Here’s a funny parenting thing.
I had to awaken my daughter early this morning. After she left her room, she hid right by my room with the nefarious plan of jumping out and scaring me.
Well! I walked out, didn’t see her, did see something move towards my face, and executed a perfect(I mean […]

Morning,
One of my absolute favorite workout DVDs is Billy Blanks and Taebo. Have you tried them out yet?
I really like Taebo because of the martial arts aspect and his motivational commentary during the workouts. Most of Billy’s participants are quite in shape and some of them are rather elderly as well!
Billy Blanks […]

Morning,
Yesterday’s karate class was (as always!) quite an eye-opening experience. Ever since last week when our beloved sensei drilled us until exhaustion (but he didn’t break us!), my family has adored going to Wednesday classes. We view it as an Ultimate Challenge - will we survive without asking for a break? […]

Wouldn’t it be simply peachy and mango-y if all you needed to do to lose weight is simply eat less and sit like a couch potato?
Alas, life just isn’t fair (if it was, those white chocolate macadamia nuts would burn up 849 calories upon consumption), and to really lose weight effectively, you simply must […]

Ever get an insane urge to beef up your aerobics routines?
If so, did you know there are bunches and bunches of places where you can download free workout music and uncover new choreographed moves?
’tis true! Here are some useful sites for you.
TurnStep.com
John’s Aerobics Routines
Expert Village Videos
iTrain
There are many different types of aerobics you […]

Morning,
Over at one of my favorite forums, the question about Shapely Secrets still rages.
For those not in the know, Shapely Secrets uses isometrics to help tone/exercise your muscles in 7 minutes.
That’s the exercise.
If you look at the website disclaimer, you’ll also notice:
*RESULTS […]

Morning,
A few days ago, I experienced one of the most empowering karate sessions in months! Class size was at a minimum (6 kids plus yours truly - many parent teacher conferences), so our beloved sensei decided to drill us in hand techniques until ideally, our arms fell off.
Now, here is some background. […]

Morning,
This is major news for me!
You see, back in early 2007, I made a promise to myself that by the end of summer, I’d be able to do one (only one!) pullup by myself.
At the gym, we have this super cool assisted pullup machine - when I started, I worked against a 90 pound […]

It’s amazing what the body can do when the mind is in the zone.  Virtually the entire time at karate was spent by me repeating to myself, I can DO this… I CAN do this.   It was a mental struggle for me but I overcame it.  I think I’m getting closer and closer to […]

Morning,
Today’s workout at the gym was most enlightening. True, while I took it ‘way easy (yesterday’s kendo class had completely toasted my wrists, so I chose the ’super slow’ method of weight lifting today), it was commented to me in the locker room that ‘oh, you can use the treadmill? I get […]