I strive for a balanced life and thankfully chocolate has been a part of that especially when I play really hard. I have been known to indulge in hot cocoa with a dab of butter in it when I have been extensively backpacking in very cold weather (something about that fat and chocolate combo keeps […]
use that body
yoga, physical fitness, self image – what we do and our motivations
food poisoning, blech!
My “happy” but tired VLAWG I was on 2 hours of sleep here. My husband got food poisoning the night before and it was a long 24 hours. He got to soak in a pool for a little bit before he realized he needed to hunker down in our room. He kept me up all […]
Vday Love and Love of Running
Happy Valentines Day everyone. What a great day. My husband made me a simple valentine cut from construction paper with the sweetest words written on it – he gets me. We bought a Lorax coloring book for our toddler (20 months) and I made him a strawberry-banana protein smoothie and personalized pancake. The toddler and […]
Polar Challenge with LeVar
I am a new 2012 Polar heart rate monitor ambassador and in such want to hook my friends up as much as a I can while spreading the gospel of heart rate monitor training. I have been brand loyal to Polar since 2004 and am a fan of Phil Maffetone (the godfather of heart rate […]
leading yoga at conferences
2011 has been an outstanding year with some of my experiences. I have been extremely fortunate to share my yoga knowledge with folks at a few gatherings (Mamavation Fitcation in Austin, Fitness and Health Bloggers Conference in Boulder, and EVO Conference in Park City). And I gotta say, I enjoyed each and every time I […]
Fitness and Health Bloggers Conference 2011 Recap
Boulder, CO June 24-26 2011 This was a really hard conference for me to recap. I was too close to it and have biased feelings. I regret a few things pertaining to my involvement with it. I am no longer involved with it except needing to get Ignite Fitness videos up and I have that […]