Shoutin’ from the Rooftop

The girls and I were lucky to be able to take a trip recently to visit my sister and brother-in-law in Colorado. My sister had lived with us for a year while my BIL was deployed to Afghanistan. So obviously after a year living with us, we all became even closer. It has been hard [...]

I have mentioned before that I have a heart rate monitor and it has always been a HUGE motivation to me. Nothing like seeing your calorie burn increase as you work out. It makes me push myself when I see those numbers. My beloved Polar F4 heart rate monitor finally bit the dust after 5 [...]

I think there is a huge myth in the world of exercise. Or maybe I should say that the myth is held true by those that do not work out but know that they need to start doing something. I do not like working out most days. I do not enjoy it. I do not [...]

As I have mentioned before, I have been consistantly going to my strength and balance class at the YMCA since January. Originally I had a friend that roped me in to the class. I knew that I had to add some strength work in to my fitness routine and balance was a no-brainer. I have [...]

Nothing like tearing apart beliefs that I have held close to my heart for some time. Sounds deep. I have always had some strong beliefs about myself and running. For example, I could only run in the morning. (NO laughing), I couldn’t have consumed a large amount of liquids prior to running (wouldn’t want a [...]

I have really been working hard. Cycling Class still on Mondays & Wednesdays and the elliptical on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Yesterday, I pushed out 5.5 miles on the elliptical. I am finding that my trips to the Y are saving my sanity this summer. The girls have been picking at each other and some [...]

After my lecture to myself, I have been doing well. On point target yesterday. Ran yesterday. Even signed up for a spin/cycling class that is held on Monday & Wednesday mornings. Today was day one. I had a million reasons why I could skip the class. OK… maybe not a million but I was exhausted [...]

OK. I just finished my Turbo Jam Cardio Party #2 for the day. I really enjoy these. They help so much on days that getting to the Y is just not possible. I have several Biggest Loser dvds that are great for strength training. I can feel myself starting to get restless with the repetition. [...]