Four mornings a week I jump out of bed just before 5 a.m., lunge across the room to turn off my alarm, brush my teeth, slap contacts in my eyes, yank on my workout clothes and head to boot camp. About halfway there I begin to wake up. I'm a 50-year old boot camper and [...]
Tag: Exercise
Five ways to survive an unplanned trip to the hotel gym
On a rainy Thursday morning in San Diego, I and a roomful of fellow conference goers tucked in our wicking gear and trudged to a place no recreational athlete wants to go – the hotel gym. I tried not to think about the view I would have enjoyed had the weather been more accommodating – [...]
Chasing unicorns during the happiest 5K on the planet
Our seven-year old niece/cousin Erin, whose singular devotion to the unicorn has led to her wearing the same pink and purple Halloween costume each year since 2007, would have loved the Color Run, billed the happiest 5K on the planet. Erin's favorite magical creature played a prominent role in the run happy jog, which asks [...]
Phyllo the Burn (a post by Molly)
I'm not one for going to the gym. I make desserts instead. Instead of bar-bells, I have lemons bars. Instead of stair-steppers, I have easy-step recipes. Instead of muscle rollers I have rolling pins. That doesn't mean I don't get a work-out. After a long day of baking my muscles are as sore as they [...]
Sunday Morning Comin’ Down…ward facing dog
I spent an exhilarating Sunday morning communing with about 50 yogis and the world's calmest infant at Pure Vida Yoga's "Yoga in the Park." I arrived feigning confidence, yanked the price tag off my mat and rolled it out over the grass under a pine tree in an inconspicuous spot in City Park. As I [...]