Living a Life Fueled by Healthy Food and Fitness
A little after 10 a.m., I drove to Marion Senior Services to buddy up with a kind woman named Barbara and head out on my first Meals On Wheels route! For those of you who may be in the dark about Meals On Wheels, it is an organization dedicated to ending senior hunger. I spoke…
Today’s workout targeted my whole body. After 20 minutes on the elliptical, I did the total body workout detailed in Tina’s Best Body Boot Camp plan. I hope I’m not too sore from today’s workout on Saturday since competing in an indoor triathlon with sore hamstrings or shoulders does not sound like fun! Fortunately today’s…
The book of the month for the PBF Book Club was Wild by Cheryl Strayed. It’s time to discuss this vivid memoir! Brief Summary Wild is a memoir about Cheryl Strayed’s journey on the Pacific Crest Trail. Following her mother’s death and the fallout of her marriage, Strayed walked more than 1,000 miles of the…
I spent the morning studying for my personal trainer certification. As an advertising and public relations major, I haven’t taken a science class since my freshman year of college (and that was a basic pre-requisite class), so a lot of the science terminology (osteoblasts, what!?) goes right over my head. I want to take my…
This morning I took a spinning class at the gym. Ryan and I signed up for an indoor triathlon on Saturday where we’ll be swimming, biking and running for 15 minutes each and I figured getting my butt on a bike would be a good idea before the race. During the spinning class, I was…
Even though it is so easy to microwave a sweet potato, whenever I take the time to slice it up, toss the wedges in olive oil and salt and roast them in the oven, I am always glad I made the extra effort. The sweet potato wedges stole the show this evening. We ate them…
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