Will and consistency are the only things you require for success in weight training
This is me today. I'm down 83 pounds since January 1. I've done it by kicking sugar in most forms and watching what I eat with a solid...
A rumination on life, parenting, sports and fitness
This is me today. I'm down 83 pounds since January 1. I've done it by kicking sugar in most forms and watching what I eat with a solid...
Sometimes we trip and fall. Sometimes we feel the world falling down around us and we feel powerless to stop it. And the only way to heal...
The 10,000-step threshold is very real. It’s been said by others smarter than I that walking 10,000 steps a day is a barometer for good...
Dear readers, this has been the week from hell. Last week, I noticed one of my beloved dogs, Diesel, was lethargic and not eating. After...
This has been a tough week in my season of healing. I spent part of the beautiful weekend sick with a flu and woke up Monday morning with...
With just a few weeks left until the carefree first few days of summer are upon us, it’s important that some of our habits remain the...
My year without sugar is almost six months old. It’s not much of a challenge anymore to eschew cookies, treats and candy in favor of...
Movement Mondays are here! It’s one day past the long weekend Monday, so you know what that means, don’t you? I love the May long...
I am incredibly grateful for so much in my life. There’s a song by The Indigo Girls that has a line in it that has always resonated with...
Embrace the process and the results take care of themselves. When new exercisers begin an exercise program, there is often a period of...
The medium is the message. Marshall McLuhan said that, and I didn’t really understand what that meant until I was a little older and...
So, part of my healing journey throughout this last six months has been the realization that, for most of my life, my self-esteem was...
How do you get abs? It’s a big secret – and I can tell you what the answer is. It’s not more crunches or more abdominal exercises. It’s...
On Sunday morning I came into the gym for two reasons – the first is, it is my refuge. It is my safe place, where I can be myself in all...
My mental health lately has caused me some concerns. I am not sleeping very well, my self-esteem was at an all-time low and I was...
Every year around this time, my son and I get very, very excited for the first part of the football season, which is the NFL Draft. Now,...
The dark nights of the soul. I have heard people I think very much of say people come into your life for a reason, a season or a...
Training now is an investment in your health; here are the alternatives. As we get older and older, our bodies break down more and more....
And finally, finally – FINALLY – after a long winter. Maybe the LONGEST winter of my lifetime, football is back. The greatest sport in...
This has been a season of healing for me. It's been an incredible few months of ups and downs, heartache and heartwork, stress and joy....