• Seeking the God within you.

    August 6, 2012 I’ve been a ‘single’ mom for nearly a week. Every day it’s a maddening routine of cooking, cleaning, changing diapers, working, writing and trying to eat and exercise. The end of…

    August 7, 2012
  • 101 Ways to Motivate yourself to Get Fit!

    I 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…

    July 30, 2012
  • Are you Born Fit?

    Are 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.…

    July 30, 2012
  • Fitness is my morning Coffee!

    Fitness 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…

    July 27, 2012
  • Turning the other Cheek

    July 25, 2012 I met my stepdaughters when they were six and eight years old. They greeted me in their school uniforms and we went to go paint at a small pottery place in…

    July 26, 2012
  • The Truth about Fitness

    So 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…

    July 25, 2012
  • 6 old (but new) fitness rules

    I 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…

    July 25, 2012
  • Raising Fit Kids

    Since my stepdaughters have arrived we’ve been exercising nearly every day. In the beginning I was pushing them. Now, they are pushing me! Of course, I train routinely every day. However, they have become…

    July 19, 2012
  • Parental Achievement

    July 18, 2012 Gabriel was baptized on Saturday. It was a whirlwind leading up to that event. My stepdaughters are in town so we have been active nearly every day. In addition to horseback…

    July 18, 2012