Category: Fitness/Exercise

  • Decision to be made!

    My Gold’s Gym has closed this weekend and I have no idea if the new Gold’s down the street is open which leaves me with a dilemma. I have to go workout –but where to go! I can drive about 20 or so mins out of the way and go to the Gold’s in Sterling…

  • Holiday Potluck

    What a super fun night last nite for the 2nd annual Boot Camp Potluck for the holidays! Here are some pics from the evening:

  • O’dark Thirty workout

    We got snow yesterday — about 2in but in true Northern VA fashion, school was let out 2 hours early and we have a 2 hour delay this AM.  Growing up in Northern NJ — I swear school was never canceled for snow.  I don’t know if they delay and cancel now because of insurance…

  • Have I mentioned how cold it is workout?

    I thought for sure we would not be running outside today — it was like 20′ outside, there is a chance of snow, and ice on the ground. I am not a wuss but cold is cold — and running outside is not my idea of fun when it’s that cold. But — we did…

  • Gear: No-sweat holiday gifts for serious athletes

    via Gear: No-sweat holiday gifts for serious athletes Need ideas for the athlete in your life? Take a look at some of these suggestions — The serious athlete is a picky fellow or gal, normally quite unwilling to delegate the critical task of shopping for high-tech training gadgets to mere holiday well-wishers. But the stuff…

  • Parents and Mcdonalds

    I just saw a story on GMA about a Mom suing McDonald’s because her daughter is obsessed with Happy Meals and the toys that come with it. She says its their fault with their marketing targeted towards kids and she can tell her daughter ‘No’ but she sees the commercials on TV and it’s a…

  • Paleo eating filters your view

    This is a great new blog I found from Diane Sanfilippo- Holistic Nutritionist specializing in Paleo nutrition, blood sugar regulation, food allergies/intolerances and digestive health Balanced Bites — she gives good sound advice about eating clean. She’s also readily accessible via Twitter which I think is awesome –She recently wrote a post in response to…

  • Loving What You Hate: Accepting your most despised physical traits

    Loving What You Hate: Accepting your most despised physical traits. This post really doesn’t tell you how to make peace with the part of you that makes you feel less than perfect but it’s a good starting point to think about it — and if the answer is to learn to accept it and live…

  • Blustery Workout

    So it’s single digit temps with the wind chill factor added in and let me tell you the word to describe today is Blustery! I haven’t talked about paleo eating in a few days — I am sure you all missed it! I am still going strong with my new approach to eating — wheat…

  • I know it sounds insane but I get excited to get up on Mondays and head to Plumbline. Seeing all my pals and bonding over what we all did during the weekend is one of the best parts of Monday.  During our weekly weigh in – we get a chance to catch up and share…