Category: Fitness/Exercise

  • Team Plumbline Dulles Plane Pull

    A few pics from today’s Team Plumbline Dulles Plane Pull — was a really fun event for a great cause  – VA Special Olympics.

  • Signs You’re a Gym Rat

    Signs You’re a Gym Rat. Although I am not a ‘gym rat’ per se — My boot camp group and I certainly know which dynamax balls are lighter than the stated weight, which jump ropes are easier to use than others, and which spot gets you out of the glare of the sun — oh…

  • Original Fitness Nut Jack LaLanne Approaches 96

    As the Original Fitness Nut Jack LaLanne Approaches 96, He Says He’s Still ‘A Nut’. How awesome is Jack LaLanne? 96 years old, still fit, still exercising…. (Sept. 23) — When you’re turning 96 and still as fit as a fiddle, people are invariably going to ask your secret. Ask fitness pioneer Jack LaLanne his…

  • Don’t go Lidia!

    One of most favorite ladies from Plumbline who has been one of the most supportive, fun and impressive people I have met is moving. After the plane pull she heads to her new home in North Carolina. You have NEVER and I mean NEVER met anyone like Lidia B – aka Queen B. You would…

  • A workout win for the week!

    A new routine met me at group today and boy it was a tough one. SOTTs presses are hard and for some reason I cant balance on the back of my heels. So imagine a squat and you are supposed to be holding a bar above your head, arms locked, and bring the bar back…

  • LCSO Announces 34th Women’s Self-Defense Workshop Monday , October 4, 2010

    LCSO Announces 34th Women’s Self-Defense Workshop Monday , October 4, 2010 Loudoun County, Virginia- The Loudoun Sheriff’s Office will hold their 34th Women’s Self-Defense Workshop on Monday, October 4, 2010. The class is open to all female residents of Loudoun County over the age of fourteen and space is limited to 100 participants. “The workshop…

  • Bootcamp Workout

    Another great day, another good workout. I really do like starting my day with bootcamp and an activity that stretches and works my muscles. I highly recommend it! I saw some deer in my neighborhood and saw the most beautiful full moon on my drive this morning. All the great things you get to witness…

  • Dulles Plane Pull to help VA Special Olympics

    Hi Friends, I am participating in a special event here in Northern Virginia to raise money for the Special Olympics. As you all know –  2 years ago, I made changes in my life that has me focused on living a healthy and fit life! As part of my  change, I regularly participate in different…

  • The How and Why I Continue On

    I recently came across this post and I thought – yeah shes so right. And while I do not do actual ‘crossfit’ certified workouts — they are both based on HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) and I work out with the most incredible group of women – who come from so many different walks of…

  • Body Mass Index Can Be Misleading

    Personal Health – Body Mass Index Can Be Misleading – NYTimes.com. Some interesting information in this NYT article — and also part of what I was talking about before — that middle age spread that we see creep up. I have personally never been a fan of the BMI metric. I think there are many…