I hate how downer this post starts out, but every time I tried to change it, it just didn’t sound as true as it needed to be. So, sorry bout that – but stay with me & we’ll end this thing on the usual-motivational-full-of-promise-happytude that I usually deliver! “Staring in the mirror – not seeing… [Read more…]
February 22, 2012
A week away from my 31st birthday, and amidst 50 screaming little girls that were less than half my age, I had my first private tumbling lesson. This has been in the works for a while – ever since I found out that there were still adults out there doing gymnastics as part of their… [Read more…]
December 16, 2011
(alternatively, “If You Ain’t Ebbin’, You Ain’t Flowin’”) The fact is, much as you may like to be all things to all people, especially you type-A’ers, you simply can’t be maxed out in all areas of your fitness at the same time. Now, you may be thinking, “but I don’t want to be a million different… [Read more…]
October 17, 2011
Check out this cool poster! For those not aware, ProKine Performance is the performance strength & conditioning company I co-own with my man, Drew Whitehead. We’re getting ready to open our new facility in St. Charles, IL – thus my less frequent posting lately – & are going to have some seriously awesome group training… [Read more…]
September 13, 2011
“If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you always got.” Since May of 2010, endurance running has been my focus. Iceland 1/2 Marathon (Aug 2010), Urbanathlon (Oct 2010), Cary 1/2 Marathon (Mar 2011), Soldier Field 10 (May 2011), and Batavia 1/2 Marathon on Aug 28 2011. Each race has seen… [Read more…]
September 1, 2011
I thought this picture was hilarious. That pic tells the whole store of my race day, but if you want the written story & want to know if me laying on the pavement was a good or bad thing, read on! Finally. 5 months after the Soldier Field 10, I raced again. And I can… [Read more…]
August 18, 2011
This week the NY Times posted an article that was successful in further confusing people about what to do to be strong & fit. I’ve said it before & I’ll say it again – the vast majority of what’s published is one-sided, lacking science, or driven by a marketing scheme. This NY Times article takes… [Read more…]
August 8, 2011
Happy Monday!! Get your butt moving with this workout today! Literally – this workout circuit targets your butt & all the other muscles in your posterior kinetic chain. Strength training 3x per week (full body) has been proven to help a person lose more bodyfat than someone who works each body part 1x per week… [Read more…]
July 31, 2011
(re-posted from my performance training business site, prokineperformance.com) If a car has one tire that is misaligned, the car can drive with you putting extra pressure on the wheel to keep it straight. But over time, that action will wear down the car more, affecting everything from the frame of the car to gas mileage.… [Read more…]
July 10, 2011
Remember lunches like that one up there? Deli meat, “ants on a log”, and an iced coffee (not pictured). Well, maybe you didn’t have iced coffee as an 8 yr old…but iced coffee is to an adult as a Capri-Sun juice pouch is to a child…gives you a pep in your step & totally refreshing… [Read more…]
March 14, 2012
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