Helping You Win at Fitness – One Step at a Time!
I was about a half mile from home when I realized I didn’t have my phone with me. Heading out the door I forgot to grab it. Should I turn around? That question flashed through my brain as quickly as I remembered I was phone-less. Many years earlier, when I was a new driver, I …
The news on September 26, 2014 surprised me. It immediately brought back memories of watching my mom exercise in our living room with Jack LaLanne on TV. Jack was called the “Godfather of Fitness.” As a teenager he discovered the benefits of exercise and healthy living and made a career out of helping others enjoy …
Continue reading I Reached My Fitness Goal. The Hard Part Came Next.
It needed to be the perfect gift, but I’m really bad at this. Gift giving is a skill I don’t possess and, honestly, it’s a skill I don’t even want. It complicates life. I don’t want to always be thinking about it. Life is much easier when you suck at giving gifts. Until it really …
It felt really weird. I was the only person in the gym. Apparently, no one else was wanted to exercise at 4am. I had a new fitness goal and was highly motivated to get it done before work. Not surprisingly, that motivation didn't last long. It also wasn't the first time a fitness goal didn't …
I pulled into the driveway, looked at the front lawn, and said “thank you”. To myself. Autumn is a wonderful season and it totally rocks here in Maryland. The leaves will take your breath away as they slowly start to change colors and eventually peak. It’s almost too much to take in. The air has …
I went to the grocery store last week. I’ve been doing the family food shopping and dinner making for a few years now. Ava took care of all that while the kids were young. I wondered if she was ready for a break so I asked and she said yes. She enjoys the freedom of …
At 12:11pm my Fitbit vibrated. I looked down in time to see the little animated bird flying through fireworks indicating I had reached my goal of 20,000 steps for the day. It also meant I had just crossed the finish line of this 20k One Year Step Challenge. The Challenge was to reach at least …
This one was different. It was a message from Kathy who had recently started reading the blog. She wrote, “As I start moving, I have started feeling better. It may be a low-grade endorphin effect, but just moving and having an achievable goal helps me.” I had only been writing the blog a few months …
Continue reading Why Did I Walk 20,000 Steps Every Day For a Year?
When Ava saw who was calling she got up and walked to the back of the restaurant to answer. After a few minutes she returned to where we were sitting with our friends. “We need to go home,” she said. The restaurant was almost six hours from where we lived. We were on vacation. We …
Continue reading The Day Intentionality Saved My 20k One Year Step Challenge
I see Bob and Larry every time I’m in the grocery store. I don’t think I’ll ever be able to shake this. When our kids were younger we did what so many parents have done for decades. We plopped them in front of the TV when we needed a break. We didn’t do this as …