Lifestyle – Page 2 – Badass Is the New Skinny

Dirty Duck 5K

I crossed the finish line with green and yellow powder paint in my nose, ears, and mouth, and feathers floating off of me. I looked through paint-covered sunglasses for Sister and Boyfriend. It didn’t take long to find them standing off to my right, outside the Wild Duck. I smiled a green and yellow smile and met upContinue reading “Dirty Duck 5K”

Time and Motivation

I don’t have time. it’s one of the primary excuses people have for not exercising regularly. Another is motivation. People start feeling discouraged – because results take time, and the work is hard – and after a while, they loose their motivation to keep going. These are similar to the issues I’m facing, but in a weirdContinue reading “Time and Motivation”

My Happy Place

Seven miles from my house, and about 1,500 feet above the valley I call home, is my oasis – my happy place. I love to hike, it’s one of my favorite ways to exercise and push my body to get stronger. And all the while I get to clear my mind, find some inner peace,Continue reading “My Happy Place”

Living the Life

Not all that long ago, the thought of working with a personal trainer terrified me. I always considered personal trainers to be people who have been fit all their lives and I was embarrassed by my less-than-fit condition. I remember working out at a 24 Hour Fitness in the Bay Area and seeing someone workingContinue reading “Living the Life”

Fitness – It’s a Lifestyle

In the past couple of weeks, I’ve had to make some choices that I felt were needed, but still left me feeling a little bit guilty. One, as I’ve talked about, was that I made the choice to take a week off from kickboxing when my morning routine got bumped up a notch as IContinue reading “Fitness – It’s a Lifestyle”

Oh Weekends

During the week, I am a machine. I get up, engage in 30-40 minutes of sweat therapy, then drag my happy ass to work. After work – a few days out of the week – I then go to the gym where I spend another 30 minutes sweating through nine rounds of kickboxing, punching andContinue reading “Oh Weekends”

Feeling the DailyBurn

I love my kickboxing workouts. The atmosphere is motivating and fun, the workout leaves me dripping in sweat, and the routine works perfectly with my lifestyle. There’s just one problem: I’m bored. Not bored of the workouts, not bored as in I want to quit. But I’m bored as in I need something different toContinue reading “Feeling the DailyBurn”

Tired of Feeling Tired

Moment of truth: I haven’t done shit lately. Workouts are pretty much nonexistent, ice cream has become its own food group, and at least once or twice a week I catch myself nodding off at my desk. What it all comes down to is that I’m exhausted, lethargic, and unmotivated. I’d say it’s because ofContinue reading “Tired of Feeling Tired”

Reality Check

I’ve had a Fitbit HR Charge for a couple of weeks now, and there are a few key things I’ve learned as a result: My quality of sleep blows. I’d benefit from giving my weekends a health overhaul. I have good intentions, but terrible follow-through. The quality of sleep thing doesn’t surprise me, but itContinue reading “Reality Check”

The Temptation to Quit

I dangle helplessly from the edge of a cliff, holding on by the tip of my pinkie finger. My feet scrape the side of the mountain – all efforts are futile attempts to pull myself up before falling into the ominous abyss gaping open beneath me. Fate taunts me from somewhere above, and I can see itContinue reading “The Temptation to Quit”