Live Fit and Sore

Category: News to Note

  • Expand your Vocabulary

    While I am away, work on your vocabulary. 12 Most Awesomest Words to Add into Your Daily Vocabulary  

  • Cirque du Soleil: Totem at The Plateau at National Harbor Aug 15 – Oct 7th

    Today is shaping up to be a much better day than earlier this week! Life is about ebbs and flows, peaks and valleys — you know the drill. The turnaround started yesterday when a friend at work asked if I wanted to take a walk. The weather is beautiful right now in the DC area,…

  • Kids and Health: The Decline of Good Nutrition and Fitness Programs in Schools

    Kids: Get them Moving & Eating Healthier. They will Learn More. Guaranteed! Physical Activity During my training as a CrossFit Kids coach, we really dived into how much research is available regarding how exercise and physical fitness helps kids learn. Getting kids to move throughout their day is vital to their learning. So when I hear…

  • Hanging with Some Wimpy Kids

    Today we went and saw the new Wimpy Kid Movie before it’s released in the theaters thanks to a connection through CrossFit. The people I get to meet and become friends with spans far and wide! It was such a cute movie. It reminded me of my parents and me parenting. The perfect combo. It’s…

  • Start when they are young: Community ending childhood obesity

    Start when they are young: Community ending childhood obesity

  • Live like Steve Jobs — Love what you do.

    Live Like Steve Jobs, Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don’t lose faith. I’m convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did. You’ve got to find what you love. And that is as true for your work as it…

  • Be a Superhero

    Want a superhero physique? Here’s how Actors have the time and money to look like Thor and Green Lantern. For the average guy, finding the right motivation to stay in shape is a good start. Perhaps you’ve been to the multiplex to see Ryan Reynolds‘ Green Lantern save the universe from the evil Parallax or…

  • Your Commute Could Kill You

    Your Commute is Killing You This week, researchers at Umea University in Sweden released a startling finding: Couples in which one partner commutes for longer than 45 minutes are 40 percent likelier to divorce. The Swedes could not say why. Perhaps long-distance commuters tend to be poorer or less educated, both conditions that make divorce more…

  • Components of A Successful Fitness Program

    For best exercise, don’t be lonely or late Activities done in groups and early in the day seems to show the best success rates. This article is completely in line with my own experience. I work out early in the day with the same group of people — it creates a routine and a community…

  • Get a Grip

    Losing your grip? It could be a clue to your health Grip strength can indicate overall muscle tone and, according to one study, even suggest how long you might live. Getting a good grip on your health may mean … getting a good grip. The force you can muster when squeezing an object or a…