10 Minute Challenges for the week

Want to add a little extra exercise to your everyday life?  Without adding a lot of extra time?  Do each of the following moves for a day.  Only do them for a minute at a time – or for the number called for – but do them 10 times throughout the day.
#1. Burpees.  Stand with [...]

Yogo: Should It Be Part of Your Exercise Routine?

(originally posted as part of BlogHer’s Good-Health-A-Thon).
Several years ago I made a point of tuning to the Oxygen channel each morning at 8 am., and giving myself a one hour workout with their “Inhale” program. When they stopped the 8 am. broadcast, I tried to make a go of the 6 am show. [...]

Quick Ten Challenges

I have an online accountability partner. We email regularly to keep us on track for our fitness goals. My partner is a guy I’ll call T.
Lately T has asked me about working out and adding some resistance training to his life. To get him started again, and to add some fun to the [...]

Hot by BlogHer

There are a number of participants who are doing ‘Hot By BlogHer”.  This is a group effort to be at our personal best before we all get together in Chicago for our annual giant Blogging Love Fest.  I decided to take part in this year just for the push.  And because I’ve somehow managed to [...]

Why We Need Rest: Part One

One statement we hear all the time is that we need to rest muscles after working out.  But what does rest mean?  How do we rest? Which exercises need rest and which don’t?
Before we begin looking at why we need to rest after workouts, let’s look at what’s happening in the muscles when we exercise.
There [...]

Head Injuries and Natasha Richardson

As I write this, news reporters are lining up to report that a simple fall on a beginner’s ski slope has resulted in the death of actress Natasha Richardson. She seemed fine at the time of the accident, was released by the medics on scene and started complaining of a headache a couple hours [...]

HOT By BLOGHER

HOT by BlogHer.
Boy, do I need every little shred of encouragement and support I can for losing these returned 10#. And I do need to lose them. I’m not fitting into most of my jeans, and I’m finding myself searching out my “fat” clothes. Hard to do when you purge [...]

Loads of Hope

P&G has asked us to help get the word out about their efforts to raise money via T-Shirt sales to support families that are affected by disaster in this one-of-a-kind program. The shirts are vintage-looking and support a great cause.
Shirts can be purchased through this link:
http://tidetshirts.pgvillage.com/c-9-show-all.aspx?_vsc=tide4
From Tide’s Loads of Hope Website: Tide Loads of [...]

Taking it Easy

I’m  back to full workouts after taking time for easier workouts because of some irritated rib cartilege.  Interestingly, last week I couldn’t wait to get back to exercising.  This week?  Not so much.
And I’m OK with this.
As has been pointed out to me in comments, maybe my persistent (every 3-4 month) odd injury may be [...]

Favorite Leg Exercise?

Lately I find myself Jonesing for my leg workouts. I think I can complete a workout, wait three hours, and start thinking about the next time I can do one.
SO. NOT. LIKE. ME.
I don’t know why I’m enjoying these so much, or why I kind of crave them. They are kind [...]