The Peanut Butter Diet Works – For Me!
Have you heard that latest diet craze? It’s the Peanut Butter Diet - woohoo! Finally, someone sees the value in eating PB several times a day. Oh yeah, you’re…
Dear ME…
April, 2016 MEs! It's that time again to challenge ourselves. After decompressing for 10 days and then returning to my routine, I realized even more so how much our minds,…
Five Ways to Bounce Back From Tough Workouts
Delayed onset muscle soreness, or DOMS, is pain and/or stiffness in your muscles 24 to 72 hours after a training session. The pain is due to microscopic tears in…
Turning Back the Clock
Twenty years ago, I had my first encounter with a barbell. What can I say...it was love at first lift. 
Hooked is an understatement. The competitiveness lifting created within me was…
Nike’s New Slogan…’Just Be’
Ninety years of life for my mom - almost a century of experiences. One can only imagine what that must feel like. Of course it seems like every time…
Your Challenges Are Real, But They Are Not Unique!
"YOUR CHALLENGES ARE REAL, BUT THEY ARE NOT UNIQUE!" Like a neon sign flashing across my brain, those words really struck a chord inside me. We all have them -…
The Tale of the Swimsuit
Yep, it's summer! And swimsuit season is in full force. Either we love it or we loathe it - right? Ok, so true story... Last week Gia and I ventured…
A First…A Last…An Always…
Goodness...where does the time go?!? It seems like yesterday we were navigating snow...then rain...and now sunshine and summer. I'm not ready for it - are you? Speaking of 'not being…
Living A Fit Life
This may be the shortest piece I've ever written. Because I believe living what I term a "Fit Life" is simple. The secret is nothing fancy...it's nothing sexy...it's nothing…
Live Your Story – Don’t Just Take Pictures of It!
Pom poms shaking like leaves falling in October... Hearts pounding like a hammer driving a nail into a board... Eyes glued to the ball traveling up...up again...over...and back... Feet…