight which serves me still ... Continue Reading
Im a crowd pleaser!
Before we get started with this mishegas, Id love to know how many of you have heard the term CROWD-PLEASER? (glances around. takes note. pretends no one raised hand & proceeds with post) Allow me to explain. The husband & I were chatting recently with a friend when the subject of her daughter's bat mitzvah came up. We remarked how, in Austin, the celebration of this rite of ... Continue Reading
Today I got on my mat and practiced some yoga (guest post from my instructor).
Today I got on my mat and practiced some yoga. I’ve been practicing yoga for about 16 years now and sometimes I wonder what keeps me coming back. There are days when it’s tougher to get on to my mat than others. I do know that I always feel so much better when I get on it, than not. It is said that your mat is a reflection, a way to look inside yourself. All you hold inside ... Continue Reading
I hate quotes.
I used to have a friend who would flood my in-box with quotes. This was long before twitter, eons before Pinterest and back in the day when FACEBOOK was perhaps a nascent idea but didnt yet exist. I read the quotes. I even kinda like a few of them. I was baffled, however, by how much *she* loved loved the quotes & how *she* found such motivation in other people's ... Continue Reading
Five ways to power through workouts you hate (guest post)
5 Ways to Power Through Workouts You Hate** If you’re like many people, it’s hard to find the motivation to power through a workout once that burns begins to intensify. We all want to reap the benefits of exercise, but sometimes it’s a lot harder than it sounds in your head. Here are few pointers that may help you power through a workout you hate. 1.Turn up the music. When you’re really ... Continue Reading
National Running Day.
Subtitle:Â Yes, People Im totally doing another half marathon. While DISNEY didnt exactly create a running addict Im kindasorta looking for a new goal and, well, another half appears to be the way I am choosing to go. OH, and Ive totally DRAGGED this woman in to join me as well. Im STOKED about that as she's never run more than a 5k so I totally plan to harness her runningEXCITEMENT as we train ... Continue Reading
MizFit Memorial Day confession (video post)
subtitle: Oh, People, Ive been a bad bad running misfit. What I loved about the W series Walkman mp3 player: Drag and drop. Im a Luddite, People. The ability to just drag songs from my itunes and plop em right into the headset iconthang (technical term)was amazing. Quick charge battery. Im always the one who forgets to charge her mp3 player because I only use it for running ... Continue Reading
Dreading a workout (guest post)
Please to welcome Jenn. She is a blogger, a trainer, and a woman I love for her HONESTY as I know we can all relate... Too much pressure. I’m having one of those weeks. A week where working out feels like such a chore… no… it feels like a big oppressive ogre who is breathing down my neck asking me when I’m going to workout, what I’m going to be doing when I workout, and am I going to make ... Continue Reading
MizFit + Biggest Loser finale + Subway Fresh Fit =
some big TWITTER MAYHEM (if by "mayhem" you mean ya'll can WIN FREE STUFF---which I do). Ahh Biggest Loser. I wont lie to you and say Ive been a rabid fan---but there was one story which stuck in my mind even though the contestant wasn't a winner (in their books. we all know what I think about being a winner in our own minds). Shay Sorrells is a wife and mother of two small children. She was ... Continue Reading