Iām having trouble doing push ups correctly.Ā Can you recommend any particular exercises to increase wrist and tricep strength. My biceps rock from running with weights, but because pushups are great for back and chest muscles I would like to do them more often. My husband says to just keep building up the number I can do but itās lame not being able to do other exercises related to wrist ... Continue Reading
MizFit & Valerie Bertinelli (giveaway post).
We have previously established that Im a fan of Gaiam products. I loved me the FIRM WAVE. I allowed their Nordic walking poles to convince me Im a walker at heart. As a result when am email from the popped into my in-box I opened it with much excitement. Could they be offering me the chair I covet?? Say it isnt so! I wasnt disappointed but not just because I was getting free stuff for the ... Continue Reading
It’s TIME (Orient ladies watch giveaway).
People, I wont lie to you. I started this post a million times. It rhymed. It was a pre-pre-Thanksgiving day ode (that one I actually kinda likedā-but decided to save). It was a yammer about how Yom Kippur sparked some reflection & re-prioritizingĀ for me (hello, the painfully shocking fact that the Tornado will enter kindergarten in fall 2011...which feels like tomorrow!). It was a Dear ... Continue Reading
First Person Friday: my weekend.
So. Are you all ready to celebrate tomorrow? Are you plans all set? Arrangements all made? Got yer sneakers ready to go for a day filled with fun, frolicking activity? Yes, People, it's here. Tomorrow is National Family Health & Fitness Day. (cue collective: National Family WhatWhat?! I know...) The day when we all grab the ones we love/those whom we deem family, drag their ... Continue Reading
Yoga: True or False (guest post).
Yoga: True or False Even with all of the benefits yoga offers including improved productivity, reduced stress, injury prevention for athletes, reduced blood pressure, and improved sleep to name just a few, it is still a practice many shy away from.Ā So why is there still so much fear?Ā Iām not sure.Ā Perhaps itās the conflicting information available about the practice. I am passionate about ... Continue Reading
Bodyweight exercises to improve flexibility.
7 Bodyweight Exercises to Improve Your Flexibility and Balance: We all know that fitness is an important part of our life when it comes to maintaining a healthy lifestyle. In order to lose weight and keep healthy, we need to incorporate regular exercise into our daily regimen. However exercises that only focus on weight loss or strength skip over a several key elements. Incorporating ... 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, thatās 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? Iāll make āhaystack cookiesā with fiber1 ... Continue Reading
Living not blogging: YOGA (giveaway post)
Some days my yoga practice looks like this: While other days it more closely resembles the rambunctious mayhem of this: What matters most to me & what Im focusing my energy on right now is DOing yoga and not TALKing about finding time for it. Today? Im living not blogging. Today? Im doing yoga (Rodney Yee. I love me some Yee) & being present while I do so. Today? I'm ... Continue Reading
link love.
welcome to another installment of random hopscotching around this crazy thing we call the internet. First? I have to award MizFit of the Week to this blogger. She took Monday's Facetime & ran with it (please to note the day/date on the link above. BloggerGurl is motivated, huh?). Onward. This link. While Im now officially old and dont suffer the same attention from random (if by ... Continue Reading
Link Love & A Friday Freebie.
subtitle: we are all about the randomness this week (or every week. who can say?) This first link is something we can never hear enough times. Im a firm believer in the notion that those who live their lives viewing the glass as half full live longer. And, if I'm wrong and we dont (pats self on back for efforts whilst employing Law Of Attraction with regards to being positive), at least we ... Continue Reading