Category: exercise
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This Coach Got Better, Not Beaten by the Crash That Nearly Killed Him
Marion Chisholm Is on a Mission to Win at Sports and Life The first time I noticed him was in my early-morning step aerobics class. He had taken a space in the back and done the class without a step, which wouldn’t have gained my respect, except that he was using forearm crutches. Wow. He […]
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What Can Yoga Do for You? This Story Might Inspire You
This 72-year-old says yoga’s focus on balance and alignment is healing and critical to her ability to function, especially as she ages.
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How a Slick Yoga Mat Showed Me Value in Strengthening Little Muscles
What if we followed our instructor’s guidance, fully engaged our mind and core, and mustered our strength against opposing forces so nothing could move us?
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Why Put So Much Effort Into a Body That Is Wasting Away?
If you had to use a fragile clay pot to contain something precious, wouldn’t you take the utmost care with it?
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My morning toilette went oh, so wrong
If you see me standing at my desk today, it’s not because I’m feeling particularly energetic or even avoiding the back pain that comes with sitting. It’s because I don’t want to sit on my dress. Not because I might mess it up (I already did that), but because I might wet my underpants. Let’s […]
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Secret to my weight-loss success
Yesterday, I ate a cookie. In fact, I ate the last homemade chocolate chip cookie in the gallon-sized plastic bag in the break room at work. I almost didn’t get that one, except that as a colleague loaded cookies into a napkin, I appeared at the table and exclaimed, “Oh, good! I get the last […]
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My 5 tips for success at the gym in 2018
… and I want workout partners, if you’re available. It’s the time of year when our health club is overrun by New Year’s “resolutionists.” While we established “regulars” welcome them as new friends, we know much of our effort to encourage them in an early-morning exercise routine is fruitless. Most newbies don’t make the cut. […]
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Business at the top; workout on the bottom
It was Monday morning, mere hours before my debut as a panel moderator at AUTM 2017, the annual meeting of thousands of tech transfer professionals from all over the world. And what held my concern? Attire. (Possibly because the evening before, prior to attending the first-timers orientation and reception, I had asked my female colleagues […]
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Skimpy showers suit me…
Longer workouts, shorter waits, happy hair, and still early to work — all because I didn’t get what I wanted.
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I wear my Fitbit for the buzz…
For those of you not wearing a Fitbit tracker, “the buzz” is a vibration and visual display of celebration that flickers across the tiny digital screen when you reach your goal for the day. It’s like a party on my wrist.
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A little advice on “cow tipping”…
I can no longer remember just how I responded to Mr. Namaste. I’m sure I remained my sweet, friendly self though inside I was thinking, “Let me give you some advice about ‘cow tipping,’ Mr. Namaste. Don’t. Say. It.”
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All in a day’s workout…
It was just a typical day at the health club — a snapshot of the workout world that encourages me to join it each day. See you there!
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Secrets to success at the gym…
What separates those who succeed at their New Year’s resolutions from those who don’t? Some sources indicate that 40 percent of Americans make resolutions each year, but only 8 percent succeed, while others suggest that nearly 50 percent of those who make resolutions hold that resolve 6 months into the deal. Frankly, the numbers […]
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How to pack for the gym…
If your New Year’s resolution to hit the gym means you’ll be showering and getting dressed at the health club, read on. This post is for you. (Men and other minimalists, read it anyway. It will help you sympathize with the rest of us. Connie, this includes you. Doreene and other people who do not […]
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If you “resolve” to hit the gym…
Those of us who regularly populate the health club brace ourselves as we consider your upcoming New Year’s resolution to work out. We know the onslaught of your good intentions will pave our road to a six-week hell — as you fill our parking spaces and favorite lockers and exercise classes and lanes in the […]
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Getting a bit more fit…
Thanks to my FitBit, I not only feel tired, but I also have proof that I had a terrible night’s sleep last night. On Black Friday, I purchased my first fitness tracker. Since it was a present from my husband to me for our anniversary a week before, I didn’t have to wait until Christmas […]
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Don’t skimp on the showers…
While my friends add their “thankful” posts to Facebook daily in November, I am choosing to do something different. Complain. Sure, I can choose thankfulness; I’ve played “The Glad Game” along with the best of them. But that was last week. So far this week, I’ve managed to out my husband for criticizing my clothes, whine about […]
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Do what you know is right…
I was a teenager when I decided I should stop reading the Bible. I blame James. Or maybe my youth pastor, because he was likely preaching on James 4:17 and bringing this to my attention: “Therefore, to one who knows the right thing to do and does not do it, to him it is sin” (NASB). Except […]
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