Hopefully, you’re enjoying your Christmas and Holiday festivities! I’d just like to say thank you for following me here on “Dr. Mom” – I truly appreciate your support.
May you fully enjoy the beauty of the season and the rich blessings bestowed upon us all.
God Bless!
I was a little bit ‘bummed’ that Christmas Day here was so rainy and icky. Historically, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day are two of my favorite days to get out of the house and go for a nice, long run and/or head out for a family nature walk.
No deal this year.
But, we DID get the [...]
It would be SO easy to skip exercise on days like these… weeks like these! Whew! I need a clone. How about you? Plus, it’s SO much fun just hanging with the kids at this special time of year… I’d rather play!!
Fortunately, I decided years ago that I am a mover. No matter how hard [...]
Holiday Party tip and reminder:
Tip: Eat something healthy before you go. For example, eat some clean protein and some fresh fiber (veggies, small salad, etc.) Sure, it’s the old story of “feeling full” so you don’t pig out once you’re there. That’s a good point.
But more importantly, it’s making sure you give your body the [...]
Join me this afternoon at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Barbara as I am the guest on Barbara Hofmeister’s weekly radio show, “To Be”.
Barbara has been in the personal growth and development field since 1978 and is the founder of http://www.yoursuccesscycle.com. In addition to her vast knowledge and experience in helping others rediscover their dreams, Barbara is such a sweetie! [...]
I’ve been asked to give more of the really quick, really simple improvements we can make in our lifestyle choices (nutrition, movement and mindset) that will move us closer to health.
Done. I can do that!
These will be VERY short recommendations, tweaks, suggestions, tips, strategies, etc. Take it or leave it! These are simply things that [...]
Today is grocery shopping day. It’s not the usual list of suspects gracing my shopping list. Today, I’m also shopping for the ingredients for Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and the “new” annual Holiday gathering at my dad’s house where I make a serious organic/grass-fed bison lasagna for dad, his closest friends and some [...]
My exercise doesn’t always end up looking like I had originally intended. Things tend to come up that result in me changing my work out plan. Sometimes I have to make a work out shorter, or do it inside rather than out, or include my kids. I’ve become quite adept at going with the flow [...]
I was speaking with a teacher in our practice the other day about the health and nutrition habits of the children in her classroom.
She said that she sends a note home at the beginning of each year, advising parents to pack healthy, brain-building food for their kids’ snacks and lunches. She has even gone so [...]
A couple days ago, you may recall that I had mentioned I was heading to a doctor’s appointment with my dad. As such, I needed to be time efficient with my movement for the day.
I headed out early with dog-breath for his walk. We “power” walked for about 20 minutes and then headed for a [...]
Raising parents is no easy job! They’re just not the way they used to be!!
Today, I’m heading to an appointment with my dad to see a rheumatologist. I don’t like the sounds of this little visit, so I decided to tag along.
About a year ago, my dad started having aches, pains and decreases in his [...]
Yesterday was a running day. Brrrr… I’m getting colder as I’m getting older! It already seems tougher this year to initiate a run than it did ALL last winter. I could be in for a looooong winter!!
Yesterday, the roads I normally run on were icy and treacherous, particularly along the shoulder of the “busy” road [...]
In our home, we have this tiny little outdated bathroom that has the dubious distinction of being the warmest room in our house! This is very important to know when the temperatures drop!
Recently, I discovered two small people hanging out in this sauna of a room. They were my kids… doing math lessons! Too funny! [...]
Man, I’ve really been off my routine lately!
It has been a strange combination of cold weather and icy back roads where I usually run, as well as some challenges with coordinating work schedules… and the result has been that I’m not getting out for runs the way I’d like to.
So, I’ve been mixing things up [...]
Here’s a little article I recently wrote about a recurring lesson I’ve been working on with our kids. It discusses how making healthy choices, regarding food or anything else in life, is really up to each individual… NOT their circumstances (at least not exclusively!).
This is about taking responsibility for our choices. Just because the cake [...]
Yesterday, the stars just didn’t align for me to get out for the longer run I would have liked to have taken for my cardio work out.
Enter Plan B!
Instead, I chose to do a quick, focused combination of high-intensity, fat-burning “power moves” to challenge my heart and work up a good sweat.
The work out:
100 alternating [...]
(Gotta’ love Jillian Michaels!)
In yesterday’s work out, I decided to mix things up a bit. I wanted to combine challenging weights/resistance for me with higher intensity and with peak contraction challenges… all in a short, focused work out.
This is what I came up with:
20 alternating lunges with 2 x 35 lb. dumbbells – held 21st [...]
I grew up on peanut butter. I used to eat the stuff almost every day in my school lunch! I never liked lunch meats or hard-boiled eggs, and my mom wanted me to have some type of protein in my lunch… so peanut butter it was!
My hubby loves it, too. Double trouble!
In the past five [...]
The last few days have been filled with an assortment of exercise… none of it my “usual”.
Friday
I got up and did my usual “Posture & Proprioception” exercises, and then decided to add about 10 miutes of high intensity calisthenics, and then a few yoga poses. Strange combination! Then I took dog breath out for a [...]
If you’d like to SEE results from your weight training or resistance training work outs – leaner, more toned, less fat, more definition, etc. – the most effective way to work out is to use an amount of weight/resistance that REALLY challenges you.
For example, if you’re going to do some squats, it’s more effective to [...]
