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Dear Heather … Summer Fitness Vacations

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Dear Heather, I remember reading in your blog a while back about fitness vacations. I was actually thinking that this would be a good plan for my family (we have 4 boys ranging in age of 5 to 15) and I think a fitness vacation might inspire my sons to stay active while spending some time with their Dad and I. But I’m not sure where to start my planning. Any ideas? -Mom on the Move Dear Mom on the Move, First let me say hats off to you, I have a hard time keeping up with 1 girl, I … Continue reading →

Spring Challenges: Just One Month to Go

Good morning, it’s Sunday and whether you have plans to go to Church or kick back and relax for the day or doing chores or some combination thereof, I wanted to give you a heads up. We’ll be turning our clocks forward an hour sooner this year than we did last. In fact, our Spring Forward time change occurs at 2 a.m., Sunday – March 11th – that’s literally one month from today. What Does That Mean to the Fitness Blog? Because we’ll be springing forward an hour on March 11th, we’ll also be launching our Spring Forward to Action … Continue reading →

The Fitness Blog Week in Review for Jan 6-Jan 12

Good morning, it’s a soggy Saturday here. It started raining yesterday and it’s been quite drenching. They are worried about freezing temperatures and there’s every chance we’ll have freezing rain and ice storms today so I have a feeling we’ll be fairly housebound for the weekend. That’s all right; we’ve plenty to do to amuse ourselves. Our daughter got Dance, Dance Revolution for Christmas and it’s time she and I spent some time together dancing our little tushies off. But before we dive into that, here is our Fitness Blog week in review. Saturday, January 6 Personal Fitness Challenge – … Continue reading →

Personal Fitness Challenge – How Does Your Family Measure Up?

When I was at my daughter’s gymnastics class this morning, I started talking to one of the other parents. Our daughters attend the same kindergarten class together and we were doing what moms do – swapping stories about our children. We were talking about the fact that we encouraged our kids to participate in dance classes, gymnastics and more, not to make them into professional athletes but instead to promote an active lifestyle and the enjoyment of it. That got me to thinking. Fitness is Really a Family Affair In an effort to promote fitness for yourself, consider the example … Continue reading →