Remember being ga-ga for some boy or girl in your youth who you’d literally go to the ends of the Earth for…in a kind of unhealthy, young & stupid/sweet kind of way? Surely most of us have had that relationship that made us lose our damn minds for the person in those initial ‘shiny new… [Read more…]
January 11, 2012
I once attended a business seminar & came away remembering this line more than anything else…”A person is motivated by 1 of 2 things – what are they going to get or how can they prevent getting hurt.” The part that really stayed with me was this next line the speaker said; from whatever standpoint… [Read more…]
December 31, 2011
Finally, a chance to sit down and write! In continuation with my mini-updates prior to blog posts, we have been doing well the last few weeks of this year getting new folks connected to ProKine! We want as many people as possible to benefit from our fitness training expertise & it’s been great to do… [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 24, 2011
I’ve got a theory. And it may ruffle your feathers. If it does, all I can say is, “if the shoe fits…” I get the blessing of working with folks who want something better for their life – whether in sport, in daily life, or in both. And while sometimes they get a little off-track,… [Read more…]
October 4, 2011
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…]
May 1, 2011
If you are just dropping by, make sure you check out this post so you can get the story on why we’re doing this 30 Day Challenge. To refresh, it’s 30 days no grains, dairy or legumes, no refined sugars (that includes stevia). What you can eat? Plenty of protein, veggies, a few fruits, a few nuts… [Read more…]
March 18, 2011
Rarely do I value the things I see on weight loss show, Biggest Loser. God bless the shows’ intentions! However, the actions Biggest Loser trainers take to push their morbidly obese clients to 2olb weekly weight losses are sometimes questionable by those educated & certified in the training field. The crazy intensities the contestants bodies may… [Read more…]
February 14, 2011
I went to the mall this weekend. The mall is a great place to take small children because every store is like its own little amusement park, and for the 2 year old twins I was babysitting with Drew, it was a place to stretch their legs & get tuckered out before bed. I really don’t… [Read more…]
April 18, 2012
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