Live Fit and Sore

May 1 is Free Comic Book Day

http://www.freecomicbookday.com/ Check out their website to find local participating stores. Free Comic Book Day is a single day – the first Saturday in May each year – when participating comic book shops across North America and around the world give away comic books absolutely FREE* to anyone who comes into their stores. *Check with your…

April 29, 2010
Happy 6th Birthday Baby Nate!

6 years ago today Nathaniel Ryan Hoaglund was born. When he arrived he was whiter than anything I have ever seen. His hair and eyebrows were so white, it didn’t even look like he had any. From that day forward, life has been more fun and meaningful for our family. From the moment we started…

April 29, 2010
Livin Fit and SORE

Plumbline Training: Warmup x 2: high knees lunges heel to butt sprints Core x 2 general stretching planks back extension jumps (lean over and then jump up) 50 push-ups workout: 1 mile run 15,12,10,9,6,3 box push-ups x 2 15db lunges (aka HELL) (1 round at 25lb db) 65lb OH push press 45lb sandbag dead lifts…

April 29, 2010
Notable News

Really? – The Claim – Lack of Sleep Increases Weight – Question – NYTimes.com. I found this article interesting to me because I am living proof that this is really the case. When Nate was born – that little bugger did not sleep. He hated to be alone and Scott and I literally had 4…

April 28, 2010
Sport & Health coming to Brambleton – Special Rates available through April 30

For those of you in Loudoun County, Ashburn Area – A New Sport and Health is offering Pre-Sale Savings on Membership Rates before May 1st: The countdown is on! Brambleton Sport&Health Club is on schedule to open in June 2010. Don’t miss your chance to join before pre-sale prices go up May 1! Already joined?…

April 28, 2010
Family Adventure Ideas at REI

I received an REI catalog in the mail this week. I am not really an adventure sports enthusiast as you can tell by the type of workouts I do, but that is not to say that I haven’t recently been interested in looking at different types of athletic endeavors to consider. Some of them may…

April 28, 2010
5-minute colon cancer test could save thousands of lives

5-minute colon cancer test could save thousands of lives – USATODAY.com. LONDON (AP) — A five-minute colon cancer test could reduce the number of deaths from the disease by about 40%, a new study says. British researchers followed more than 170,000 people for about 11 years. Of those, more than 40,000 had a “flexi-scope” test,…

April 28, 2010
Wednesday

Plumbline Workout: Warmup: 2 min jump rope Core: general stretching 2 rounds: Stability Ball crunches ball scissor twists ball 83s – ball between your legs, legs straight. When you do the sit up, bend your knees with the ball and touch the sides of your ankles. 2 rounds: reverse crunch on your stomach stomach back…

April 28, 2010
Nuts: Impact on Weight and Health

Nuts: Impact on Weight and Health. I like to eat almonds to get some extra protein from time to time. I do remember that a nutritionist told me to be careful if I am trying to lose weight though – and nuts should generally be off the menu when that is the case. They do…

April 27, 2010
The Dirty Dozen

My friend Dianne sent me this image this morning. We had gone out for coffee last week and were talking about what foods we should consider buying organic. Hope you find it helpful too! (I have no idea where this image came from – so if it’s yours, no copyright infringement intended)

April 27, 2010