Getting Out of My Comfort Zone By Throwing It Down

You know all that fuss about how you have to “get out of your comfort zone” in order to be successful, reach your goals and generally start living instead of watching life pass you by? Well, it’s true. It’s a cliche, but it’s a good one. And it certainly applies to fitness. Now, you’ve heard [...]

One Year Later: Sharing the Love

If there’s one thing I like to do, it’s to share things I love. Okay, well, there are certain things I like to share. My kale? Er, only if I have a couple of bags on reserve. A sip of my chocolate tea? Well, only if it’s not a huge sip. A bite of my [...]

Climbing the Rope: I’ve Come a Long Way Since P.E.

I want to say it was back in third or fourth grade when I first encountered “the rope.” I say, “the rope,” because it scared the bejesus out of me. Hung what felt like four stories above our little heads (in reality, I’m sure it was one), I remember our P.E. teacher commanding us to [...]

Why Heavy Weights Are the Bomb-Diggity

Nothing makes my fit bottom twitch more than when I hear a girl say that she doesn’t want to lift heavy weights because she doesn’t want to “bulk up” or “get big.” I’m not saying this because I know every darn thing about the human body or because I look like Jillian Michaels (look left, [...]