Month: June 2010

  • Coconut Water. Have you tried it?

    Coconut Water. Have you tried it? There are a ton of benefits to Coconut Water. It is high in potassium, contains natural sugars and has a lot less sodium that sports drinks, It’s a natural way to hydrate instead of drinking sports drinks like Gatorade.  It’s got a bit different texture and consistency than water…

  • Feelin Hot Hot Hot

    It was a hot one today. Man oh man – when I started to lose focus on my workout, I was feeling my workout bottoms sticking to my legs. Yuck.  But I did finish the workout in 30:19 which is :19 seconds longer than I should have which pissed me off a bit. I find…

  • Another weekend coming to a close

    I honestly don’t know if it was the run yesterday that brought dehydration upon me or that I am still getting over being sick, but I felt that I could sleep in all day. And I was cranky as all get out. I managed to gather the kids and head to the community pool for…

  • Brother/Sister bonding

    This is my brother Jon. We took this pic right before we went on our run this morning. How great is it that when my brothers come to visit me – we bond over exercise? We went on the trail and ran for a bit over an hour. This heat is rough on West coast…

  • Skinniest People Grocery Shop HERE

    Grocery stores and percentage of obese shoppers: • Whole Foods Markets: 4 percent • Metropolitan Market: 8 percent • Puget Consumers Cooperative (PCC): 12 percent • Quality Food Centers (QFC): 17 percent • Fred Meyer: 22 percent • Safeway: 24 percent • Albertsons: 38 percent — From the Editors at Netscape The percentage of obese…

  • Hello! My name is Steffy and I used to be a Diet Cokaholic

    Early Consumption Of Soda Indicator Of Unhealthy Diet. I drank soda. I more than drank soda – I lived and breathed soda all throughout my teens and twenties. It was only a year or so ago that i gave it up for good.  I also didn’t drink milk very much. My family was never a…

  • Live Fit and Sore in print

    I came home yesterday and went to bed. It was 6p. Got up around 9p. Went back to bed at 10p. I am not feeling good so I decided to skip my workout this morning to get some rest. Turns out 2 other boot campers that I am very close too also aren’t feeling so…

  • Weds workout

    i’m not feelin so good. It started this afternoon…. WOD: warmup: 2 min jump ropes core x2 general stretching knee to elbow jumps 6 inches V Ups workout 2x: oblique tugs 45lbs ring rows 30lb db step ups 12lb wall ball squats (have to get the ball over the 10ft line) pull-ups 45lb split jerks…

  • Leading a Healthier Life

    “Sometimes, when we decide to live a healthier life, we must leave behind friends who are not traveling the same path.” -unknown

  • Lemonade Days 2010 | Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation

    Help Put the Squeeze on Childhood Cancer Stir up some fun as you raise money to help find a cure for pediatric cancer by taking part in our 7th Annual Lemonade Days, on the weekend of June 11, 12, and 13, 2010. Host an Alex’s Lemonade Stand fundraising event along with more than 10,000 volunteers…