It is no secret that I love to workout. Today I’m sharing my best tips for workout success plus a free printable planner to use to track your fitness and food. Best Tips for Workout Success Working out started for me when I joined my mom for aerobics classes at our local elementary school as…
This past weekend I joined eleven other bloggers for the American Odyssey Relay, a race that starts in Gettysburg, PA and ends 200 miles later in Washington, DC. Our team of twelve was divided divided into two groups of six to complete the race. Van one completed the first six legs and then van two…
To be quite honest, I’ve been slacking in the fitness department this summer. I’m running and playing tennis here and there but have only done a weight routine once since May. I go back to school August 5 and will get back into a gym routine then. The other night while enjoying magazine reading on…
We spent a fabulous weekend at nearby Wintergreen Resort with a group of friends participating in a tennis academy. We all play together and our spring USTA season just started, so it was a perfect time to work on our tennis skills while also enjoying a relaxing weekend away from home. Five of us shared…
It’s Fitness Friday time! Last week I shared an exercise series to Tone Your Butt from Self Magazine. This week I’m sharing the second set of exercises from the article, Tone Your Gut. I found the Side Sculptor awkward and first but after I got the hang of it, I like it. You’ll really…
Welcome to Fitness Friday! It’s been a while since I’ve shared an exercise with you and today features a collection of great ones to work those glutes. I saw this in Self Magazine and couldn’t wait to try them. It’s always good to mix up your routine with new exercises. The first time I did…
Mr. SP and I headed to the Outer Banks this weekend for Pine Island’s 2013 Winter Mixed Doubles Challenge. It’s been a long while since we’ve competed in mixed doubles and we looked forward to both the challenge of competition and the opportunity for a relaxing weekend. Friday was a super windy day and we…
My last post was about going back to the hash after being gone for 12 years. Today I’m sharing some “Hashing from the Past” pictures borrowed from our friend John’s Facebook page. I started hashing in 1993. I wish digital cameras had been invented then so that I’d have pictures of all of the fun…
Mr. SP and I have a long history with hash running. In fact, our first date in February of 1993 was to be a hash. We had a big snowstorm that day and the hash was cancelled, but soon after we had our hash date. What is a hash? Hashing involves two or more “hares”…
This week’s Fitness Friday exercise focuses on the back. Bent over rows are the perfect exercise to work your middle back. Today I’ll show you two versions of the same exercise that work the traps, rhomboids, and lats. If you aren’t sure where these parts are on your back, see the diagrams below. This exercise…
Welcome back to Fitness Friday! Did you try last week’s exercise, the Bridge ‘N’ Curl? If you didn’t, give it a try. It’s a great one to do while you watch tv.About this time last year I noticed a girl at the Y doing push-ups on a Bosu ball and I immediately added it to my routine. …
I subscribe to both Shape and Fitness magazines and love to tear pages out that describe exercises that I’d like to try. I’m able to mix up my routine and also find exercises that I rotate in on a permanent basis. Today’s exercise for the Bridge ‘N’ Curl was in the August 2012 issue…