Last month's poll The results are in! If you recall, our last poll was to learn what kind of exercise we all enjoy the most. We had 59 total voters: 46% are into cardio, 22% are well-rounded individuals who get a kick from all kinds of exercise, 14% prefer stretching,…
Today marks the one-year anniversary for my blog. A year ago today, I published my first post! (Hopefully both my understanding of health and my skill in writing have improved muchly over that period of time). To celebrate, I baked a batch of these peanut butter cookies last night. They…
Remember this post? And the excitement that ensued? Drumroll, please, because on Saturday I successfully completed this challenge: Woohoo! I skipped the first couple weeks when doing the 200 crunches challenge and began with week three. After I had reached the first day of week six, I just stopped doing…
While the sisterroommate is away, the mouse will play! This week both my mum and sister have skipped country, leaving me to fend for myself to cook. I must be getting better at my kitchen adventures, because I have been successfully making all kinds of delicious eats without much of…
When I saw 10 Ways to Motivate Yourself to Exercise posted over at A Merry Life, I began thinking about all of the different ways that we trick ourselves into exercise on the days when we really don't want to do it. It's an excellent post and I recommend you…
After the first session on Friday as an active participant in the class, I'm officially in love with aikido. My friend prepped me before the class about some of the etiquette which was incredibly helpful, and it was really nice to have someone there to show me the ropes. There's…
For years I have wanted to try some kind of martial art. I'm not sure when or why it started but I just had this very strong desire to learn. I find the grace of the movements beautiful to watch. I love how strong and powerful students of martial arts…
This is a billboard that I walk past every day on my way to work: Cute, right? I find this ad really difficult to wrap my head around, besides the fact that it's a very intriguing form of marketing which captured my attention immediately. The most obvious question to ask…
Another book sent to me by Penguin Group, The Body Fat Solution:5 Principles for Burning Fat, Building Lean Muscle, Ending Emotional Eating, and Maintaining Your Perfect Weight is a lifestyle plan written by an experienced body builder and personal trainer. Tom Venuto has explored various aspects of the health industry…
Nazarina asked an interesting question on my Super Bowl Feasts post, which I thought was one worth addressing in a post all on its own: Do you ever eat junk food (maybe just during a moment of weakness)? To answer this question we have to think about what constitutes "junk…
