Today is a good day to:

Start reading  Born to Run “ an epic adventure that began with one simple question: Why does my foot hurt? In search of an answer, Christopher McDougall sets off to find a tribe of the world’s greatest distance runners and learn their secrets, and in the process shows us that [...]

I have just finished off a delicious piece of cinnamon mochi with butter and have prepped a bowl of muesli that I’m about to pop in the oven to make some granola for tomorrow. While the muesli/granola is baking I’ll prep the veggies for spaghetti sauce for tonight’s dinner. Yum! I really should write down [...]

“Specifically treating extra body fat, as many diets do, is treating only the symptoms. Excess body fat is a clear indication that optimal health has not been achieved, and to treat it without creating a healthier lifestyle on a holistic level is merely spot-treating. Food cravings, usually for sugary or starchy foods, are often a [...]

Usually around this time of year my inbox and magazine subscriptions start screaming out headlines such as “Are Your Clients Ready for the Holidays?“, “The Lower Calorie Christmas” and “How to Survive the Season“.
I dutiful read the articles that tell me pretty much the same ol’ same ol’ information, something between common sense and latest [...]

So what’s happened in the meantime?
I took some time off to make breakfasts every morning for my family and walk my kid to school. I cleaned. I wallowed around until I just *had* to go back to the gym. And, yes, I ate and gained weight. I think it’s called a “vacation” but I didn’t [...]

I am an average women who reads a lot, raises a family, watches CSI and has always been lazy, vain and proud.
I also suffer from chronic lower back pain, fatigue and a childhood devoid of any athleticism.
Last year I decided to change all that and what I found was a conduit to change my life.
I [...]

I truly, deeply wish I played sports when I was a kid. Especially ballet, or gymnastics, even dance!
I’ve never been a “team player” kind of girl but those of us who trained our bodies when they were growing have light-years of advantage over the rest of us “just new to fitness in our middle age” [...]

If you plan on becoming a gymrat, invest in at least 3 sports bra’s and plenty of change for the laundry machine.
That is all grasshoppers.

I tried a 1RM test for curls using a barbell and weights, apparently I can curl 40lbs (safe to say 20lb an arm?).
I dont’ know, it still seems like a really low number…. damn sticking point