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Impromptu Breathing Meditation
Hey all. Finished my Yoga workout Thursday night and, on a whim, decided to video the breathing meditation that followed. I wanted to experiment with

Exercise: Start anywhere, but START!
Howdy all. Just a post-workout walk and chat. My intent is to encourage people to just get started with their health and fitness. You don’t

My Workouts: Yoga and Meditation
Howdy all. Tonight’s workout for my own accountability was about a 22-minute beginner yoga. I’m easing into it, because I hate it and I’m trying

My Workout Accountability: July 2023
Workout accountability. P90 Sweat A. The immune problem is persisting, but I ditched the steroids because they were making me lethargic and gain weight. Tonight

My Workouts – Recap July 1, 2023
A quick recap of my last few workouts, to hold myself accountable!

My Workouts – a fave P90X routine!
Tuesday night it was 112 in the garage. Call me crazy, but it felt really good! Well, at least at first… The workout du jour

My workouts – P90 Sweat A – Mon 6/27/23
Update: After my “starter kit” week, I was down three pounds, to 229. Goal weight is approximately 212. Tonight’s workout was a cardio routine from

Getting Started
Okay, so after my several weeks off with the immune system problem, admittedly it was hard to think about hard workouts again. But as I

Dealing With Setbacks
You’ve all heard that old saying, “The best laid plans of mice and men, often go awry”, right? [First, as an aside, do you know

Spring Workout Plan, Week 3 Update
Okay, so it’s been three weeks since I was “inspired” by Hard 75 to come up with my own workout challenge. There have been some

Overnight Success? Nah…
Sometimes we can be a bit envious and/or covet the success that we see others enjoying, assuming (mistakenly) that it just fell in their laps

Saturday Stoicism!
I’m always telling clients things like this. A few small habits, in a few key areas, done consistently, can make a HUGE difference in our

Spring Fitness Week 2, Day 4
Workout 1 = 2.0 mile jog/walk Challenge 100 = Shoulder presses Workout 2 = P90 Sweat cardio Audio book 1 hour Nutrition improvement Water done

Wellness Wednesday!
One little thing anyone can do anywhere to reduce stress and increase wellness is to do “box breathing” periodically, throughout the day (but especially in

Spring Fitness Week 2, Day 3
Workout 1 = 3.0 mile walk Challenge 100 = Bird Dogs Workout 2 = 9 week control freak cardio Audio book 1 hour Nutrition improvement

Spring Fitness Week 2, Day 2
Workout 1: 3.5 mile walk Challenge 100: 300 ab reps Workout 2: P90X Shoulders and Arms (1 round) Audio book 1 hour, regular evening reading

Week 1 progress report
Here\’s the results from the first week of my new plan: Weight down 232 to 228. Body Fat down 1/2% BMI down .4 12 of

Fitness Saturday!
Week 1, Day 6: First workout was a 3.5-mile walk. Challenge 100 was abs (300). 2nd workout was Chest and Shoulders. Eating was decent, water

Fitness Friday!
Week 1, Day 5: First workout was a 3.5-mile walk. Challenge 100 was pull-ups. These were modified and done on the Total Gym, because my

Fitness Thursday!
Week 1, Day 4: Okay, first workout was a 3.5-mile walk. Challenge 100 was squats. 2nd workout was 25-minute HIIT cardio. Eating wasn’t as clean