My favorite ice cream growing up was mint and strawberry flavored. I used to love going to Cold Stone Creamery on my cheat days and splurge on some concoction mixed with kit kats, snickers and anything with chocolate. I don’t remember any true summer that didn’t include a trip to Thrifty to get an ice cream cone for 75 cents. I don’t know how it happened or developed, but right around my mid-twenties I started feeling bloated after I ate…
Mommy Fitness: Quick thoughts before bedtime
August 23, 2012I have a short attention span. So I bullet point often. I wish most people bullet pointed also – especially my husband who likes to tell long stories… I have been incredibly busy lately. Each day feels like an accomplishment when dealing with three young boys, working and working out. It’s 9pm and I’m ready to head off to bed. But, since I haven’t posted anything in a while, I felt that I should write something. Usually when I’m tired…
8 ways to live a fit but stressful life.
August 13, 2012For the past couple weeks, my schedule has been hectic. (see picture) Every day feels like I’m running around trying to avoid the 100 degree temperatures while lugging three small boys in and out of my SUV. For the parents out there, you all feel me when I say how TIRING it is to take kids in and out of their carseats several times a day. Despite my schedule, I have been pretty good with my training. I make it…
Dieting is a Progression.
August 13, 2012Dieting is a progression just like exercise. You don’t go into the gym expecting to a run a 7-minute mile! You practice every day and you improve every week. For many (including myself) a 7-minute mile is very extreme. It will probably take me a good year to train to achieve something like that – but this type of perspective is what you need when wanting to follow an extreme diet. Dieting is about progression. I often tell people to…
101 Ways to Motivate yourself to Get Fit!
July 30, 2012I had 3 babies in 3 years. I have used several techniques to make me run after no sleep, eat healthy at a birthday party or stay focused even though I didn’t hit my goal weight in three weeks. I focus on the psychology of fitness and success because I believe that if you understand ‘why’ you want to do something the ‘how’ part becomes easy. I didn’t get fit by reading about how to perform a sit-up. I got…
Are you Born Fit?
July 30, 2012Are people born into Fitness? No. According to studies, some children are more susceptible to weight gain, especially if they have overweight parents and definitely if the mother gains too much weight while pregnant. Let’s take genetics aside. Is Fitness still equal? After all, some people are more built for athletic achievement than others… My best friend (bless her heart) made the interesting comment the other day that her fiancee noted that I had always been ‘into fitness’, which made…
Fitness is my morning Coffee!
July 27, 2012Fitness is my morning coffee! Seriously. I’m not a big coffee drinker – never have been. My first cup of coffee was years after college, probably at a Starbucks. It’s a shame that coffee has become “America’s Beverage”, especially since it’s also America’s excuse for ‘energy.’ When you are tired, drink coffee! When you need energy, drink coffee! It seems drinking coffee is the solution to eating poorly, not sleeping enough and most of all….not exercising! When I wake in…
The Truth about Fitness
July 25, 2012So while running on the treadmill this morning, I get a call from my long-time friend and fitness industry buddy, Dave Slagle. We met nearly ten years ago when I attended the San Francisco Pro Show at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. Since then, he has been a constant fixture in my life, supporting all my endeavors and motivating me to be the best “Maria Kang” I could be. So he calls me while running – which…
6 old (but new) fitness rules
July 25, 2012I feel sick, unmotivated and fatigued. The weather in Sacramento has been volatile. My body instantly reacts to changes in weather. Imagine, it’s been 100 degree temperatures and then BOOM, it starts thundering and lightening two nights ago? Weird. So, my middle son is sick – and it makes sense that I am feeling sick with him since I awake at night when he cries and cuddles with him until he stops crying. In addition to feeling sick, the motivation…