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Category Archives: Motivational
45 is the New 25
Last year I wrote about Diana Nyad, a 61 YO female swimmer who was attempting to swim 103 miles (expected to take 60+ hours) from Cuba to Key West (see “Going for Greatness at Any Age“). Nyad, unfortunately, was unsuccessful … Continue reading
Posted in Fitness, Motivational
Tagged 60 is the new 40, age is just a number, Dara Torres, Diana Nyad, goals, going for greatness, olympic training, swimming
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Loving Our Bodies
Most of you are probably aware of Karl Lagerfeld’s comment a few months ago regarding Adele: The thing at the moment is Adele. She is a little too fat, but she has a beautiful face and a divine voice. Isn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Motivational, Nutrition
Tagged Adele, body image, bulky muscles, dieting, fat, Leigh Peele, self-esteem
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No Excuses, Part 2
I am a bit short on time, so this is going to be short and sweet. Last year I posted a blog titled “No Excuses.” In it I included my favorite commercial, one by Nike. Here it is again (even … Continue reading
Posted in Fitness, Motivational
Tagged Dewey Nielsen, Girls Gone Strong, Impact Performance Training, Nike, No excuses
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A Quarter the Way There…How Are You Doing?
January 1st…remember it? Recovering from your last hurrah before those New Year’s resolutions started staring you in the face. Remember your enthusiasm, your conviction that THIS was the year you were going to make changes? I tried to help get … Continue reading
What Makes You Happy?
As is often the case, today’s blog post is a result of a great blog post that I read a few days ago (I do all the reading for you, cull the list to the great stuff, and pass it … Continue reading
10 Reasons Women Should Stay Away From Weights
You know how I feel about strength training…women should lift and they should lift heavy…no pink dumbbells! So when I saw this last week I knew it would be something to share with all of you. Hope you like it … Continue reading
Chin-ups or Bust!
Today is my first day back to work after a week of vacation. I could live in Northern California. The weather was wonderful ~ sunny and in the 60’s almost every day. Not bad for January. While “wine country” was … Continue reading
Posted in Fitness, Motivational
Tagged chin-ups, goals, How's that workin' for ya?, Neghar Fonooni
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Little Bits of Randomness (Recipes Included)
So I am actually writing this about a week in advance of posting it and I have a lot to still do in order to be ready for my 6 AM flight tomorrow to San Francisco. So today I want … Continue reading
How’s That Workin’ For Ya?
I am posting this from Napa Valley, California. Yes I’m on vacation, no, I have not spent vacation time writing this. I really want to keep my blog on a roll, so I wrote two posts in advance, and am … Continue reading
F**K Calories
Last week both of my posts related to New Year’s resolutions/ goal setting for the new year. This is what I hope you did last week: Thought about your goals for 2012 Wrote. Them. Down Established shorter term goals that … Continue reading
