"Do not follow the idea of others, but learn to listen to the voice within yourself. Your body and mind will become clear and you will realize the unity of all things". Dogen

Welcome to peaceandfitness.com. The idea for this website came from a burning desire to share my passion for health and fitness with the public as well as with my many dedicated and wonderful local students and clients. From fitness tips, and opinionated blogs, to favorite links and more, this site will offer information about all aspects of body/mind wellness. I encourage feedback and hope to be able to answer any questions you may have.

Wishing you peace and fitness always... and all ways

And the Trophys Go To…

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - FEBRUARY 02:  Singer Madonn...

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Congratulations to the Giants (I will always think of them as the NY Giants, no matter where they play) for the big win last night…and to the Patriots for a game well played…Hats off to Madonna, who, though I thought she started off just “OK,” built into a wonderfully explosive finale and as promised, did not disappoint…Congratulations to Carol for finishing her first 5K, yesterday morning at The Butterfly Run.  I am so proud of you, Carol.  What an awesome feeling to not only run through the finish line, but to accomplish the goal and burn off some Superbowl calories AHEAD of time!  Good thinking….Thanks to Jeff and JJR Photography for giving of their hearts and time to take photos at the soup kitchen this past weekend.  With your attention to detail and perfection, I am certain the photos will well tell the story of the clients served.  You are very much appreciated…while so many of us were overindulging in food and drink this weekend, there are so many, right in our own backyards, who were going hungry.  Congratulations to my nephew, David, who is living proof that we are not who we used to be.  We are so proud of you for all you have accomplished.

If you are anything like much of the rest of the country, you either ate too many wings, drank too much beer, or both, last night.  If first you play, than after, you must pay!  With  a full day of fitness ahead of me, even with  hamstrings and glutes that are still screaming from Friday/Saturday workouts, I will hit the trifecta of fitness…cardio/strength and flexibility…personally, I am burning off deconstructed guacamole and stuffed mushrooms…relatively harmless, but still the scale is not my friend, this morning.  It’s all good, as we will make up by tomorrow.  If you, like me,  were lucky enough to have more than enough this weekend, lets not just work on burning it off, but also on being thankful.  And speaking of more than enough, thanks to Erica and Jeff for cleaning out their pantry and filling a big box to go to the soup kitchen today or tomorrow and make some hungry tummies, very happy.

The Best of the Best…

The Giants, The Patriots, Madonna, the commercials…the best of the best…the fittest of the fittest.  Enjoy them ALL and may the best of the best leave with THE coveted trophy.

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“Winning isn’t everything, but it beats anything that comes in second.”

–Paul “Bear” Bryant

We All Have the Same 24 Hours.

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Exercise: you don’t have time NOT to.

-Unknown (but apparently, right on the money!)

The Many Meanings, the Many Benefits.

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Thanks, Carole, for always having an answer to my questions!  So while I knew it’s Spam, when making reference to the brand name of canned meat, (which was derived from SPiced HAM)  and learned yesterday it’s spam when writing about generic brands of canned meat and SPAM when referring to the stuff that shows up on my site or in your mailbox and is an acronym for “Sales Promotion and Marketing.”  I think Mitch works hard to make sure the Sales and Promotion Marketing he sells, doesn’t end up in one’s SPAM file.  Hmmmmm.  What a conundrum.

Thanks, Suzanne, for a great article called The Only Exercise You’ll Ever Need:  Walking.  It’s focus is a 51 year old Rick Genter who lost 186 pounds by changing his eating and getting started on a walking program.  Once unable to walk very far, he built up to a 30 minute walk every day during his lunch break and found that he LOVED it in the way a runner gets a high.  He now actually walks 7 miles to work each morning, and 7 miles back home!  He lives, by the way, in Boston, so like the mailman, weather is no excuse for him.  Just another example of how we don’t need to join a gym, buy a treadmill or hire a trainer to get fit.  We just have to put one foot in front of the other and repeat most every day!  At 195 pounds, Rick has maintained his weight goal for 9 years and says the biggest reason is walking.

I’ll end today’s entry with a quote the article began with.

“I have two doctors, my left leg and my right leg.”

–George Trevelyan, in 1913 about the benefits of walking