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Week Twenty Four

Week twenty four began with much welcomed cooler weather which supplied incredible motivation and energy. The sluggishness that the heat tends to impose, particularly on pregnant women, vanished overnight and for the first time in months we were able to turn the air conditioning off and open the windows to air out the house. The days of my twenty fourth week began with cool, almost brisk, breezes making my customary hot breakfast of three eggs and sausage (in the form of an omelet by adding sautéed potato, onion, and red pepper to the mix), and hot latte particularly appealing and … Continue reading →

My Daughter & I Went for a Walk

A few weeks ago, I told you about Our Little 1-Mile Walk and I just realized that with all the other excitement, I didn’t get a chance to bring you up to speed on how our 1-mile walk went, so I thought I would take a few minutes to talk about it here. “So when do we get to walk another mile, Mommy?” Our Local Community The 1-Mile Walk and 5-K Run was sponsored by our local homeowner’s association and was designed to promote community and cooperation. The morning of the walk dawned cool and wet. It rained right up … Continue reading →

Autumn Challenges – Changing Up Your Routine

The change in the seasons is a great time to change up your workout. You may take your workout outside or you may take it indoors because the weather gets wetter or colder where you are. There are a lot of options you can explore when you change your routine and here are a few ways to take advantage of the natural change in the weather to dress up, dress down, invigorate or relax your exercise routine. Get a Library Card – Libraries are great and full of books, newspapers, magazines and video tapes – you can check out – … Continue reading →

The Fitness Blog: Week in Review – Sept 23-29

Fitness Blog’s: The Week in Review Sept 23-29 It’s been a terrifically busy week here in the Fitness blog and you’d think after 10 months of talking about fitness, I’d be tired of it, but I’m far from that date. We’re winding September down and we’re heading into October. Be sure to check out the September End of the Month Fitness Goal Check today and be back here tomorrow to start our run on October fitness. We’re going to talk a lot about Women’s Fitness in October in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. In the meanwhile, here’s a review … Continue reading →

Autumn Running – It’s Cool Outside

We talked about the brisk days earlier and how the cooler days can do great for you as far as working out. But let’s focus on running. Running is a cardiovascular activity that tones up the whole body and uses a lot of oxygen. Cool weather is a great time for running whether you are just getting started or you have a lot of experience. For beginning runners, this is a great opportunity to learn what you like about running whether you are running before sun up, on your lunch hour or after dinner. But here are a few tips … Continue reading →

Brisk Days – How to Make Cooler Weather Work for You

It was sixty some odd degrees outside this morning. I keep waiting for us to crack the 50-degree barrier because if you ask me — a perfect day is 58 degrees. Why such an arbitrary number? Because when it’s 58-degrees in the morning, you can feel the goose bumps raising on your skin and your can feel them prickle along your scalp. As you go through your morning warm-up, your skin shivers intermittently. A deep breath pulses in the lungs as cool air floods through them and your body has to work to warm it up to the correct temperature. … Continue reading →