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Dear Heather, Does It Get Easier?

It’s been a while since we featured Dear Heather here in the Fitness Blog and to be honest, it’s been a while since we’ve been featuring a great deal here in the fitness blog. I think I was tackled by the same blues that gets everyone else. But we’re back and we’re going to do this together. A couple of years ago, we launched our Spring Forward to Action fitness plan around this time (the time change is coming on Sunday, March 9) but I think this year we’re going to focus our ambitions on “Getting Back on Track” so … Continue reading →

The Fitness Blog Week in Review for April 23 – 27

Tomorrow is April 30th and the day after that, it’s the first of May. May day! I can hardly wait. The celebration of May Day or Beltane is a long tradition of welcoming back the summer months and embracing the green fresh growth of the earth, the beautiful flowers and why not, how about a celebration of you and I? We’ll talk more about how to make May 1st a day to dedicate to a new you, a healthier you, a happier you and much more. For now, let’s take a moment to look back Monday, April 23 Walking vs. … Continue reading →

Dear Heather …I’m Exhausted

Dear Heather, I’m exhausted. I confess, I don’t like exercising. I do it because I need to do it and because I read blogs like yours that promote all the wonderful things that exercise can do for you. I want exercise to do all those wonderful things for me. But I have four children, the youngest is turning a year old next month and the oldest is finishing up the fifth grade at the same time. My husband works and is often gone for 12 to 14 hours a day. I never stop moving, from the moment I get up … Continue reading →

Dear Heather … Am I Overdoing It?

Dear Heather, Recently my Dh bought a gym membership, I love it so much! My mom, who is 80, went with me once and she loved it too. So much she joined so about 5 times a week, in the morning, I take her and I do a light work out also. Then at night after all the kids go to bed I go back and do my real workout. Could this be over doing it? And what good is the steam room really? Ollie Dear Ollie, Thanks for writing. That’s great that your husband gave you a gym membership … Continue reading →

Taking a Crabby Day Out on Your Kids

I can’t always get grumpy at the people I want to get grumpy at. Okay, maybe I COULD get grumpy at them, but I’m choosing not to for whatever reason. As much as I’d like to be the pleasant, angelic mother—there are days when I walk through the door, or bring along all my crabbiness from the day that was, and dump it all out in my living room. Just as it is often easier for my kids to take their crabby days out on me, I have to work extra-hard some days not to take my crabby days out … Continue reading →

Fitness Tips: Too Few Calories Can Be a Problem

I hate Catch-22s and when it comes to fitness and weight loss, you find a lot of catch-22s. One of these catch-22s is that while eating less may seem to constitute a result of weight loss – too few calories can actually be a problem for anyone who is looking to shape up or lose weight. When you cut back on calories too much, your body is biologically programmed to protect itself from various environmental conditions including starvation. So when you don’t eat enough, your body goes into starvation mode. When your body does this, it begins hording every calorie … Continue reading →

Oy, I Overdid It – Recovering from Surgery

Let me tell you, the most frustrating part of having had surgery is that as an active person it’s very difficult to sit around and do nothing. So, while I am smart enough to follow my doctor’s instructions, I’m also stubborn enough to push the envelope and today – I overdid it. 15 Minutes of Effort Currently, 15 minutes of physical effort leaves me weak and exhausted. If I take a shower for fifteen minutes, I take a 2-hour nap right afterwards. When I go for my designated 15-minute walk, well that’s another 2 hours I need to spend napping. … Continue reading →

Letters of Love: My Personal Valentine

I’ve been printing these letters for the last fourteen days in honor of Valentine’s, love and caring. I’ve posted letters from military spouses, from couples looking to be engaged and from widows who miss their spouses. I’ve posted letters from widows who’ve found love once again. This has been a terrific project and a great deal of fun for me. I hope you have enjoyed it as much as I have. My Personal Valentine Dear Scott, I wanted to write you a letter in the same vein as those letters that have been published here over the last few days. … Continue reading →