Month: August 2010

  • Yes, I am a Jersey Girl

    The family is headed to my old stomping grounds of North Jersey for the labor day weekend. The kids love going into NYC and I really want to hit up the jersey shore. It’s so funny how you don’t appreciate how close you live to all these great things when you are young. I lived…

  • Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness

    I’m like a broken record — I am S O R E from yesterday’s workout. So sore that today, I cut short my bargain basement elliptical workout this morning bc I was just too fatigued and sore. It’s great that I have been doing this boot camp program for over 2 years and can still…

  • Mixing up my workout

    I’m down in body fat and lbs this week. The 4th week of the 4 week boot camp session we get our body fat checked. While not 100% accurate – it gives you a general idea of where you are.  I have been much more diligent about my extra snacking and have been trying something…

  • Lawn work is a Work out!

    Lawn work is my workout. I don’t mind mowing and clearing/cleaning up the lawn. I find it very relaxing and it’s a great workout. In about an hour, I burn about 500 calories and I don’t have a humongous yard or anything. It does have a slight incline in the back so that always helps…

  • Managing Sore Muscles and Aches and Pains

    Managing Sore Muscles and Aches and Pains. Live fit and SORE right? But how do you manage being sore — even though it’s a good sore… You work hard all week, so when the weekend finally rolls around you want to play just as hard. There’s nothing like a few rounds of golf, a hike…

  • Strength training is about body, mind and spirit

    Many people approach physical fitness for cosmetic reasons; but real strength training is about body, mind and spirit, not good looks. Do you jump right into a workout without warming up? Do you “jerk” the weights when strength training? Do you overstretch in Yoga class because you don’t want to look like a noob? Editors…

  • Weekend Running

    It’s a gorgeous day in Northern VA. I woke up — got dressed for a run — had some water and headed out.  I sometimes use Mapmyrun.com to figure out the distance I go and today I mapped it at 5.16 miles. I am telling you the weather makes such a difference in my cardio…

  • Ashburn Village Sports Pavilion – Kids Triathlon

    Ashburn Village Sports Pavilion – Kids Triathlon SEPTEMBER 18, 2010 As someone who is really trying to inspire parents to not only set a good example by being active and fit themselves, but impact their own family’s perspective on health and fitness — I Love that my Community is doing this type of event! What…

  • Free Museum Day 2010 on Friday September 25, 2010

    September 25, 2010 is… Museum Day 2010 | Smithsonian.com. Find a participating museum and plan a family outing! Museum Day is an annual event hosted by Smithsonian Media in which participating museums across the country open their doors for free to anyone presenting a Museum Day Ticket.

  • Nordstrom Uses Web to Locate Items and Increase Sales

    Nordstrom Uses Web to Locate Items and Increase Sales – NYTimes.com I love Nordstrom and its customer focused philosophy. And it shows that by focusing on what the customer actually wants, not what you THINK they want is a win/win situation. Wal-Mart hoped that deeper cuts in its standard rollbacks would be a draw, but…