Live Fit and Sore

Category: Fitness/Exercise

  • Life Happens So Always Look Again

    The past month or so have been odd — my son’s friend’s father died over the holidays and this week, my coach, Randy, at Highbar had to leave abruptly on Monday – unfortunately his father passed away in his sleep sometime during the night. Life happens and you never know what’s next. I was talking…

  • Is Chivalry Dead or Is It Just About Manners?

    My friend Nicole mentioned a new moisturizer she has been using that helped her heal fast from a minor surgery she had. She said the doctors were amazed at how fast she was healing up because she was using it. I ran to the store and picked some up and I have been using it…

  • Welcome to the Grind

    My fellow 6A workout partner and friend, Liz, found this video today – “it’s too early, it’s too dark… listen to your voice of defiance, we’ve got work to do. Welcome to the Grind.” Workout Mobility 5 Rounds/1min each station Battle Ropes Slam Balls Plate Rotations Squats Row Wall Sits My coach Randy Reay at…

  • Baby, It’s Cold Outside in the DMV Area

    I know there are a ton of people out there that live in cold weather and it’s just another day to them. However, in the Northern VA/DC metro area –this is not normal weather. It’s minus degrees with the wind today and holy crap – it’s cold. And for the third day in a row,…

  • Happy New Year: Make Mistakes All Year Long

    I saw this quote this morning and it is perfect for the new year: “I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world. You’re doing things you’ve never done…

  • Benefits of a Sauna for Athletes

    The end of 2013 is almost here – boy what a year right? For me it was full of big changes – training at a new gym, getting laid off from a job I was ready to leave but couldn’t pull the trigger myself, working on my weaknesses and discovering lots of new things about…

  • Happy Birthday to the Silver Fox

    I think next year for Christmas, I am going to go easy on the number of gifts for each kid. How do you do that though when your kiddos already have these high expectations of what they will receive? Well – I like the suggestions in the blog post linked below — strategic deprivation throughout…

  • Happy Birthday CrossFit Chick: Christmas Abbott

    There are quite a few things on my mind today – Yesterday, I posted this pic of me and my friend Kath who has joined our 6a group at Highbar CrossFit. My sister and I were talking and she asked me how long I have been at Highbar CrossFit.  She said you were at that…

  • Happy Birthday Mom!

    I have started to dehydrate some fruit again and a lot of people have been asking me what dehydrator I use. I don’t have a fancy one — you can find ones that dry out the fruit in a matter of hours. Mine is a basic model and I prep the fruit before I go…

  • Time to Rise Up and Move ON

    I woke up today in such a funk — I feel fat, lethargic and just plain down and out. I have been totally ignoring my normal eating and have seen it start to seriously show up. I can hardly fit in my jeans and my skin is breaking out. I seriously ate like 10 cookies…