Yesterday I had a great work out. No interruptions. Quick, focused and to the point.
The work out:
100 (quick) alternating squats/side kicks … my favorite “power” burst move these days!
30 alternating lunges onto Bosu ball with 2 x 35 lb. dumbbells
Abs – 40 pelvic lifts, lying on back and lifting lower body off floor with medicine [...]
Take a guess at what this American classic is:
Enriched macaroni, dried cheddar cheese, corn starch, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, dried tomato, salt, buttermilk, sugar, hydrolyzed vegetable protein and other natural flavorings, dried onion, dried corn syrup, disodium phosphate, dried garlic, sodium caseinate, citric acid, dipotassium phosphate, FD&C yellow No. 5 and other artificial color, sodium [...]
I was perusing my Nourishing Traditions cook book by Sally Fallon and Mary Enig, Ph.D. from the the Weston A. Price Foundation recently, and came across this brief statement about pasta that I thought you might find interesting and useful.
“… pasta, even and especially whole grain pasta, is difficult to digest due to the fact [...]
On my last running day, I bundled up accordingly and headed out with the intention of a fairly predictable 4.5 – 5 mile run. It was very cold, but sunny… so I thought I’d be fine. When I came to the first unprotected clearing of trees, I was shocked by an incredible blast of arctic [...]
Here’s a work out I did a couple days ago – it was preceded by the early morning routine of “Spinal Hygiene” exercises (posture & proprioception), stretching, yoga and some calisthenics. After the work out I took the dog out for a short walk (about 15 minutes).
The work out:
20 squats on flat side of Bosu [...]
Recently, I was teaching a seminar on the incredible power of our thoughts, our beliefs, our self-talk and our emotions and how they all directly affect our level of health.
Mounting scientific evidence has clearly demonstrated for years now that the old adage “it’s all in your head” is truly ridiculous. What’s going on in your [...]
We’re not really big on traditional “dessert” in our family… at least not on a regular basis. I grew up in a family that had something for dessert pretty much every night. Now, as a grown-up and as a parent, it just makes no sense to me. From a health perspective, not much good can [...]
A few days ago I was “scheduled” to do a run. Apparently, at some point in the past few months, I’ve become a fair weather runner! I didn’t exactly realize I felt this way… in fact, I usually LIKE to get out and run in the muck! Not this particular day. It was raining hard [...]
As predicted, the article I posted the other day about the school field trip that ended with lunch at McDonald’s has raised some questions, issues and strong opinions!
Good. It should.
Ultimately, we get to feed our children the way we choose to. As parents, I firmly believe that we make the very best decisions we possibly [...]
Yesterday, my daughter’s class had a field trip. I went along for the adventure… remember? I’m an overbearing control freak!?! Nooo, silly!
Actually, I really enjoy spending time with our kids, I love the place they were visiting, I enjoy learning (or refreshing my memory) along with the kids, and… ok… I’m not thrilled with all [...]
I know I’ve talked about this here before, but recently, I’ve had several opportunities for further observation into this matter!
Several times each week, I hear someone tell me that “It’s too expensive to eat healthy food.” I’m also often found on the receiving end of comments like, “We can’t buy all the healthy foods that [...]
I’ve had a couple of good ‘official’ resistance training work outs this week, in addition to some energizing bursts of full body resistance moves during my morning routines of spinal hygiene and calisthenics.
In the mornings, along with stretching, cross-crawl patterns, proprioception-stimulating movements and postural corrective exercises, I’ve added some “big moves” like alternating squat kicks, [...]
Since my last cardio update here, I’ve gone for one longer run and a couple of walks with Guinness, King of all Dog Breaths.
Wednesday’s run was fantastic! Not because my pace would have qualified me for the Boston Marathon by any means! Nope, just because it was a gorgeous day and I was really, really [...]
Each day, the kids and I talk about a “big idea” for the day. We talk about some theme or character trait or mindset that we can focus on in an attempt to lift us up from low level stinkin’ thinkin’ and stress. They’re learning that THEY decide the type of people they will be… [...]
Yesterday started out with the usual “spinal hygiene” exercises (posture and proprioception) as well as some brief calisthenics to wake my body and brain up! It’s about 10-20 minutes in the morning, depending on how much I do.
Later in the day I did a resistance training and “power moves” work out:
100 alternating squats with front [...]
Two days ago was a running day.
I’ve been getting a tad bored with the first mile stretch of my regular running route. It’s also the iciest and busiest little stretch of road – not a good combination right now. So, I decided to drive my car up to a more rural spot to begin my [...]
The other day, one of the teachers at school sent home a copy of the USDA Food Pyramid and asked if I could teach the kids a nutrition lesson based on the pyramid.
I haven’t responded yet since I’m still trying to figure out how to delicately inform her that the inaccurate, genetically incongruent, bought-and-paid-for, and [...]
Each day, I’m focusing on doing something that falls under the “cardio umbrella” of exercise.
Some days it’s pretty traditional endurance-type exercise, while other days it’s anaerobic burst-like intervals. At the very least, every day I do a few minutes of calisthenics to get my blood pumping and metabolism kicked in first thing in the morning. [...]
In the past week, I’ve had two work outs that were officially “resistance training” or “weight training” in nature.
On a daily basis, I’m starting each day with “P & P” exercises – posture and proprioceptive exercises – as well as a varying combination of calisthenics, abdominals work and yoga. Again, just a reminder that movement [...]
As some of you know, we made the decision to put our kids back in school for the remainder of the school year starting in January. Tough decision… because there is so much I loved about home schooling. Sure, I have more gray hair now, but I still think it’s a fabulous way to go [...]
