Desperate times in the pants-fitting department
Since even the sweat pants are a little tight lately, I’ve got to start listening to that bathing suit! “COME ON! Jab, …
Applying “The Power of Habit”: Making exercise a “keystone habit”
Want to know the secret to excellent dental health? Reading. Yep, reading. Over the last several years of grad school, I realized …
“Stealing” someone’s spot: Loathing and loving (?) fitness class characters
I moseyed into morning Zumba class, hitting a wall of stagnant sweaty air from the previous class (ick). As I parked myself …
Thursday 13: Fitness class characters
I knew I was in the wrong Zumba class when the instructor took more water breaks than me in the first 10 …
Feeling like a summer sausage
Hot, fresh EAA donuts. Who knew donuts went so well with airplanes? Once again summer has arrived, all hot and lovely. And …
If Zumba fitness is your New Year’s goal… don’t stop dancing!
Way back when, I was an aspiring ballerina. I remember spending part of every dress rehearsal sitting on a stage crowded with …
Not all Zumba classes are created equal
Even in a slower-paced class, I still prefer Zumba to other group fitness sessions. Photo credit. Want to hear something terrifying? I …
Zumba, where have you been all my life?
At one point about 20 minutes in, I thought I might pass out from exhaustion. And then I remember my friend Domi …
Braving Bikram: Mindfulness and the yoga diet
Photo by Rob Owen-Wahl via stockxchng As exercise goes, Bikram yoga takes the cake in the intensity department. For 90 minutes, my …
Magical thinking doesn’t make my pants fit: Developing a fitness plan
I sent this sad face to Mr. T when he said I couldn’t buy Magnum ice cream anymore. My fitness problems are …