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
Walk with me (NAKANO splash it on/step it up challenge).
Ahhh People. Ive yammered at length about how Im just not a runner. Ive done it. Im not good at it. I get more of a runners GOOD BYE than a runners HIGH. Im a lover not a fighter. Im a walker not a runner. It fits my self-definition: soft of core, (at times) owied of back & living life in the slow lane. As a result Im all over the 60-Day SPLASH IT ON, STEP IT UP challenge ... Continue Reading
No excuses! exercise (part 2)
Whether you joined us in part one or not---welcome to part two. For those of you playing along at home last week we created tees bearing all the various & sundry excuses we have for not working out. Next week (May 4th. please to mark yer calendar) we're talking excuses in general. Why we all tend toward making em & how we might do this less. And yeah. It will probably be a ... Continue Reading
Holiday kids-at-home workouts.
I was surprised last weekend when I received a bunch of emails begging lovingly inquiring about tips for getting in the workouts with kids underfoot. For some reason I'd erroneously assumed schools were out on Christmas eve, Christmas day & resumed Monday the 28th. (Naive much? I know---but with no child in school yet its amazing how fast we forget...) Since I'm always rollin’ with my ... Continue Reading
What IS average anyway?
Hi Miz. Ive been reading for a while and had a question for you that I don't think you've answered. I think I'm average when it comes to my cardio fitness. Or that’s what Id say I am. And then I think that if I'm even working out maybe I'm better than average (yay!!). How on earth would I even tell this? Thanks!! My first reaction to this email was *precisely* the emailer’s own ... Continue Reading
PMS Cravings & Active Rest.
MIZ. What do you eat when you have your period and crave sweets. Lots of sweets. I cant do treat days through my whole cycle. HELP! Ahhh, that’s me (and many of us) to the proverbial T. I used to think it was all in my head but, the older I get, the more I realize it isnt. My body truly craves sugar during that time of the month. My go-tos? I’ll make ‘haystack cookies’ with fiber1 ... Continue Reading
I’m off and…RUNNING.
This one's a short post. A gift to myself. Im living not blogging. Taking care of my health. This morning? Im running. (or wogging. we'll see.) Shakin' up the workout. MAKING time for me. Im DOing not TRYing. Not saying: I may run. I'm pushing my limits some OUTSIDETHEBOX fun. Are you in a rut? Are your workouts stale? Are you on autopilot? Does routine prevail? Make it ... Continue Reading
Interval Training: The Basics.
Subtitle: We're hitting Interval Training 101. Please to indulge me as I yammer at you about something in which I entirely believe. Hi MizFit, Im sure you get a lot of emails but I wanted to ask you a question. I started walking after your post last week and wondered what interval training is? Can I do that with walking? would it be walking and then sometimes walking faster? is that interval? I ... Continue Reading
National Start! Walking Day.
subtitle: Much to your chagrin, oh International Bumbling Banders, I'm dragging you into the mix as well. Hear ye! Hear ye! Are you all fully aware that tomorrow, April 8th, is National Start! Walking Day? N.S.W.D., sponsored by the American Heart Association, is pretty much just an effort to get us all off our collective asses a day which focuses wholly on the benefits of walking for ... Continue Reading
Thanksgiving Survival Tips & Info. MizFit Style.
subtitle: Ive had so many emails on this subject I decided to select none and, in essence, use them all. As one might surmise my Thanksgiving post wont focus upon how to eat less on this special day. In fact, if you refer back to this post, you'll see that I believe it's entirely up to YOU. Is the Thanksgiving meal one you adore (please to substitute any festive occasion if you're not a ... Continue Reading