new year’s

January 12, 2012

I’m a work in progress – and proud of it

Remember how I said I might make one of my fitness goals for the year going back to doing 100 pushups? Emphasis on “might” right there, because that hasn’t happened yet. I’m definitely still a work in progress. But yesterday, while getting ready in the morning, I decided to kind-of-sort-of give it a go. I got about 2 (full body) pushups into my first set of 10 and realized there was no way I was going to make it all the way to the end of the set. So I adjusted – now I would do 20 sets of 5 …

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January 11, 2012

No more pounding it out at the gym

This morning, while catching up on one of my favorite blogs’ links edition (thanks, Greatist!), I found a really excellent article that pretty much sums up my feelings exactly: The Benefits of Exercising Together, by Dr. John Mandrola. I love the “pillar” Dr. Mandrola describes: “make daily exercise feel as normal as eating and sleeping.” That kind of habitual activity is exactly what I’m striving for, and I think it’s the most natural way to live. Do I work out every day? No, but on days when I haven’t at least gotten my heart rate up (whether through a workout …

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January 3, 2012

2012 New Year’s Resolutions!

As I mentioned on Sunday, there are a few goals I set for 2011 (and reached!) that I am going to keep for 2012. There are a few goals I made that I didn’t reach (womp womp) – and some of those I’m going to keep… but there are others I’m giving up on because they just aren’t that important to me. And then I have a few brand new goals that I’ve dreamed up to work on that whole “if you aren’t who you want to be, fix it” thing! My list isn’t quite as long as last year …

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January 1, 2012

Rested, rebuilt, and ready to go!

A lot of people say they don’t like resolutions, and make the point that you don’t have to wait for a random day of the year to start changing. I agree to some extent – anytime is the right time to make a change – BUT I also love that New Year’s is a time of year that reminds you to take some time out of your busy every day life to reflect. Who am I and what have I accomplished? Is that who I want to be and what I set out to do? If not, what can I …

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December 2, 2011

Hitting the 25 mile mark of the year

Yesterday, a friend sent me an article about New Year’s resolutions that I found rather odd. I know that it’s now December – though it’s hard to believe that 2011 has passed so quickly! Reaching the twelfth and final month of the year always seems to trigger various retrospectives and “best of the year” lists, which I see as a good thing. After all, how can you improve if you don’t periodically reflect on your progress and achievements? But this article wasn’t the usual reminder to start thinking about New Year’s resolutions; rather, it was the somewhat strange suggestion to …

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