“This year, I am certain I will be continuing with my weeding 'practice' because, well, I’m rather liking it now.”—me, writing last year in Fitness Corner: Change your life...
This column, Fitness Corner -- and my entire career in the fitness industry -- has been all about taking action. In fact, my entire life has revolved around taking...
Most of us don’t walk around all day, every day in a constant state of gratitude. We should, right? There is so much to be thankful for every single...
Fall is upon us and the holidays are right around the corner.
Along with the holidays comes cold and flu season, increased stress, decreased healthy eating and more proximity to...
You hear about it here and there.
A triathlete riding his bike suddenly suffers life-threatening distress. A golfer has a heart attack while golfing. A young athlete, perfectly healthy, collapses...
A while ago, I wrote a Fitness Corner column about weeding. Appropriately titled “Wisdom from weeds”, it detailed how much wisdom came from having to weed my own yard....
“Don’t ever lose your mobility, it’s what keeps you young.”—Adrian Williams, Peloton Instructor
I’m not a big fan of stretching, even though I am extremely familiar with it, personally and...
My Edmonds News published my first Fitness Corner column 10 years ago this month. It was a fairly typical January piece about making changes in the New Year, although...
In a perfect world we’d always feel like working out. Obviously, this is far from a perfect world! Even if your workouts are a solid part of your routine,...
I feel old these days.
Right now, people reading this that know me personally are laughing hysterically, especially my longtime older clients. They tried to warn me about what it...
“Beating the competition is relatively easy. But beating yourself is a never ending commitment.”—Nike, There Is No Finish Line ad copy
Since the moment I saw this image, from Nike’s...
There’s a collective energy in the air at this time of year. Wafting all around us are feelings of freshness, motivation, potential for change, new opportunities, and chances to...
Lately, it hasn’t felt in the Seattle area as though winter is near (and hardly even fall) although this may have changed by the time this column is published....
As a daughter, there were always three sure things in my life. Death, taxes and the deep, passionate love my parents have always had for each other.
So it seems...
What is the thought that gets you exercising?
What is it, exactly, that makes a sedentary person decide that they want to get active? Or an overweight person decide they...
Twenty years ago, I started my career in the fitness industry, but exercise was already an integral part of my life for long before that. I’ve been exposed to...
