If you've got a park near you, you've got a wonderful workout waiting to happen. After a walk at a pace that works for you (or a jog or run) find yourself a park bench and get busy sitting and standing back up...there's your "tap" squats. Turn around, face the bench and place your hands down on the seat. Bend and straighten your elbows and you can get in a few rounds of … [Read more...] about Get Benched
Archives for May 2012
Looking Good!
Gas prices are on the way down (at least for now) -- home sales are on the rise (and prices are edging up even if just a little bit) -- unemployment in Broward County, down -- reports say there are thousands more jobs for those graduating college this month, as opposed to last year's college graduating class and average salaries for those college grads are up from last year, … [Read more...] about Looking Good!
Losing to Win
Congratulations to high school teacher, 55 year old Michael Lamb from Athens, Georgia who yesterday took away the 1 million dollar prize as he became the winner in the Dr. Oz/Weight Watchers/Sharecare Transformation Nation challenge. Lamb started his weight loss journey to insure a healthy self, healthy kidneys included to be able to donate one (when needed) to his wife who … [Read more...] about Losing to Win
Flex THIS
As I focus on love and gratitude, there is no question that what we focus on, multiplies! I am incredibly grateful to my dentist, Dr. Jeffrey Kritchmer, (and his fabulous staff ) who saw me first thing yesterday morning after waking up missing the bonding on my front tooth! He had me in and out in just a few minutes with a perfect new front tooth. If anyone local is unhappy … [Read more...] about Flex THIS
The Wisdom of Barkley
With so many fancy ways to measure our weight, from digital scales, tape measure, and calipers to calculating our BMI, getting dunked underwater in a tank to measure body fat and deciding if our hip to waist ratio is ok, etc., I just loved this quote by basketball legend Charles Barkely: "If you want to know if you're fat or not, just stand in front of a mirror naked - the … [Read more...] about The Wisdom of Barkley