Image by Csaba Nagy from Pixabay I used to hate running. I would complain that my shins would hurt, that I got bored, that I didn’t enjoy it. I found that I loved lifting, so I just did that, and avoided running. Who needs cardio anyway? Walking is just as good, and my shins don’t … Continue reading How I Became a Runner
Category: Exercise
Starting from Zero!
Looks like New Year's Eve was just a little bit too much fun. This is my ketone meter, and as you can see, it's showing me ZERO! I've been on a low-carb, high-fat journey since the end of October, and I've had some excellent results with it. But I got a little casual, and then … Continue reading Starting from Zero!
What if This Were Finally the Year?
What if this were finally the year you took control of your life? Statistics show that only 8% of people tend to accomplish their New Year resolutions. They are not, in general, smarter, richer, or more talented than the other 92%. The only real difference is that they take action. What if 2019 were the … Continue reading What if This Were Finally the Year?
Dealing with Counter-Productive Habits
Spring is when a middle-aged woman's fancy turns to mending the ravages of winter – the all-too-obvious results of months of comfort food, sun deprivation and less exercise. Add in stress from family or work and overeating from the spring holidays, and most people are feeling less than optimal these days. Tight clothes and reduced … Continue reading Dealing with Counter-Productive Habits
Prep Week – Cleaning Up Some Counter-Productive Behaviours
This week is prep week - just flooding my body with nutrition and cleaning up my behaviours. I don't know about you - but I know I have developed some counter-productive behaviours that are not enhancing my health and happiness. I'm grateful to say that I haven't smoked since 1991, but staying up too late, … Continue reading Prep Week – Cleaning Up Some Counter-Productive Behaviours
Starting the New Year Off Right
Everyone makes resolutions this time of year - even those whose only resolution is not to make any. There's just something about a crisp new planner, an empty calendar, and the struggle to remember to write a different year on things. While for many reasons the real beginning of the year is in September, that … Continue reading Starting the New Year Off Right
Looking in the Funhouse Mirror
Have you ever noticed how gym mirrors tend to distort, like funhouse mirrors? If you are short and solidly built like me, you don’t find much fun in that kind of mirrors – for some reason they never make you look taller and slimmer than you really are. My personal solution to those mirrors has … Continue reading Looking in the Funhouse Mirror
What Would You Do For Self-Love? (video)
So I was in this exercise class, and I found myself wondering out loud why I was there. Stay tuned for the answer. What do you do for self-love?
#BlogElul 21: Love
What a perfect theme for today, when a group of loving people gathered to wish bon voyage to our favourite yoga teacher. The inimitable Debbie Lewis has been our teacher at Temple Shalom for several years now - we all padded into the windowless room in the basement, winter and summer, to spread out our … Continue reading #BlogElul 21: Love
Are Your Goals Big Enough? (video)
Do your goals make you sick to your stomach? If not, they may not be big enough!