Family Fitness Files

I sold my treadmill yesterday. Gone. Buh-bye. On yer way. Last week, I tweeted that I might sell it and someone quickly told me I’d regret it. But I countered with three-pronged logic: I have my gym membership back; it hurts my knees; and, truth be told, I could use the cash. All good, perfectly [...]

I’ve been back in the gym for over a week now and I’m feeling great. One thing I really missed was the opportunity to use the various weight machines. At home, I have a nice set of dumb bells and a barbell with plates, a kettle bell, a medicine ball, a stability ball, and various [...]

How many times have you started a new diet or exercise routine with all sorts of gusto and high hopes, only to lose interest by the end of the first week? For me it’s always had a lot to do with feeling like I wasn’t empowered enough to keep going. As you may have read [...]

I had a chance to work out with my old gym partner, Barbara, today. We met bright and early at the ungodly hour of 4:45 a.m. You probably know by now that I’m an insomniac and, by default, an early riser, so getting up at 4:45 a.m. is not a big deal to me. [...]

OK, everyone, cue the Etta James. I have been hoping to write this post since last November. And finally–At Last–I am so thrilled to be able to write it today.

Oh, don’t get too excited. It’s probably nothing earth-shattering. At least not to you. But to me, it’s a big, big deal. To tell this story, [...]

Geez, it seems like every blog post lately starts with “Sorry I haven’t had time to blog lately.” Well, I just haven’t had time to blog lately. But I am still working out. My favorite thing at this time of year is to head up to my local high school and use the track. I [...]

Well, as I previously mentioned, the kids are out of school and Jack is busy with all-star baseball, and time is short. I have been keeping up on workouts as best I can. When the kids are in school, I usually start my workout between 8 and 8:30 am, and am done between 9 and [...]

One thing I’ve learned in life, sometimes a little too late, is that you’ve always got to have a Plan B. So, you may remember, yesterday I vowed to be on the treadmill today and that was the plan. Until I got a phone call requesting help on something that required immediate attention, just as [...]